Mac Basics for ITC001

Start the Computer
Press any key on the keyboard
Enter your username, such as jsmith
Enter your WOU email password

Logging in and out
To login to your personal folder on the university system
Select on Finder (blue face on left) in the Dock (icons on the bottom of the screen) Note the name Finder in the upper left corner of the screen, which indicates the current active program.
Select Connect to Server from Go in the menu bar
Type or select smb://cougar/mydocuments
Click on Connect
The Workgroup/Domain box should read MASH; type it if necessary
The Usename box should display your username, such as jsmith; type if necessary
In the Password box, type your WOU email password
Click on OK; note an icon with your username appears on the desktop and in the left side of your Finder window your username appears

To logout
On the desktop, double-click on the red Log Off and Restart icon
Note: be certain to log off properly of other students can print on your account and access your documents
Note also: everything you saved on the desktop or on the hard drive on this computer will be discarded as soon as you log out—forever!

To login into your public folder (called public_html or p:drive on a PC)
Repeat the process above steps except in the Server Address box, select or type smb://cougar/public_html

To login in to our class folder
Repeat the process above steps except in the Server Address box, select or type smb://cougar/class
After the icon is on the desktop, double-click on the Class folder icon
Then double-click on the Education folder and finally double-click on the ED421

Using the Desktop
To open a program
Click on the icon for the desired program in the Dock at the bottom of the page
or
If the desired program does not appear in the Dock, double-click on the Macintosh HD icon on the Desktop
Click on Applications
Scroll down the list to find the desired program
Double-click on the program's icon
(You can drag the program icon into the Dock, but it will disappear as soon as your logout)

About the Dock
The row of icons on the bottom of the screen called the Dock may or may not appear automatically. If it doesn't, drag your mouse to the bottom of the screen and the Dock will appear. As you drag you mouse over the icons, the name of the programs will appear. If you minimize a program or document, an icon will appear for that document in the Dock. A small dark triangle appears beneath each active program. The appearance of the Dock may be changed by selecting Dock in the "Blue Apple" icon menu.

To save to your network folders
Select Save or Save As from the File menu in the program you're using
In the Save As box, type the name of your document, including the 3-letter extension, such as .doc for Word documents.
In the Where box, select the appropriate network folder; such as your user folder, JSMITH$, or the PUBLIC_HTML folder, and if necessary click on a folder within one of that folder
Click Save

To rename a document
Click once on the name of the document to highlight it
After a pause a box will appear around the name
Note: Sometimes you may need to click a 2nd time time. This is not a double-click, but two separate clicks.
Type the new name to replace the old one.

To open a document you have saved (option 1)
Double-click on the network folder on the Desktop where you saved the document (hopefully you remembered)
When other folders and documents appear, double-click either on the desired document or single-click on the folder where you saved the document
Once you double-click on the icon of the desired document, the document and the appropriate application will open

To open a document you have saved (option 2)
Open in the Dock the appropriate program for the desired document
Select Open from File in the menu bar of that program
Click on the appropriate network folder where you save the document
(Drag the blue bar, horizontal scroll to the left if necessary.)
In the next column, double-click either on the desired document or single-click on the folder where you saved the document
Once you double-click on the icon of the desired document, the document will open

To use multiple programs simultaneously
From the Dock, open the first desired program
From the Dock again, open the next desired program
To move between the programs, you may
click on the desired program icon in the dock
press F11 and click on the desired document
place the documents on the screen so that you can see both and click on the one you wish to use
minimize the top document by clicking on the yellow circle in the upper left corner of the document

To print
Open the desired document
Choose Print under File in the menu bar
To print to the classroom computer, set the printer to ITC001 (black and white only)
For color set the printer on ___________
Also for color, set the printer at Lab APS Color (this printer is in the main computer lab in APS 101)
For another color option, set the printer to Lab HL Color (this printer is at Hamersley Library)
Check the number of copies and click Print
On the Desktop, double-click on the icon that says “Click Here to Approve Print Jobs”
Type in MASH, your username and your email password
Finally click on the Print button and retrieve your printout

Using other Computers
Using documents on computers not connected to the WOU server, either PC or Mac
Save your file or document to your USB Flash drive
Note: you must have the same programs on both computers.
Always save your document in the format of the oldest version of your program. When saving use Save As and change the Format (sometimes called File Type) to the older version.
When opening documents on the other platform, it is best to open the program first and then choose File/Open to open the document

Using documents on any computer connected to the WOU server, either PC or Mac
To open, save or modify documents on Macs use the above guidelines
To open, save or modify on a PC select the k:drive on a PC to open or save documents in your user folder on the Mac
For documents in the PULBIC_HTML folder on the Mac, select the p:drive on the PC

Accessing documents on the network from home
Save your documents in the PUBLIC_HTML folder or the p:drive
At home, open a web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox or Netscape
In the address box, type www.wou.edu/~yourusername, e.g. http://www.wou.edu/~jsmith
Remember you must have the appropriate program on your home computer to read the document

Remember
To logout
On the desktop, double-click on the red Log Off and Restart icon
Note: be certain to log off properly of other students can print on your account and access your documents