Tech skill area: Finder exploration
Project - Set desktop image, doc shortcuts and log-out
Doc setup
1. Double click on the hard drive
2. Select the Application folder
3.Drag apps from the folder to the doc, this creates a shortcut so you can just click this shortcut instead of having to go into the App folder each time.
Set the desktop image
- Click on the apple menu the top left corner.
- Choose system preferences.
- Choose an image from the selections or from the Internet by dragging it to the desktop
- Next drag the image into the window in the desktop pref.
- You can choice to tile or stretch the image.
- Your image must be appropriate for school setting. No sex, drugs, violence or gang images. Use Google Image search to find your images.
Log-out
Each day before you leave be sure to log out.
• Students will: –set desktop image _set doc app shortcuts –logout of the user • Have a fellow student check your work •Have doc and desktop checked |
Project Examples
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Glossary desktop - The part of the finder that gives you the visual of files, applications, folders and image. doc - the area on a Mac where shortcut images to many applications you may use sit. |