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Learning About MacOSX, Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences, Choose Apple

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Learning About Mac OS X Your computer comes with Mac OS X "Tiger," which includes Spotlight, an improved search engine that automatically indexes all of your files; Dashboard, an interface for putting handy "widgets" or mini-applications at your fingertips; Exposé, which tiles and neatly displays all your open applications; and much more. When you're ready to learn more about Mac OS X, see the Welcome to Tiger booklet that came with your Power Mac G5. Also open Mac Help and browse the information there. You can find information for new users, experienced users, and users switching to the Mac. If you have problems using Mac OS X, see Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," on page 69 or choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar at the top of the screen. For information about the software applications compatible with Mac OS X, or to read more about Mac OS X, check the Apple website at www.apple.com/macosx. Note: If you want to use Mac OS 9 applications with your Power Mac G5, you must install a version of Mac OS 9 that supports the Classic environment (see "Installing Mac OS 9" on page 75). Mac OS 9 can't be installed as the primary operating system on your Power Mac G5, and you can't start up your computer in Mac OS 9. Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences You can quickly make your desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. 20 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Your Power Mac G5

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Chapter 2
Getting to Know Your Power Mac G5
Learning About Mac OS X
Your computer comes with Mac OS X “Tiger,” which includes Spotlight, an improved
search engine that automatically indexes all of your files; Dashboard, an interface for
putting handy “widgets” or mini-applications at your fingertips; Exposé, which tiles and
neatly displays all your open applications; and much more.
When you’re ready to learn more about Mac OS X, see the
Welcome to Tiger
booklet
that came with your Power Mac G5. Also open Mac Help and browse the information
there. You can find information for new users, experienced users, and users switching
to the Mac. If you have problems using Mac OS X, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting,” on
page 69 or choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
For information about the software applications compatible with Mac OS X, or to read
more about Mac OS X, check the Apple website at www.apple.com/macosx.
Note:
If you want to use Mac OS 9 applications with your Power Mac G5, you must
install a version of Mac OS 9 that supports the Classic environment (see “Installing
Mac OS 9” on page 75). Mac OS 9 can’t be installed as the primary operating system on
your Power Mac G5, and you can’t start up your computer in Mac OS 9.
Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
You can quickly make your desktop look the way you want using System Preferences.
Choose Apple (
) > System Preferences from the menu bar.