Apple Mac OS X Panther Uživatelský manuál stáhnout pdf (Strana 4)

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Revised October 8, 2004

OS X Desktop and the Dock

Most of what you do on your Mac begins on the Desktop. The Desktop allows you to manage

files, store documents, launch programs, adjust the way your Mac works, and much more! The

first icon you will probably notice on your Desktop is the hard drive icon (usually labeled as

Macintosh HD, iMac HD, or something like that). The hard drive icon resides in the upper-right

corner of your Desktop and by double-clicking upon it, you can view the files and applications

on your hard drive.

Figure 1: Mac OS X Desktop and Dock

At the bottom of the OS X Desktop, you will see a row of icons. These icons comprise the

“Dock.”

Single-clicking

a dock icon allows you to either 1) Open applications, files, or folders;

or 2) Bring an open application, file, or folder to the front of all the others. Whenever you

launch a program, Mac OS X puts its icon in the Dock – marked with a little black triangle. As

soon as you quit the program, its icon disappears from the Dock unless you had placed the

application in the Dock permanently. If you realize the application is one that you use a lot and

would like to keep it in the Dock permanently, simply press and hold down your mouse on the

Dock icon and select “Keep in Dock” and an alias will be made. Pressing and holding your

mouse (or Control-Clicking or Right-clicking if you have a right mouse button

)

on a folder

that resides in the Dock allows you to see the contents of an entire folder as well as other

folders embedded within the folder. You can also put away files by dragging them directly into

the Dock’s folder icons just as if it were a regular folder on the hard drive.

By default, the Dock contains a number of commonly used Mac OS X applications. However,

you can add your own choices of applications, folder, and files to the Dock by simply dragging

an application, file, or folder icon directly to the Dock. OS X automatically creates an alias in

the Dock but keeps the application, file, or folder in its original location. To get rid of the alias,

simply drag the alias out of the Dock. Disposing of the alias from the Dock does not effect the

original application, file, or folder. (Note: Folders should be dragged to the right of the line

demarcation in the Dock; Applications should be dragged to the left of the demarcation line.)

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