Where’s My Stuff
Click on the Finder icon in the dock
Then choose “Home” from the “Go” menu.
Inside this folder you will find your Documents, Pictures, Music, etc. folders.
Inside any of these folders, you can create a new folder for any subject or category that fits your needs.
Creating a folder
You can create folders to organize your files and applications.
In a Finder window, open the location where you want to create the new folder.
Choose File > New Folder.
To give the folder a new name, select it, then click its current name. Type a name for the folder and press Return.
When you highlight the file or folder name, go to File and choose a color to color code the file.
Mac Help Index
Tips for organizing your computer
Your computer can store large numbers of files, folders, documents, and applications. Making sure information is organized to suit your needs can help you work smarter and more efficiently.
Mac OS X provides basic organizational structure, such as a dedicated Applications folder and personal home folders for each user, in addition to plenty of features that make it easy to sort and store the information that is important to you.
Connecting to the Server at School to Back-Up Files
Your laptop is a stand-alone machine. Therefore, if it crashes you have lost your files. One way to back up your files is to connect to the school’s server.
Finding your files on the server:
Log on to your laptop.
Under “Go” Choose “Connect to server”
Har-Bur has three different servers so please find your last name alphabet letter below to connect to the correct server.
A – G xserve3.region10.lan
H - O xserve2.region10.lan
P - Z xserve1.region10.lan
Lake Garda log into server: 10.4.1.52
• Log in with your email name and password. i.e. carterk
• It has to be the same as your log in name on the classroom computers.
• Click on it and it mounts to your desktop. (Looks like a globe)
• Right click (hold down ctrl and click)
• Choose “Make an alias” (this is like a shortcut for windows users). It will create an alias on the desktop. Note: the live connection will disconnect when you shut down your laptop. The Alias will remain with the correct connection settings.
• Find your folder. It will be listed by your folder name. For example, my folder is carterk.
• You will have a document folder there.
• Open your documents folder and you should see your documents inside. You can drag any documents from your laptop to this document folder and retrieve the data from any computer in the school.
Note: These files are backed up on the server!
You can only access the school’s server while in the school—not at home.
Force Quitting an Application in OS X
One of the nice features of OS X is its stability. It doesn’t crash. But what happens when an Application crashes? Pre-OS X we would have to re-start the computer to get things working again. With OS X all we have to do is “Force Quit” the offending application.
To Force Quit an application
• Get out of the application by clicking on the “Finder” icon on the Dock.
• Go to the Blue Apple menu and choose “Force Quit”
• Select the application you want to quit and click “Force Quit”, a box appears asking if you really want to do this – you do.
• The application quits. Quit Force Quit and re-launch the application.
That’s all there is to it!
Note: Pressing these three keys together will “Force Quit” if the mouse is frozen:
Option Escape
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Click on the Finder icon in the dock
Then choose “Home” from the “Go” menu.
Inside this folder you will find your Documents, Pictures, Music, etc. folders.
Inside any of these folders, you can create a new folder for any subject or category that fits your needs.
Creating a folder
You can create folders to organize your files and applications.
In a Finder window, open the location where you want to create the new folder.
Choose File > New Folder.
To give the folder a new name, select it, then click its current name. Type a name for the folder and press Return.
When you highlight the file or folder name, go to File and choose a color to color code the file.
Mac Help Index
Tips for organizing your computer
Your computer can store large numbers of files, folders, documents, and applications. Making sure information is organized to suit your needs can help you work smarter and more efficiently.
Mac OS X provides basic organizational structure, such as a dedicated Applications folder and personal home folders for each user, in addition to plenty of features that make it easy to sort and store the information that is important to you.
- Think about how you will use available space on your hard disk as well as external disks such as an iPod or FireWire disk drive. You can divide hard disk space into partitions and then, for example, keep your applications in one section and your working documents in another.
- Create new folders in your home folder or on your desktop and organize items into categories and subcategories. To color code items, select the item you want in a Finder window, then choose a Color Label from the File menu. You can customize color label names in Finder Preferences.
- Consider developing a naming system for documents and folders to help you recognize items quickly. Cryptic abbreviations are sometimes confusing and easy to forget. When you view items as a list in a Finder window, you can sort them by date, name, and other criteria by clicking a column name at the top of the window.
- Use the Dock for quick access to folders, files, and applications. You can also create aliases for frequently used items and store them in a convenient location.
- Use Keychain to safeguard passwords in case you forget one. Use FileVault to encrypt data in your home folder for extra protection.
- Create archives to compress large files to transfer them or free up disk space. Delete unnecessary or outdated personal files as needed.
- Back up important files (or even your entire hard disk) regularly to keep your data safe. An iPod or FireWire disk drive is useful for storing a lot of files, or you can store smaller amounts of data on disks, CDs, or DVDs.
Connecting to the Server at School to Back-Up Files
Your laptop is a stand-alone machine. Therefore, if it crashes you have lost your files. One way to back up your files is to connect to the school’s server.
Finding your files on the server:
Log on to your laptop.
Under “Go” Choose “Connect to server”
Har-Bur has three different servers so please find your last name alphabet letter below to connect to the correct server.
A – G xserve3.region10.lan
H - O xserve2.region10.lan
P - Z xserve1.region10.lan
Lake Garda log into server: 10.4.1.52
• Log in with your email name and password. i.e. carterk
• It has to be the same as your log in name on the classroom computers.
• Click on it and it mounts to your desktop. (Looks like a globe)
• Right click (hold down ctrl and click)
• Choose “Make an alias” (this is like a shortcut for windows users). It will create an alias on the desktop. Note: the live connection will disconnect when you shut down your laptop. The Alias will remain with the correct connection settings.
• Find your folder. It will be listed by your folder name. For example, my folder is carterk.
• You will have a document folder there.
• Open your documents folder and you should see your documents inside. You can drag any documents from your laptop to this document folder and retrieve the data from any computer in the school.
Note: These files are backed up on the server!
You can only access the school’s server while in the school—not at home.
Force Quitting an Application in OS X
One of the nice features of OS X is its stability. It doesn’t crash. But what happens when an Application crashes? Pre-OS X we would have to re-start the computer to get things working again. With OS X all we have to do is “Force Quit” the offending application.
To Force Quit an application
• Get out of the application by clicking on the “Finder” icon on the Dock.
• Go to the Blue Apple menu and choose “Force Quit”
• Select the application you want to quit and click “Force Quit”, a box appears asking if you really want to do this – you do.
• The application quits. Quit Force Quit and re-launch the application.
That’s all there is to it!
Note: Pressing these three keys together will “Force Quit” if the mouse is frozen:
Option Escape
Back to Mrs. Carter's Home Wiki space