APPLE COMPUTER TRAINING

  1. THE BASICS OF YOUR MAC

The Dock

  • What does the dot underneath an app signify?

  • What crucial setting will help you save "screen real estate"?

  • When you download something from the internet, where does it go?

  • When an app on the dock is to the right of the "line", what does this mean?

  • If a button on your computer is highlighted blue, what are the two ways to select that highlighted option?

  • Can the apps in the dock be organized to your liking?

The Menu Bar

  • Where is the menu bar located?

  • What should you do if an app decides to stop working?

  • How do you relaunch Finder?

  • Where will any application's preferences be located?

  • What is Spotlight used for, and what keyboard shortcut is used to access Spotlight?

  • Can Siri be used on your Mac?

The Desktop

  • How do you quickly organize all desktop files by the type of file?

  • What type of files should be on your desktop?

Window Management

  • How do you click and select multiple files?

  • What does the F3 button do?

  • Within Mission Control, drag an app window to the top right to create:

  • Click and hold the green button at the top of your window to:

  • It's best to resize windows on your computer by dragging the:

  • What are 3 ways to quit an application?

  • What keyboard shortcut is used to create an additional Finder window to then drag files from one window to another?

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • What is the difference between CMD+C and CMD+X?

  • What keyboard shortcut would you use to quickly highlight an entire folder of items?

  • CMD+S is a super keyboard shortcut to do what across almost all apps?

  • If you mess something up, what keyboard shortcut will you use?

  • If you need to find a word on a page, what keyboard shortcut is used?

  • What keyboard shortcut moves folders and files to the trash?

2. Finder

Sidebar

  • The first category of items on the Sidebar are called what?

  • What are some examples of items you could keep in the sidebar?

File Management

  • How do you change the default column width of your finder window?

  • What keyboard button do you click to be able to change the name of a file (or folder)?

  • What's a good way to title folders so they are organized?

  • Where do Airdrop files go?

Customizing Your Finder

  • How do you choose which folder Finder defaults to when you open it?

  • How do you quickly find any file within the Finder window?

  • Using space bar on any file in Finder, does what?

  • If you have a folder with a list of photos in it, what is the best way to view each photo?

Quick Actions

  • What app do you use to change a list of photos from .heic to .jpg?

Google Drive within Finder

  • Can anyone view your Google Drive link by default?

  • If you want to share a Google Drive link, what do you have to do first?

  • How do you access Google Drive options for Files/Folders within Finder?

3. Preview

How to Edit PDFs

  • What option do you select to view all the pages of a PDF on the left side of Preview?

  • Can the pages of a PDF be organized, deleted, or new pages added?

  • Name 5 items the markup toolbar in Preview is used for

  • If a PDF is not fillable, what do you do?

  • Use Option+Click and Drag to _____ objects and text

  • How do you rotate all pages of a PDF? *

Editing Photos

  • What do you do if a website says your photo file is too big?

  • How do you edit the size or remove parts of a photo?

4. Apple Notes

  • Create an _________ and share with your team to make your projects operate smoothly

  • Format your thoughts within an Apple Note by using _____, _____, and bulleted lists.

5. iMessage

  • Can PDF's be texted via iMessage to another iPhone user?

  • Click the Audio Waves icon to send a _____ memo

  • To send Photos, Videos, PDF's etc to an Android user, what app could be used?

  • How do you give a message a quick response? (thumbs up, laughing, loving, question mark, etc)

  • If you want to view all of the photos, videos, links, documents that you've sent someone, what button do you select?

6. REMINDERS

  • When setting a reminder, you should always include the ____ and ____

  • Can Siri be used to set Reminders?

  • Can you add recurring reminders?

  • Will the Reminders you set on your iPhone show up on your Mac?

7. Google Chrome

  • What is your default web browser when you first get your Mac?

  • If you don't see your bookmarks bar, what do you do?

  • Google Sheets, Docs, Slides all run within what app?

  • Can Google Sheets be bookmarked shortcuts?

  • If you have important links that you refer to often, what should you do?

8. GMAIL

Settings

  • What should your default reply behavior be set to?

  • Should you have conversation view off or on?

  • What do Nudges do?

In-Depth

  • What keyboard shortcut sends an email?

  • If you need to follow up with an email later, what should you do?

  • If you're emailing late at night, but are drafting an email and you're ready to send it, what should you do?

  • If your inbox has spam mail clogging it up, what should you do?

  • What is the best way to copy someone's email address?

  • To close an email and save it as a draft, do you click the trash can button at the bottom or the X at the top?

  • Are you going to set up a custom keyboard shortcut to archive emails?

9. system preferences

  • What are hot corners?

  • Where do you go to set up your external monitor?

  • What does dictation do?