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PART III:PART III
Mac OS X Basics
This part of the book introduces you to the key features of
Mac OS X’s interface. Here we’ll cover:
• The menu bar
• The Dock
• Window controls
• The Finder
• Creating new folders
• The Services menu
• Exposé
• Dashboard
• Spotlight
• Get Info and file permissions
The Menu Bar
Regardless of which application you’re using, Mac OS X’s
menu bar is always located across the top of the screen, yet
for Tiger, it takes on a new look and feel. Sure, at the outset
it looks the same, but if you take a bit of a closer look, you’ll
notice a couple big differences.
There are some standard items you’ll always find in the
menu bar, but as you switch from application to application,
you’ll notice that the menu names and some of their options