System Preferences give you lots of adjustments for how things work on your Mac. We will be using System Preferences many times in this course, so this video will serve as an introduction. We'll look at a few important adjustments that you should be aware of, but we won't go through all of the options in System Preferences. This will be an introduction that we will build on in the rest of the course.
- [Instructor] System Preference is something…that we're going to revisit constantly through this course.…System Preferences is a place in Mac OS…where you can set some global preferences…for the way things work on your computer.…Now there are a few different ways…of getting into System Preferences.…The way I usually do it is by going into the System Menu,…so you can click on this little Apple button…in the top left corner that opens the System Menu,…and then you can click on System Preferences.…Now I'm not gonna do that for now.…I wanna look at some other ways…to get to System Preferences.…You may have System Preferences in your Dock.…
If so you can just click on that icon and it will launch.…Or you can go into Launchpad,…and Launchpad is something we'll be talking about…specifically later in the course,…but for now I can open up Launchpad,…and you can see I've got System Preferences here,…so I can click on that to launch System Preferences.…However you do it, when you launch System Preferences,…you'll see this window with a bunch of different options…
Author
Nick Brazzi
Released
9/20/2016- Setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account
- Browsing folders with Finder
- Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
- Organizing your desktop
- Using Siri on the desktop
- Launching and quitting applications from the Dock
- Saving and searching
- Browsing the web with Safari
- Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
- Communicating with iMessage, Messages, and FaceTime
- Using iTunes, QuickTime, Photos, Maps, and other bundled apps
- Installing applications from the App Store
- Sharing over a network
- Backing up and restoring files
Skill Level Appropriate for all
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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Using the exercise files5m 36s
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1. Getting Started
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Connecting to the Internet7m 52s
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2. Finder: The Mac Filing Cabinet
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Browsing through folders8m 5s
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3. Desktop: The Basic Working Environment
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4. The Dock, Launchpad, and Mission Control: Launching and Managing Applications
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Working with multiple displays10m 21s
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5. Saving and Searching
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6. Browsing the Web with Safari
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Downloading files6m 20s
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Saving passwords4m 32s
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7. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendars
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8. Instant Messages, Video and Audio Chats, and Phone Calls
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9. Other Bundled Apps
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Photos8m 58s
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Searching photos4m 12s
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Organizing photos10m 44s
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Maps10m 11s
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iTunes8m 36s
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QuickTime7m 17s
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Notes9m 34s
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Reminders5m 58s
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10. Notifications Center
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Working with Notifications6m 48s
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11. Installing Applications
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Setting up a printer4m 29s
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12. Siri
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Setup4m 39s
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Pin search results3m 27s
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13. Sharing with Networks
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14. Backing Up and Restoring
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Backing up manually4m 8s
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Conclusion
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Next steps53s
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Video: Introducing System Preferences