• October 2010

      Posted by Ruth
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    EMAIL ATTACHMENTS

    Like with most things on a Mac, there are several ways to attach a file to an email.
    You could compose a new Email Message, click on the paper click to Attach, find the file and choose it.

    Or, you could save a lot of time and simply drag the file you want to attach on top of the Mail icon in the Dock.

    A new email message will automatically appear with the file already attached.

    This works whether you drag one file or several files at the same time.

    CLEARING CACHES

    Your Mac stores references to all the sites you’ve visited on the Internet so that pages load faster when you revisit those sites. The Mac also stores all kinds of other files on the computer. To help maintain an efficient system, it’s a good idea to empty the caches (pronounced cashes.)

    To clear the Cache in Safari:

    In Safari under the Safari menu, choose Empty Cache

    To clear the Cache in Firefox:

    In Firefox under the Firefox menu, choose Preferences

    Click on the Advanced Tab

    Click on Network

    Click to Clear Now

    To clear out all of the cached System files:

  • In the Finder click on the Go menu
  • Choose Home
  • Open the Library folder
  • Open the Caches folder
  • From the Edit menu, choose Select All
  • From the File menu, choose Move to Trash
  • From the File menu, choose Empty Trash

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    If a message appears about a file being in use, press Continue until all but those files have been deleted.

    REMOVING DUPLICATE RECORDS IN THE ADDRESS BOOK
    You can automatically search for duplicate cards in your Address Book.
    Under the Card menu, choose Look for Duplicates
    This will search through all the records in your address book and prompt you to merge duplicate cards into one.
    If duplicate data appears on a card after the merge, click the Edit button on the bottom of the card’s window and delete the duplicate information.

    ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR SCREEN

    If your screen seems dark or dim, you can easily make it brighter. On your keyboard, press the key that looks like the sun. If you don’t have that key, press the F15 key to achieve the same effect. WOW!

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  • September, 2010

      Posted by Ruth
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    ADDING FREQUENTLY USED ITEMS TO THE SIDEBAR

    The sidebar is the area on the left column of every window you open in the Finder. It shows Devices (like your Hard Drive and Time Machine Backup Drive), Shared Items and Places.
    Every Mac comes with the same Places listed: Desktop, Applications, your Home, Documents. Pictures, Movies, etc.
    These listed Places can be clicked as a shortcut to get to that item, either when you’re in the Finder, wanting to open something, or when you are Saving a document.
    If you frequently use other folders that you have created, why not add them to the sidebar for easier access?
    1. Locate the item you want to add to the Sidebar
    2. Drag it into the Sidebar. A faint horizontal line with a small circle on the left end will indicate where you are putting it
    The item will still be in its original location–the icon in the Sidebar is just a shortcut to get there.

    THE EASIEST WAY TO RENAME SOMETHING

    1. Locate the item you want to change and click ONCE on it. It will turn a dark blue, indicating the item is selected
    2. Instead of clicking in the words, press the Return key and the words will be highlighted in light blue
    3. Without clicking, type over the existing words. You can press the right or left arrow keys on the keyboard to quickly move to the beginning or end of the existing words.
    4. Press the Return key when you are done.

    RECENT ITEMS

    Your computer remembers the most recent applications and documents you have worked with.

    To quickly return to something you’ve recently used:

    1. Click on the Apple menu
    2. Choose Recent Items
    3. Follow the menu to reveal the list
    4. Click on the item you want to open
    If you have deleted a document, it may still appear in the list, but you will not be able to open it.

    COMPARING PHOTOS IN iPHOTO

    Often you will have two similar pictures and it’s hard to decide which one is better. Instead of looking at one, then the other, you can compare them, side by side.

    1. Click on the first photo

    2. Hold down the Command key and click on the other photo

    3. Click the Edit button in the bottom toolbar

    4. They will open in the Edit mode, side by side

    5. Now you can choose which one to keep or use in your project

    Slow iPhone 3G

    If you have a 3G or 3GS phone and you are experiencing a major slowing down since you upgraded to the new iOS4, try this:

    Turn Off Spotlight:

    1. In Settings, click General
    2. Click Home Button
    3. Remove the check Marks next to everything

    You should notice a major improvement in the speed of things now.

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