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Mac OS 8.5 /8.6

Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6 are Macintosh Operating Systems. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, author John Reed begins by covering features new to OS 8.5 and 8.6. He then gets into the basics of finder and the desktop, including icons and all the different menu topics, and how to find and open documents. He will teach you how to use SimpleText, Sherlock, all of the many tools found under the Apple menu, and much more. Learn this Mac operating system inside and out in no time at all. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.

Author: Vtc

Whats New In OS 8.5/6

Introduction

Platinum Sounds

Talking Alerts

Favorites

Open & Save As

Aliases

New Icon Scheme

Antialiased Text

Live Scrolling

Smart Scrolling

New Control Panels

Application Expansion

Sherlock

Get Info

Network Browser

Network Time Server

Native Code

New Internet Features

Mac OS 8.5.1 Update

Mac OS 8.6 Update

Finder & Desktop

What is the Finder?

Icons

Selecting & Opening Icons

Windows

Menus

Apple Menu Options

Simple Finder

Mouse Sensitivity

Control Strip

Help Menu

Appearance Control Panel

Organize Files/Folders/Disks

View as

Pop-up Windows

Clean Up a Window

Sort List & Arrange

Column Size

Views Options...

Comments

Labels

Changing Icon Names

Clipboard

Recent Documents

Moving & Copying

Multitasking

Spring Loaded Folders

Disks

Trash

Opening & Saving Documents

Launch/Quit

Ram

About this Computer

Memory Allocation

Virtual Memory

Ram Doubler

Save

Save As

Documents Folder

Opening an Existing File

Switching Applications

Drag & Drop Opening

Launcher

Creating an Alias

Recent Document

Dialog Boxes

SimpleText

SimpleText

Text Editing

Fonts & Typography

PostScript/TrueType Fonts

Font Samples

Add/Remove Fonts

Font Management

Printing

Printer Drivers

Printer Set-up

Page Set-up

Print

Drag & Drop Printing

Background Printing

Networking

Connecting Your Network

Mac OS Setup Assistant

LocalTalk & Ethernet

AppleTalk

File Sharing

Users & Groups

Setting Privileges

Sherlock

Find File

Find By Content

Search Internet

Saved Finds

Plug-ins

Mac-PC Issues

PC Exchange

File Translation

Windows Options

QuickTime

QuickTime Interface

QuickTime Pro

The Apple Menu

What is the Apple Menu?

Adding to the Apple Menu

Apple System Profiler

Automated Tasks

CD Audio Player

Calculator

Chooser

Control Panels

Favorites

Internet Access

Jigsaw Puzzle

Key Caps

Network Browser

Note Pad

Recents

Remote Access Status

Scrapbook

Sherlock

SimpleSound

Stickies

System Folder

Intro to the System Folder

Finder

System File

Apple Menu Items

Control Panels

Extensions

Startup Items

Shut Down Items

Preferences

Control Panels

Date & Time

Energy Saver

Extensions Manager

General Controls

Keyboard

Monitors & Sound

Startup Disk

Getting Online

Modem vs Lan

Internet Setup Assistant

ISA/Lan

ISA/iMac/EarthLink

ISA Register

Internet Control Panel

TCP/IP Control Panel

Remote Access

Getting Online

Drag & Drop URL

iMAC

What is an iMac?

Software Differences

Hardware Differences

What the iMac Does Have

iMac Software