Apple iMacs
Easy to use and incredibly powerful, our range of iMacs deliver amazing performance, stunning graphics and provide you with the resources to raise your work to another level. You can use the same username and password you use to log in on the college PC's with but be aware that as the iMacs run on a different network you won't be able to access the shared area and you'll have a separate 'student space' for saving your work.
New to Macs? Read on...
Here are some quick pointers to get you started with Mac OSX:
The USB, headphone and microphone input sockets are located on the back of the monitor in the bottom right corner.
The Apple/Command key is the main modifier on your Mac. Contrary to its Windows counterpart, the Windows key, the Command key does much of the work that the Control key does on a Windows PC (eg. copy = cmd + c)
The Ctrl key comes in useful for a variety of functions but most commonly for "right-clicking" - often referred to as Ctrl-Click.
Backspace vs. Delete: On Macs, the Backspace key as you know it is used for deleting.
The USB, headphone and microphone input sockets are located on the back of the monitor in the bottom right corner.
The Apple/Command key is the main modifier on your Mac. Contrary to its Windows counterpart, the Windows key, the Command key does much of the work that the Control key does on a Windows PC (eg. copy = cmd + c)
The Ctrl key comes in useful for a variety of functions but most commonly for "right-clicking" - often referred to as Ctrl-Click.
Backspace vs. Delete: On Macs, the Backspace key as you know it is used for deleting.
Instead of menus at the top of each window, your Mac has one menu bar across the top of the screen that changes to match the program you are using. You can tell what program you are in at the moment by looking at its title as the second item from the left next to the Apple symbol menu.
Window switching: Command-Tab switches between running applications.
Hide: Hide an application by pressing Cmd-H. You can Cmd-Tab back to a hidden application and it will be restored to your screen
The Save dialog boxes that come up when you want to save something from a program seems a little stripped down at first. To see more options, hit the little blue triangle button on the right to get a mini Finder like view of your hard drive.
Window switching: Command-Tab switches between running applications.
Hide: Hide an application by pressing Cmd-H. You can Cmd-Tab back to a hidden application and it will be restored to your screen
The Save dialog boxes that come up when you want to save something from a program seems a little stripped down at first. To see more options, hit the little blue triangle button on the right to get a mini Finder like view of your hard drive.
To eject a flash drive, hard drive or CD/DVD, right click on it and select Eject or drag it to the trashcan on the Dock at the bottom of the screen (note that the trashcan will turn into an 'eject' symbol when you start dragging a drive towards it.
Closing windows and apps: When you close a window on a Mac the program remains open in the background. If you want to quit a program entirely you must click on the program name to the right of the Apple logo (top left) and then select Quit at the bottom of the drop down menu.
Force Quit: If a program freezes up press Cmd-Alt-Escape. This brings up the Force Quit dialog - a similar tool to the task manager for the purpose of closing unresponsive apps.
Closing windows and apps: When you close a window on a Mac the program remains open in the background. If you want to quit a program entirely you must click on the program name to the right of the Apple logo (top left) and then select Quit at the bottom of the drop down menu.
Force Quit: If a program freezes up press Cmd-Alt-Escape. This brings up the Force Quit dialog - a similar tool to the task manager for the purpose of closing unresponsive apps.