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System Preferens

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With Mac OS X, it is easy to customize your computer. Just click the System Preferences icon in the dock and a new window will appear.

When System Preferences has loaded, simply click the preference pane that you think contain the setting that you wish to change.

Search for preferences

If none of the icons listed below match the settings you’re looking for, you can search for it. Apple has programmed the search function to understand some Windows-terms as well.

System Preferences has a search field!

When you perform a search, the most appropriate result will be focused.

Common questions

Instead of rambling on about the contents of every single icon, we have chosen to write this article based on the things you want to change. We simply figured this was the best way for you to find your answers.

How do I change my background image (wallpaper, desktop image)?

Click the “Desktop and screen saver” icon and the settings will appear. This preference pane has two tabs, one for the desktop image and one for the screensaver.

In order to select a new background image, just choose one from the many available. You can add your own by dragging an image onto the preview area or by clicking the “choose picture” button in the desktop image list.Continue reading→

how to Install Aplication in Mac OS

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Installing applications on a Mac is simply wonderful! Mac OS X makes the installation process a piece of cake!

How you should install an application may vary depending on what solution the developer of the application finds most appropriate. We’ll guide you through them all.

Disc image+Application

It is very common that applications are put in a so called “disc image”. Sometimes you need to click a file (state 1) in order to extract the disc image, but the disc image often does this by itself (goesdirectly to state 2, that means).

The two states of a disc image

You just click it (the state 2 icon) and inside you will find your application.

Expecting trouble? Don’t! All you have to do now is drag the downloaded application into your Applications folder and it will be copied (installed). Note that you don’t have to put it in the applications folder, but its is probably the most convenient place to put your applications.

Drag the application to the Applications folder

When the copying process is done, you can throw the disc image file away (there may be two files – see above) by dragging it to the trash. Note that Mac OS X calls it “ejecting a disc image” and not “throwing a disc image away”. You will notice that the trash bin looks different when you drag the file, but don’t worry, just drop the file and it will disappear.

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