Thursday, October 8, 2015

How to Use a Touchpad on a Mac


Put one finger on the touchpad, and move it around to control the pointer on your screen. When you see the folder or icon you want to click, press the touchpad once. There are no buttons on the touchpad. The whole surface is a button.
Press the touchpad twice to double-click on an item.
Click an item with your thumb, and keep your thumb pressed down on the touchpad. Drag the item by using a finger to drag it to its new location.
Press the touchpad with two fingers to right-click on an item.
To browse through items in a window or on a webpage, move two fingers across the trackpad horizontally.
To scroll through windows and webpages vertically, move two fingers up and down on the trackpad
To rotate a picture, twist your thumb and forefinger clockwise, or counterclockwise, on the touchpad.
To zoom in on a picture, put your thumb and index finger together in the center of the trackpad. Then, spread your fingers apart.
To zoom out on a picture, put your thumb and index finger apart on the trackpad. Then, pinch your fingers together.
To reveal your desktop, place all four fingers on the trackpad and move them up.
To reveal all of the open windows on your laptop, place all four fingers on the touchpad and move them down.
To reveal the application switcher, place all four fingers on the touchpad and move them from left to right. Then, click on the icon of the application you want to go to.
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How to Save Files to My iPad


Download and install the latest version of iTunes on your computer, following the installation instructions detailed on the Apple website. Once installation is complete, launch iTunes on your computer.
Connect the iPad to the computer using its USB cable. The iPad is detected by iTunes and added to the 'Devices' list in its left-hand column.
Select the iPad from the 'Devices' list in iTunes, and open the 'Apps' tab in the main window.
Select the application that's compatible with your files from the 'Apps' list in the 'File Sharing' section. A list of the application's files currently saved on the iPad is displayed in the 'Documents' box to the right.
Drag and drop the files from your computer into the 'Documents' box in iTunes. The files automatically sync to the iPad, where they'll be available through the associated application.
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How to Play Windows Media Player in Safari


Launch the Safari browser and go to the “Plug-ins for Safari on Windows” webpage.
Click the “Windows Media Player” link in the bottom right corner of the page. This will launch a plug-in download.
Choose to save the .exe download to your computer in a location you can easily find it.
Close Safari once the download is complete.
Double-click the .exe file and follow the on-screen prompts to install the plug-in to your Safari browser.
Launch the Safari browser. You should now be able to use Windows Media Player to play WMA and other media content on the Internet.
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How to Sync an iPad With Office (10 Steps)


Connect the iPad with your computer. Wait for iTunes to open and sync with the iPad.
Find your iPad listed in the left menu of iTunes. Click on the iPad to highlight it. The Summary page for the iPad opens.
Click the 'Info' tab. Click 'Sync Contacts From' and select 'Outlook.'
Select the contact groups you want to sync with the iPad. Press and hold the 'Ctrl' key to select multiple groups. To select all of your Outlook contacts, click 'All Contacts.' Click 'Apply,' then 'Sync.'
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Backing up a MacBook With Tiger (15 Steps)


Quit the Mail application if it's running, and then create a new empty folder on your MacBook's desktop. To do this, press 'Control' on your keyboard, click an open area on the desktop and click 'New Folder' on the pop-up menu that appears.
Launch the Finder application and choose 'Home' on the Go menu.
Click the 'Library' folder, and then click the 'Preferences' folder.
Press and hold the 'Option' key on your keyboard, and drag and drop the 'com.apple.mail.plist' file into the desktop folder you created in Step 1.Holding down the Option key while dragging and dropping a file creates a duplicate of the file.
Close the Preferences folder, and then click the 'Mail' folder.
Press and hold the 'Option' key, and then drag and drop the 'MessageRules.plist' file into the folder you created in Step 1. Repeat this procedure for the 'SmartMailboxes.plist' and 'Signatures' files as well.
Choose 'Home' on the Go menu.
Click the 'Library' folder. Press and hold the 'Option' key, and drag and drop the 'Mail' file into the folder you created in Step 1.
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The Best Way to Clean a MacBook


Shut down the MacBook completely. Unplug the power source from the machine and remove the battery.
Wet the micro fiber cloth and Magic Eraser with lukewarm water. Wring both of them out so that they are damp, not wet, and no excess moisture can be seen.
Wipe the screen and exterior of the MacBook using the damp microfiber cloth. This is the method recommended by Apple.
Use the magic eraser combined with a light dab of baking soda toothpaste to remove trouble spots in common areas like the track pad and palm rest areas. Use of white toothpaste only suggested with traditional white MacBook models.
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How to Play Wii on My Mac (3 Steps)


Place the Nintendo Wii next to the iMac 27 inch desktop. Plug the console connector at one end of the HD Wii cable into the A/V output on the back of the Wii. Plug the red, green and blue cables at the other end of the HD Wii cable into the red, green and blue connections of the DVI-to-Component cable.
Plug the DVI connector of the DVI-to-Component cable into the DVI connection on the DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort cable. Plug the Mini-DisplayPort end of the DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort cable into the Mini-DisplayPort connection on the back of the iMac.
Turn on the iMac. The computer components of the iMac will remain inactive due to the plug in the Mini-DisplayPort connection. Turn on the Wii. Watch the Wii’s startup screen appear on the iMac’s LCD screen.
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