VI. COMMON MAC SOFTWARE
Macs come with a large number of preinstalled programs. If you are familiar with
these programs, you can easily accomplish almost any task on a Mac. Many
programs standard on PCs, such as Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer, are
also often installed on Macs.
This tutorial is not the place for advanced instructions on each program.
However, it will provide a basic introduction to programs commonly appearing in
the Dock to show you what they can do and give you enough information to
explore them. The iSchool provides a variety of tutorials on specific software.
Consult our tutorial list at www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials for more
in-depth coverage of many of the programs mentioned here.
Safari
Safari is the Macintosh Internet browser. Many Macs also come with Internet
Explorer, but Safari most commonly appears in the Dock. Its icon is
a silver compass (see left).
The program operates much like Internet Explorer or Netscape. URLs are typed
in an address box at the top of the screen. Back, forward, and reload buttons are
found in the top left corner. Explore the menu and you’ll see that you can
bookmark pages and organize these shortcuts.
One difference between Safari and other browsers is that there is no animated
icon in the upper right corner of the window to show when the browser is working
on loading a web page. Refer to the status bar (the grey bar running along the
bottom of the window) or the address bar (which will gradually fill with color as
the page is loading) to determine the browser’s progress.
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