Introduction to Mac OSX Lion for the publishing industry UK training course

Mac OS X Lion 10.7 - 1 Day Introduction for General Use— Bespoke

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is Apple's new operating system and with over 250 new features is the most impressive Mac OS X yet. Enhancements include new finder with MIssion Control and Multi-Touch gestures, new desktop, with Launchpad and improved performance, this is a must-have release for all Mac OS X users. For creative and publishing professionals, Lion also offers a host of relevant improvements.

By the end of this course you will be able to install and troubleshoot Mac OS X 10.7, set up user accounts and understand privileges. You will also be confident in your understanding of all aspects of Mac OS X’s printing options, as well as some hidden more advanced functions. PDF in OS X is covered in depth and you will be able to make decisions with confidence about how best to produce PDF’s for your particular workflow. You will also cover more general aspects of Mac OS X such as networking, file sharing and working with the new Finder and add-on features like Auto Save and Versions, Time Machine, Automator and Spotlight.

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Mac OS X Lion 10.7 - 1 Day Introduction for General Use Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Installing Mac OS X Lion
-Preparing your disk
-Installer Options
-Drivers and Xcode Tools

Multiple Users:
-How to set up users. Levels of user restriction.
-Enable Root with CD
-File Permissions

Mac OS X Architecture & Terms
-Quartz, UNIX, Aqua etc - what are they all and how do you use them?

File Structure - where did everything go?
-The User folder structure. Where you’ll find everything in your individual User folder and what it’s all for.
-The main system/library folders (and a side by side comparison with prior OS)

Print Center:
-Setting up a Printer
-Hidden Advanced Printer options
-Setting up a printer for PostScript

PDF
-How to create PDFs in OS X

Finder
-Different views and shortcuts to navigate quickly
-Setting new window and navigation preferences
-Desktop Preferences
-Finding Files
-Cover Flow
-Quick Look
-Deleting Files
-Stacks
-Setting the Desktop
-The Apple Menu
-System Preferences: a brief overview and how they changed

Spotlight
-Simplified file locating

Mission Control
-Quick access to Dashboard, Expose, Spaces and running apps

Face Time
-Face Time operation
-Adding and updating Face Time contacts

Multi-Touch Gestures
-Making the most of multi-touch
-Gestures including launch Mission Control, switching between apps, rubber-band scrolling and full screen swiping

Spaces
-Using spaces for a less cluttered working environment
-Setting up spaces & editing spaces
-Moving from space to space

Dock & Launchpad
-Ways to optimise & customise the Dock
-Dock Plug-ins
-Ease of Launchpad
-Customising Launchpad

Networking & Sharing
-Setting up TCP/IP settings
-Sharing files with Windows users
-Other Sharing: HTTP; FTP; Printers
-Apple’s Built in Firewall
- Sharing Internet Connections

Boot Camp
-Running Windows on the Mac
-Booting in Windows
-Installing drivers

Exposé, Effects etc
-Setting preferences

Apple Installed Applications and Utilities
-Safari RSS
-FontBook: font management software. How good is it? How to use it
-ColorSync Utility
-Network Utility
-NetInfo Manager

Time Machine
-Comprehensive Back up options with Time Machine
-Rolling back to previous saved versions of system/files

Automator
-Creating custom workflows

Troubleshooting & Getting Help
-Repairing permissions; booting from start up CD, single user mode, etc.
-List of Help resources

Advantages of learning Apple Mac OS X with XChangeTraining

-Our Mac OS X Lion trainers are experienced professionals with experience integrating Mac OS X & iOS systems in a range of environments.
-It's solutions based: before you come to XChange Training we agree the course content with you based on your needs.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional print situations.
-On-site and off-site training is available for the whole UK.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.
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4 people £649 for a 1 day course
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7 people £749 for a 1 day course
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