Introduction to Mac OSX Leopard for the publishing industry uk training course

Introduction to Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 for the publishing industry training course— Bespoke

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is Apple's new operating system and with over 300 new features is the most impressive Mac OS X yet. Enhancements include new finder with cover flow and quick look, new desktop and improved performance, this is a must-have release for all Mac OS X users. For creative and publishing professionals, Leopard also offers a host of improvements while for those still thinking about upgrading from OS 9, you can now do so with confidence.

By the end of this course you will be able to install and troubleshoot Mac OS X 10.5, set up user accounts and understand priviledges. 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 Time Machine, Automator, Spotlight and Dashboard.

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Introduction to Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 for the publishing industry training course 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 Leopard
-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
-New options
-Hidden Advanced Printer options and OS X support for UNIX CUPS printing

PDF
-How to create PDFs in OS X: InDesign, Quark, Illustrator, Word etc.
-Different types of PDF for documentation and print
-How to create quality PDFs in OS X
-PDF-X in 10.5
-Distiller and things to watch out for in OS X

Finder
-Different views and shortcuts to navigate quickly
-Setting new window and navigation preferences
-Desktop Preferences
-Finding Files
-Cover Flow (new in 10.5!)
-Quick Look (new in 10.5!)
-Deleting Files
-Stacks (new in 10.5!)
-Setting the Desktop
-The Apple Menu
-System Preferences: a brief overview and how they changed

Spotlight
-Simplified file locating

Spaces (new to 10.5!)
-Using spaces for a less cluttered working environment
-Setting up spaces & editing spaces
-Moving from space to space

Dock
-Ways to optimize it/customise it.
-Plug-ins for the Dock

Dashboard
-Launching, using and installing Widgets (new in 10.4!)

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 (new to 10.5!)
-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 (new to 10.5!)
-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

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-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional print situations.
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