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Part I
Getting Started
Part II
Learning
Part III
Reference
Macintosh
User’s Guide
Part IV
for Macintosh PowerBook 145B
Index
Includes setup instructions and important health-related information
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Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems K Apple Computer, Inc. Incorporated, registered in the United States. Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the software may not be copied, in whole or Classic is a registered trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. part, without written consent of Apple, except in the n
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Contents Radio and television interference xiv Your computer at a glance 7 Backing up your hard disk 8 Preface How to Use This Book xv Why back up? 8 What you need 9 Make the copy 10 n Part I Getting Started With If something happens to your hard disk 12 Turning the Powerbook on and off 13 Your Computer 1 Off 13 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Macintosh Sleep 14 PowerBook 1 On 15 Setting up the computer 2 On/off summary 15 Step 1: Plug in the power adapter
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Learning the basics 19 n Part II Learning Macintosh 35 Before you begin 19 Finding the tour 20 Chapter 2 Working on the Desktop 35 Starting the tour from the hard disk 20 Use the trackball 36 Starting the tour from a floppy disk 24 Point 36 Important care and safety instructions 26 Click 37 ± Warning 26 Press 38 s Caution 27 Drag 39 S Important 28 Choose a command 40 Health concerns associated with computer use 29 Giving orders to your computer 40 Repeti
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Chapter 3 Creating and Changing Chapter 4 Working With Disks 73 a Document 55 Insert a floppy disk 74 Open a program 56 Floppy disks and hard disks 75 Create a document 57 Initialize a disk 76 Save your work 57 Copy the contents of a disk 78 Switch programs 58 Taking care of floppy disks 79 Close a document 60 Take a floppy disk out of its drive 80 Two types of programs 61 Protect the contents of disk 81 Open a document 61 On your own: Install your programs 82 C
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Using a RAM disk 99 n Part III Macintosh Reference 91 Creating a RAM disk 99 Erasing a RAM disk 100 Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Programs 91 Resizing or removing a RAM disk 100 Reminder: Back up 91 Reinstalling system software 91 Chapter 7 Power Management 101 Installing your programs 92 Monitoring the battery charge level 101 Installing programs without a floppy disk drive 92 Using the battery desk accessory 101 Installing system software from floppy disks 93
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Caring for disks 127 Chapter 8 Using Disks 113 Hard disk precautions 127 Preparing a new disk for use 113 Testing and repairing disks 127 Initializing a hard disk 113 If a hard disk icon doesn’t appear 127 Initializing a floppy disk 115 Using Disk First Aid 128 Erasing a floppy disk 116 Testing a hard disk 130 Designating a startup disk 116 Scanning order for startup disks 117 Chapter 9 Organizing Your Files 125 Protecting the information on a disk 117 Straigh
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Finding an item 136 Changing the items in the Label menu 148 Finding an item by name 136 Setting the time and date 148 Finding an item using other criteria 137 Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off 149 Finding items that meet two criteria 139 Turning the alarm off 150 Ways to use the Find command 139 Changing time and date formats 150 Creating a template or stationery 140 Changing the date format 151 Getting information about your files 141 Changing the time form
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Managing memory 161 Printing your work 178 Checking memory use 161 Printing the contents of a window or the desktop 179 Making the most of your memory 162 Solutions to common printing problems 180 Adjusting the disk cache 162 Controlling background printing 181 Using hard disk space as memory 163 Working with fonts 182 Turning on 32-bit addressing 164 Outline fonts and bitmap fonts 182 Setting the beep sound 165 Installing fonts 183 Installing a sound 166 Removing f
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Gaining access to files on shared disks 193 Setting a registered user’s password 204 Before you begin 193 Naming a group of users 204 Connecting to a shared disk 193 Seeing who’s in a group 205 Disconnecting from a shared disk 195 Selecting a user or group to share a folder or disk 206 Connecting quickly to a shared disk 196 Preventing specific users or guests from accessing your computer 207 Connecting automatically when you start up 196 Removing a user from a group 208
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Using access privileges 213 Connecting a modem 228 Understanding access privileges 213 Connecting a printer 229 Setting access privileges to folders and disks 214 Connecting a mouse or other ADB device 229 Access privilege strategies 215 Using sound input and output devices 230 Working with privileges others have set 217 Connecting a microphone 230 Checking your access privileges 217 Sound output devices 230 Linking programs 218 Adding memory to your computer 231 Link
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Troubleshooting 245 Quick Reference Summary and Shortcuts 239 The PowerBook 245 Double-click 236 Power 247 Shift-click 239 The screen 249 Working with icons 239 Memory 250 Selecting icons 239 SCSI devices 250 Opening an icon 240 Disk drives and disks 251 Moving, copying, and renaming an icon 240 Modems 254 Working with windows 240 Printers 254 Making a window the active window 240 Networks 256 Moving a window and changing its size 240 Application progra
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Appendix A Keyboard and Character Sets 259 n Part IV Index 275 Using Caps Lock 260 Typing special characters and symbols 260 Appendix B Exchanging Disks and Files with MS-DOS Computers 263 Initializing a disk in MS-DOS format 263 Converting files to and from MS-DOS format 265 Other file-conversion options 267 Appendix C Map 269 Setting your location 269 Comparing locations 270 Finding a location 271 Adding or removing a location 272 Adding a location 272 Changing
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Important Radio and television interference The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio- This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See with Apple’s instructions—it may cause interference with radio and television reception. instructions if interference to ra
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Preface Certain kinds of information are not included in this book. How to Use This Book n Information about modems. If your computer has a built-in modem, or if you purchase one later, you receive a separate This book has several parts. modem manual with instructions for its use. n Chapter 1 explains how to set up your computer and learn n Information about application programs. Your best source of how to use it. information about a particular program is the set of books and disks that came wit
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Chapter 1 m New Macintosh users: If you have never used a Macintosh Setting Up Your computer before, read this entire chapter. It explains how to set up your computer, learn how to use it, and turn it on Macintosh PowerBook and off. m New PowerBook users: If you have used other Macintosh In this chapter computers but are new to the PowerBook, follow the setup instructions that begin on the next page and then go to the m Setting up your computer section on backing up your computer’s hard disk. m
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m Plug the power adapter into a standard electrical outlet Setting up the computer or power strip. Then plug the power adapter cable into the power adapter port (marked with the icon ø) on Step 1: Plug in the power adapter the back panel of the computer. Plugging in the power adapter recharges the computer’s battery while you work. You should plug it in now in case the battery has drained during shipping and storage. s Warning: Use only the power adapter that came with your PowerBook computer.
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Position the display at a comfortable viewing angle. You can Step 2: Open the display adjust the angle of the display at any time. m Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display. Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook 3
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m Press the power button to turn the computer on. The Step 3: Turn on the computer power button has this icon: I m Open the door to the back panel of your computer. Power button You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. It takes the computer a moment to start up. 4 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook
