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PowerBook
User’s Guide
for PowerBook computers
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 xiii Turning the PowerBook on and off 12 Off 12 Sleep 13 Preface How to Use This Book xv On 14 On/Off summary 14 n Part I Getting Started With When you turn on your computer 15 Your Computer 1 Restarting a computer that’s already on 16 Restarting a computer that can’t be turned on normally 16 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your PowerBook Duo 1 Important care and safety instructions 18 Setting up the computer 2 ± Warning
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Chapter 3 Creating and Changing n Part II Learning Macintosh 27 a Document 47 Open a program 48 Chapter 2 Working on the Desktop 27 Create a document 49 Use the trackball 28 Save your work 49 Point 28 Switch programs 50 Click 29 Close a document 52 Press 30 Two types of programs 53 Drag 31 Open a document 53 Choose a command 32 Change a document 54 Giving orders to your computer 32 Save your work so far 57 Open an icon 33 Taking a
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Installing your programs 78 Chapter 4 Learning More About Installing programs without a floppy disk drive 78 Your Computer 65 Checking for computer viruses 79 Open the Battery desk accessory 66 Working with several programs at a time 80 Open the PowerBook control panel 66 Finding out what programs are open 80 Use Balloon Help 67 Switching programs 80 Turn on Balloon Help 67 Hiding and showing windows on the desktop 80 Turn off Balloon Help 68 Changing th
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Chapter 6 Power Management 87 Chapter 7 Using Disks 105 Power sources 87 Preparing a new disk for use 105 Monitoring the battery charge level 88 Initializing a hard disk 105 Using the Battery desk accessory 88 Initializing a floppy disk 107 Responding to low-power messages 89 Erasing a floppy disk 108 Recharging the battery 90 Designating a startup disk 108 Recharging in the computer 90 Scanning order for startup disks 109 Recharging in a recharger
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Chapter 8 Organizing Your Files 117 Chapter 9 Sound, Color, and Video 131 Straightening up your files 117 Setting the beep sound 131 Using folders to organize your files 118 Installing a sound 132 Creating and naming folders 118 Removing a sound 133 Filing documents when you save them 119 Recording sounds 133 Making items easier to find 120 Displaying colors or grays 135 Creating an alias 120 Changing the highlight color or gray 136 Installing an ite
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Setting the time and date 148 Chapter 11 Printing 165 Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off 149 Before you print 165 Turning the alarm off 150 Choosing a printer 165 Changing time and date formats 150 Selecting Page Setup options 168 Changing the date format 151 Updating printer software on networked computers 169 Changing the time format 152 Printing your work 170 Changing number and currency formats 153 Printing the contents of a window or the des
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Turning on AppleTalk 183 Selecting a user or group to share a folder or disk 198 Naming your computer and its owner 184 Preventing specific users or guests from accessing your computer 199 Gaining access to files on shared disks 185 Removing a user from a group 201 Before you begin 185 Removing a user or group from your list Connecting to a shared disk 185 of registered users 201 Disconnecting from a shared disk 187 Giving away ownership of a folder or disk Connec
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Using the PowerBook Duo MiniDock 237 Chapter 13 Building a PowerBook Duo Duo MiniDock features 238 System 215 Setting up the Duo MiniDock 239 Using the PowerBook Duo Dock 215 Before you dock 243 Duo Dock features 216 Connecting the PowerBook Duo to the Duo MiniDock 244 Setting up the Duo Dock 218 Turning on the PowerBook Duo system 245 Inserting the PowerBook Duo into the Duo Dock 220 Working with a PowerBook Duo system 247 Turning on the PowerBook Duo syste
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Using SCSI disk mode to reinstall system software 263 Quick Reference Summary and Shortcuts 275 Drawing battery power in SCSI disk mode 265 Double-click 275 Quitting SCSI disk mode 265 Shift-click 275 Connecting a modem 266 Working with icons 275 Connecting a printer 267 Selecting icons 275 Connecting sound input and output devices 268 Opening an icon 276 Adding memory to your computer 268 Moving, copying, and renaming an icon 276 Working with windows
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Troubleshooting 281 Appendix B Exchanging Disks and Files with The PowerBook Duo 281 MS-DOS Computers 301 The Duo Dock 287 Initializing a disk in MS-DOS format 301 The Duo MiniDock 288 Converting files to and from MS-DOS format 303 SCSI devices 289 Other file-conversion options 305 Disk drives and disks 290 Modems 293 Appendix C Map 307 Printers 293 Setting your location 307 Networks 295 Comparing locations 308 Application programs 296 Finding
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S Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by Apple Important Computer, Inc., could void the FCC Certification and negate your authority to This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital operate the product. device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. This product was tested for FCC compliance under conditions that include
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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 n 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 to use it, and turn it on and off. PowerBook Duo n New PowerBook users: If you have used other Macintosh computers but are new to the PowerBook, follow the setup instructions that begin on the next page and then go to the In this chapter section “Turning the PowerBook On and Off.” n Setting up your computer n Experienced Po
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2. Plug the power adapter cable into the power adapter Setting up the computer port on the back panel of the computer. You can keep extra cable out of the way by winding it around Step 1: Plug in the power adapter the clips that open out from the power adapter. 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 comp
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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. n Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display. continues . Chapter 1: Setting Up Your PowerBook Duo 3
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When you see the Macintosh desktop on your screen, the Step 3: Turn on the computer computer is ready to use. n Turn on the computer by pressing the Power On key above the keyboard. Power On key 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 PowerBook Duo
