Page Comparison

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Mac features compared to Windows features

Windows	Mac
Minimize, maximize, close: top right of browser.	Top left of browser: Image Modified Minimize (yellow) Full screen (green): toggles between 2 previously configured sizes Close (red) Maximize (double click on on title bar)
Bottom right task bar: also known as the “notification area” shows open programs, title, battery life, volume and network connection.	Top right task bar Image Modified: for Macs, the “notification area” is located at the top right of the screen.
File, edit, view, tools etc: these options are typically located at the top of each program window.	Image Modified Application settings for Macs are shown at the top left of the screen next to the Apple logo. These settings are specific to the program being used.

Different Features

• MacBooks have a feature to have multiple Desktops.

  • The multiple desktops work similarly to having multiple monitors. However, since you only have one screen, you must scroll to see the other desktops.

  • Having multiple desktops can be easily managed through “Mission Control” which allows you to quickly switch between ANY of your desktops.

    

• When you are adding an item (e.g. file, user, printer), it is ALWAYS represented by a “+” sign

• OS X offers a great searching tool called “Spotlight”

  

  • It is located at the top right of your screen or can be accessed through the keyboard shortcut “Command + Space Bar”

  • It searches using metadata. Metadata allows Spotlight to search the data about a file, rather than the actual content stored in the file. (e.g. You could search for a specific picture by providing the details of the dimensions or the format of the picture.)

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