One of the first questions that PC users ask is, “Where is the Start bar?” Instead,
Macs have a menu bar at the top of the screen. The far right side of it is similar
to the System Tray on a Windows machine, displaying the time and icons of
other programs running in the background. Here’s the right end of my menu bar:
Norton Antivirus is a program that scans the files on my computer for viruses. I
can click on this small icon and a few options for that program will be displayed.
Remote Desktop allows other uses on my network to share selected files on my
computer. Don’t worry if these icons aren’t on your menu bar or a few other
icons appear. Each computer may have different applications running in the
background.
The next two items will always appear on the menu bar. Click on the small
speaker and a slide bar will appear; this allows you to change the system
volume. To the right, the day of the week and time are displayed. Click on the
day and time to change the format in which it’s displayed.
The small magnifying glass on the far right is Spotlight, a program new to Mac
OS X Tiger. It allows you to quickly search for applications and files. Spotlight
will be discussed more later (p. 20).
Apple Menu
At the far left side of the menu bar is a small apple icon. Click on this,
and notice that “Sleep,” “Restart,” and “Shut Down” are three options
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