Apple 145B Working With Disks

Chapter 4

Working With Disks

In this chapter

mWhat hard disks and floppy disks are for, and how they differ

mHow to insert and remove a floppy disk

mHow to prepare a disk for use

mHow to copy the contents of a disk

mHow to protect a floppy disk and its contents

mHow to put programs onto your computer

Before you begin

You need a new floppy disk to follow the steps in this chapter.

Youshould be able to get floppy disks from wherever you got

your computer.

Make sure that your computer is on.

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Contents

Main K Contents Preface How to Use This Book xv Your Computer 1 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook 1 Chapter 2 Working on the Desktop 35 Chapter 3 Creating and Changing a Document 55 Chapter 4 Working With Disks 73 Chapter 5 Learning More About Your Computer 85 Chapter 6 Setting Up Your Programs 91 Chapter 7 Power Management 101 Chapter 8 Using Disks 113 Chapter 9 Organizing Your Files 125 Chapter 10 Adapting Your Computer to Your Own Use 145 Chapter 11 Printing 173 Chapter 12 Using Your Computer on a Network 189 Page Chapter 13 Expanding Your Computer System 223 Chapter 14 Travel, Storage, and Service 233 Quick Reference Summary and Shortcuts 239 Page Radio and television interference S xiv Important How to Use This Book Preface Page Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook Chapter 1 Setting up the computer Step 1: Plug in the power adapter Page Page Page What to do next Your computer at a glance Backing up your hard disk Why back up? What you need Make the copy Page If something happens to your hard disk Turning the PowerBook on and off Off To turn the PowerBook off Sleep To put the PowerBook to sleep Automatic sleep On To turn the PowerBook on On/off summary When you turn on your computer Restarting a computer thats already on Restarting a computer that cant be turned on normally Page Learning the basics Finding the tour Starting the tour from the hard disk Page Page Page Page Page Important care and safety instructions Warning sCaution SImportant Health concerns associated with computer use Repetitive stress injuries Arranging your work space and equipment Chair Keyboard and trackball Mouse Built-in display General suggestions Page Working on the Desktop Chapter 2 Use the trackball Point Click Page Drag Choose a command Giving orders to your computer Open an icon Look at the contents of a window Make a window the active window Page Make a window larger or smaller Page Move the hidden contents of a window into view Page Close a window Move a window Whats on the desktop? Icons represent containers Page Windows let you see whats inside containers Menus offer you choices Using the keyboard Modifier keys Arrow keys Page Creating and Changing a Document Chapter 3 Open a program Create a document Save your work Switch programs Page Close a document Open a document Two types of programs Change a document Page Page Save your work so far Make more changes Taking a shortcut Page Quit a program Make a copy of a document Opening and closing documents and programs Change the name of an icon Use the Trash Page Chapter 4 Working With Disks Insert a floppy disk Floppy disks and hard disks Initialize a disk Page Copy the contents of a disk Taking care of floppy disks Take a floppy disk out of its drive Protect the contents of a disk On your own: Install your programs Throw away extra System Folders Learning More About Your Computer Chapter 5 Open the Battery desk accessory Open the PowerBook control panel Use Balloon Help Turn on Balloon Help Turn off Balloon Help Use Part III of this book What next? Page Setting Up Your Programs Chapter 6 Reminder: Back up Reinstalling system software Installing your programs Installing programs without a floppy disk drive Installing system software from floppy disks Checking for computer viruses Working with several programs at a time Finding out what programs are open Switching programs Hiding and showing windows on the desktop Changing the amount of memory a program uses Using the Scrapbook Storing items in the Scrapbook: Copying items from the Scrapbook: Deleting items from the Scrapbook: Using a RAM disk Creating a RAM disk Erasing a RAM disk Resizing or removing a RAM disk Power Management Chapter 7 Monitoring the battery charge level Using the Battery desk accessory Responding to low-power messages What you should do What you should know Recharging the battery Recharging with the power adapter Page Recharging with a recharger Removing or replacing the battery Page Maximizing battery life Maximizing work time Ways to conserve battery power Adjusting the battery conservation settings The easiest approach More about automatic sleep Using the battery conservation options Dont sleep when plugged in Processor cycling Using Disks Preparing a new disk for use Initializing a hard disk Chapter 8 Page Initializing a floppy disk Erasing a floppy disk Designating a startup disk Scanning order for startup disks Protecting the information on a disk Locking a floppy disk Locking a file Backing up your files Using PowerBook 145B Backup for the first time Using PowerBook 145B Backup to update your backup copy Page Restoring the information on your hard disk Page Restoring your System Folder If you cant save files on a floppy disk Ejecting a disk If you cant eject a floppy disk Caring for disks Hard disk precautions Testing and repairing disks If a hard disk icon doesnt appear Using Disk First Aid Page Testing a hard disk Organizing Your Files Chapter 9 Straightening up your files Using folders to organize your files Creating and naming folders Filing documents when you save them Making items easier to find Creating an alias Uses for aliases Locating the original of an alias Installing an item in the Apple menu Moving an item to the desktop Finding an item Finding an item by name Finding an item using other criteria Page Finding items that meet two criteria Ways to use the Find command Creating a template or stationery Getting information about your files Using the Info window Using the View menu Assigning a label to a file Tips on transferring files Adapting Your Computer to Your Own Use Chapter 10 Specifying which items you want opened at startup Installing an item in the Apple menu Installing files in the System Folder Removing files from the System Folder Changing the items in the Label menu Setting the time and date Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off Turning the alarm off Changing time and date formats Changing the date format Changing the time format Changing number and currency formats Adjusting the way the trackball or mouse works Adjusting the way the keyboard works Making keyboard shortcuts easier to type Adjusting the keyboard for very slow typing Adjusting the blinking of a menu item Adjusting the blinking of the insertion point Changing the way the contents of windows appear Changing an icon Turning off the Empty Trash warning Managing memory Checking memory use Making the most of your memory Adjusting the disk cache Using hard disk space as memory Turning on 32-bit addressing Setting the beep sound Installing a sound Removing a sound Recording sounds Page Page Magnifying the screen image Page Page Printing Before you print Choosing a printer Chapter 11 If your printer is connected directly to your computer If your printer is connected over a network Page Selecting Page Setup options Updating printer software on networked computers Printing your work Printing the contents of a window or the desktop Solutions to common printing problems Controlling background printing Working with fonts RR R Outline fonts and bitmap fonts R R Installing fonts Removing fonts Transferring fonts to a LaserWriter printer Page Finding out about available fonts Other ways to use the LaserWriter Font Utility Initializing a hard disk attached to a printer Page Transferring a PostScript file to a LaserWriter Using Your Computer on a Network Chapter 12 What networking offers Setting up your computer on a network Connecting to a network Turning on AppleTalk Naming your computer and its owner Gaining access to files on shared disks Connecting to a shared disk Page Disconnecting from a shared disk Connecting quickly to a shared disk Connecting automatically when you start up Working with files and folders on other computers Creating a new folder on another computer Changing your password Page Giving folder ownership to someone else Sharing your own files How file sharing works Turning file sharing on Turning on guest access Selecting a folder or disk to share Taking back a shared folder or disk Naming a registered user Setting a registered users password Naming a group of users Seeing whos in a group Selecting a user or group to share a folder or disk Page Removing a user from a group Removing a user or group from your list of registered users Giving away ownership of a folder or disk on your computer Turning file sharing off Monitoring file-sharing activity Disconnecting someone who is connected to your computer Gaining access to your computer from another computer Changing your password Using access privileges Understanding access privileges Setting access privileges to folders and disks Access privilege strategies Page Working with privileges that others have set Checking your access privileges Linking programs Linking to a program on another computer Disconnecting a program link Allowing other people to link to your programs Turning program linking on Selecting a program for linking Allowing guests to link to your programs Naming specific users to link to your programs Expanding Your Computer System Chapter 13 Using SCSI devices Installing software Setting SCSI ID numbers Page Checking that the SCSI chain is properly terminated If you are attaching one SCSI device If you are attaching more than one SCSI device Connecting cables Connecting a modem Connecting a printer Connecting a mouse or other ADB device Using sound input and output devices Connecting a microphone Sound output devices Adding memory to your computer Travel, Storage, and Service Chapter 14 Traveling with the PowerBook Storing the PowerBook Short-term storage (up to 2 weeks) Long-term storage (more than 2 weeks) Service and support If the PowerBook malfunctions or is damaged How to get help For more information about Macintosh computers Macintosh user groups Technical information Apple Technical Library Apple Communications Library APDA Assistance for hardware and software developers Summary and Shortcuts Double-click Shift-click Working with icons Selecting icons Working with windows Making a window the active window Moving a window and changing its size Scrolling through the contents of a window Opening higher-level folder windows Using the outline form in list views Working with menus Choosing an item from a menu Choosing an item from a submenu Keyboard shortcuts in the Finder and in directory dialog boxes Troubleshooting The PowerBook The computer wont start. The computer just stopped. The computer is very hot. The computer exhibits odd behavior, such as many unexplained system failures. Power The battery is draining too fast. The battery cant be recharged. The computer goes to sleep too often. The computer doesnt go to sleep automatically. The screen A window has disappeared. An icon is blinking in the menu bar. Memory A not enough memory message appears when you try to open a program. SCSI devices You cant turn on the computer after connecting a SCSI device. The computer doesnt recognize your SCSI devices. Disk drives and disks The computer wont start up from its hard disk, or the hard disk icon doesnt appear on the desktop. The hard disk keeps stopping and starting again. The hard disk is full. The icon of a floppy disk doesnt appear on the screen. A disk you use with your PowerBook computer is not recognized by another Macintosh. You cant eject a disk from a floppy disk drive. A message says that a disk is not initializedbut you know that it is. You cant delete a file on a floppy disk. You cant save or copy files onto a floppy disk. Modems The external modem doesnt work. The internal modem doesnt work. Printers Your computer cant find the printer. The network printer keeps restarting. Nothing happens, or you see an error message, when you try to print. Your documents are printed with the wrong fonts. Networks You cant find or cant open icons needed to set up file sharing. The shared disk you want to connect to does not appear in the Chooser window. You cant open a shared disk or folder. You cant connect to your own computer from another Macintosh. Application programs A program wont open. A program runs very slowly. A program doesnt work, or malfunctions consistently. A message says that a program could not be found. You just did something you didnt mean to do. Keyboard and Character Sets Appendix A " ' * Using Caps Lock Typing special characters and symbols Page Exchanging Disks and Files With MS-DOS Computers Initializing a disk in MS-DOS format Appendix B Page Converting files to and from MS-DOS format Page Other file-conversion options Map Appendix C Setting your location Comparing locations Finding a location Adding or removing a location Adding a location Changing or removing a location Page Index A B C D E F Page G H I J,K L M N O P Page Q R S Page Page T U V W X Y, Z The Apple Publishing System