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Preventing specific users or guests from accessing your computer

To prevent all network access to your computer, you can turn file sharing and program linking off, as described elsewhere in this chapter.

1.Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu and open the Users & Groups icon.

2. To deny access to a specific user, open the user icon.

To deny access to guests, open the <Guest> icon.

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Contents

Macintosh User’s Guide Apple Computer, Inc Contents Working on the Desktop Chapter Part Setting Up Your Programs Using Disks Organizing Your Files 178 Viii ContentsFinding out about available fonts Other ways to use the LaserWriter Font Utility Setting Scsi ID numbers Using access privileges191 197 227 Travel, Storage, and ServiceShift-Click 234 Using Caps Lock Typing special characters and symbols Troubleshooting PowerBook Screen Memory Scsi devicesPrinters Appendix C Map Xii Contents Xiii Welcome to Macintosh Xiv Radio and television interference Page Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook Plug in the power adapter Setting up the computerPower adapter port Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook Slide the latch to the right and lift up the display Open the display Turn on the computer Power button Contrast control Brightness control Trouble? Press the Return key on your keyboard to continue Installing system softwareInsert metal end first Continuing your work What to do next Your computer at a glance Reset buttonSpeaker Elevation feet Printer port ´ Interrupt button Learning the basics Adjust the screen brightness and contrast controlsBefore you begin Take the Macintosh Basics tour first Starting the tour from the hard disk Finding the tour Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook Now your screen should look like the following illustration Page After a moment, your screen should look like this Starting the tour from a floppy disk Setting Up Your Macintosh PowerBook To turn the PowerBook off Turning the PowerBook on and offConserve power when you won’t be using it for several hours Off Sleep To put the PowerBook to sleepAutomatic sleep When the PowerBook is on, you can do your work To turn the PowerBook onOn/off summary Trash icon When you turn on your computer Restarting a computer that’s already on Press and release the reset buttonChoose Restart from the Special menu Restart from a floppy disk Hold down the power button for 5 seconds Do not use the computer in or near water ± Warning Do not drop or jar the computer Do not touch the screen with any sharp or pointed objects Do not use the computer in wet or dusty environments Repetitive stress injuries Health concerns associated with computer use Chair Arranging your work space and equipmentKeyboard and trackball Change hand positions often to avoid fatigue Built-in display Mouse General suggestions Page Working on the Desktop Point Use the trackball Click Press Drag Telling the Macintosh to do something involves two steps Choose a command Click the startup hard disk icon to select it Open an iconDots, indicating that it has been opened Look at the contents of a window Continues Active window Make a window larger or smallerSize box Working on the Desktop Click the zoom box again Click the zoom box near the right end of the title barZoom box Move the hidden contents of a window into view Scroll arrow Horizontal scroll bar Click the close box Close a windowScroll box Close box Point to the title bar of the active Macintosh HD window Move a windowTitle bar Icons represent containers What’s on the desktop? Working on the Desktop Menus offer you choices Windows let you see what’s inside containersWindows let you see what’s inside all these containers Memo Arrow keys Modifier keysModifier keys Working on the Desktop Why it’s important to save your work, and how to save it How to switch between programsMake sure that your computer is on Open the Macintosh HD icon Open a programOpen the TeachText icon TeachText menus Save your work Create a documentYou will be changing this text later in this chapter Choose Save from the File menu Type Opening Lines Switch programsClick Save Here is another way to make a program active Close the Opening Lines window Close a document Next step describes a different way to open an icon Open a documentBecause most Macintosh programs work in similar ways Now you’re ready to change the text Change a document With people selected, type the words human beings Click the trackball button once Now you’ll rearrange some text Save regularly, and save often Save your work so far Taking a shortcut Make more changes With each other selected, type one another With togetherness selected, type brotherhood Quit a program Click the Opening Lines icon to select it Make a copy of a documentTo use memory Quitting a program Prompts you to save your work Choose Duplicate from the File menu Change the name of an icon Press the Return key Use the TrashPressing Return saves the new name Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu Open the Trash iconClick OK Close the Trash window by clicking its close box Working With Disks Double-sided 800K disk Insert a floppy diskSecond hole Working With Disks Floppy disks and hard disks Read the message on your screen Initialize a diskAnother dialog box appears Third dialog box appears Click EraseType Practice Copy the contents of a disk Close all the windows on the Macintosh desktop Open the Practice folder icon Take a floppy disk out of its drive Protect the contents of a disk Lock the program disk On your own Install your programs Look for a System Folder in the program folder Throw away extra System FoldersPage Learning More About Your Computer Open the PowerBook control panel Open the Battery desk accessoryTo open the PowerBook control panel Choose Control Panels from the Apple K menu Use Balloon Help Open the PowerBook iconTurn on Balloon Help Many Macintosh programs also have Balloon Help Click your hard disk icon to select it Turn off Balloon HelpPoint to the File menu Use Part III of this book Start learning how to use your application programsAt this point, you could Page Setting Up Your Programs Installing system software Before you installBefore you install, reinstall, or update system software Installer program opens automatically Restart your Macintosh Easy Install dialog box appears Easy Install dialog box appears Installing customized system softwareClick the Customize button Starting up with a floppy disk Click Install Installing programs without a floppy disk drive Installing your programs Checking for computer viruses Finding out what programs are open Switching programsHiding and showing windows on the desktop Open programs Preferred size must always be larger than Minimum size Close the Info window Storing items in the Scrapbook Using the ScrapbookCopying items from the Scrapbook Deleting items from the Scrapbook Remember a few precautions if you use a RAM disk Using a RAM diskCreating a RAM disk Click the On button below the words RAM disk Resizing or removing a RAM disk Erasing a RAM diskDrag the items you want to the RAM disk icon Drag the slider to 0% if you want to remove the RAM disk Making a RAM disk the startup disk Page Using the Battery desk accessory Monitoring the battery charge level101 Battery desk accessory appears Responding to low-power messagesWhat you should do What you should know Recharging with the power adapter Recharging the batteryPlug in the power adapter as shown Power adapter port Power Management Power Management Recharging with a recharger To recharge a battery, follow these steps Place the battery in the recharger as shown Removing or replacing the batteryDoor is physically attached to the battery Battery Hours Batteries Replacement batteries come with a door attached Maximizing battery life Maximizing work time Ways to conserve battery powerKeep virtual memory turned off in the Memory control panel Close the PowerBook control panel Adjusting the battery conservation settingsEasiest approach Your computer’s printer or modem port is in use Don’t sleep when plugged Using the battery conservation optionsMore about automatic sleep System Hard disk To turn processor cycling back on, click Allow cycling Processor cycling Initializing a hard disk Preparing a new disk for use Click Initialize Click Init to initialize the hard disk Using DisksHard disk’s Scsi ID number Hard disk’s name Third message asks you to name the disk Initializing a floppy diskType a name for the disk Designating a startup disk Erasing a floppy diskClick the icon of the disk you want to erase Scanning order for startup disks Protecting the information on a diskLocking a floppy disk Internal hard disk Locking a file Backing up your files If you can’t save files on a floppy disk If you can’t eject a floppy disk Ejecting a diskAll three methods also work with CD-ROM discs Disk is ejected and its icon disappears from the desktop Hard disk precautions Testing and repairing disksCaring for disks If a hard disk icon doesn’t appear Using Disk First Aid Click Open For assistance if necessary Testing a hard disk Straightening up your files Creating and naming folders Using folders to organize your filesChoose New Folder from the File menu Type a name for the folder and press Return Filing documents when you save them Creating an alias Making items easier to findUses for aliases Choose Make Alias from the File menu Moving an item to the desktop Installing an item in the Apple menuLocating the original of an alias Click the Find Original button Finding an item by name Finding an itemChoose Find from the File menu Click the Find button Search Type text or set Finding an item using other criteriaDate here One at a time Pop-up menu Folders Organizing Your Files Location for the search Finding items that meet two criteria Ways to use the Find commandItems found are shown highlighted in an outline view Creating a template or stationery Get Info command displays information about a selected item Using the Info windowGetting information about your files File’s Info window View menu Assigning a label to a file Using the View menuType of list displayed is underlined On floppy disks Tips on transferring filesOn another hard disk Page 139 Adapting Your Computer to Your Own Use Installing files in the System Folder Installing an item in the Apple menuSpecifying which items you want opened at startup To have a program or a document open automatically when Removing files from the System Folder Changing the items in the Label menu Setting the time and date Choose Alarm Clock from the Apple K menu Setting a time for the Alarm Clock to go off Click the close box to close the Alarm Clock Turning the alarm offChanging time and date formats Dialog box that appears, make the changes you want Changing the date formatClick OK to close the control panel Make the changes you want Changing the time format Make the changes that you want Close the control panel Type the currency symbol here Click the double-clicking speed you want Adjusting the way the trackball or mouse works Close the Keyboard control panel Adjusting the way the keyboard works Making keyboard shortcuts easier to type Adjusting the keyboard for very slow typingModifier Sticky Keys Key has been Click the button for the blinking rate you want Adjusting the blinking of a menu item Changing the way the contents of windows appear Select the picture you want to use for the icon Changing an icon You can turn off this warning in the Trash’s Info box Turning off the Empty Trash warning Checking memory use Managing memoryMaking the most of your memory Remember the following tips on memory management Adjusting the disk cache Using hard disk space as memory Turning on 32-bit addressing Drag the slider up or down to set the volume Setting the beep soundClick the beep sound that you want your computer to use Close the Sound control panel Removing a sound Installing a sound Your computer Recording sounds Type a name for the sound, and click OK Changing the background pattern Continues To save the new pattern, double-click the sample pattern Magnifying the screen image Choose Restart from the Special menu Inverts screen image Turns CloseView on Choosing a printer Before you print167 If your printer is connected over a network If your printer is connected directly to your computerClose the Chooser window Printing Click the icon of the printer you want to use Choose Chooser from the Apple K menuClose the Chooser Your computer is connected to a Printed copy as a Selecting Page Setup optionsPercentage Original’s size To the printed image Make sure that the hard disk indicated is the correct one Updating printer software on networked computers Choose Print from the File menu Printing your workPrinter software available Paper-feed Printing the contents of a window or the desktop Check the cable connections to the printer Solutions to common printing problemsMake sure that the printer is turned on and warmed up Click to stop printing Controlling background printingCurrent document Outline fonts and bitmap fonts Working with fonts Installing fonts Transferring fonts to a LaserWriter printer Removing fontsLocate and open the LaserWriter Font Utility icon Fonts you added are listed in the Font Utility dialog box Choose Download Fonts from the File menuTo the printer Other ways to use the LaserWriter Font Utility Finding out about available fontsInitializing a hard disk attached to a printer Click Initialize Turning the printer’s start page on or off Restarting a LaserWriter printer Type a name for the log, and then click Save Transferring a PostScript file to a LaserWriter 183 What networking offers Using Your Computer on a Network Setting up your computer on a network Turning on AppleTalk Connecting to a networkPrinter port Icon Naming your computer and its owner Close the Sharing Setup control panel AppleShare icon Connecting to a shared disk Click OK Click Guest or Registered User Click the name of the computer you want to useCapitalization does not need to match Click the name of a shared disk to select it Disconnecting from a shared diskIcon of the shared disk appears on your desktop Connecting automatically when you start up Connecting quickly to a shared diskConnect to a shared disk Creating a new folder on another computer Changing your passwordClick OK Close the Chooser Click OK Click OK in the dialog box that appears Bullet appears for each letter you type Giving folder ownership to someone else Sharing your own filesHow file sharing works User or group that you named assumes ownership immediately Turning file sharing on Turning on guest accessSection labeled File Sharing, click the Start button Open the Guest icon Close the window and click Save in the box that appears Selecting a folder or disk to share Any shared folder or disk can be made private again Taking back a shared folder or disk Type the name of a person you want to register Naming a registered userTo register more users, repeat steps 2 Type a password in the User Password box, then press Tab Setting a registered user’s passwordNaming a group of users Close the window, and then click Save in the dialog box Drag user icons to the new group icon Seeing who’s in a groupTo see the names of all group members, open the group icon You don’t need to include the Guest icon in any group Close the window and click Save in the dialog box Selecting a user or group to share a folder or diskRemove the X marks in this row To deny access to guests, open the Guest icon Removing a user or group from your list of registered users Removing a user from a group Turning file sharing off Giving away ownership of a folder or disk on your computer Section labeled File Sharing, click the Stop button Monitoring file-sharing activityTo turn file sharing off immediately, type the number Gaining access to your computer from another computer Disconnecting someone who is connected to your computer Open the owner icon the one with the bold outline Understanding access privileges Using access privileges There are three types of access to shared items Setting access privileges to folders and disksSee Files allows people to see, open, and copy files Select a folder or disk Choose Sharing from the File menu Choose a registered user or group to share the item with Access privilege strategiesTo prevent the folder from being changed, place an Using Your Computer on a Network Working with privileges that others have set Checking your access privilegesPlain tab indicates that you can open and use the folder To files in this This folder Linking to a program on another computer Linking programsYou can only link to programs that are shared Select the program you want to link to Allowing other people to link to your programs Disconnecting a program linkTwo programs are now linked Then you make a program available for linking by sharing it Selecting a program for linking Turning program linking onOpen the program If the box is dimmed, the program does not support linking Naming specific users to link to your programs Allowing guests to link to your programs Using Your Computer on a Network Scsi port on Macintosh PowerBook computers looks like this Using Scsi devicesScsi port Scsi port icon 217 Setting Scsi ID numbers Installing softwareExpanding Your Computer System ID number indicator ID number switch Small hole gives you access to the ID number switchMake sure the Scsi device is turned off Check the ID numbers of all the devices you want to connect If you are attaching one Scsi device Checking that the Scsi chain is properly terminatedIf you are attaching more than one Scsi device Illustration shows where to add cable terminators Connecting cablesRepeat for each additional device you want to connect Terminator Connect the modem to a power source and to the phone line Connecting a modemSee the documentation that came with the modem External modem is ready to use Connecting a mouse or other ADB device Connecting a printer Decide where you want to place the microphone Connecting a microphoneSound output devices Open the door covering the back panel of your computer Adding memory to your computer Page Do not check your computer as baggage. Carry it with you Traveling with the PowerBook227 Short-term storage up to 2 weeks Storing the PowerBookStore the computer in a cool, dry place If the PowerBook malfunctions or is damaged Service and supportPlug in the power adapter or use the recharger Long-term storage more than 2 weeks Apple Computer, Inc Apple Canada, Inc Customer Relations How to get helpMariani Avenue CanadaPage Page Working with icons Shift-clickSelecting icons Hold down the Shift key while clicking Opening an icon Working with windowsMoving, copying, and renaming an icon Making a window the active window Opening higher-level folder windows Scrolling through the contents of a window Working with menus Using the outline form in list views Choosing an item from a submenu Choosing an item from a menuTo choose an item in a submenu Drag to the menu item so that the submenu appears PowerBook Troubleshooting Computer just stopped Battery is draining too fast Power Battery can’t be recharged Screen looks blurred or out of focus Screen Scsi devices Memory See for more information about working with Scsi devices Disk drives and disks Hard disk keeps stopping and starting again You can’t delete a file on a floppy disk Printers ModemsPrinter may be turned off. Turn it on Network printer keeps restarting Networks You can’t open a shared disk or folder Application programs Message says that a program could not be found 253 Outlined button To turn Caps Lock on or off, press the Caps Lock key Using Caps LockAppendix a Keyboard and Character Sets Option-c Diacritical mark Key combinationPage Locate the Apple File Exchange icon and open it Initializing a disk in MS-DOS formatInsert a blank disk into your floppy disk drive 257 Appendix B Exchanging Disks and Files With MS-DOS Computers Type a name for the disk, and then click OK Follow these steps to translate an MS-DOS or ProDOS file Converting files to and from MS-DOS formatDisk name Click Translate Pull down the translation menu you want Other file-conversion options Page 263 Setting your location Click the Set button Comparing locationsYour current location is indicated by a blinking cross Appendix C Map Finding a location Adding a location Adding or removing a locationChanging or removing a location Click the Add City buttonPage Page Network passwords About This MacintoshCommand 155, 158 Accent marks, typingSetting Restricting Safety instructions Battery Conservation settings 83, 109-112, 242Application menu Processor speed Recharging 23, 25, 102-106, 108, 228-229 Easy Access File sharing 194-195, 197-198, 201, 202 Battery conservation 82-83, 109-112, 242 beep soundVirtual memory 157-158Copy command 96 copying Control panels Delete key 53, 253 deleting Currency formats, changingDesktop Dragging an object on Adjusting speed of 148 icons 58, 94 selecting text by Don’t sleep when plugged in option 110Backing up Adding to System Folder 140-141aliases for Copying contents of 74-75, 78-79, 119 double-sided 70 Changing your password 191-192203 Finder Battery consumption and 101, 104 capacity Caring for Removing 141, 178 troubleshooting 174, 249 TrueTypeLocking and unlocking 77, 117 obtaining Folders 47, 126. See also file sharing System Folder Saving space on Initialize Printer’s Disk command11-14 Hard disk icon Failure to appear 121-122opening Installing Adjusting blinking of 151 positioningKey Caps desk accessory 180, 254-255kilobyte K Background printing with 175 choosing Connecting Viruses Macintosh desktop computer, connecting toMouse control panel 148 moving Icons 129, 234 text Multiple programs 206-207 Checking your access privileges Connecting to Network administrator 184, 187, 191, 192 Network iconNaming Document 53-54, 66-67, 127 a folder An icon 66-67 Network 183-216. See also Preventing automatic sleep while using 110 Changing your own 191-192, 206-207troubleshootingSystem sleep adjustment 110, 111, 242 Battery Printer Update document Printing 167-182. See also fonts Power problems171-172 ProDOS file format 257, 259 program linking As startup disk 99, 109 Quit command RAM. See random-access memory RAM RAM diskAdding Bit addressing Changing your password 191-92,206-207connecting to Connecting 221Magnifying image on 164-166opening Position of 3 Scroll bars Speakers 9 Special characters, typing 254-255Special menu Waking the computer from 10, 17, 18, 110 when to use 18From floppy disks 22 239 Pointing with 7, 32 pressing with 34 using Symbols, typingSystem Folder Translator files 257 Automatically connecting to a shared disk Modems Networks 188, 189, 197, 206, 248, 249 PasswordsUndo command 252 unlocking Files Assigning a password Views control panel 136, 152 virtual memory Finding lostHiding and showing program 94 moving 45-46 Apple Computer, Inc