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MacOS basics. Getting started with the desktop. If you're just getting started with

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MacOS, learning how to navigate the interface is a great place to start. First, we're

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going to take a look at the desktop, which is the screen you see here. It includes a desktop

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background, also known as your wallpaper, the menu bar at the top, and the dock at the

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bottom. The dock is where you'll find shortcuts to some of the folders and applications on

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your computer. For example, Safari, Calendar, and Finder. To open any of the items on your

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dock, just click the icon. There are actually several different ways to navigate to files,

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folders, and apps in MacOS. The Finder feature is one of them. We'll talk more about how to use

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the Finder later, though. For now, I'm going to close the window by clicking the red button in the

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upper left corner. Let's check out Launchpad instead. As you can see, Launchpad gives you access to

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all of your applications at once, making it easier to find and access the programs on your computer,

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to open a program, click the one you want. Exiting applications is just as easy. In the upper

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left corner, click the name of the app. Then choose Quit from the menu. Also, on the menu bar is the

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Apple icon. This gives you access to your system preferences, recent files, folders, apps, much more.

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You'll also use the Apple icon whenever you want to restart or shut down your computer.

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On the right side of the menu bar, find an icon that looks like a magnifying glass.

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This opens a feature called Spotlight. It's a quick way to search for anything on your computer,

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and files and applications to Calendar events. You can even do web searches.

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Just type what you're looking for.