Jackson Creek Mac Lab Basic User Instructions

These instructions will cover the basics of using the Macintosh Lab at Jackson Creek. At this stage, they're somewhat bare-bones, but will provide basic step-by-step procedures as well as an overview of how the lab works.

Logging In

The login process happens in 2 stages. First, you log in to the Mac you're sitting in front of. When that's done, you log in to the building NT server to get to your locker and to set your ability to get to the Internet or not.

Stage 1: Log in to the Mac

1. Look above the monitor for a label bearing the name of the Mac you're sitting in front of. (For example, "Station1", "Station14", etc).



2. Enter that name in the "Username" field of the Login window.



3. Do not enter anything in the "Password" field.



4. Click the "Login" button on the bottom of the window.

Stage 2: Log in to the NT server

1. When the first login process is done, look on the desktop for "Login" and "Logout" icons. If they exist, double-click "Login". If they don't exist, open the "Items for JAC Users" folder, find the icon named "Mac Login Utility", and double-click it.



2. Enter your username and password in their respective fields. This is the same username/password combination you use on the PCs at Jackson Creek.



3. Click the "Login" button at the bottom of the window, or press "Return"



4. When the login utility finishes:
   • A folder will have been created on the desktop named "username's locker", where "username" is the name you used to login. This will allow you to directly open your locker folder on the server, just as the "Z:" drive does on the PC.
   • Netscape will also be enabled or disabled, depending on your existing internet permissions.

Logging out

Just like the process of logging in, logging out happens in 2 stages as well.

Stage 1: Log out of the NT Server

1. When you are done using the Mac, quit all of your open programs using the "Quit" command in the "File" menu.
   Note: Netscape will probably return an error regarding saving its preferences when you quit. This is a normal (though annoying) consequence of securing the workstation against unauthorized Internet usage.



2. Double-click the "Logout" icon, which should now be on the desktop even if it wasn't before.



3. Follow any instructions you see from the Logout Utility.

Stage 2: Log out of the Mac

1. Once the logout utility is done, go to the "Special" menu at the top of the desktop and select "Logout".



2. Click "OK" in the resulting window.

Using programs

All of the programs that are available to you will be represented in the folder called "Items for JAC Users". This folder should be on the right side of the desktop. Open that folder to see the programs, and double-click the program you want to use.

You can run more than one program at once. To see the "Items for JAC Users" window again, select "Finder" from the Application Menu, which is in the far upper-right corner of your screen. It won't be labelled "Applications", but if you click and hold in that corner with the mouse, a menu will pop down.

A few notes:

• The versions of Microsoft Office we have installed on the Macs and PCs within the MCCSC system can exchange files with one another with no difficulty. The only thing to keep in mind is that you should open the program FIRST, and use the "Open" command to open the document. This is true for Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and on both the Macs and the PCs in the building. While the files are compatible, the differing platforms do not include the markers that inform the opposite platform of the file type, and so they aren't necessarily recognized, and won't open the corresponding program if they are simply double-clicked.



• When opening or saving from/to your locker, the easiest way to get to it in the Open or Save dialog boxes is to click the "Desktop" button, and then open the folder named "username's Locker". You do not need to open the icon named "Lockers" on the desktop - that will get you there eventually, but it's the long way around. "username's Locker" is the better way to go.