Genesis MP
Help is at Your Fingertips
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Help is at Your Fingertips
The Macintosh Tutorial
If you are new to the Mac OS (Operating System), or there’s something you’ve forgot-
ten or something you would like to understand a little bit better, the Macintosh Tutorial
has the answers. This tutorial will give you the help you need to understand the basic
skills necessary to operate the Mac OS.
To run the Macintosh Tutorial, go to the top right-hand corner of your screen. Select
Macintosh Tutorial from the question mark
menu on the menu bar.
Follow along with the tutorial.
Note: Macintosh Tutorial must be installed from the Mac OS CD-ROM before you
can use it.
Balloon Help
Another helpful source on your desktop is Balloon Help. Sometimes you’ll see an unfa-
miliar item on the screen and wonder, “What’s that?”
You can easily find out by using Balloon Help.
Like in a comic strip, Balloon Help explains the function of icons, menus, commands
and other items on your screen. The answers pop up and speak to you from inside the
balloons.
Here’s how to activate Balloon Help—
1. Click once and hold down the mouse button as you pull down the Guide menu
(marked with the
icon). Drag or pull down the arrow until it rests on the words
Show Balloons. It will be highlighted. Release your mouse and Show Balloons will
be active.
Chapter 2
