MacIntosh advice needed.

[Guv]

On Friday afternoon (EST), 15 September 2000, I am going to try to teach a Senior citizen how to use a Macintosh (OS/8, I think). It's probably a fairly new system.

This will be an example of the almost blind attempting to lead the blind. I have never used a Mac, and am hoping to wing it.

On Thursday, I am going to a library or Barnes & Noble bookstore to do some reading.

Can anybody give me some simple & useful advice? Stuff like the following (Whatever you think I should know).

Context menu (right-click for Win 9x) is ??? for Mac.
You cut & paste on Mac by ???
Single Click on Mac is ?? --- double click is ???
Do all Mac programs get started from Icon on Desk Top?
Is there some thing like Win98 Start, Programs . . . .?
Is there something like Start, Settings, . . .?
Are internet operations pretty much the same as for PC?

I think right click is Ctrl + Click,
or Click and hold...

there is a desktop, which is called the finder, kind of like the program manager in win 3.1, but there are also Icons around it...
if you have used a novel networked computer you know what I am talking about.

there is a window that holds the main programs, which is like the start button -> programs.

that is called the launcher.....


and the apple menu is like the start menu, you click the apple in the top left hand corner of the screen...
BTW Mac's always have a menu at the top...


cut and paste....

apple key (its a little wierd looking button near space and control) + c is copy,
apple key + x is cut,
apple key + v is paste


all mac programs get started from at ease(its sort of a user management software), the finder(desktop), or the launcher(the bar that holds most of the main programs)

a single click is a single click, and a double click is a double click.

internet is a lot harder on mac's


and most of the setting's can be found on the apple menu....


I hope this helped.... I remember that from the days I had an OS/6 (Mac Performa) :(


[Edited by denniswrenn on 09-13-2000 at 05:26 PM]

[Gen-X]

You will find it much easier learning a Mac than what a PC was like for the first time.

Most things are self-explanitory and Windows has actually copied some of their features so it will have some things in common.

If this senior citizen doesn't know much I would probably keep very clear of all the fancy Alt-Ctrl-Shift-StandOnRightFoot stuff as it will only confuse them further.

I would think more about organising where everything goes so that the user can find it quickly and use the standard "click to run" to operate it. Mac's keep themselves in pretty good order.

Best suggestion :

By a "Mac for Dummies" book and give it to the person.