hey im new!

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

hi i have just took the plunge to get away from windows and move to apple!!!

i have been thinking about getting a mac for years but a few old mates told me not to and was trying to turn me against it but now I have got one!

its a year old macbook pro silver 15" inch and its ace!!! only had it for about 3 hours and i think I wont turn back!! when i get sum money togeather in the next few months i will be getting myself a mac desktop!!!

just a new questions where the hello do i ge my right clcik from and how do i screenshot?

also if there is anything eles u guys can tell me that would be great !

rich

///MPower · Jan 16, 2009

promac-rich said:
hi i have just took the plunge to get away from windows and move to apple!!!

i have been thinking about getting a mac for years but a few old mates told me not to and was trying to turn me against it but now I have got one!

its a year old macbook pro silver 15" inch and its ace!!! only had it for about 3 hours and i think I wont turn back!! when i get sum money togeather in the next few months i will be getting myself a mac desktop!!!

just a new questions where the hello do i ge my right clcik from and how do i screenshot?

also if there is anything eles u guys can tell me that would be great !

rich

Go to system preferences then track pad then enable the options.
SCreen shot is shift command 3 (command would be the weird symbol next to the space bar)

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

///MPower said:
Go to system preferences then track pad then enable the options.
SCreen shot is shift command 3 (command would be the weird symbol next to the space bar)

thanks for that!! thats is a big help!!

also i have an image from my windows desktop and i have but it into the pictures folder but i jsut dont know how i can set it as my desktop background!

shfle · Jan 16, 2009

Right click on the desktop, chosse ' Change desktop background', Ensure that desktop tab is selected and then navigate to your picture from folders listed on left.

What I normally do with pictures that are purely for desktop backgrounds is save them in the default folder rather than the Pictures folder - Macintosh HD/Library/Desktop pictures

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

shfle said:
Right click on the desktop, chosse ' Change desktop background', Ensure that desktop tab is selected and then navigate to your picture from folders listed on left.

What I normally do with pictures that are purely for desktop backgrounds is save them in the default folder rather than the Pictures folder - Macintosh HD/Library/Desktop pictures

just to sound like an idiot i cant right click!!!
i have been into the system prefrences and i wont let me do it that way either!

shfle · Jan 16, 2009

press ctrl+click then but you really should be able to enable secondary clicking under system preferences. Do you not get an option for it under keyboard and mouse?

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

shfle said:
press ctrl+click then but you really should be able to enable secondary clicking under system preferences. Do you not get an option for it under keyboard and mouse?

i will have a look m8 and i will tell u !

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

it lets me do this but i jsut cant get ma pic to be the background

shfle · Jan 16, 2009

Sorry, it is trackpad for Macbooks not keyboard and mouse, did you set it as per screenshots supplied by MPower in above post?

shfle · Jan 16, 2009

Have you tried saving picture in place where i suggested earlier?

I.E. in desktop pictures

promac-rich · Jan 16, 2009

done it now thanks for the help!!! thats brill!

jsut need to sort out the right clcik now

shfle · Jan 16, 2009

I t should just be System Preferences/Trackpad and just make sure the box is ticked on ' 2 finger right click' or whatever it says, lol

Then whenever you click the trackpad with 2 fingers, rather than 1, it should register as a right click

promac-rich · Jan 17, 2009

shfle said:
I t should just be System Preferences/Trackpad and just make sure the box is ticked on ' 2 finger right click' or whatever it says, lol

Then whenever you click the trackpad with 2 fingers, rather than 1, it should register as a right click

got it now thanks for the help!!!

mactoids · Jan 17, 2009

Welcome to Macintosh, promac-rich. Enjoy! Good choice of username

promac-rich · Jan 17, 2009

mactoids said:
Welcome to Macintosh, promac-rich. Enjoy! Good choice of username

hey thanks!!
yh i didnt know what to pick so that is why i went for it!!

brian0 · Jan 17, 2009

welcome...

pantstofry · Jan 21, 2009

Hey, welcome to the Forums, and I hope you enjoy your new Mac!

By the way, has anyone else noticed that people say "taking the plunge" whenever they switch from a PC to a Mac? I know what they mean, but literally I think its the opposite, because you're climbing up to a better, more enjoyable experience.

Just something I noticed, haha.

blackmac11 · Jan 21, 2009

A screenshot of the whole screen is command + 3, but picking just one part of the screen is command + 4. Its very useful XD