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Step 1
Turn on the computer with the button that looks like a circle with a line through the top of it.
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Step 2
Place the icons of your programs in the tool bar, located on the side or bottom of the screen. You can easily access the programs from here.
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Step 3
Use the "Apple" button in place of the control button in most keyboard commands. It's the button located near the space bar and option button.
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Step 4
Know what the three colored buttons in the top left of a window mean. The red closes the window, green expands and contracts it and yellow moves it to the tool bar.
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Step 5
Dispose of unwanted files in the trash can icon in the bottom corner. Remove the files permanently with the "Empty Trash" command in the Finder menu.
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Step 6
Conserve electricity or the battery when not in use with the "Sleep" command in the Finder menu.
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Step 7
Turn off the computer with the "Shut Down" command in the Finder menu.
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Step 1
Make sure all peripherals and disks you get are Mac-compliant. Remember that most Macs don't come with floppy drives included.
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Step 2
Know what type of security systems you need, if any. Many viruses do not affect Macs at all.
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Step 3
Choose an Internet browser other than Internet Explorer if you can. Microsoft no longer updates this program for Macs.
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Step 4
Install software that can convert PC files to Mac format and vice versa. This can usually be found in the Mac department of a computer store.
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Step 5
Know what Apple software is not available on PCs, and know the Windows equivalent. Some programs, such as I-tunes, are on PCs, but there are not many.
