The Mac Desktop

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The Mac Desktop

Here's what the Macintosh desktop looks like with some explanations.

Note that your mileage may vary. Different people can set up desktops to look different: other or additional icons on the desktop, different colors, patterns or even pictures as a background. We mean these screen shots to give you the lay of the land.

The Macintosh Desktop.
 
 

Activity 1-Identify Me!

On your Macintosh desktop, identify all the parts of the desktop you see comparing them to the illustration above.

I you have any icons on your desktop that do not look like these, can you tell by the shape of the icon what they might be? Click here for a brief guide icons in the Macintosh.


 
 

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