Having now spent my very first evening with my very first Mac (my brand new black Macbook SR w/4GB & 250GB HD), here are some questions (probably quite simple ones) that my initial trial and error session did not solve
1. I see the Macbooks delete key seems to act as the backspace key on a PC (e.g. it deletes the character immediately to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor one space to the left) but where is the Macbooks equivalent to the PCs delete key (e.g. a key that deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor pulls the text on the right of the cursor one space to the left ) Hopefully theres a simple, direct way to do this on the Macbook and equally hopefully its through a dedicated key and not a key toggle shared with the delete key or some other key
2. Does the Macbook have an insert key to toggle between inserting text and over-writing text to the left?
3. How do I do tabbed browsing in Safari ? I see there are various ways of opening a new tab when clicking on a link, but havent found a way to open a new tab absent clicking on a link (e.g. to open the new tab and then go to a bookmark or to open a new tab and enter a new url manually, without first having to close the existing iteration of Safari )
4. Clicking on the maximize button doesnt seem to actually maximize to full screen (and, as Im used to a large 17 screen on my old HP laptop, Id at least like to maximize use of the 13.3 available on my Macbook as much as possible by viewing my applications in a full screen ) Do I have to manually drag the window fully open using the cursor and the drag-able window size control in the lower right corner of the window each time I open the window - or is there a way to set the maximize button to default to a true maximize to full-screen size whenever it is clicked?)
Im sure there are simple answers to these questions I just wasnt able to find them during yesterday evenings introductory trial and error session
Obviously this will all take some getting used to
One thing I did especially like was two-finger scrolling!!
I also liked the Macbooks keyboard itself frankly, it reminded me of my very first computer keyboard from 1984 the PCjr Chicklet keyboard, which though much maligned in its day, I found easier to type on error-free than any keyboard Ive used since then So, to me, comparing the Macbook keyboard to that one is actually a huge compliment!
Trial and error session number two begins tonight after work cant wait!!
Thanks,
r-gordon-7
1. I see the Macbooks delete key seems to act as the backspace key on a PC (e.g. it deletes the character immediately to the left of the cursor and moves the cursor one space to the left) but where is the Macbooks equivalent to the PCs delete key (e.g. a key that deletes the character immediately to the right of the cursor pulls the text on the right of the cursor one space to the left ) Hopefully theres a simple, direct way to do this on the Macbook and equally hopefully its through a dedicated key and not a key toggle shared with the delete key or some other key
2. Does the Macbook have an insert key to toggle between inserting text and over-writing text to the left?
3. How do I do tabbed browsing in Safari ? I see there are various ways of opening a new tab when clicking on a link, but havent found a way to open a new tab absent clicking on a link (e.g. to open the new tab and then go to a bookmark or to open a new tab and enter a new url manually, without first having to close the existing iteration of Safari )
4. Clicking on the maximize button doesnt seem to actually maximize to full screen (and, as Im used to a large 17 screen on my old HP laptop, Id at least like to maximize use of the 13.3 available on my Macbook as much as possible by viewing my applications in a full screen ) Do I have to manually drag the window fully open using the cursor and the drag-able window size control in the lower right corner of the window each time I open the window - or is there a way to set the maximize button to default to a true maximize to full-screen size whenever it is clicked?)
Im sure there are simple answers to these questions I just wasnt able to find them during yesterday evenings introductory trial and error session
Obviously this will all take some getting used to
One thing I did especially like was two-finger scrolling!!
I also liked the Macbooks keyboard itself frankly, it reminded me of my very first computer keyboard from 1984 the PCjr Chicklet keyboard, which though much maligned in its day, I found easier to type on error-free than any keyboard Ive used since then So, to me, comparing the Macbook keyboard to that one is actually a huge compliment!
Trial and error session number two begins tonight after work cant wait!!
Thanks,
r-gordon-7
