Setup guide

Using Mac OS X

You want to update Mac OS X.

Periodically, Apple releases updates to Mac OS X and other software. Software Update

is set up to check for updates automatically once a week. To check immediately for

updates, open the Software Update pane of System Preferences and click Update Now.

Any updates that are available appear in the Software Update list. Select the updates

you want to install and click Install.

The Finder doesn’t seem to be working.

If the Finder doesn’t seem to be working, choose Apple > Force Quit and select the

Finder, then click Relaunch. Your applications remain open so you do not lose any

changes to your documents.

You can’t quit an application.

If you can’t quit an application, choose Apple > Force Quit, select the application in the

list, and click Force Quit. (You do not need to restart your computer.)

Important:

When you force an application to quit, any unsaved changes to documents

open in that application are lost.

If you force quit a Mac OS 9 application, the Classic environment may also stop and

other Mac OS 9 applications may quit.

You need to continue using a Mac OS 9 application.

For best results, you should upgrade your applications to the Mac OS X version. If you

cannot find a Mac OS X version of an application, Mac OS X includes the Classic

environment so you can continue to use the Mac OS 9 version.

You must have Mac OS 9.1 or later installed to use Classic applications. It’s

recommended that you use the latest version of Mac OS 9.