Apple MC936LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


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20 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Step 7: Customize your desktop and set your preferences.
YoucanquicklycustomizethedesktopusingSystemPreferences.ChooseApple()>
SystemPreferencesfromthemenubar,orclicktheSystemPreferencesiconinthe
Dock.Formoreinformation,openHelpCenterandsearchfor“SystemPreferences”or
forthespecicpreferenceyouwanttochange.
Important:  YoucansetanoptioninUsers&Groupspreferencestohelpyoureset
yourloginpasswordifyouforgetit.Youshouldsetyourpasswordpreferencessoon
aftersetup.
Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing
FordirectaccesstoCDsandDVDs,youcanattachanexternalopticaldrivetoaUSB
portonyourMacmini.
YoucanalsopartneryourMacminiwithanotherMacorWindowscomputerthathas
anopticaldiscdriveandisonthesamewiredorwirelessnetwork.
ThecomputerwiththeopticaldrivecanbeaMacwithMacOSXv10.4.10orlater,ora
Windows7,WindowsXP,orWindowsVistacomputer.IftheMachasMacOSXv10.5.3or
later,DVDorCDSharingisalreadyinstalled.Youcanpartnerwithmorethanoneother
computer,butyoucanuseonlyonepartnercomputeratatime.
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