1 © 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Mac Users Simple tricks to save you...

1© 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.

Mac Users

Simple tricks to save you time

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Which app should I use on Mac?

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FamilySearch Certified on Mac

MacFamilyTree

Crossover: Booth 835

Parallels or VMware Fusion

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Jimmy Zimmerman

Family Historian, Programmer, Inventor, Apple Fan, Jedi

FamilySearch Employee• 6 years• Partner Integration- Connect 3rd Party Apps with

FamilySearch Data- Exchange Data- GEDCOM X [email protected]

@jimmyzimmerman

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I’ve been using a Mac since early 2004

OS X 10.3 “Panther”

OS X 10.4 “Tiger”

OS X 10.5 “Leopard”

OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard”

OS X 10.7 “Lion”

OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion”

OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”

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I was “forced” to use a Mac

7http://www.flickr.com/photos/nifmus/2049076861/sizes/o/in/photostream/

8http://www.flickr.com/photos/simssototo/141257547/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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It was gorgeous

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It was powerful

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It was expensive

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It was frustrating!!

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So frustrating!!

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Ctrl+CCtrl+V

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Where is the Start menu?

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Why is MS Office so lame?

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Why does the mouse only have one button??

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Where are all of my favorite apps?

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How do I get to the window right behind this window?

21http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1327383/

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And then I Exposédiscoveredand learned

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and Preview

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and Finder

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and iPhoto

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and Caffeine

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and Skitch

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and Alfred

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And I fell in love

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My Goal Today:Help you fall in love

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Choose Your Own Adventure!!!

1. Moving between apps Slicing, merging, and editing PDFs

2. Reducing clicks Using Alfred

3. Working with files Staying awake

4. Managing window sizes Cleaning up images

End

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Staying Awake!

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Mac App Store: “Caffeine”http://lightheadsw.com/caffeine/

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Caffeine Off

Caffeine On

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Back to Choose Your Own Adventure

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Working With Files

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Has this ever happened to you?

• You have a file open in an app (Word, Preview, etc.)

• You need to upload the file to Gmail or another website.

• You can’t find the file in your folders.

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Where is the file?

Tip: hold down “command” and

click on file.

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The icon is the File

Tip: You can drag the file the same as you can when you are in the Finder.

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Demo

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Managing Window Sizes

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What does this do?

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Mac App Store: Window Tidyor

http://www.lightpillar.com/macos/windowtidy/index.html

Not Free

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Drag your window over a Layout to resize.

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Window Resize Demo

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Reducing Clicks

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Reducing Clicks

• Touchpad gestures• Keyboard Shortcuts• Alfred

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Touchpad Gestures

> System Preferences… > Touchpad

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Keyboard Shortcuts

⌘ command ⌥ option

⌃ control ⇧ shift

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Keyboard Shortcuts

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Learn the Shortcuts!

Hotkey Evehttp://www.hotkey-eve.com

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No Shortcut? Create your own.

> System Preferences… > Keyboard

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Text Shortcuts

• omw on my way• brb be right back• jz Jimmy Zimmerman• FS FamilySearch• jze [email protected]• enf Enfield, Middlesex, England

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Text Shortcuts

> System Preferences… > Keyboard

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Demo

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Moving Between Apps

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Mission Control

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Mission Control

• F3• Hot Corners• Trackpad Gesture:

System Preferences… Trackpad

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Hot Corners

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> System Preferences… > Desktop & Screen Saver

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Hot Corners…

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Demo

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⌘ tab

Move Between Apps

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⌘ `

Move Between App Windows

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Using Alfred

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Alfred

Mac App Store: “Alfred”http://www.alfredapp.com

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Alfred Launcher

⌥ + space (option)

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Just start typing!

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Family History Specific Searches

jimmyzimmerman.comSearch for “Alfred”

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Family History Specific Searches

Get genealogy custom searchesjimmyzimmerman.com/blog

Must use Safari

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Things You Can Do With Alfred

• Google Searches• Wikipedia Search• Calculator• Dictionary Lookup

“define probate”• Find files• Find contacts (Contacts App)

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Demo

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Slicing, Merging, and Editing PDFs

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What is a PDF?

• A standard document file that usually has multiple pages, etc.

• Widely supported (Mac, Windows, mobile devices)

• Apps: Preview, Adobe Reader, etc.• You might see this used for:

• Books• Legal documents• Posters

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Slicing, Merging, and Editing PDFs

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“Slicing” a PDF

Goal: To end up with a new pdf that has a subset of the pages from the original.

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Slicing a PDF: Steps

1. Open the “Thumbnails” tray

2. Select pages you want: hold and click.⌘3. Copy: C (Edit > Copy)⌘4. New From Clipboard:

N ⌘(File > New from Clipboard)

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Step 1: Open the “Thumbnails” tray

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Step 2: Select the pages you want

Hold ⌘and click

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Step 3: Copy selected pages

⌘ Cor

Edit > Copy

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Step 4: New from Clipboard

⌘ N

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Merging PDFs

Goal: To copy a page from one pdf into a new page on an existing pdf.

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Merging PDFs: Steps

1. Open both PDFs

2. Open the “Thumbnails” trays

3. Drag and Drop

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Step 1: Open Both PDFs

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Step 2: Open the “Thumbnails” tray

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Step 3: Drag and Drop

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Editing PDFs

Goal: To highlight, rotate page, and add text.

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Highlight a PDF

Only works on PDFs with real Text.

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Rotate Page

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Add Text

1. Open the “Edit” Tools

2. Click on the Text box

3. Draw the box

4. Type your text

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Step 1: Open the Edit Tools

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Step 2: Click on Text Box

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Step 3: Draw the box

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Step 4: Type your text

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Make Sure to “Save”

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Demo

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Cleaning Up Images

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Step 1: Edit

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Auto Enhance

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Adjust

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Adjust

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Adjust the Levels

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Adjust Levels

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Adjust Temperature

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Adjust Saturation

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Before vs After

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Before vs After

Before Auto Enhance Manual

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Before vs Auto vs Adjust

Before Auto Enhance Manual

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Thank you!

[email protected]

jimmyzimmerman.com

@jimmyzimmerman

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