MINF2201 MAC USER

MAC USER

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DECIDE

USE a MAC or Don't:

Extra Cost with using a Mac
Options other than your Mac

USING A MAC?

BE SURE YOU KNOW:

Alternate Key Strokes
Which Assignments are Affected and which are not

MAC USERS

(Students may use a Mac, but there may be extra cost - Please read below)

MS Office 2013 is REQUIRED for this course

MS Office 2013 can ONLY be properly installed on a Windows based environment.

Only Grader Project Assignments are completed in the Actual MS Office 2013 Software.

All Other Assignments are completed in the Online Lab via the Cloud and can be completed on a Mac with minimal if any issues.

However, Grader Project Assignments account for the majority of Course Points.

Therefore, to Complete the Grader Project Assignments, Students desiring to use a Mac Must:

Purchase Bootcamp or Parallels
Purchase a Windows OS (Windows 7 or higher) (May be free to students - check lab announcements)
Install the above software on their Mac enabling their Mac to run a windows environment.
Install MS Office 2013 (Professional Pro or 365) to the Windows environment on their Mac
Use the Windows environment version of Office 2013 to complete their Grader Project Assignments

***Please Note:

A Students Grade WILL BE NEGATIVELY effected on ANY Grader Project Assignment, if the student submits a Grader Project completed on a Mac computer in the Mac environment (without using a copy MS Office 2013 installed on the Windows environment using Bootcamp or Parallels)!

OTHER OPTIONS

Students with a Mac May choose to:

Use the Campus Computer Labs to complete all Grader Project Assignments and Use their Mac Computer for all other assignments and resources
Install MS Office 2013 (Professional Pro or 365) on a spare Windows based computer to which they will have regular access
Utilize a public of family computer that already has MS Office 2013 (Professional Pro or 365) installed to complete Grader Projects

***PLEASE NOTE:

If students share a computer with another student and accidentally upload the other student's file. A zero for the assignment will be assigned to BOTH students. This is why assignments are to be kept on personal thumb drives.

KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS

Trouble getting a specific function to operate properly? Can't find the END key?
Look up Mac Equivalent key strokes or tools on the internet for these type of instances.

PC	MAC
END	Fn + Ctrl + Right Arrow
CONTROL	Command
F keys	Hold Down Fn Key or Google how to switch keys to function as standard function keys

Click the Pearson's Official MAC Announcment Link above to view Key Maps and Known Limitations for the MAC by Assignment

MAC EQUIVALENT HELPFUL LINKS

BLOG Link: Change keyboard shortcuts

Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

Apple Support: http://www.apple.com/support/

Changing behaviour of Function Keys: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3399?viewlocale=en_US

More useful info on keyboard shortcuts here: http://www.myfirstmac.com/index.php/mac/articles/mastering-keyboard-shortcuts

***Found other useful sites? Email them to Professor Schmidt for inclusion here!

MAC USER FLYER

MINF2201: MAC USERS

Students May use a MAC, however there may be extra cost/difficulties.

Specifically, the following two areas:

1. Some Key Functions

2. Completion of Grader Project Assignments

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS BY SEMESTER CALENDAR

KEY BOARD FUNCTIONS:

· Known key stroke substitutes can be found on Professor Schmidt’s Mac User webpage

· Key Maps and Detailed Information can be found on the Pearson’s Official Announcement Download on Professor Schmidt’s Mac webpage

COMPLETION OF GRADER PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS:

· MS OFFICE 2013 (Professional Pro or 365) is REQUIRED for this course.

o Mac Computers cannot install this version. If attempted it will install as Office 2011.

o A Project Assignment completed on a Mac environment will result in a low grade as all colors, themes, and tools are not available. (Grader projects comprise a large portion of course points.)

· Mac Computers CAN be utilized to complete Grader Project Assignments with added expense as described below:

o Purchase and Installation of Windows 7 or 8 software AND Bootcamp or Parallels will allow a Mac to run a windows environment.

o MS OFFICE 2013 can then be installed on the Windows environment on the Mac and used to complete Grader Projects.

· All campus computers are equipped with the required software. Students that do not own a Windows computer and do not wish to purchase the additional software above ARE able to complete the Grader Project assignments at any campus computer lab.

COMPLETION OF ALL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

· Mac Computers can be utilized to complete all other assignments (Trainers, Quizzes, etc.) as well as any Course Resources with minimal if any issues.