Macintosh System7.5 Upgrade Manual Includes instructions to install system software version 7.5.
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Contents 1 Installing System Software 1 Step 1: Decide what to install 1 Macintosh System 7.
2 Installing QuickDraw GX 17 Step 1: Install QuickDraw GX software New icon on your screen 17 20 Step 2: Create a desktop icon for the PDD Maker Installing QuickDraw GX utilities 22 Using Type 1 fonts with QuickDraw GX Enabling Type 1 PostScript fonts 3 Installing PowerTalk 20 24 25 27 Step 1: Install PowerTalk software New icons on your screen Step 2: Set up your system 27 29 30 Setting up without a PowerShare server account Setting up with a PowerShare server account Step 3: Name your comp
6 What’s New 57 Audio CD player 58 Automating system tasks The Script Editor 58 58 The scriptable Finder and automated tasks Consistent color Control Strip 59 60 Date and time display Desktop patterns 61 Easy file opening 62 Extensions Manager Find File 61 62 63 Macintosh drag and drop 64 Mobile computing enhancements 65 PowerBook battery management File synchronization 65 66 Other PowerBook features Note Pad 59 66 67 Open Transport 67 Which computers support Open Transport? Wh
PowerTalk collaboration services Universal desktop mailbox Catalogs 72 73 73 Key Chain security AppleMail 74 74 Digital signature QuickDraw GX 74 75 Easier printing 75 Improved printing dialog boxes Printer sharing 77 Portable documents Typography 76 77 78 QuickDraw GX support for international text formats QuickTime 79 Scrapbook 79 Shut Down 80 SimpleText word processor Simplifying basic tasks 80 81 One-step program launching Documents folder Finder hiding 82 83 Folder protectio
Troubleshooting 89 Problems during installation Problems using System 7.
1 Installing System Software Step 1: Decide what to install The System 7.5 upgrade package consists of four major components: m software to upgrade your computer to System 7.5 m QuickDraw GX for more powerful printing, typography, and color publishing capabilities m PowerTalk electronic mail and collaboration software m OpenDoc software supports a new type of software plug-in called a “part.” Most of the parts will be available from third-party software manufacturers who support OpenDoc technology.
Macintosh System 7.5 Before you can install QuickDraw GX, PowerTalk or OpenDoc, you need to upgrade your Macintosh system software to System 7.5. Make sure you do the basic system software installation before you install any of the other software in this kit. System 7.5 includes new features that enhance productivity and make it easier to work with other users.
QuickDraw GX publishing software QuickDraw GX software provides simpler, more powerful printing and font handling and improves your computer’s color publishing capabilities. You can also create documents that other QuickDraw GX users can view and print, even when they don’t have the application program or fonts used to create the document. The Printing menu provides easy access to additional print capabilities.
PowerTalk electronic mail and collaboration software PowerTalk electronic mail and collaboration software allows you to exchange electronic mail with other PowerTalk users either through basic AppleTalk or through a PowerShare server. You can route mail from various electronic mail services to a single, personalized mailbox. Using mail gateways, PowerTalk accepts communications from additional online services. You can use AppleMail to send and reply to mail.
OpenDoc OpenDoc is a new plug-in software architecture for the Mac OS. With OpenDoc, you can extend the usefulness of your applications by adding new functionality in the form of self-contained software components, or “parts.” When you drag a part into an OpenDoc-aware application (also called a “container application”), you add that part’s functionality to the application. You can also create documents entirely out of OpenDoc parts, simply by combining the parts you need.
Step 2: Check your computer’s built-in memory and processor requirements System 7.5 requires that your computer have at least 4 MB of RAM on a 68K computer or 8 MB of RAM on a PowerPC computer. If your computer has more memory, you can install QuickDraw GX, PowerTalk, and OpenDoc. To find out how much memory your computer has, follow the instructions below. 1 Open the Apple (K) menu and choose About This Macintosh. 2 Look at the number next to “Total Memory.
Step 3: Prepare your computer for new system software To ensure a smooth upgrade to the new system software, it’s important that you check your hard disk for problems and update the driver. The steps to update the driver vary slightly depending on the type of computer you are installing the software on. IMPORTANT If you’re installing software over a network, make a Disk Tools disk from the appropriate disk image on your file server. If you need more information, ask your network administrator.
5 When you are finished, choose Quit from the File menu. If Disk First Aid finds a problem on your hard disk, choose to repair the problem. If Disk First Aid cannot fix the problem, see Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”) later in this manual. Update the driver from the Disk Tools 1 disk If you are using the Disk Tools 1 disk, follow these steps: 1 Double-click the Apple HD SC Setup icon. 2 Click Drive until the disk you want to update appears. When the correct disk name appears below, click Update.
Update the driver from the Disk Tools 2 disk Note: If you have a PowerBook 150, you do not need to update the driver. Skip this section and go on to “Step 4: Check the Before You Install disk.” If you are using the Disk Tools 2 disk, follow these steps: 1 Double-click the Drive Setup icon to open it. 2 In the list of drives, click the disk you want to update. Do not click Initialize. 3 Pull down the Functions menu and choose Update Driver.
Step 4: Check the Before You Install disk It is important that you check the Before You Install disk (or folder, if you are installing from a CD) for any late-breaking information about the software you want to install. Follow these steps: 1 Insert the Before You Install disk into a floppy disk drive. If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD-ROM disc into the drive. 2 Double-click the Before You Install icon to open it. If you are installing from a CD, open the Before You Install folder.
Installing from floppy disks 1 Insert the Install Disk 1 disk into a floppy disk drive. 2 Turn on your computer. 3 Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon. All system software files are compressed. The Installer program will expand them during installation. Do not drag them to your hard disk. 4 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. The Easy Install dialog box appears.
5 Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install system software. If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the correct disk name appears. 6 Click Install. The Installer updates the software in the System Folder on your hard disk. If you have any problems while installing: See Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”) later in this manual. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen.
2 Turn on your computer. If you are using an Apple CD-ROM drive, hold down the C key on your keyboard until you see the Welcome to Macintosh message. Note: This startup procedure will not work on all computers and CD-ROM drives. See the SimpleText documents in the Before You Install folder on the CD for late-breaking information. 3 Open the System Software Installers folder on the CD. 4 Open the Install System Software installer alias by double-clicking its icon.
To install customized system software, follow these steps: 1 Turn off your computer. If you are installing from an external CD-ROM drive, turn off the drive. 2 Insert the Install Disk 1 disk into a floppy disk drive. If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD into the drive. 3 Turn on your computer. If you are installing from an external CD-ROM drive, turn on the drive. 4 Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon.
The Custom Install dialog box appears, listing all available system software components. 7 Scroll through the list of components, clicking the checkbox next to each component you want to install. You can see and select individual items within each component by clicking the arrow to the left of the component, then clicking the item you want to install. To get additional information about each component listed, click the box with the letter i in it to the right of the component.
Getting additional help Once your new system is installed and you have restarted your computer, you will see a new icon on your screen. The Guide icon is located in the upper-right corner (on the menu bar) and looks like a question mark in a light bulb. The Guide menu contains items that provide on-screen help for using your computer. For example, you can use Macintosh Guide (instead of a printed manual) to get step-by-step instructions for doing tasks on your computer.
2 Installing QuickDraw GX If you have already installed System 7.5 and your computer has enough memory, you can install QuickDraw GX. For memory and processor guidelines, see Chapter 1 (“Installing System Software”) of this book. For more information on QuickDraw GX features, see Chapter 6 (“What’s New”) later in this book. Step 1: Install QuickDraw GX software IMPORTANT If At Ease software is installed on your computer, you must turn it off before you install QuickDraw GX.
1 Quit any open application programs or desk accessories. 2 Insert the Install QuickDraw GX disk into a floppy disk drive, and open the disk by double-clicking its icon. All system software files are compressed. The Installer program will expand them during installation. Do not drag them to your hard disk. If you are installing from a CD, open the System Software Installers folder. If you’re installing software over a network: Find the Installer on your file server.
Using the Custom Install option: These instructions cover the Easy Install process, which is suitable for most users. Easy Install installs the files that your particular model of computer needs. If you want to add specific components after installation, see “Using the Custom Install Option” in Chapter 1. 5 Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install QuickDraw GX.
New icon on your screen Once you have installed QuickDraw GX and restarted your computer, you will notice that a printer icon has appeared on your screen. QuickDraw GX automatically creates a desktop printer icon for your default printer. Step 2: Create a desktop icon for the PDD Maker You use the PDD Maker to create Portable Digital Documents (PDDs). A PDD is a read-only document that other QuickDraw GX users can view and print.
2 Click PDD Maker GX. You may need to scroll to find the PDD Maker GX icon. The PDD Maker allows you to create Portable Digital Documents. When you click the Create button, the PDD Maker appears on your desktop. 3 Click Create. The icon for the PDD Maker appears on your desktop. 4 Close the Chooser.
Installing QuickDraw GX Utilities Once you’ve installed QuickDraw GX using Easy Install, you can add additional capabilities by installing the QuickDraw GX utilities. The QuickDraw GX utilities provide additional capabilities for working with printers and fonts. These utilities are: m LaserWriter Utility is an updated version of a utility that comes with Apple LaserWriters. m Paper Type Editor allows you to create and edit the paper type for Apple printers.
3 Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon. If you are installing from a CD, open the Install QuickDraw GX installer alias. 4 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. 5 Open the pop-up menu and choose Custom Install. The Custom Install dialog box appears, listing all available QuickDraw GX software components. 6 Click the checkbox next to QuickDraw GX Utilities.
7 Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install software. If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the correct disk name appears. 8 Click Install. 9 Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. 10 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, click Quit. If a message reports that installation was not successful, try installing again. (Follow the instructions on the screen.
Enabling Type 1 PostScript Fonts To enable Type 1 PostScript fonts for use with QuickDraw GX, follow the steps below. 1 Open the Type 1 Enabler utility by double-clicking its icon. A window appears in which you locate the fonts you want to modify. 2 Choose a font or folder containing fonts to enable, then click Select. A window appears reporting the results of the process. 3 When you are finished, choose Quit from the File menu. You can now use your Type 1 fonts with QuickDraw GX.
3 Installing PowerTalk If you have already installed System 7.5 and your computer has enough memory, you can install PowerTalk. For memory and processor guidelines, see Chapter 1 (“Installing System Software”) of this book. For more information on PowerTalk features, see Chapter 6 (“What’s New”) later in this book. Step 1: Install PowerTalk software IMPORTANT If At Ease software is installed on your computer, you must turn it off before you install PowerTalk.
If you’re installing software from a CD: Open the System Software Installers folder on the CD. If you’re installing software over a network: Find the Installer on your file server. If you’re not sure where it is, ask your network administrator. 3 Open the Installer by double-clicking its icon. If you are installing from a CD, double-click the Install PowerTalk installer alias. 4 When you see the PowerTalk Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. The Install PowerTalk dialog box appears.
6 Click Install. The Installer places PowerTalk software on your hard disk. PowerTalk software includes system software (installed in your System Folder) and application programs. If you have any problems while installing: See Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”) later in this book. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen. On-screen messages tell you if you need to insert other disks. It takes a few minutes to complete the installation. 8 When the installation is complete, restart your computer.
Step 2: Set up your system PowerTalk system software provides different levels of access security. The most basic safeguard is the key chain access code. Your access code provides access to all your network servers and services with a single password. Until you set up and use your access code, your catalog and mail services are locked (inaccessible). IMPORTANT How you set up your system depends on whether you have access to a server (called the PowerShare server) that manages network communications.
The welcome screen appears. 2 Read the screen and click Proceed. A dialog box appears, asking if you have a PowerShare account. 3 Click No. A dialog box appears, asking you to set your key chain access code.
4 Type your name and the access code you want to use. IMPORTANT Once your access code is set, you enter it each time your computer starts up. You can leave the access code blank, if you do not want to use a password. Here are some tips for choosing an access code: m It should not be your name. m It must be at least six characters long. (The longer it is, the harder it will be to guess.) m Mix upper- and lowercase letters and use numbers, as in “4Me!Only.
6 When you see the next confirmation box, click OK. As soon as the confirmation box closes, open your Date and Time control panel and make sure that the date, time, and time zone are all set correctly. You now have access to PowerTalk services. The name of your Mailbox changes to show that you are its owner. To access other mail systems that support PowerTalk, you can install gateways. Contact the software manufacturer for more information.
The welcome screen appears. 2 Read the screen and click Proceed. A dialog box appears, asking if you have a PowerShare account. 3 Click Yes. The computer searches for the PowerShare services available to you.
4 When the navigation dialog box appears, select the PowerShare service you want to access and click OK. You can also double-click the PowerShare service’s name. A dialog box appears, asking for account information. 5 Type your name and the password of your PowerShare account as set up by your system administrator. As a convenience to you, PowerTalk software initially sets your key chain access code to be the same as your PowerShare password. (You use your access code to open all services.
6 When you see the confirmation box, click OK. After a moment another confirmation box appears with additional information. Click OK. You now have access to PowerTalk services. The name of your Mailbox changes to show that you are its owner. Step 3: Name your computer on the network If you are on an AppleTalk network, the name of your computer appears in the AppleTalk catalog, and people can send you mail at that “address” without the need for a PowerShare server.
To check the name of your computer, follow these steps: 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu. 2 Open Sharing Setup. 3 Add any missing information, or change the current information by selecting and retyping. Make sure that the name in the Macintosh Name text field is accurate; this information defines your network identity. IMPORTANT If you have more than one computer on the same network, be certain that the computer names are different.
Turning off PowerTalk To turn off collaboration services for an extended period, click the Off button in the PowerTalk Setup control panel and restart your computer. When you choose this option, collaboration services won’t be available at all when you restart the computer. (Your Mailbox and Catalogs will not appear on the desktop.) You’ll use this option when you know that you won’t be needing PowerTalk services and accounts on a particular personal computer for a while.
4 Installing OpenDoc If you have already installed System 7.5 and your computer has enough memory, you can install OpenDoc. For memory and processor guidelines, see Chapter 1 (“Installing System Software”) of this book. IMPORTANT Your upgrade kit comes with the basic OpenDoc software. To use OpenDoc, you need applications or parts that use the OpenDoc technology. Call your software manufacturer directly to see if they support OpenDoc.
Using the Easy Install option OpenDoc’s Easy Install option automatically installs the correct software for your computer. Follow these steps: 1 Quit any open application programs or desk accessories. 2 Insert the OpenDoc Install 1 disk into a floppy disk drive, and open the disk by doubleclicking its icon. All system software files are compressed. The Installer program will expand them during installation. Do not drag them to your hard disk.
4 When you see the OpenDoc Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. The Easy Install dialog box appears. (The dialog box that appears on your screen may look slightly different.) 5 Make sure that the destination disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install OpenDoc. If the wrong disk name appears, click the Switch Disk button until the correct disk name appears. 6 Click Install. The Installer begins to install OpenDoc on your computer.
7 Follow the instructions on the screen. On-screen messages tell you if you need to insert other disks. It takes a few minutes to complete the installation. 8 When the installation is complete, restart your computer. If for some reason the installation was not successful, try again. If you can’t restart the computer: See Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”) later in this book.
4 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. 5 Open the pop-up menu and choose Custom Install. The Custom Install dialog box appears, listing all available OpenDoc software components. 6 Click the checkbox next to each software component you want to install. To get additional information about each component listed, click the box with the letter i in it to the right of the component.
5 Getting Help The Guide menu is your main source of information when you’re working with your computer. The menu is identified by a question mark (h) in the upper-right corner of the screen. Macintosh Guide provides step-by-step guidance for new or complex tasks. When you request help from Macintosh Guide, it displays instructions on your screen and walks you through a task one step at a time. To use Macintosh Guide to get help, see instructions on the following pages.
Getting answers to your questions When you have a question while working with your computer, you can get the answer by choosing Macintosh Guide from the Guide menu. 1 Pull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A checkmark in the menu indicates that the Finder is the active program. 2 Pull down the Guide menu (marked with the h icon) and choose Macintosh Guide. The Macintosh Guide window appears.
3 Notice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Macintosh Guide gives you three ways to find information: m Topics lets you choose from a list of general subjects; it is like the table of contents in a book. m Index lets you choose from an alphabetical list of more specific subjects; it is like the index in a book. m Look For lets you search for information related to a specific word or phrase that you type. In the following sections you will practice using each method.
2 Click “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When you click any topic area, a list of related questions appears on the right side of the Macintosh Guide window. To get instructions, click a question… …and then click OK. 3 Click the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instructions for you to follow. If you want to return to the main Macintosh Guide window, click here.
Getting answers with the Index button 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetical list of subjects appears on the left side of the window. Slider Scroll bar 2 Scroll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. You can scroll through the list either by dragging the slider to the letter B or by using the scroll bar at the right of the list. 3 Click the phrase “background pattern” in the alphabetical list.
4 Click the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instructions for you to follow. If you want to return to the main Macintosh Guide window, click here. 5 Click here to see the next step (if there is one). Read and follow the instructions in the window. Macintosh Guide provides step-by-step instructions to answer the question you selected.
Getting answers with the Look For button 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small box appears on the left side of the window, where you can type text. To activate the text box, click here. Type a word or phrase in the text box… …and then click here. 2 Click the arrow button to activate the text box. 3 Type “sound” in the text box and then click Search.
4 Click the question “How do I change the beep sound?” and then click OK. Or doubleclick the question. A small window appears with instructions for you to follow. If you want to close Macintosh Guide, click here. Click here to see the next step (if there is one). 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Macintosh Guide provides step-by-step instructions to answer the question you selected.
Tips for using Macintosh Guide Here are a few tips for using Macintosh Guide effectively: m Macintosh Guide is available only when you are in the Finder—the desktop area where you can see the icons of disks, folders, and files. (Other programs may have their own on-screen “guides” available in the Guide menu, however.) If you don’t see Macintosh Guide in the Guide menu, pull down the Application menu (to the right of the Guide menu) and choose Finder.
Identifying objects on the screen Sometimes you’ll see an unfamiliar item on the screen and ask yourself, “What’s that?” You can get an answer by using a Macintosh feature known as Balloon Help. Balloon Help explains the functions of icons, menus, commands, and other items on the Macintosh screen in balloons like those you see in comic strips. Follow these steps to use Balloon Help: 1 Pull down the Guide menu (marked with the h icon) and choose Show Balloons.
Learning useful shortcuts You can perform many tasks in the Finder more quickly if you use keyboard or mouse shortcuts. For example, instead of clicking an icon and choosing Open from the File menu, you can simply double-click the icon to open it. Follow these steps to learn keyboard and mouse shortcuts: 1 Pull down the Guide menu (marked with the h icon) and choose Shortcuts. The main Macintosh Shortcuts window appears. 2 Click one of the category buttons.
3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Click the right arrow in the lower-right corner of the window to display the next window (if there is one). 4 When you finish, click the Topics button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh Shortcuts window. Or click the close box in the upper-left corner to close the window.
6 What’s New In addition to Macintosh Guide (described in Chapter 5), System 7.5 includes more than fifty new features that offer: m enhanced productivity m better compatibility with MS-DOS, Windows and OS/2 files m better printing and graphics with QuickDraw GX m networking and communication with Open Transport and PowerTalk m easier ways to customize your desktop m enhancements that make mobile computing easier m improved multimedia tools The following pages describe the new features.
Audio CD player Your system software provides built-in support for playing and programming audio compact discs. To use the player, your computer must have a CD-ROM drive attached. To play an audio compact disc, insert a disc into the CD-ROM drive. Then open the Apple (K) menu and select AppleCD Audio Player. The player controls appear. Automating system tasks The ability to automate routine or complex tasks is built into your computer.
The scriptable Finder and automated tasks You can use AppleScript to automate system tasks in the Finder. Your system includes sample scripts that automate Finder tasks, such as raising and lowering the speaker volume. You can find the sample scripts in the Apple Extras folder on your hard disk. To try out one of the scripts, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Automated Tasks.
Control Strip When you first turn on your computer after your install System 7.5, a line of small pictures may appear in the lower left of the screen. This is called the Control Strip. If the Control Strip is not on your desktop, you can install it using the Custom Install option. See “Using the Custom Install Option” in Chapter 1 (“Installing System Software”). Note that the Control Strip may not be available on all computers.
Date and time display The time and date can be displayed on your menu bar. You use the Date and Time control panel to change the way your clock looks, see the day of the week, and turn on a chime. To set clock options, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the Date and Time control panel and click Clock Options. Click here to set options for the clock on the menu bar. Desktop patterns The Desktop Patterns control panel provides more colorful and texture-rich desktop patterns.
Easy file opening With Macintosh Easy Open, you can open most Mac OS, DOS, or Windows files even if you don’t have the program that created the document. Your computer uses “translators” in conjunction with your programs to open documents created in programs you do not have. For example, your computer might use a translator and your word processor to open a document created in a word-processing program that you do not have.
To use the Extensions Manager during startup, hold down the Space bar as you start up the computer. The control panel opens during startup to allow you to turn extensions on or off. When you close the Extensions Manager, your computer resumes starting up and loads the extensions you selected. Grouping extensions into sets allows you to turn them on or off as a group. If you think you have a problem with incompatible items, open this menu and choose System 7.5.3.
The list of the matching items appears in the Items Found window. You can work with items directly in this window. For example, you can move or copy a file, open a folder, or get information on an item. The top of the window shows the items found. The bottom of the window shows where to locate the item selected at the top. You can get tips on using Find File by choosing Find File Shortcuts from the Guide (h) menu.
Mobile computing enhancements PowerBook battery management The PowerBook control panel combines all battery management settings into one control panel. You can control power consumption with a single control using Easy view, or you can set individual options using Custom view. To set battery options, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the PowerBook control panel. In Easy view, you use the battery conservation slider to control your computer’s power consumption in one step.
File synchronization The File Assistant application program automatically synchronizes files between PowerBook computers and other Mac OS-based computers. The File Assistant keeps any two files, folders, or disks synchronized—locally, over a network, or using a floppy disk. Other PowerBook features Your computer has other features to make mobile computing with your PowerBook easier and faster.
Note Pad The Note Pad supports Macintosh drag and drop. When you work in a program that supports drag and drop, you can drag an item to a new location on the Note Pad, drag an item onto the Note Pad, drag it from the Note Pad into another document, or drag the item onto the desktop (to create a clipping). You can create larger notes, print Note Pad contents, and search for information by typing a keyword or phrase.
What does Open Transport install? Open Transport includes the AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels. These replace the Network and MacTCP control panels used in previous versions of the Mac OS. Even though all the networking control panels may be installed on your computer, only the appropriate control panels for your computer will appear in the Control Panels folder. Open Transport also installs the Network Software Selector utility in the Apple Extras folder.
3 Use the “Connect via” pop-up menu (if available) to choose the port by which your computer is connected to the network. With Open Transport, you can connect to an AppleTalk network through the printer port, the modem port, or any additional ports installed in your computer. If you have more ports installed, they appear automatically in this pop-up menu. 4 Use the Current Zone pop-up menu (if available) to choose the zone you want.
To set up your TCP/IP network connection, follow these steps: 1 Choose Control Panels from the Apple (K) menu. The Control Panels window opens. 2 Double-click the TCP/IP icon to open it. The TCP/IP control panel opens. Click for Macintosh Guide instructions on how to configure this control panel. 3 Use the “Connect via” pop-up menu to choose the port by which your computer is connected to the network. 4 Use the Configure pop-up menu to choose a configuration method.
If you are connected using AppleTalk (MacIP), the pop-up menu looks like this: AppleTalk (MacIP) is most often used if your computer is using Apple Remote Access or LocalTalk for network access. This configuration requires your network administrator to install an Apple IP Gateway or similar equipment from a third-party provider.
To assign a Mac OS program to open each type of DOS file, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the PC Exchange control panel. PowerTalk collaboration services PowerTalk system software helps people work together more effectively. PowerTalk provides many new capabilities on your desktop and in your Apple (K) menu. You can use AppleMail to send and reply to mail. Your Mailbox contains all of your incoming and outgoing mail.
Universal desktop mailbox PowerTalk gives you a single mailbox icon for all incoming and outgoing mail—including fax, voice, electronic mail, and documents. Communication from on-line services and electronic mail from various sources are routed to your desktop mailbox when you install mail gateways supplied by the vendor. Catalogs PowerTalk catalogs store information about users and groups that you need for effective communication.
Key Chain security PowerTalk lets you set up a single password (the key chain access code) that replaces individual passwords on individual application programs or servers. You can access all network servers with a single password which you enter only once—each time you start up your computer. AppleMail PowerTalk provides a built-in application program—AppleMail—that lets you write messages that contain styled text, images, and video. To use AppleMail, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Mail and Catalogs.
QuickDraw GX Once you install QuickDraw GX, you can get more powerful printing and font handling, and improve your computer’s color-publishing capabilities. QuickDraw GX lets you create documents that other QuickDraw GX users can view and print, even when they don’t have the application program or font used to create the document. To get the full benefit of some features described in this section, you’ll need an application program that takes advantage of QuickDraw GX.
Improved printing dialog boxes When you choose Print in a program that supports QuickDraw GX (such as SimpleText), you use the QuickDraw GX printing dialog boxes. The dialogs provide additional printing capabilities, such as the ability to collate multiple copies and use printing extensions. You can install and use printing extensions to customize your printing capabilities. To use your installed printing extensions, click the More Choices button in the dialog box you see when you choose Print.
Printer sharing You can share printers in much the same way as you share files. If your printer is directly connected to your computer, and your computer is connected to a network, you can make your printer available on the network and limit its use with a password. To share a printer, select the printer icon on your desktop, and then choose Sharing from the File menu.
Typography QuickDraw GX automates much of the typographic process. QuickDraw GX-aware application programs allow you to create professional-looking typography by simply typing. Settings for kerning, justification, and special characters (such as ligatures) are built into QuickDraw GX fonts and are handled automatically within application programs that support QuickDraw GX. QuickDraw GX fonts can use alternate forms of a character (for example, the swash and standard forms of the lowercase ‘t’).
QuickDraw GX support for international text formats Used with QuickDraw GX-aware international programs, QuickDraw GX supports the display and printing of any international text system, such as Arabic or Kanji. It doesn’t matter whether the text reads right to left, left to right, vertically, or some combination of the three. QuickDraw GX can even display text that combines different reading directions within the same line.
Shut Down You can now turn your computer off by choosing Shut Down from the Apple menu, or by pressing the Power key on your keyboard. (The Power key is not available on all computers.) You can use either of these options to shut down directly from an application instead of switching to the Finder first. To turn the computer off with the Power key, press and hold the Power key for about two seconds. The following dialog box appears on the screen: The Sleep button is not available on all computers.
Simplifying basic tasks You can customize your computer for novice users (such as less experienced users and children) or those who use the computer for only a few specific tasks: m Provide a way to find and launch application programs easily. m Make it easier to keep track of documents by saving them in a Documents folder on the desktop. m Hide the desktop (Finder) items while you work in an application program. m Protect the programs that operate the computer from being removed or renamed.
To open the Launcher window, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the Launcher control panel. To automatically open the Launcher when the computer starts up, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the General Controls panel. Opening the Launcher at startup is one of the Desktop options. To automatically show the Launcher when your computer starts up, click here to put an X in the box.
To set up the Documents folder, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the General Controls panel. To create a Documents folder on your desktop and use it as the default location for saving and opening documents, click this button. Finder hiding You can hide the Finder whenever a program is open. Hiding the Finder prevents you from accidentally leaving a program in which you are working (and going to the Finder) by clicking outside the program window.
Folder protection You can protect the software programs that make your computer operate from being accidentally deleted. The General Controls control panel lets you lock your System Folder and Applications folder. When the folders are protected, items inside cannot be removed or renamed. You can still add items to these folders. To protect the items in your System Folder and Applications folder, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the General Controls panel.
Sound and video options Depending on the type of computer you have, you’ll either have two control panels that control the sounds your computer generates and the monitor settings (the Sound control panel and the Monitors control panel), or you’ll have a new Monitors & Sound control panel. The Monitors & Sound control panel works on PowerPC-based desktop computers. The Monitors & Sound control panel is a combined control panel that replaces the separate Sound and Monitors control panels.
Stickies You can create notes and “stick” them onto your screen. You can choose colors for your notes, and use fonts and styled text. To see your notes or to put a note on the screen, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Stickies. To create a note, open the File menu and choose New Note. Then type your note or drag in text from a document or clipping. IMPORTANT Stickies behave like windows, but do not have scroll bars. To scroll, use the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Submenus for the Apple menu Apple Menu Options lets you quickly get to items you use frequently by showing them in submenus in the Apple (K) menu. For example, if you put a folder into the Apple menu, items inside the folder appear in a submenu. The Apple menu also shows you the most recently used programs, documents, and servers. To set submenu options, open the Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the Apple Menu Options control panel. To turn the submenus off or on, click a button.
Telephone Manager Your computer has built-in capabilities that let you take advantage of computer-telephone integration. Programs that support the Telephone Manager can link software to telephone functions. WindowShade The WindowShade control panel lets you reduce screen clutter by shrinking windows. You can shrink a window by clicking the title bar (you set the number of clicks it takes to roll the window up). To show the full-size window, you click the title bar again.
7 Troubleshooting This chapter helps you solve some of the common problems you may encounter when upgrading to System 7.5. Problems during installation This section helps you solve problems you might encounter while installing your software. You get a message on the desktop that you can’t use the Disk Tools disk you inserted in your floppy disk drive. Problem: A dialog box appears when you insert the wrong Disk Tools disk.
The Update Driver option is not available in the Drive Setup utility. Problem: When you try to choose Update Driver from the Functions menu, it is dimmed and not available. Cause: Some IDE hard disks must be reinitialized before you can update the driver. Solution: Back up all the files on the IDE hard disk (onto another disk), and use Drive Setup to reinitialize the IDE hard disk. For instructions on reinitializing the hard disk, see the manual that came with your computer.
Not enough disk space Problem: When you try to use the Installer, you see a message that there is not enough disk space available. Cause: Your computer’s hard disk has less than the minimum amount of space required to install the software. Solution: Make more space available on your hard disk by removing some files from the disk. Make backup copies of the files, if necessary, and then drag them to the Trash.
The floppy disk drive on your Macintosh Plus, Mac SE, or Mac II doesn’t recognize the installation disks. Problem: When you try to begin installation, your computer does not recognize the installation disks. Cause: The floppy disks are 1.4 MB disks. System 7.5 components are not available on 800K floppy disks. Solution: Install System 7.5 components using a CD or install over a network. Problems using System 7.
You often encounter problems that require you to restart the computer. Problem: As you work in an application program, you often encounter problems that require you to restart the computer. Cause: You may have an incompatible item in the System Folder. It’s also possible that your application program is somehow incompatible with System 7.5. Solution: To turn off potentially incompatible items in the System Folder, hold down the Space bar while you restart your computer.
You can temporarily turn off QuickDraw GX and print using your previous printer driver. To turn off QuickDraw GX, hold down the Space bar while you restart your computer. When the Extensions Manager opens, click the QuickDraw GX extension to remove the check beside it. This prevents the QuickDraw GX software from loading. Close the Extensions Manager to resume startup. You should be able to print normally. You won’t be able to use any QuickDraw GX features until you turn the extension back on again.
Problems using PowerTalk Some of your electronic mail and faxes do not go to your mailbox. Problem: Communication through third-party on-line services or electronic mail programs does not go to your mailbox. Cause: Third-party on-line services and electronic mail programs require mail gateways that route communications to your mailbox. Solution: Contact the vendor of the service or program to obtain a personal gateway.
I can’t switch from a serial to an Ethernet connection. If you use an expansion card to connect to Ethernet, make sure the card is installed correctly. Make sure your Ethernet cables are connected properly. Make sure your network is functioning correctly. I can’t remember my Administration password.
My computer does not respond to a “ping.” Make sure you have an active application on your computer that uses TCP/IP and can respond to a “ping” from another computer. Make sure your TCP/IP configuration is correct. Make sure your network cables are properly connected. Make sure your network is functioning properly. I can’t remember my Administration password.
Appendix A Testing for Compatibility If your computer does not start up properly or behaves erratically, you probably have an incompatible extension or control panel. This appendix tells you how to remove startup programs that are incompatible with System 7.5. Verify the problem To verify that you have a compatibility problem, follow the steps below. 1 Start up your computer, while holding down the Space bar. Holding down the Space bar opens the Extensions Manager control panel during startup.
2 Release the Space bar when the Extensions Manager control panel opens. If you think you have a problem with incompatible items, open this menu and choose System 7.5.3. To prevent an extension from loading, click it to remove the check. To allow the extension to load, click it again to put a check beside it. 3 Open the Sets menu and choose System 7.5.3. This turns off all extensions and control panels, except those installed with System 7.5. 4 Close the Extensions Manager to continue startup.
4 Close the Extensions Manager to continue startup. 5 When the computer is ready, try the same actions that caused the problem. If the problem does not occur again, then the item is probably compatible with System 7.5. If the problem occurs again, the program is probably incompatible. Open the Extensions Manager and click the program’s name to remove the check. 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for each item you want to test.
Appendix B Performing a Clean Installation This appendix provides instructions for what is commonly called a “clean” installation of system software onto Apple hard disks. (For instructions on reinstalling system software on a non-Apple hard disk, see the manual that came with the hard disk.) What is a “Clean Install”? A normal system software installation replaces changed system files and adds new ones, but leaves unchanged files alone.
Step 1: Test your hard disk 1 Shut down your computer. 2 Insert the Disk Tools disk for your model of computer into the floppy disk drive. If you’re installing from a CD: You can either use the appropriate floppy disk, or open the Disk Tools folder on the CD. 3 Turn on your computer. The Disk Tools icon appears on your screen. If you see an error message on the screen telling you the wrong Disk Tools disk was inserted, look for the other Disk Tools disk in your kit and insert it.
2 Click Drive until the disk you want to update appears. When the correct disk name appears below, click Update. Click Drive until the name of the disk you want to update appears below. 3 Click Update and follow the instructions on the screen. 4 When you see a message that the update was successful, click Quit. 5 Turn off your computer. Update the driver from the Disk Tools 2 disk Note: If you have a PowerBook 150, you do not need to update the driver.
3 Pull down the Functions menu and choose Update Driver. If Update Driver is not available in the Functions menu, see Chapter 7 (“Troubleshooting”). 4 When a message tells you that the update is complete, choose Quit from the File menu. 5 Turn off your computer. Step 3: Install the software The steps in this section describe how to install the software using a clean installation.
3 When you see the Installer’s welcome screen, click Continue. The Easy Install dialog box appears. For a clean installation, DO NOT click the Install button. Press and hold down Shift–x–K. Disk on which system software will be installed Button to switch to a different disk for installation 4 Make sure that the Destination Disk indicated on the screen is the one on which you want to install system software.
8 Follow the instructions on the screen. On-screen messages tell you when you need to insert other disks. It takes a few minutes to complete the installation. 9 When you see a message reporting that the installation was successful, you may need to click Restart. You need to restart only if you installed software onto the startup disk. Replacing special software Since a clean install creates a new System Folder, you need to reinstall any other software you had in the System Folder on your computer.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for in this index, look in Macintosh Guide— available in the Guide (h) menu on your computer. Index A access code.
C can’t connect to devices outside local network 96 can’t connect to hosts by IP name 96 can’t remember Administration password 96 can’t start up the computer 92 can’t switch from serial to Ethernet connection 96 can’t turn on AppleTalk 95 can’t use Disk Tools disk 89 Catalogs 29, 38, 73 CD player support 58 CD-ROM disc installing OpenDoc from 40 installing PowerTalk from 28 installing QuickDraw GX from 18 installing system software from 12–13 performing a clean installation from 104, 106 starting up from 1
D E Date and Time control panel 33, 61 date and time, displaying on menu bar 61 Desktop Patterns control panel 61 desktop patterns, selecting or adding 61 DigiSign utility 74 digital signature 74 disk cache 90 disk driver, updating 8, 9, 104–106 Disk First Aid program problems with 89 testing hard disk with 7–8, 104 disks, opening DOS disks on the Macintosh 71–72 disk space, “not enough disk space” message 91 Disk Tools disk 7, 8, 9, 104, 105 documents.
File Sharing control panel, Control Strip and 60 Finder automating tasks with AppleScript 58–59 enhancements in System 7.
K N Keyboard control panel 87 keyboard shortcuts 55–60 key chain access code. See also PowerShare password changing 32, 35 overview 30, 74 setting up 30–33 Network control panel 67, 68 networks.
Find File 63–64 Guide menu 45–56 Launcher enhancements 81–82 Macintosh Guide 45–53 mobile computing 65–66 Note Pad 67 Open Transport 67–71 overview 2–5, 57 PC Exchange control panel 71–72 PowerBook features 65–66 PowerTalk collaboration services 72–74 QuickDraw GX printing and publishing 75–79 QuickTime extension 79 Roman language keyboard support 87 Scrapbook 79 Script Editor 58 Shut Down available in the Apple menu 80 SimpleText enhancements 80 software protection 84 sound and video options 85 Stickies 86
PowerShare server, setting up with a PowerShare server account 33–36 without a PowerShare server account 30–33 PowerTalk AppleMail application program 74 At Ease software and 27 Catalogs 29, 38, 73 DigiSign digital signature 74 installing 27–38 key chain access code 30–32, 35, 74 Mailbox 29, 33, 36, 38, 73 memory requirements for 6 overview 4, 72 troubleshooting 95 turning off/on 38 PowerTalk folder 74 PowerTalk Setup control panel 32, 35, 38 Previous System Folder, clean installation and 103, 108 printer d
shrinking windows 88 SimpleText word processor 64, 80 software protection 85 Sound control panel 85 sounds drag and drop and 64 settings for 85 SimpleText and 80 Sound Volume control panel, Control Strip and 60 starting the computer, troubleshooting 92 startup programs testing for compatibility 99–101 turning off/on 62–63, 99–100 Stickies 64, 86 System file, difficulty modifying during installation 91 System Folder in clean installation 103 locking 84 turning off incompatible items in 92, 93 System Folder P
Update Driver option not available in Drive Setup 90 using a fax modem with QuickDraw GX installed 94 TrueType fonts 78 turning off/on collaboration services 38 PowerTalk 38 QuickDraw GX printing 22, 94 submenus 87 startup programs 62–63, 99–100 System Folder Protection 91 Type 1 Enabler 22, 24 Type 1 PostScript fonts 19, 22, 24–25, 78 typography 78 U universal system, creating 13 Update Driver option not available in Drive Setup 90 updating a disk driver 8, 9, 104–106 V virus-protection software, install
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