Mac system preferences how to#
Mac system preferences full#

Just like the Control Panel on Windows, System Preferences on a Mac computer is where you will go to change or adjust some system wide settings on your Mac. While the Control Panel is not the only way to access basic settings for Windows, it is the central location for changing all of the settings for controlling and customizing your Windows experience. Other settings found in the Control Panel include Task Bar and Start Menu, where you can customize these two menus, Wi-Fi settings, where you can connect to a wireless network and change wireless networks. You can use the Control Panel to change your display settings, such as Desktop Wallpaper, Screen Brightness and Display Resolutions.

Mac system preferences full#

Select either Large or Small Icons will give you the full list of settings in alphabetical order, and categories of course gives you the category view. Pressing the Space Bar or Enter key will open a menu with the options for categories, Large Icons or Small Icons. The button will be labeled with the currently selected layout. Using Shift+Tab, you can move to the view options to determine your layout. You also have the option to view the Control Panel in a grid of icons, that will be in alphabetical order. The default view is called Category View, which has the different settings organized in by Windows designated categories. The Windows Control Panel also has two different layouts for viewing the options found here.

The Control Panel can be accessed from the Start Menu by using the Search Field, or by arrowing through the Start Menu options. You may have hardware specific settings, depending on the manufacturer of your computer. Among the settings found in the Control Panel are Display Settings, Sound Settings, Wi-Fi, and Fire Wall Settings. The main place for your basic Windows settings is the Control Panel.

Mac system preferences how to#

This is where you will go on either platform to adjust your system settings which will hopefully make your computer run even better for you, so sit back and lets learn how to use the Windows Control Panel, and System Preferences on a mac. In this weeks edition of the Switching To A Mac series Damashe will explain the Windows Control Panel, and I will explain System Preferences on a Mac.