Using a computer is a bit like trying to communicate with someone. The computer starts off by asking you what you want to do. It's up to you to decipher the options the computer offers and tell it what to do next. The computer follows your command and asks what you want to do now, and so on.
To use a Macintosh, you must first understand the choices that are provided to you. Then you must tell your Macintosh what to do based on those choices.
You use the mouse and the keyboard to respond to information that is displayed on the screen to communicate with and control your Macintosh. That might mean clicking a menu and selecting a command, or clicking icons or buttons.
Since your Macintosh organizes most commands in menus, you first need to know how to find and use the commands stored in the menu bar, as shown in Figure 3-1.
Project goal: Learn to choose commands from the menu bar to control your Macintosh.
