Preface

This manual, Quick Start to Using the OpenStep Desktop, provides a brief introduction to the OpenStep User Interface. It introduces you to the OpenStep color, sound, graphics, and text applications. For a more detailed introduction to these applications, see Using the OpenStep Desktop.

Who Should Use This Book

If you are just beginning to use OpenStep applications and if you are unfamiliar with using Sun systems, this manual is the most direct path to the basics you need to get started. For step-by-step instructions to managing your workspace and to using the applications that get you through everyday tasks, refer to the manual Using the OpenStep Desktop.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following:

Chapter 1, "Basics," explains the basics of the OpenStep desktop environment, including logging in and out, using the workspace and the mouse, choosing commands, and setting a password.

Chapter 2, "Using Windows," describes how to use windows in the OpenStep desktop environment.

Chapter 3, "Getting Help," tells you how to use OpenStep on-line help.

Chapter 4, "Applications," discusses how you run OpenStep applications, including running multiple applications, switching applications, and hiding applications.

Chapter 5, "Files," describes the OpenStep File Viewer and application dock. It tells you how to find files and folders, and create, open and save files.

Chapter 6, "Editing," provides the basics of editing files, including typing, deleting, moving, and copying text.

Chapter 7, "Organizing," discusses ways of organizing your files and folders in the File Viewer. It provides procedures for renaming, moving, copying, linking, and deleting files and folders, and creating new folders.

Chapter 8, "Color," tells you how to create, capture, save, and use color in your documents.

Chapter 9, "Printing," explains how to prepare a file for printing and how to print it.

Related Books

For detailed information on the OpenStep user interface, see Using the OpenStep Desktop. For user interface information from the programmer's point of view, see OpenStep User Interface Guidelines.

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name%su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.