Should also note that OSX won't prevent you from putting in any file you
want in the Appllications folder. While it might not make sense to drop
a PDF or whatever in there, you can do it.
Not sure why copy paste was not working for you. I opened the
applications folder with Command-shift-a. If you have some kind of tree
view going on it might not know where you want the file to go unless you
navigate the tree the way you want it. So maybe you were trying to paste
in the wrong spot? Normally I find the app (if it's not the kind that
has an installer), copy it, apple-shift-a, then paste.
CB
On 8/31/11 4:04 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote:
Hello,
Please do not feel offended by these basic questions but make sure,
when copying n application from the downloads folder, that it has the
extension .app after its name. Then - and I think only then - will the
application be pasted into your application folder. If - once you have
located your application in the downloads folder - you hear .dmg after
its name, you need to open it first with command+down arrow. This will
probably result in the following: go to your desktop where you will
find a folder (usually having the word image in it) which has the name
of your application. Interact with it, and you should find there the
name of your application with the .app extension. Copy it with
command+c and then paste into application folder. Be aware that some
.dmg packets when they appear as image browser on your desktop may
have application alias already included in them. This is just a
shortcut to your application folder which, when you press
command+downarrow, will open your application folder straight away.
Som programmes when downloaded have extension .pkg. They also will be
placed as image browser on your desktop when you open them with
command+down arrow. These ,pkg things usually include an installer
application which you have to run by pressing command+downarrow to
open them, and follow onscreen instructions.
Please forgive me if this is something you know, or if it has already
been posted here. Just trying to be helpful.
With best wishes
Simon
On 31 Aug 2011, at 20:46, Johnny Angel! wrote:
Chris,
Thanks so much for this!
Everything went smoothly except for copying the program into my
applications folder. Vo reports the copy process with a command C,
but after then going to the applications folder, command V does
nothing, Vo is silent, and nothing is copied. Any ideas on this last
step?
Thanks,
Johnny
On Aug 31, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
Assuming you haven't changed any preferences, the downloaded files
should be in your Downloads folder. Downloads folder can be found a
number of ways but one quick way is in your dock which is VO-D. Then
do a VO-Shift-M for the contextual menu and choose open Donwloads by
hitting the up arrow once. Once in there the actual installation
process depends on what you downloaded. Most Mac apps come as DMG or
DiskImage files which when opened appear as another drive on your
desktop. Usually within there is some kind of installer package,
setup program or just the app itself. In the last case you can just
copy the app, go to your applications folder and paste it there.
CB
On 8/29/11 5:29 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote:
Hi all,
I tried asking this once before, but I don't think my question got
through to the list. At any rate, here goes:
I need help understanding how to download programs from websites in
Safari.
Would someone please be so kind as to offer me a detailed teaching
on how to do this? I would click on a download link, but to me
nothing is happening. When I navigate to the download button, I
can see at least one of the programs I have tried downloading, but
I don't know what I am to do to get the program onto my mbp from there.
Thanks a lot everyone,
Johnny
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