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Mac OS X uses the PDF format as its native graphics subsystem. In Mac OS X it’s easy to create PDF documents. You can save the current document as a PDF as an output option from the print dialogue box in every application. This makes sharing files between PCs and Macs as easy as printing. Here’s a side by side comparison of how Adobe Acrobat displays PDFs on a PC and on a Mac.

A folder named “Documents” on your hard drive is the perfect place to move your PDF files. It’s where applications save new documents by default and the default starting point for opening files.

These instructions will step you through copying files from the Documents folder on your Switch CD to the “Documents” folder on your Mac hard drive.

	Insert the Switch CD in your Mac.
	When the Switch CD shows up on the desktop, open it by double clicking.
	Open the “PDF Files” folder on the Switch CD by double clicking it.
	Select all of your PDF files and folders on the Switch CD by choosing Select All from the Edit menu.
	Copy the files on the Switch CD by choosing Copy from the Edit menu.
	Navigate to your home folder by choosing Home from the Go menu.
	Open the “Documents” folder on your hard drive by double-clicking it.
	Transfer the files and folders by choosing Paste from the Edit menu
	You should see a progress bar showing the name of each file as it is transferred.
That’s all there is to it. Double clicking any PDF document will open an application called Preview, which can open virtually any graphic file format. You’ll also find Adobe Acrobat Reader in the “Applications” folder of your Mac if you need to take advantage of its specialised features.

Moving files to your Mac

	Email Address Book
	Favorites
	Music
	Office Documents
	Palm
	PDF
	Pictures
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