F keys. See keyboard shortcuts
fast user switching feature, using, 140–141
Favorites, using, 84
fax preferences, setting, 171–173
faxes
receiving on Macs, 288–289
sending from Macs, 287–288
faxing, overview of, 11, 20
file contents, setting language preferences for searching of, 51
file extensions
displaying and hiding, 79
setting preferences for, 51
file formats, saving to, 269
File menu, options on, 68–70
File Sharing pages, creating with .Mac, 230–231
files
adding to Finder toolbar, 121
adding to sidebar, 106
backing up, 415–420
copying, 86–88
copying to iDisk, 227
deleting securely, 380–381
duplicating, 88
finding out information about, 78
finding with Find window, 94–97
finding with Search Bar, 92–93
in Library and System folders, 130
moving, 86
opening, 84–85, 264–267
opening in List View windows, 113
opening in sidebar, 107
relationship to Desktop, 42
removing from Trash, 73
renaming, 88–89
saving, 267–269
sending via chat sessions, 243
sharing, 241
sharing on networks, 244–245
transferring over networks, 243
working with PDFs, 285–287
FileVault encryption
choosing for user’s home folder, 144
using and disabling, 375–376
Find window, adding search criteria to, 96–97
Finder
accessing and setting preferences in, 7–8
accessing items in, 55
appearance of windows in, 5–8
components of, 40–41
customizing, 45–51
moving window columns in, 112
navigating windows and folders in, 104–107
Simple Finder interface, 147–148
Finder menus, overview of, 68–72
Finder toolbar
adding items to, 122
changing display of, 123
changing order of icons in, 122
customizing, 121–123
hiding and displaying, 124–125
location of, 6
overview of, 120
Finder window
resizing, 122
status bar in, 124
firewall, accessing, 385–386
FireWire
connecting to Macs with, 391
using with iMovie, 354
FireWire target mode, connecting to Macs with, 398
firmware update message, appearance of, 28
flash memory, uses for, 399
Flight channel, accessing in Sherlock, 211
folder icons, including in Dock, 54–55
folders
accessing from Open dialog, 266
adding to DVDs, 365
adding to Finder toolbar, 121
adding to sidebar, 106
adding to Startup Items list, 152
Applications folder, 128–130
copying, 86–88
Desktop folder, 132–134
Documents folder, 134
home folder, 131–132
Library folder, 130, 135
Movies folder, 135
moving, 86
Music folder, 135
navigating in Finder, 105–106
opening, 84–85
opening in List View windows, 113
Pictures folder, 135
Public folder, 136
renaming, 88–89
Sites folder, 136
spring-loaded folders, 89–90
System folder, 130
Users folder, 131
Font Book tool
features of, 253
using, 289–296
fonts
adding, 291
installing, 30
using, 291–293
Force Quit feature, using with applications, 271
foreign language symbols, inserting in documents, 294
FreeBSD Unix system, significance of, 12