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Experience the excitement of Apple’s revolutionary new release with help from this hands-on guide. Use the Finder to easily navigate files, folders, and applications and customize its display to meet your needs. Set up dozens of accounts and change users without logging out with the fast user-switching feature. Access any open window or clear them all away using Expos . Create music playlists, edit digital photos, share your calendar, and much more. You’ll also learn easy methods for networking your Mac, and discover important details about computer security. How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther will show you how to get the most out of this innovative operating system so you can increase productivity, organize your life, and have more fun!

• Navigate your desktop and expertly work with files, folders, and icons
• Send a fax as easily as you print documents
• Customize your environment to make your Mac work the way you want
• Switch user accounts without logging out or quitting applications
• Use Expos to access open windows easily
• Preview, scroll through, and search huge PDF files faster than ever
• Use iChat AV for text, audio, and video chats
• Share files on a network at home, work, or school
• Improve your Mac’s features and functions by adding peripherals
• Safeguard your Mac with built-in security tools such as FileVault

About the Author

Kirk McElhearn is a recognized Mac OS X expert and author. He is a regular contributor to Macworld magazine, TidBITS, and Technology and Society Book Reviews. He is also the co-author of several books on Mac OS X.