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Chapter 1: Stepping into Mac OS X

Figure 1-1: When you have started Mac OS X, your screen should look something like this.

Figure 1-2: If Mac OS X displays this login screen, click your user name. If Mac OS X prompts you for your password, type it and click Log In.

Figure 1-3: If Mac OS X is configured not to display user names, type your name and password and click Log In.

Figure 1-4: The Recent Items submenu on the . menu lets you quickly open any of the last ten applications or the last ten documents you’ve worked with.

Figure 1-5: A Finder window open to the Applications folder, showing a window’s features.

Figure 1-6: A typical Print dialog box enables you to make choices and take actions. This dialog box uses many of the standard controls.

Figure 1-7: Mac OS X uses smaller windows in a similar way to dialog boxes, particularly for setting preferences..

Figure 1-8: shows an example of a Save sheet for a workbook file in Microsoft Excel.

Figure 1-9: The Mac Help home page opens in the Help Viewer application.

Chapter 2: Customizing Mac OS X

Figure 2-1: The System Preferences window contains most of the graphical configuration tools for Mac OS X, including those for configuring the display and appearance.

Figure 2-2: The Desktop tab of the Desktop & Screen Saver sheet in System Preferences lets you change your desktop background.

Figure 2-3: You can use your own pictures as a screen saver.

Figure 2-4: Use the controls on the Appearance sheet in System Preferences to subtly change the appearance of text and windows.

Figure 2-5: Increasing the resolution lets you see more on the screen, but what you see is smaller.

Figure 2-6: On the General tab of the Finder Preferences window, choose which categories of items appear on the desktop.

Figure 2-7: Use the options in the Desktop window to arrange and align icons on the desktop.

Figure 2-8: The Dock sheet of System Preferences is the central location for configuring the Dock, but you can also use shortcuts.

Figure 2-10: You can change the repeat rate and the repeat delay for your keyboard to suit your typing style.

Figure 2-9: The Universal Access features let you access Mac OS X and the applications that run on it in different ways.

Figure 2-11: If your Mac has a trackpad, configure it on the Trackpad tab of the Keyboard & Mouse sheet in System Preferences.

Figure 2-12: On the Sound Effects tab of the Sound sheet in System Preferences, you can configure or suppress the alert sound that Mac OS X plays when it needs your attention.

Figure 2-13: Choose your region and customize formats as necessary on the Formats tab of the International sheet in System Preferences.

Chapter 3: Storing Information

Figure 3-1: The Finder in List view can show files in folders within other folders.

Figure 3-2: Column view lets you see at a glance where an object is located.

Figure 3-3: The General sheet of Finder’s Preferences lets you specify which disk drives to show on the desktop, where and how new Finder windows open, and how to treat spring-loaded folders.

Figure 3-4: On the Labels sheet of Finder Preferences, you can change the names used for the colored labels to better describe how you use them.

Figure 3-5: On the Sidebar sheet of Finder Preferences, choose which drives and folders to display in the Sidebar.

Figure 3-6: The Advanced sheet of Finder Preferences lets you choose whether to display file extensions and Trash warnings.

Figure 3-7: The Trash is a special folder that holds files and folders you’ve deleted until you empty it.

Figure 3-8: Mac OS X’s Find feature quickly locates files matching the criteria you specify.

Figure 3-9: From the Search Results window, you can check the location of an object or double-click the object to open it.

Figure 3-10: The Info window provides full information about an object.

Figure 3-11: Use the Ownership & Permissions section of the Info dialog box to check and change permissions for an object.

Figure 3-12: On the Security sheet of System Preferences, encrypt your Home folder with FileVault.

Figure 3-13: Set a master password for your Mac so that you can recover your files if your forget your account password.

Figure 3-14: Backup is a straightforward application for backing up your files and folders to a hard drive, to CD or DVD, or to your iDisk.

Figure 3-15: Select the items you want to restore from the backup set.

Figure 3-16: Use the Erase tab of Disk Utility to erase a rewritable disc so that you can use it again.

Chapter 4: Using the Internet

Figure 4-1: A dial-up connection requires an account name, password, and phone number.

Figure 4-2: Choose connection and disconnection options for your internet connection.

Figure 4-3: Configure settings for your modem on the Modem tab.

Figure 4-4: Use the Internet Connect application to connect to the Internet.

Figure 4-5: The results of a search using Safari’s builtin Google search facility

Figure 4-6: Use the Bookmarks window to navigate through and manage your full set of bookmarks.

Figure 4-7: Use the options on the Security sheet of Safari’s Preferences window to control how Safari handles cookies, web content, and pop-up windows.

Figure 4-8: Enter the details of your e-mail account in the Welcome To Mail dialog box.

Figure 4-9: Mail is a straightforward but powerful e-mail application.

Figure 4-10: Sending e-mail messages is a fast and easy way to communicate

Figure 4-11: To see as much as possible of a message you’ve received, open it in its own window rather than reading it in the Inbox’s Preview pane.

Figure 4-12: Address Book provides a place to store information about the people you correspond with.

Figure 4-13: Enter your .Mac or AIM details to set up a new iChat account.

Figure 4-14: iChat uses colored dots to give a rough indication of each buddy’s status.

Chapter 5: Managing Mac OS X

Figure 5-1: You can configure Mac OS X to start up and shut down (or sleep) automatically at specific times.

Figure 5-2: Use the Startup Items tab of the Accounts sheet to specify which applications and documents are to open automatically when you log in.

Figure 5-3: Pressing F9 makes Expos shrink all open windows so that you can see them all at once and pick the one you want.

Figure 5-4: Pressing F10 makes Expos shrink the open windows in the active application so that you can pick the one you want.

Figure 5-5: You can configure Expos to use different keystrokes, active screen corners, or mouse shortcuts.

Figure 5-6: Use the Force Quit Applications window to quit an application that won’t respond.

Figure 5-7: Terminal is a command-line application for executing UNIX applications.

Figure 5-8: Using the ls command to list the contents of a folder.

Figure 5-9: The Calculator’s Advanced view provides powerful scientific functions.

Figure 5-10: TextEdit supports character and paragraph formatting, and uses Mac OS X’s built-in spelling checker.

Figure 5-11: Classic mode enables you to run System 9 applications on Mac OS X.

Figure 5-12: You can shut down Classic manually from the Start/Stop tab of the Classic sheet in System Preferences.

Figure 5-13: In the New Software Is Available For Your Computer dialog box, choose which updates you want to download and install.

Figure 5-14: You can configure Software Update’s behavior on the Update Software tab of the Software Update sheet of System Preferences.

Figure 5-15: The About This Mac window shows details of your Mac’s Mac OS X version, processor, and memory.

Figure 5-16: Use System Profiler to check the details of your Mac’s hardware or software.

Figure 5-17: Configure power options on the Energy Saver sheet in System Preferences (shown for a PowerBook or iBook).

Figure 5-18: You can configure your Mac to wake when the phone rings or the network prompts it, to make it restart automatically after a power failure, and to change the processor performance.

Figure 5-19: Mac OS X mounts a CD or DVD so that you can install the software it contains.

Figure 5-20: When you download a disk image file containing software from the Internet, Safari automatically displays a window showing its contents.

Figure 5-21: Run the installer to install an application.

Chapter 6: Working with Documents and Pictures

Figure 6-1: Most applications in which you can create documents let you choose where to save the files you create.

Figure 6-2: Image Capture enables you to scan documents using many popular models of scanners.

Figure 6-3: Mac OS X automatically opens iPhoto and switches it to Import mode when it detects you’ve plugged in a digital camera or a storage card that contains digital pictures.

Figure 6-4: Choose whether or not to import pictures that are duplicates of pictures already in your Photo Library.

Figure 6-5: The Slideshow dialog box lets you quickly start a slideshow with default settings or create a customized show with your preferred music.

Figure 6-6: Use the Control bar to rotate, delete, or rate pictures.

Figure 6-7: iPhoto provides easy but effective tools for editing your pictures.

Figure 6-8: Choose the (Display) item in the Constrain dropdown list box to crop a picture to fit your desktop exactly.

Figure 6-9: Use the IP Printing choice to connect to a line printer.

Figure 6-10: Open the entry for the Windows computer that’s sharing the printer (here, ACCELERATED) so that you can select the printer and specify which model it is.

Figure 6-11: Print a document (such as a picture from iPhoto) to check that your printer is working correctly.

Figure 6-12: The Print dialog box in Microsoft Word is similar to those in many other applications.

Figure 6-13: The Save To File dialog box lets you create a PDF file of a document in the folder you choose.

Figure 6-14: Font Book lets you examine fonts, add them, and delete them.

Figure 6-15: Set up your fax configuration on the Faxing tab of the Print & Fax sheet in System Preferences.

Figure 6-16: Specify the recipient of the fax in this Print dialog box.

Chapter 7: Working with Multimedia

Figure 7-1: iTunes lets you easily play music CDs.

Figure 7-2: Use the CDs & DVDs sheet in System Preferences to tell Mac OS X how to handle CDs and DVDs you insert.

Figure 7-3: iTunes’ Radio feature allows you to listen to Internet radio stations.

Figure 7-4: The iTunes Music Store offers more than 700,000 songs for purchase.

Figure 7-5: iTunes enables you to copy songs from CDs to compressed files on your hard disk so that you can build a music library.

Figure 7-6: The Music Library provides a way to manage the songs on your Mac.

Figure 7-7: You can copy your Music Library automatically to an iPod so that you can take your music with you.

Figure 7-8: GarageBand lets you compose original music by using prerecorded loops and recording your own performances.

Figure 7-9: You can import digital video directly into iMovie from a DV camcorder.

Figure 7-10: To make a movie, you use iMovie’s Edit mode to select and edit clips and to add audio and still images.

Figure 7-11: Drag the Start Crop Marker and End Crop Marker to the frames at which you want to trim the clip.

Figure 7-12: Use the Timeline to adjust the positioning of your audio clips.

Figure 7-13: Use the Audio pane to add songs, sound effects, or narration to your movie.

Figure 7-14: You can adjust the overall volume level of each clip or even create a custom volume curve for each clip.

Figure 7-15: You can add still pictures to a movie and spice them up by using the Ken Burns Effect.

Figure 7-16: Use the Titles pane to add titles or other text to your movie.

Figure 7-17: iMovie’s Share dialog box lets you export your movie in a variety of formats.

Chapter 8: Controlling Security

Figure 8-1: The first step in setting up a user is to assign his or her account name, short name, and password.

Figure 8-2: Choose a picture for the user on the Picture tab.

Figure 8-3: Use the login options to control how Mac OS X handles login.

Figure 8-4: Set limits for a Managed user on the Some Limits sub-tab of the Limitations tab on the Accounts sheet.

Figure 8-5: The Simple Finder provides the user with a reduced set of windows and applications.

Figure 8-6: Choose tight security settings on the Security sheet in System Preferences.

Figure 8-7: You can set an open firmware password to prevent anyone else from starting your Mac using a different disk (such as an iPod or other FireWire disk), a CD, or DVD).

Figure 8-8: On the Firewall tab of the Sharing sheet in System Preferences, turn the firewall on and control the services that can poke holes through the firewall.

Chapter 9: Setting Up Networking

Figure 9-1: In a peer-to-peer LAN, all computers are both servers and clients.

Figure 9-2: In a client/server LAN, one or more computers are servers and the rest are clients.

Figure 9-3: A wired Ethernet network consists of a network connection on your computer, a hub or switch into which other computers are connected, and a cable connecting the two.

Figure 9-4: A wireless network consists of a card in your computer and an access point that is connected to a wired network, the Internet, or both.

Figure 9-5: You can tell your Mac to connect to a particular wireless network by default.

Figure 9-6: Create an ad-hoc wireless network in the Computer To Computer dialog box.

Figure 9-7: From the Network Port Configurations list on the Network sheet in System Preferences, you can create a new networking connection using FireWire.

Figure 9-8: The Network Status screen on the Network sheet in System Preferences gives you a quick overview of your Mac’s network connections.

Figure 9-9: Use the Configure IPv4 dropdown list to specify how Mac OS X should get an IP address.

Figure 9-10: The Info tab of Network Utility lets you check the IP address, link speed, and status for a network interface.

Figure 9-11: Use the Ping tab of Network Utility to test the TCP/IP connection to another computer.

Chapter 10: Using Networking

Figure 10-1: When connecting to an AFP share, enter your user name and password, and then click Options.

Figure 10-2: Choose options for connecting to the AFP share.

Figure 10-3: Mac OS X displays the SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication dialog box when you’re connecting to a Windows, Linux, or UNIX share.

Figure 10-4: The Sharing sheet in System Preferences lets you specify what to share on the network.

Figure 10-5: Use Directory Access to tell Mac OS X which workgroup your Mac belongs to.

Figure 10-6: Set up Internet sharing on the Internet tab of the Sharing sheet in System Preferences.

Figure 10-7: Choose wireless network options if you’re sharing your Internet connection via AirPort.

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