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About this Particular Mac e-zine, accessing online, 435

About windows, significance of, 409

accents, adding to characters, 296

access to Macs, controlling, 374–379

accounts. See user accounts

Accounts preferences, setting, 176

Action menu in Finder, invoking, 16

Activity Monitor utility, features of, 254

Address Book application

features of, 9, 252

managing contacts with, 311–315

addresses, selecting for e-mail, 202

administrator accounts, using, 145

administrator, relationship to managing user accounts, 141

AIFF format, using with iTunes, 327

AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) accounts, obtaining, 214

airline flight channel, accessing in Sherlock, 211

AirPort

connecting to Macs with, 392

default address for, 237

using for wireless Internet connections, 190, 245–247

aliases

creating, 83

icons for, 76–77

placing on Desktop, 83–84

Appearance preferences, setting, 159–160

Apple menu

components of, 65–67

contents of, 6–7

Apple support pages, using on Web, 432–433

AppleCare search page, opening in Sherlock, 431

AppleCare support contracts, availability of, 433

Apple’s web site, accessing, 436

AppleWorks, working with, 264

applications

adding to Finder toolbar, 121

adding to Startup Items list, 151–152

determining versions of, 409

enhancements in Panther, 20–21

getting help for, 427–430

hiding and displaying, 152

installing, 30, 271–273

keeping up to date, 408–409

launching, 7

in Mac OS X, 8–10

managing placement of, 130

network applications, 18–19

opening, 84–85, 255–257

opening in sidebar, 107

overview of, 252–253

quitting, 258–259

setting as Startup items, 257

setting keyboard shortcuts for, 170

showing and hiding, 260–262

switching with Dock, 52–56

switching with Expos , 59

switching with keyboard, 59

using Force Quit feature with, 271

Applications folder

including in Dock, 54–56

overview of, 128–130

Aqua interface, widgets in, 4

attachments in e-mail, working with, 202–203

Audible.com site, buying music from, 334–335

audio books, listening to with iTunes, 332

audio chats, starting with iChat, 218–219

audio effects, adding with iMovie, 360–362

audio ports, connecting to Macs with, 393

automatic login

advisory about, 149

disabling, 377