OS X Mountain Lion on Demand

Need answers quickly? OS X Mountain Lion on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Find and preview everything you need with Spotlight • Master the OS X Mountain Lion user interface and file management • Use the App Store and full-screen apps for maximum efficiency • Explore the Internet with Safari and send e-mail with Mail • Manage and play digital music with iTunes and iPod or iPhone • Chat online instantly with Messages and FaceTime • Manage and share your schedule with Calendar • Send files wirelessly to anyone around you with AirDrop • Keep your files backed up with Time Machine • Automatically save document changes as you work with Auto Save • Use multi-touch gestures and keyboard shortcuts to save time • Post content straight to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or Vimeo • Use Microsoft Windows along with Mountain Lion   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts Visit the author site: perspection.com

Table of Contents:
Introduction    xvii 1  Getting Started with OS X Mountain Lion    1 Starting OS X    2 Exploring the Finder and Desktop    4  New! Using the Mouse or Multi-Touch Gestures    6 Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Panes    7 Using Menus for Quick Results    8 Choosing Dialog Options    9 Working with Icons    10 Viewing Windows    12 Managing Windows    14 Using the Sidebar    16 Using Toolbars    17  New! Displaying and Using the Dock    18 Displaying and Using Stacks on the Dock    19 Exposing Windows in Mission Control    20  New! Grouping Windows in Mission Control    21  New! Switching Users    22  New! Sleeping, Restarting, and Shutting Down    24 2  Managing Files and Folders    25 Opening and Viewing Disks    26  New! Viewing and Opening Documents    28 Changing the Window View    30 Arranging Files and Folders in Icons View    32 Working with Files and Folders in List View    34 Viewing Files with Cover Flow View    36 Working with Files and Folders in Columns View    37 Viewing Files Using Quick Look    38  New! Going to Common or Recent Places    39  New! Organizing Files and Folders by Color    40 Creating and Renaming Files and Folders    42 Copying and Moving Files and Folders    44 Using Spring-Loaded Folders    46 Sharing Files Using Online Services    47  New! Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders    48 Getting and Setting File Information    50 Creating a CD or DVD Using the Finder    52 Mounting and Ejecting Disks    54 3  Finding What You Want with Spotlight    55 Finding Information Using Spotlight    56 Finding Information in the Spotlight Window    58 Filtering Spotlight Results    60 Grouping and Sorting Spotlight Results    62 Working with Spotlight Results    63 Setting Spotlight Preferences    64 Searching for Files Using the Find Window    66 Searching for Hard to Find Information    68 Working with Find Window Results    69 Creating and Using Smart Folders    70 Getting Help While You Work    72 Getting Help Using Spotlight    74 4  Customizing the Finder    75 Understanding Finder Preferences    76 Showing Icons on the Desktop    77 Customizing the Way Windows Open    78 Showing or Hiding File Extensions    79 Customizing Finder Window Views    80 Customizing the Toolbar    82 Customizing the Sidebar    84  New! Customizing the Dock    86  New! Creating Aliases    88 Customizing Mission Control    90  New! Using Simple Finder    92 5  Setting System Preferences    93 Understanding System Preferences    94  New! Viewing System Preferences    96 Locking and Unlocking Preference Settings    97 Changing Appearance Options    98  New! Setting Up the Desktop    100 Setting Up Screen Savers    101  New! Setting the Date and Time    102 Changing Language Options    104 Changing Text Substitution Options    106 Saving Energy and Managing Power    108  New! Selecting a Startup Disk    110 Changing the Way a CD or DVD Starts    111 Controlling Sound    112 Dictating Your Speech    114  New! Letting Mac Do the Talking    116 Setting Accessibility Options    118  New! Having VoiceOver Read from the Screen    120  New! Setting VoiceOver Preferences    122  New! Using VoiceOver Commands    124 Setting Ink Preferences    126 6  Using OS X Applications    127 Getting Apps from the App Store    128  New! Downloading and Installing Apps    130  New! Using OS X Apps    131  New! Launching Apps    132  New! Opening Apps and Files    134  New! Viewing Full Screen Apps    135  New! Switching Between Apps    136 Quitting Apps    138 Playing Chess    139  New! Playing Games with the Game Center    140  New! Creating a Contacts List    142  New! Editing a Contacts List    144  New! Managing and Sharing a Contacts List    146  New! Performing Calculations and Conversions    148 Capturing Images with a Digital Camera    150 Capturing Screen Shots with Grab    151 Previewing Images and PDF’s    152  New! Using Apps with Auto Save    154  New! Creating Sticky Notes    155 Managing Fonts with Font Book    156  New! Activating, Deactivating, and Customizing Fonts    157 Working with Dashboard    158  New! Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets    160  New! Creating a Web Clip Dashboard Widget    162 7  Working with Documents    163 Creating and Opening a Document    164  New! Editing Text    166 Recognizing Handwriting Ink    168 Making Corrections    170  New! Making Text Substitutions    171 Checking Spelling and Grammar    172 Looking Up Words with Dictionary    174  New! Finding and Replacing Text    176 Formatting Text    178 Displaying Rulers    179 Setting Paragraph Tabs    180 Setting Paragraph Indents    181 Changing Character Spacing    182 Changing Line Spacing    183 Adding Lists and Tables    184 Applying and Creating a Style    186 Inserting Special Characters    188 Adding Pictures, Movies, or Files to a Document    189 Saving and Closing a Document    190  New! Using TextEdit for Web Design    192 Setting TextEdit Preferences    194 8  Printing and Faxing    195 Understanding Printers    196 Understanding Printer Drivers    197 Adding or Removing a Printer    198  New! Setting Print Settings    200 Sharing a Printer    202 Setting Up Page Options    204 Setting Basic Print Options    206 Previewing Documents    208  New! Saving Documents as PDF Documents    209 Managing Print Queues    210 Creating a Cover Page    211 Scanning Documents    212 Sending Fax Documents    214 Receiving Faxes Automatically    216 9  Exploring the Internet    217 Connecting to the Internet    218 Setting Up a Modem Connection    220 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection    221 Setting Up a Wireless Connection    222 Setting Up Multiple Connections    223 Making an Internet Connection    224 Understanding Web Sites and Browsers    225 Starting and Customizing Safari    226  New! Viewing the Safari Window    227  New! Browsing the Web    228 Browsing the Web Using Tabs    230  New! Using the Reader and Reading List    232  New! Viewing Top Sites    234 Changing the Home Page    235 Viewing a History List    236 Bookmarking a Web Page    237  New! Working with Bookmarks    238 Filling Out Forms on the Web    240  New! Searching the Web    242  New! Printing a Web Page    244 Viewing PDF Files    245 Saving a Web Page    246  New! Saving Pictures or Text from a Web Page    247 Downloading Files Safely from the Web    248 Setting Safari Preferences    250 Setting Security Preferences    252  New! Blocking Pop-Up Windows    254 Changing Web Notifications    255  New! Selecting a Default Browser and Search    256 10  Exchanging E_Mail Messages    257 Setting Up Accounts in One Place    258  New! Starting Mail    259 Setting Up an Account    260 Managing Accounts    262 Viewing the Mail Window    264 Composing and Sending an E-Mail    265 Addressing an E-Mail    266 Adding Stationery to E-Mail    268 Formatting Message Text    269 Adding an E-Mail Signature    270 Customizing the Mail Window    271 Receiving and Reading E-Mail    272  New! Responding to E-Mail    274 Sending and Retrieving a File    276 Managing E-Mail    278 Deleting E-Mail    280 Saving E-Mail    282 Searching E-Mail for Text    283 Blocking and Flagging E-Mail    284 Diverting Incoming E-Mail to Mailboxes    286 Creating a Smart Mailbox    287 Creating a VIP List    288  New! 11  Sending Instant Messages    289 Creating a Messages Account    290  New! Starting Messages    292  New! Viewing Messages    293 Changing My Status    294 Using the Messages Status Menu    295 Adding a Buddy    296 Changing a Buddy Picture    297 Creating and Managing Buddy Groups    298 Sending and Receiving Messages    300  New! Sending a File During a Message    302  New! Working with Messages    303  New! Having an Audio and Video Chat    304  New! Enhancing a Video Chat    306 Changing Chat Message Options    307  New! Chatting on a Local Network    308 Changing the Chat Message Appearance    310 Getting Chat Notification Alerts    311 Blocking a Buddy    312 Getting Started with FaceTime    313 Making a Video Call with FaceTime    314 12  Working with Music and Media    315 Starting and Setting Up iTunes    316 Viewing the iTunes Window    317 Setting Up iTunes to Automatically Play CDs    318 Getting and Playing Music from CDs    319 Getting Media from the iTunes Store    320 Using and Creating Playlists    322 Adding Media to a Playlist    324 Socializing with Ping    325 Subscribing and Playing Podcasts    326 Using iPod, iPhone, iPad with iTunes    327 Listening to Internet Radio    328 Streaming a Mac to Apple TV    329  New! Burning CDs and Exporting to MP3 Players    330 Setting iTunes Preferences    332 Capturing Photos in Photo Booth    333  New! Recording Movies in Photo Booth    334  New! Adding Photo Booth Effects    335 Playing and Browsing DVD Movies    336 Customizing the DVD Player    337 Playing QuickTime Movies    338 Creating QuickTime Movies    340  New! Exploring iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto    342 13  Sharing Information in the Cloud    343 Joining the iCloud Community    344  New! Setting iCloud Preferences    346  New! Sharing with Back to My Mac    348 Finding Your Mac    349 Using iCloud on the Mac    350  New! Using iCloud Enabled Apps    352  New! Using iCloud on the Web    354 14  Tracking and Managing Information    357 Viewing the Calendar Window    358 Changing Calendar Views    359  New! Creating and Working with Calendars    360  New! Adding and Editing Calendar Events    362 Inviting Attendees to Calendar Events    364 Printing Calendars    365 Publishing and Subscribing to a Calendar    366 Sharing an iCloud Calendar    368 Creating Reminder Lists    370  New! Working with Reminder Lists    372  New! Adding Notifications to Reminders    374  New! Enabling Accounts for Reminders and Notes    375  New! Creating and Managing Notes    376  New! Using the Notification Center    378  New! Posting Tweets to Twitter    380  New! 15  Setting Up Accounts and Maintaining Security    381 Understanding User Accounts    382 Activating the Login Window    383 Adding a User Account    384 Deleting a User Account    385 Setting File Access Permissions    386 Setting Account Access Privileges    387  New! Setting Parental Controls    388  New! Specifying Log In and Start Up Items    390 Setting Fast User Switching    392 Setting Security Preferences    393  New! Setting Privacy Preferences    394  New! Protecting Your Computer with FileVault    395 Restoring Password Access    396 Adding Keychains and Passwords    398 Working with Keychains and Passwords    399 Modifying Keychains and Passwords    400 Managing Files with the Home Folder    402 16  Managing Files Using a Network    403 Using Network Sharing Services    404 Setting Up File Sharing    406 Sharing an Internet Connection    408 Configuring an Internet Firewall    409 Setting Up a Local Area Network    410 Setting Up a Network Connection    411 Setting Up for Different Network Connections    412 Setting Up a Bluetooth Wireless Network    413  New! Moving Items with Bluetooth    414 Setting Bluetooth Preferences    415 Browsing the Network with the Finder    416 Connecting to Another Computer    418 Sharing Files or Folders with Others    420 Sending Files Wirelessly with AirDrop    421 Controlling a Computer with Screen Sharing    422  New! Setting Up Mac and Windows to Share Files    424 Connecting from a Windows    7 or Vista Computer    425 Connecting from a Windows XP Computer    426 Connecting to a Network Over the Internet    428 Exploring Additional Utility Applications    430 17  Maintaining Your Computer    431 Downloading and Updating Software    432  New! Automating Software Updates    433  New! Opening Compressed Files    434 Compressing and Uncompressing Files and Folders    435 Using Application Services    436  New! Understanding Disk File Systems    437 Formatting and Copying a Disk    438 Fixing Disk Problems    440 Fixing Disk Permission Problems    441 Erasing a CD or DVD Disc    442 Migrating Information Between Macs    443 Monitoring System Activities    444 Viewing System Messages with the Console    446 Viewing System Information    447 Forcing a Restart    448 18  Managing Hardware    449 Installing Hardware Devices    450 Removing Hardware Devices    451 Viewing Hardware Settings    452 Changing Keyboard Settings    453 Changing Mouse Settings    454 Changing Trackpad Settings    455 Changing Monitor Display Settings    456  New! Measuring Display Colors with the Digital Color Meter    458 Selecting Colors with the Color Picker    459 Matching Colors to Devices with ColorSync    460 Configuring Audio MIDI Devices    462  New! Preventing Hardware Problems    464 19  Working with OS X Along with Windows    465 Preparing a Mac for Windows    466  New! Installing Windows on a Mac    468  New! Starting Up with OS X or Windows    470 Using Windows on a Mac    472  New! Removing Windows    474  New! 20  Backing Up Everything with Time Machine    477 Setting Up Time Machine for Backups    478  New! Performing a Backup    479  New! Excluding Items from a Backup    480 Working with a Backup    481 Recovering Backed Up Items    482 Recovering an Entire Computer System    484 Creating a Disk Image to Backup Files    486 Burning a CD or DVD from a Disk Image    488 Restoring a Disk Image    489 Backing Up Files onto a CD or DVD    490 21  Automating Your Work    491 Introducing Automator    492 Viewing the Automator Window    494 Getting Started with Automator    495 Opening an Existing Workflow    496 Opening an Example Workflow    497 Working with an Example Workflow    498 Adding Actions to a Workflow    500 Adding Variables to an Action    501 Recording an Action    502 Working with Workflows    503 Running and Stopping a Workflow    504 Saving a Workflow    505  New! Using a Workflow as Plug-ins    506 Understanding AppleScript Basics    507 Using Ready-Made AppleScripts    508 Writing and Recording AppleScripts    510 Using AppleScript with Automator    512 Appendix A: Installing OS X Mountain Lion    513 Preparing to Install OS X Mountain Lion    514  New! Determining the Current OS X Version    515 Getting Mac Information    516 Getting OS X Mountain Lion from the App Store    517  New! Installing OS X Mountain Lion    518  New! Reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion    520  New! New Features    521  New! Index    527

About the Author :
Steve Johnson has written more than 60 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Flash CS5, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and 2007, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Lion. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.