Mac OS X Snow Leopard On Demand, Portable Documents

Table of Contents:
Introduction xix 1 Getting Started with Mac OS X Snow Leopard 1 Starting Mac OS X 2 Exploring the Finder and Desktop 4 Using the Mouse 6 Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Panes 7 Using Menus for Quick Results 8 Choosing Dialog Options 9 Working with Icons 10 New! Viewing Windows 12 New! Managing Windows 14 New! Using the Sidebar 16 New! Using Toolbars 17 Displaying and Using the Dock 18 Displaying and Using Stacks on the Dock 19 New! Exposing Windows 20 New! Grouping Windows into Spaces 21 New! Switching Users 22 New! Sleeping, Restarting, and Shutting Down 24 New! 2 Managing Files and Folders 25 Opening and Viewing Disks 26 Viewing and Opening Documents 28 Changing the Window View 30 New! Arranging Files and Folders in Icon View 32 Working with Files and Folders in List View 34 Viewing Files with Cover Flow 36 Working with Files and Folders in Column View 37 Viewing Files Using Quick Look 38 Going to Common or Recent Places 39 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 or Folders with Others 47 Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders 48 New! 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 New! Working with Spotlight Results 63 Setting Spotlight Preferences 64 New! 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 Using Smart Folders in the Sidebar 72 Getting Help While You Work 74 Getting Help Using Spotlight 76 4 Customizing the Finder 77 Understanding Finder Preferences 78 New! Showing Icons on the Desktop 79 Customizing the Way Windows Open 80 Showing or Hiding File Extensions 81 Customizing Finder Window Views 82 Customizing the Toolbar 84 Customizing the Sidebar 86 New! Customizing the Dock 88 Creating Aliases 90 Customizing Exposé 92 Setting Up and Customizing Spaces 93 New! Using Simple Finder 94 5 Setting System Preferences 95 Understanding System Preferences 96 Viewing System Preferences 98 Locking and Unlocking Preference Settings 99 Changing Appearance Options 100 New! Setting Up the Desktop 102 New! Setting Up Screen Savers 103 New! Setting the Date and Time 104 New! Changing Language Options 106 New! Changing Text Substitution Options 108 New! Saving Energy and Managing Power 110 Selecting a Startup Disk 112 Changing the Way a CD or DVD Starts 113 Controlling Sound 114 Recognizing Your Speech 116 Letting Mac Do the Talking 118 Setting Universal Access Options 120 New! Having VoiceOver Read from the Screen 122 Setting VoiceOver Preferences 124 Using VoiceOver Commands 126 Setting Ink Preferences 128 6 Using Mac OS X Applications 129 Using Mac OS X Applications 130 Installing Other Applications 131 Launching Applications 132 Opening Applications and Files 133 Switching Between Applications 134 Quitting Applications 136 Playing Chess 137 Creating an Address Book 138 Editing an Address Book 140 Managing and Sharing an Address Book 142 New! Adding an Image to an Address Book 144 Performing Graph Calculations 145 Performing Calculations and Conversions 146 Capturing Images with a Digital Camera 148 Capturing Screen Shots with Grab 149 Previewing Images and PDF’s 150 New! Creating Sticky Notes 152 Managing Fonts with Font Book 153 New! Activating, Deactivating, and Customizing Fonts 154 Working with Dashboard 156 Using Dashboard Widgets 158 Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets 160 Creating a Web Clip Dashboard Widget 162 7 Working with Documents 163 Creating and Opening a Document 164 Editing Text 166 Recognizing Handwriting Ink 168 New! Making Corrections 170 Making Text Substitutions 171 New! Checking Spelling and Grammar 172 Looking Up Words with Dictionary 174 New! Finding and Replacing Text 176 New! 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 Using TextEdit for Web Design 192 Setting TextEdit Preferences 194 8 Printing and Faxing 195 Understanding Printers 196 Understanding Printer Drivers 197 New! Adding or Removing a Printer 198 Setting Print Settings 200 Sharing a Printer 202 Setting Up Page Options 204 Setting Basic Print Options 206 Previewing Documents 208 Saving Documents as PDF Documents 209 Using Desktop Printers 210 Managing Print Queues 211 Scheduling Print Jobs 212 Creating a Cover Page 213 Sending Fax Documents 214 Receiving Faxes Automatically on Your Computer 216 Addressing Faxes from the Address Book 218 9 Exploring the Internet 219 Connecting to the Internet 220 Setting Up a Modem Connection 222 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection 223 Setting Up an AirPort Wireless Connection 224 New! Setting Up Multiple Connections 225 Making an Internet Connection 226 Understanding Web Sites and Browsers 227 Starting and Customizing Safari 228 Viewing the Safari Window 229 Browsing the Web 230 Browsing the Web Using Tabs 232 Viewing Top Sites 234 New! Changing the Home Page 235 Viewing a History List 236 New! Bookmarking a Web Page 237 Working with Bookmarks 238 New! Viewing and Bookmarking RSS Feeds 240 Filling Out Forms on the Web 242 Searching the Web 244 Printing a Web Page 246 Viewing PDF Files 247 Saving a Web Page 248 Saving Pictures or Text from a Web Page 249 Downloading Files Safely from the Web 250 Setting Safari Preferences 252 Setting Security Preferences 254 Blocking Pop-Up Windows 255 Selecting a Default Browser 256 10 Exchanging Messages Using Mail 257 Starting Mail 258 Setting Up an Account 260 New! 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 New! Formatting Message Text 269 Adding an E-Mail Signature 270 Creating Notes and Tracking To-Do’s 271 Receiving and Reading E-Mail 272 Responding to E-Mail 274 Sending and Retrieving a File 276 Managing E-Mail 278 New! Deleting E-Mail 280 Saving E-Mail 282 Searching E-Mail for Text 283 Blocking and Bouncing E-Mail 284 Diverting Incoming E-Mail to Mailboxes 286 Creating a Smart Mailbox 287 Getting RSS Feeds in E-Mail 288 11 Conducting Live Chats and Video Conferences 289 Creating an Instant Message Account 290 Starting iChat 292 Viewing iChat 293 Changing My Status 294 New! Using the iChat Status Menu 295 Adding a Buddy 296 Changing a Buddy Picture 297 Creating and Managing Buddy Groups 298 Sending and Receiving Instant Messages 300 New! Blocking a Buddy 302 New! Sending a File During an Instant Message 303 New! Having an Audio and Video Chat 304 Enhancing a Video Chat 306 New! Chatting on a Local Network 308 New! Changing the Appearance of a Chat 310 New! Getting Notification Alerts 312 12 Working with Music and Media 313 Starting and Setting Up iTunes 314 Viewing the iTunes Window 315 Setting Up iTunes to Automatically Play CDs 316 Getting and Playing Music from CDs 317 Getting Media from the iTunes Music Store 318 Using and Creating Playlists 320 Adding Media to a Playlist 322 Listening to Internet Radio 323 Subscribing and Playing Podcasts 324 Using iPod or iPhone with iTunes 325 Burning CDs and Exporting to MP3 Players 326 Setting iTunes Preferences 328 Capturing Photos in Photo Booth 329 Recording Movies in Photo Booth 330 Adding Photo Booth Effects 331 Playing and Browsing DVD Movies 332 Customizing the DVD Player 333 Playing QuickTime Movies 334 New! Creating QuickTime Movies 336 New! Erasing a CD or DVD 338 Starting and Exploring Front Row 339 Viewing Media in Front Row 340 Changing Settings in Front Row 341 Exploring iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto 342 13 Exploring MobileMe 343 Joining the MobileMe Community 344 Accessing Your MobileMe Account 345 Changing MobileMe Account Preferences 346 Managing MobileMe Mail 348 Creating a MobileMe Address Book 350 Working with MobileMe Calendar 352 Creating a MobileMe Gallery 354 Viewing and Sharing a MobileMe Gallery 356 Backing Up Your Files Using MobileMe 358 Managing Files with iDisk 360 Setting iDisk Preferences 362 Getting MobileMe Online Support 364 14 Tracking and Synchronizing Information 365 Viewing the iCal Window 366 New! Creating a To Do List 367 Creating and Working with Calendars 368 Adding and Editing Calendar Events 370 New! Publishing and Subscribing to a Calendar 372 Printing Calendars and To Do Lists 374 Adding Portable Devices to iSync 375 Setting Device Synchronization Options 376 Setting iSync Preferences 377 Setting Up MobileMe Synchronization 378 Resetting MobileMe Synchronization 379 Keeping Track of Passwords with Keychain 380 Working with Keychains 381 Modifying Keychains 382 Adding Keychains 384 15 Setting Up Accounts and Maintaining Security 385 Understanding User Accounts 386 Activating the Login Window 387 Adding a User Account 388 Deleting a User Account 389 Setting File Access Permissions 390 Setting Account Access Privileges 391 Setting Parental Controls 392 Specifying Log In and Start Up Items 394 Setting Fast User Switching 396 Setting System Security Preferences 397 Restoring the Administrator Password 398 Managing Files with the Home Folder 400 Protecting the Home Folder with FileVault 401 Sharing Files with Other Users 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 Moving Items with Bluetooth 414 Setting Bluetooth Preferences 415 Browsing the Network with the Finder 416 Connecting to Another Computer 418 Connecting Your Mac Using a MobileMe Account 420 Controlling a Computer with Screen Sharing 422 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 Installing Software 432 Automating Software Updates 433 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 Optimizing a Disk 441 Starting Your Computer from a Mac OS 9 Disk 442 Migrating Information Between Macs 443 Monitoring System Activities 444 Viewing System Messages with the Console 446 Viewing System Information with System Profiler 447 Forcing a Restart 448 18 Managing Hardware 449 Installing Hardware Devices 450 Viewing Hardware Settings 451 Changing Mouse Settings 452 New! Changing Keyboard Settings 453 Changing Monitor Display Settings 454 Measuring Display Colors with the Digital Color Meter 456 Selecting Colors with the Color Picker 457 Matching Colors to Devices with ColorSync 458 Configuring Audio MIDI Devices 460 Preventing Hardware Problems 462 Removing Hardware Devices 464 19 Working with Mac OS X Along with Windows 465 Preparing a Mac for Windows 466 Installing Windows on a Mac 468 Starting Up with Mac OS X or Windows 470 Using Windows on a Mac 472 New! Removing Windows 474 20 Backing Up Everything with Time Machine 477 Setting Up Time Machine for Backups 478 New! Performing a Backup 479 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 New! 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 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 A Appendix: Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard 513 Preparing to Install Mac OS X Snow Leopard 514 New! Determining the Current Mac OS Version 515 Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard 516 New! Configuring Mac OS X Snow Leopard 518 Downloading Mac OS X Tools from Apple 520 New Features 521 New! Index 527

About the Author :
Steve Johnson has written more than 50 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS3, Adobe Flash CS4 and CS3, Dreamweaver CS4 and CS3, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression 2, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Leopard. 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.