Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard : Visual QuickStart Guide

Apple's next version of its OS, code-named Leopard, will keep Mac users in the forefront of making the most from their computers. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer takes readers through Mac OS X's groundbreaking capabilities, including new applications such as Time Machine and Spaces and revamped applications such as Mail, Dashboard, Spotlight, and iCal. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X Leopard. Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through Mac OS X and show you what to do. Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time. Page for page, the best content and value around. Companion Web site offers tips, links, updates, and more at www.marialanger.com/category/book-support/macosquickstart/. Maria Langer has written more than 70 computer books, including best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides on Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel, as well as hundreds of articles for magazines and Web sites. A Macintosh user since 1989, Maria never tires of teaching her Macs new tricks. When she's not writing, Maria is working hard to build her helicopter tour and charter business, Flying M Air. Visit Maria on the Web at www.marialanger.com. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 14 Setting Up Mac OS X 10.5......Page 18 Installing Mac OS X 10.5......Page 19 Configuring Mac OS X 10.5......Page 24 The Finder & Desktop......Page 32 The Mouse......Page 33 Using a Two-Button Mouse......Page 35 Menus......Page 36 The Keyboard......Page 39 Icons......Page 42 To Move an Icon......Page 45 Windows......Page 47 The Toolbar......Page 54 The Sidebar......Page 56 The Dock......Page 58 Sleeping, Restarting, & Shutting Down......Page 59 Logging Out & In......Page 62 File Management......Page 64 Mac OS X Disk Organization......Page 65 Pathnames......Page 67 The Go Menu......Page 68 Icon Names......Page 71 Folders......Page 72 Moving & Copying Items......Page 74 The Trash & Deleting Items......Page 78 Window Views......Page 82 Working with Icon View......Page 84 Working with List View......Page 86 Working with Column View......Page 90 Working with Cover Flow......Page 92 Customizing Window & Desktop Views......Page 93 Searching for Files......Page 102 Predefined Sidebar Searches......Page 103 Searching with the Spotlight Menu......Page 104 The Search Field......Page 106 The Find Command......Page 107 Smart Folders......Page 110 Working with Search Results......Page 113 Spotlight Preferences......Page 115 Storage Devices & Media......Page 118 Mounting Disks......Page 120 Ejecting Discs......Page 122 Burning CDs & DVDs......Page 123 CDs & DVDs Preferences......Page 129 Disk Utility......Page 130 Time Machine......Page 143 Advanced Finder Techniques......Page 148 Spring-Loaded Folders......Page 149 Labels......Page 151 Aliases......Page 153 Recent Items......Page 156 Quick Look......Page 157 The Info Window......Page 160 Compressing Files & Folders......Page 163 Undoing Finder Actions......Page 165 Customizing the Finder......Page 166 Finder Preferences......Page 167 Customizing the Toolbar......Page 172 Customizing the Sidebar......Page 174 Customizing the Dock......Page 176 Appearance Preferences......Page 179 Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences......Page 183 Desktop Management Tools......Page 188 Stacks......Page 189 Exposé......Page 192 Spaces......Page 196 Applications......Page 202 Multitasking & the Dock......Page 203 Using Applications & Creating Documents......Page 205 Standard Application Menus......Page 208 The Application Menu......Page 209 The Edit Menu......Page 220 The Window Menu......Page 221 The Help Menu......Page 223 Dialogs......Page 224 Force Quitting Applications......Page 227 TextEdit......Page 230 Launching & Quitting TextEdit......Page 231 Entering & Editing Text......Page 233 Basic Text Formatting......Page 237 Undoing & Redoing Actions......Page 242 Copy, Cut, & Paste......Page 243 Find & Replace......Page 245 Checking Spelling & Grammar......Page 247 Saving & Opening Files......Page 251 Personal Information Management Software......Page 256 Address Book......Page 257 iCal......Page 269 iSync......Page 284 Front Row......Page 288 DVD Player......Page 291 iTunes......Page 293 Mac OS Applications......Page 306 Calculator......Page 308 Chess......Page 312 Dictionary......Page 313 Image Capture......Page 315 Photo Booth......Page 317 Preview......Page 321 QuickTime Player......Page 326 Stickies......Page 332 Dashboard & Widgets......Page 334 Opening & Closing Dashboard......Page 335 Working with the Widget Bar......Page 336 Displaying Widgets......Page 337 Installing Widgets......Page 339 Managing Widgets......Page 340 Address Book......Page 341 Business......Page 342 Calculator......Page 343 Dictionary......Page 344 ESPN......Page 345 Flight Tracker......Page 346 iCal......Page 347 iTunes......Page 348 Movies......Page 349 People......Page 351 Ski Report......Page 352 Stickies......Page 353 Stocks......Page 354 Tile Game......Page 355 Translation......Page 356 Unit Converter......Page 357 Weather......Page 358 Web Clip......Page 359 World Clock......Page 361 Fonts......Page 362 Font Formats......Page 363 Font Locations......Page 364 Font Book......Page 366 The Font Panel......Page 379 The Typography Panel......Page 382 The Character Palette......Page 383 Printing & Faxing......Page 386 Printer Drivers......Page 387 Using the Print & Fax Preferences Pane......Page 388 Sharing Printers......Page 394 The Page Setup Dialog......Page 397 Setting Options in the Print Dialog......Page 398 Previewing Documents......Page 404 Saving Documents as PDF Files......Page 405 Sending & Receiving Faxes......Page 407 Printing Documents......Page 410 Desktop Printers......Page 411 Print Queues......Page 412 The Finder’s Print Command......Page 414 Connecting to the Internet......Page 416 TCP/IP & PPP......Page 417 Using the Network Setup Assistant......Page 418 Working with Locations......Page 425 Setting Internet Options in Network Preferences......Page 427 Connecting to an ISP......Page 434 Internet Applications......Page 436 Mail......Page 438 iChat......Page 453 Safari......Page 462 .Mac’s Web-Based Features......Page 465 Using .Mac with Mac OS X......Page 466 .Mac Sync......Page 468 iDisk......Page 471 Back to My Mac......Page 477 Networking......Page 478 Network Interfaces......Page 479 AirPort......Page 481 FireWire......Page 491 Ethernet......Page 492 Bluetooth......Page 493 Setting Up Sharing......Page 501 Setting Firewall Options......Page 509 Users, Groups, & Privileges......Page 511 Connecting to Another Computer for File Sharing......Page 514 Network Utility......Page 518 Multiple Users......Page 520 Configuring Mac OS X for Multiple Users......Page 521 Parental Controls......Page 530 Login Options......Page 539 Fast User Switching......Page 541 The Home Folder......Page 542 Sharing Files with Other Users......Page 543 Security Features......Page 546 Keychain Access......Page 547 General Security Options......Page 556 FileVault......Page 558 Firewall......Page 562 System Preferences......Page 564 Date & Time......Page 567 Displays......Page 570 Energy Saver......Page 572 International......Page 575 Keyboard & Mouse......Page 578 Software Update......Page 586 Sound......Page 589 Speech......Page 592 Startup Disk......Page 598 Universal Access......Page 600 Locking Preference Settings......Page 605 Mac OS Utilities......Page 606 Activity Monitor......Page 608 Audio MIDI Setup......Page 610 ColorSync Utility......Page 612 To Modify an Image......Page 615 Console......Page 616 DigitalColor Meter......Page 617 Grab......Page 619 Grapher......Page 621 Migration Assistant......Page 623 System Profiler......Page 624 Terminal......Page 625 VoiceOver Utility......Page 626 Application Services......Page 628 Automation Tools......Page 630 Automator......Page 631 AppleScript Basics......Page 642 Using AppleScript......Page 646 Boot Camp......Page 654 Before You Install Boot Camp......Page 655 Installing Boot Camp......Page 657 To Start Your Computer in Windows or Mac OS......Page 662 Configuring Mac Options on Windows......Page 664 Finding Windows Keys on a Mac Keyboard......Page 666 Getting Help......Page 668 Help Tags......Page 669 Mac Help......Page 670 Application Help......Page 674 Help & Troubleshooting Advice......Page 675 Appendix A: Menus & Keyboard Equivalents......Page 676 A......Page 680 B......Page 681 C......Page 682 D......Page 683 F......Page 684 I......Page 687 J–K......Page 688 M......Page 689 N......Page 690 P......Page 691 S......Page 693 T......Page 695 V......Page 696 X–Y–Z......Page 697 Setting up Mac OS X 10.5 Finder basics File management Window views Searching for files Storage media Advanced Finder techniques Customizing the Finder Desktop management Application basics Using TextEdit Information management Front Row Mac OS X applications Dashboard Fonts Printing & faxing Connecting to the Internet Internet applications Networking Multiple users Security features System preferences Mac OS utilities Automation tools Boot Camp Getting help Menus & keyboard equivalents. An Introduction To The Latest Version Of Mac Os X Leopard Covers Everything From How To Install Leopard To Utilizing Its New Features, And Discusses Such Applications As Time Machine, Boot Camp, Spaces, Mail, Dashboard, Ical, And Spotlight. I like Maria Langer's book "Mac OS 10.5 Leopard," it's better than the Mac book "Mac OS X Leopard - The Missing Manual" by David Pogue. Maria's is more user friendly than David's. (I don't know what "Tag" means.)