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Over 300 Pages in FULL COLOR

Mac OS X Tiger ®

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Credits Project Editor Tim Borek

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About the Author Erick Tejkowski is a writer and developer who lives near St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife, Maria, and his two children, Mercedes and Leopold. He has written numerous Mac-related books and articles, including Mac OS X Panther: Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks and REALbasic For Dummies. His articles have appeared in magazines like MacWorld, MacTech, and MacAddict.

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Mac OS X Tiger Fundamentals

Mac OS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

File

Click the Mouse Once or Twice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Control the Mac with Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

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Work with Finder Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Change Window View Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Documents

Understanding Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Using the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Toggle Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Logging In and Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Put Your Mac to Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Restart or Shut Down the Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Mastering the Finder

Find the Home Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Save Time Using Contextual Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Increase Productivity with the Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Organize Your Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Customize Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Duplicate Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Delete Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Work Quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Get Info about Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Create File Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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Customizing Tiger with the System Preferences

Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Customize Your Desktop Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Play a Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Tweak the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Reveal the Keyboard Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Set Default Behaviors of CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Adjust the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Schedule Sleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Adjust the Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Set the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Customize the Appearance of the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Make Your Mac Speak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Control Your Mac with Voice Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

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Completing Everyday Tasks

Add a Contact to the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Organize Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Print Address Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Perform Common Numerical Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Calculate Currency Exchange Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Find Information with Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Track Your Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Subscribe to a Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Publish a Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Write a Report with TextEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Consult a Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Dictionary

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Working with Images

View Images with Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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Export Images with Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 View Images with QuickTime Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Apply Effects to Photos in Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 View Images with iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Export Images with iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Edit Photos with iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Catalog and Organize Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Import Photos from a Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Email a Picture Using iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Watch a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Print a Picture Using iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

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Listening to Music

Listen to Music with QuickTime Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Listen to Music in the Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Listen to Music with iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Import CD Audio in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Organize a Music Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 Build a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 Create a Smart Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Burn a Music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Print a CD Case Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Share Music on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Adjust the Sound Quality of iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Watch Visual Effects While Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Listen to Online Radio Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

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Watching and Editing Video

Watch Movies with QuickTime Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

View

Watch Movies in DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Capture Clips from a Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Import Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Add Clips to the Movie Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Add Photos to the Movie Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 Mix Audio in the Soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 Add Professional-Looking Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 Add Visual Interest to Movies with Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 Add Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 Share the Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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Harnessing the Power of the Internet

Surf the Web with Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Block Pop-up Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184 Search Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Organize with Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Surf with Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 View RSS Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 Save a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Send an Email Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 Read Email Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Work with Email Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198 Delete an Email Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 Eliminate Spam from Your Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

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Connecting to Other Machines on a Network

Edit Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Share Files with Macs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 Share Files with Windows Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Run a Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Protect Your Network with a Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Set QuickTime Network Connection Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Share a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Add an iChat Buddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Send Instant Messages with iChat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Send a File with iChat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

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Utilities

Monitor CPU Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Stop Errant Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Watch Network Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232 View System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234 Erase and Repair Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236 Grab a Screen Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 Access Dashboard Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 Manage Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242 Issue Commands in the Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Automate Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246

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Make a Magic iMovie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252 Copy Music to an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 Save Files from an iPod in the Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256 Print Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258 Mount a Laptop as a Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Fax a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Use a Microphone with iChat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Conduct a Video Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 Retrieve Pictures from a Camera in the Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 Create a OneStep DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270

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Unfreeze a Frozen Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274 Update Mac OS System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276 Disable an Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278 Uninstall an Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279 Repair Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280 Repair a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281 Change Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282 Employ Startup Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 Stop Classic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Troubleshoot with a New User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Fix Corrupt Preference Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286

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How to Use This Teach Yourself VISUALLY Book

What You Need to Use This Book

Do you look at the pictures in a book or newspaper before anything else on a page? Would you rather see an image instead of read about how to do something? Search no further. This book is for you. Opening Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Tiger allows you to read less and learn more about Tiger.

Some sections of this book feature additional software, such as iMovie, which is not included with Mac OS X Tiger. If your Mac had Tiger installed when purchased new, it may already have iLife installed.

Who Needs This Book

This book uses the following conventions to describe the actions you perform when using the mouse:

This book is for a reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for more-computer-literate individuals who want to expand their knowledge of the different features that Mac OS X Tiger has to offer. We assume you have either never used Mac OS X before or have worked with earlier versions but want to know about what is new in the latest version.

Book Organization Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Tiger has 12 chapters.

Chapter Organization This book consists of sections, all listed in the book’s table of contents. A section is a set of steps that show you how to complete a specific computer task. Each section, usually contained on two facing pages, has an introduction to the task at hand, a set of full-color screen shots and steps that walk you through the task, and a set of tips. This format allows you to quickly look at a topic of interest and learn it instantly. Chapters group together three or more sections with a common theme. A chapter may also contain pages that give you the background information needed to understand the sections in a chapter.

Using the Mouse

Click Press your mouse button (the left button, if you have a two-button mouse) once. You generally click your mouse on something to select something on the screen. Double-click Press your mouse button (the left button, if you have a two-button mouse) twice. Double-clicking something on the computer screen generally opens whatever item you have double-clicked. Control-click Press your mouse button while holding down the Control key ( ) on your keyboard. When you Control-click something on the computer screen, the program displays a contextual menu containing commands specific to the selected item. If you are using a two-button mouse, a right-click is equivalent to a Control-click. Click and Drag, and Release the Mouse Move your mouse pointer and hover it over an item on the screen. Press and hold down the mouse button. Now, move the mouse to where you want to place the item and then release the button. You use this method to move an item from one area of the computer screen to another.

The Conventions in This Book

Notes

A number of typographic and layout styles have been used throughout Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Tiger to distinguish different types of information.

Notes give additional information. They may describe special conditions that may occur during an operation. They may warn you of a situation that you want to avoid, for example, the loss of data. A note may also cross-reference a related area of the book. A cross-reference may guide you to another chapter, or another section within the current chapter.

Bold

Bold type represents the names of commands and options with which you interact. Bold type also indicates text and numbers that you must type into a dialog box or window. Italics

Italic words introduce a new term and are followed by a definition. Numbered Steps You must perform the instructions in numbered steps in order to successfully complete a section and achieve the final results. Bulleted Steps These steps point out various optional features. You do not have to perform these steps; they simply give additional information about a feature. Indented Text Indented text tells you what the program does in response to your following a numbered step. For example, if you click a certain menu command, a dialog box may appear, or a window may open. Indented text may also tell you what the final result is when you follow a set of numbered steps.

Icons and Buttons

Icons and buttons are graphical representations within the text. They show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step. You can easily identify the tips in any section by looking for the TIPS icon. Tips offer additional information, including tips, hints, and tricks. You can use the TIPS information to go beyond what you have learned in the steps.

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Mac OS X Tiger Fundamentals MAC OS Intr od

The Macintosh operating system, often abbreviated Mac OS, is the software that makes your Macintosh computer run. It gives you the ability to work with a mouse, a keyboard, windows, files, and can even offer help when you run into trouble.

Mac OS Introduction ............................................4 Click the Mouse Once or Twice ........................6 Control the Mac with Menus ............................8 Work with Finder Windows..............................10 Change Window View Options ........................12 Understanding Applications ............................14 Using the Dock ....................................................16 Toggle Applications ............................................18 Logging In and Out ............................................19 Put Your Mac to Sleep ......................................20 Restart or Shut Down the Mac........................22 Get Help ................................................................24

Mac OS Introduction

The Macintosh Operating System is a collection of programs that makes your computer run. It is responsible for opening and saving files, displaying graphics on the screen, printing documents on a printer, and accepting input from the mouse and keyboard. The Mac OS is what makes your computer work for you.

Interact with the Computer The Mac OS is the part of the computer responsible for reading the information that you send to it by pressing keys on the keyboard, clicking the mouse, or using the trackpad. You can customize the settings for the keyboard and mouse in System Preferences.

The Finder The Finder is an application that is always running. It displays the Desktop and windows where you can work with files, folders, and disks.

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Surf the Internet The Mac OS provides you with everything you need to surf the World Wide Web. You can locate information with search engines, read articles, communicate with people from around the world, watch movies, do research, or even play games. The Safari Web browser gives you the means to view Web pages. Mail gives you access to the world of email.

Listen to and View Media The Mac OS gives you a complete toolbox to use with multimedia files. You can listen to music in iTunes, catalog and view photos in iPhoto, create your own movies in iMovie, build and burn DVDs in iDVD, and even create your own music in GarageBand.

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Although it has only one button, a Mac mouse or trackpad can perform many different functions. You can click the mouse once or twice to achieve different results. Click once to select a file or folder for use with any Finder menu. Double-click a file or folder to select and open it. You can also modify a mouse click by pressing the key. This usually causes a contextual menu to appear.

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Are there any single-click shortcuts I can use?

What double-click shortcuts will help me?

You can rename a file or folder by clicking its name in the Finder. After a brief pause, the name appears highlighted and waits for you to type a new name. When you finish typing the name, press to complete the change. If you press a second time, you can edit the file name again just as if you had single-clicked it. If you press , you can click multiple files in the Finder to select them. This helps when you want to perform an action on multiple items at once.

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Are there any keys that produce hidden functions in the Finder menus? You can also press and to reveal hidden menu functions. Hidden menu items appear in place of the usual menu items when you press either the or key modifiers. The keyboard shortcut icons in the menu also change to reflect the keys in the keystroke.

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Along with menus, windows are among the most important parts of the Mac OS interface. Finder windows are containers for organizing your files. You can customize windows to match your needs precisely. You can resize a window to reveal something behind it or to see more files in it. If a window gets in the way, you can minimize it, which tucks the window nicely away in the Dock for one click access later. Finally, when you are finished using a window, one simple click closes it. Work with Finder Windows OPEN A NEW WINDOW

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Why do I need to resize windows?

If you press and hold while clicking the close button in a Finder window, all open Finder windows will close. You can cycle through the open windows of most applications by pressing + repeatedly. Press + + to cycle through the open windows in reverse order. Pressing the + keyboard shortcut causes the foremost window to minimize in the Dock.

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You are not restricted to viewing Finder windows in one format. You can customize the look and feel of your Finder windows to help you work more efficiently. You can change the size of icons and text in Finder windows to suit your needs. The Finder gives you several different choices for displaying information about files. You can customize these choices to change the amount of information that appears in a window. Change Window View Options OPEN VIEW OPTIONS

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The View Options window opens, displaying settings for the foremost window. If no window is open, the settings for the Desktop appear in the View Options window instead.

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The Finder updates the window to reflect the changes.

What does the Show Icon Preview option in the View Options window do?

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2 Click the Safari icon. The Safari Web browser launches.

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The Dock is a one-stop utility that performs different tasks. You can launch applications from the Dock, see which applications are running, and give yourself one-click access to commonly used files. You can quit applications by clicking icons in the Dock. You can also add folders to the Dock, so you can access all of its contents with a single click.

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1 In the Dock, click Safari. The Safari Web browser launches.

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1 In the Dock, click the icon of a running application and continue holding the mouse button. l A pop-up menu lists functions for the application.

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3 Click the Pictures folder icon in the Dock to open the Pictures folder.

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1 Click and drag an application, document, or file icon from the Dock to the Desktop. The icon disappears from the Dock in an animated puff of smoke.

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Why is there a vertical line on the Dock?

If I remove an icon from the Dock, does it erase that item from the hard drive? No. The elements in the Dock are simply pointers to applications, files, or folders that those icons represent. Removing the icons from the Dock does nothing more than remove the icon from the Dock. It does not affect any application, file, or folder.

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Toggle Applications

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You can switch between all running applications with one keystroke. The Application Switcher takes care of switching applications when you press the keystroke. You can also control the Application Switcher with the keyboard to make switching even easier.

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The Application Switcher appears, displaying icons of all running applications.

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Mac OS is a multiuser operating system, which means that more than one user can use the same computer with personalized settings that each user determines and controls. To use the computer, you must login using your user name and password. Logging in can prevent other users from changing your settings or using your account.

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Logging In and Out LOG OUT

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1 Click a user icon. 2 Type your password into the password field that appears.

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You can put your computer to sleep instead of shutting it down. A sleeping Mac uses very little energy and has the benefit of allowing instant-on access to your computer. These features are especially useful for laptops, which rely on battery power that you need to conserve.

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1 Click . 2 Click Sleep. The Mac goes to sleep and displays nothing on the screen.

3 Press any key, or click the mouse or trackpad. The computer awakens instantly, permitting you to pick up where you left off when you put the computer to sleep.

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1 To put an iBook or PowerBook to sleep, simply close the laptop lid. The computer goes to sleep, and on some models a pulsating light appears on the outside cover indicating sleep.

2 Open the laptop, and press any key or click the trackpad. The computer awakens to where you last worked.

What happens when a Mac is in sleep mode?

Do I have to worry about the battery running out while sleeping?

When you put a Mac to sleep, it disables the network settings and puts the computer in a low-power mode. It will remember unsaved documents that you were working on, but it will not permit file sharing on the network.

Although the computer uses a low-power mode during sleep, it is still using battery power that can cause the battery to drain. When a laptop battery gets below a certain level of remaining power, the Mac shuts off automatically, which means that you could lose unsaved data.

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Although a Macintosh can run nonstop for days and weeks on end, there are times when you may need to shut down or restart a Mac. It is useful to shut down a computer when you need to move the machine, when there is an electrical storm, or when you want to install new hardware. Restarting a Mac is required after some software installations and also sometimes helps fix an errant machine.

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1 Click the Apple icon. 2 Click Restart. A dialog box appears asking you to approve the restart.

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1 Click . 2 Click Shut Down. A dialog box asks you to approve the shutdown process.

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3 Click Shut Down. The computer shuts down.

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When should I shut down a computer instead of put it to sleep?

What happens when my computer restarts? If you have the default single-user settings in the Users pane of the System Preferences, your computer restarts and your Desktop appears. If you use a computer in a multiuser environment, you may have to provide a login username and password when you restart the computer.

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You should shut down a Mac before physically moving it or disconnecting its power source. It is also probably a good idea to shut down and disconnect the power to a computer during an electrical storm. If you do not plan on doing any of the aforementioned tasks, you can safely use the sleep function instead.

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Get Help

If you get stuck while using your Mac, you can sometimes get out of a jam by consulting the Finder’s built-in Help system. The Help system contains valuable information about using both hardware and software related to the Mac.

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1 In the Finder, click Help. 2 Click Mac Help.

The Help Viewer launches and displays helpful information about the Finder.

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The Help Viewer finds answers to your question and displays the results.

I know how to use the Finder. Can I locate help for other applications too?

Is the Help system limited to information for Apple applications only?

The Help menu in all applications is context-specific. When you click Help, the Help Viewer application displays information specific to the current application.

The Help menu can display useful information for any application that includes builtin Help. You can search any installed Help modules just as you would search the one for the Finder.

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Find the Home Folder

Mac OS X is a multiuser operating system. In a multiuser operating system, each user is allocated space on the hard drive for personal files and preferences. This space is called the Home folder. You can put all of your files safely into your Home folder without worrying that an unauthorized user will alter or erase them.

Find the Home Folder LOCATE HOME

1 In the Finder, click Go. 2 Click Home.

Home

The house icon ( ) lets you know you are viewing your own Home folder.

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A window displays the current user’s Home folder.

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window. A pop-up menu opens, showing you the actual location of the current Home folder.

4 Click Users. The Users folder appears.

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5 Click File. 6 Click New Finder Window.

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Can a new Finder window open by default to another location besides the Home folder? Yes. Although new Finder windows open to the Home folder when you first install Mac OS X Tiger, you can change the default location. Open the Finder Preferences located in the Finder menu to adjust the setting. You will find it in the General section of the Finder preferences window. You can select the Desktop, a hard drive, or any other folder on your system as the default location for new Finder windows.

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Save Time Using Contextual Menus Finder File ile Edit View Go Window Help

To save yourself frequent trips to the menu bar at the top of the screen, make use of contextual menus. Using contextual menus reduces the number of repetitive wrist actions, and the menus are usually more quickly accessible than standard menus. For example, you can change the Desktop background in two clicks using a contextual menu. The same procedure without a contextual menu would require twice as many clicks.

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Save Time Using Contextual Menus SET THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND

1 While holding down

, click the Desktop.

A contextual menu lists functions appropriate to the Desktop.

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2 Click Change Desktop Background. The System Preferences window opens with the Desktop & Screen Saver pane active.

3 Select an image for the desktop. The Desktop background changes.

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1 While holding down 2 Click New Folder.

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MOVE A FOLDER TO THE TRASH

1 While holding down

, click a folder.

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Move to Trash

A contextual menu appears.

2 Click Move To Trash. The folder disappears into the Trash.

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Can I use contextual menus in other applications? Each application uses contextual menus differently. Try Control-clicking various places in an application to see if it supports contextual menus. For example, a Safari web page displays l contro functions in its contextual menu for saving and printing that page. Likewise, iTunes displays contextual menu item functions that pertain to songs and playlists depending on which one you Control-click.

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What kinds of functions can I add to Finder contextual menus and how do I install them? You can download contextual menu plug-ins freely from the Internet. Some plug-ins help you perform Finder tasks more quickly. Other plug-ins act as miniature multimedia applications, playing video and audio file previews. Install any third-party contextual menu plug-ins that you download by placing them in ~/Library/Contextual Menu Items, where ~ represents your Home folder.

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Increase Productivity with the Sidebar Sidebar

With the Sidebar feature of Finder windows, you have instant access to common locations on your hard drive and servers like iDisk. You can also use the Sidebar as a launcher for one-click access to your favorite applications and files.

Increase Productivity with the Sidebar ADD AN ALIAS TO THE SIDEBAR

File

1 In the Finder, click File. 2 Click New Finder Window. A Finder window opens.

3 Click Applications. The Finder window displays the contents of the Applications folder.

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4 Click and drag an application into the Sidebar. l An alias to the application appears in the Sidebar.

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DELETE AN ALIAS FROM THE SIDEBAR

1 Click and drag an application icon from the Sidebar to anywhere outside the Sidebar. When you release the mouse button, the icon no longer appears in Finder windows.

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How can I remove the Sidebar from my Finder windows? There are four ways that you can remove the Sidebar from Finder windows. First, click the button in the top-right corner of each Finder window. Doing this causes the Sidebar and Toolbar to toggle on and off. Likewise, you can toggle the display of these elements using Hide/Show Toolbar in the View menu of the Finder. Lastly, you can also hide the Sidebar by clicking and dragging its right edge leftwards, making it so small that the Sidebar disappears. You can also double-click the dividing line to toggle it open and closed. If you mistakenly remove an item from the Sidebar, simply drag a new copy of the file or folder to the Sidebar of any open window. A new icon appears in place of the old one.

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Organize Your Windows

While working with various applications, your work environment can easily become cluttered, making it difficult to find things. Tiger helps with this problem by giving you an important feature called Exposé. Exposé is a hidden window manager that springs into action with only one keystroke. You can use Exposé to quickly organize your desktop.

Organize Your Windows SELECT A WINDOW IN THE FINDER

1 In the Finder, open several Finder windows. Note: To open a Finder window, see Chapter 1.

Open as many windows as you want; more open windows results in a more impressive display.

2 Press

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All open Finder windows instantly tile so that you can see each one.

3 Move the mouse around the Desktop. Each window highlights and displays its name as you move the mouse over it.

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4 Click a window with which you want to work. The windows return to normal size with the selected window in the foreground.

5 If you decide to not work with a window, press again.

Does this feature work with all application windows?

How can I slow down the Exposé animation?

Pressing causes the windows of only the foremost application to collapse. The foremost application displays its title at the top of the application menu. It is also the application with which you are currently working and whose name appears in the top left corner of your screen.

Before pressing , , or , press and hold . When you activate any of the Exposé functions, the animation will move in slow motion. This “feature” doesn’t really have a function other than to look neat.

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In addition to cleaning up the windows for a specific application, Exposé can organize windows of all open applications for easy access. You can also cause all windows to slide instantaneously from the screen, revealing the Desktop hiding beneath them. This gives you immediate access to the files and disks on the Desktop.

Organize Your Windows (continued) SELECT A WINDOW FROM RUNNING APPLICATIONS

1 Launch two or three more applications and open a couple windows in each. You can launch any applications you want, so long as they each have at least one open window.

2 Press

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All open windows instantly resize and reposition so that you can see each one.

3 Move the mouse around the Desktop. Each window highlights and displays its name as you move the mouse over it.

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4 Click the window with which you want to work. The windows return to normal size with the selected window in the foreground. If you decide to not work with a window, you can press again. The windows return to normal size.

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1 Press

.

All windows immediately slide off the screen, revealing the Desktop.

2 Press

again.

All windows immediately slide back into their original positions, obscuring the Desktop again.

Can I use Exposé with fewer keystrokes? The , , and keys can behave as both a toggle and a momentary switch. To toggle, press the key and let go. Then, press the key to return the previous state. To use Exposé functions as a momentary switch, press and hold the appropriate key. Then, let go of the key to return to the previous state.

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Customize Icons Mac OS X Tiger displays beautiful icons, but sometimes you want to customize the interface with icons you find on the Internet. You can change the icon of any file or folder with just a few mouse clicks. Customizing icons does more than spruce up a lackluster Finder window. You can use icons to visually organize folders for different purposes. Icons also help you work faster, since you can recognize familiar icons quicker than reading a file’s name. Customize Icons CHANGE A FILE’S ICON

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Where can I find icons to use in the Finder?

Can I change the icons of all files and folders?

The Internet is loaded with all sorts of free icons for you to use in Tiger. One of the premiere icon sites for Mac OS is m y.co tor The Icon factory at fac con i . w www.iconfactory.com, ww where you can find hundreds of free icons to download. The popular website, ResExcellence, also hosts a significant Mac OS free icon collection at http://resexcellence.com/.

You can change the icon of many files and folders in the Finder, with some exceptions. You may only change the icon for a file or folder if you have write access for it. You can find Ownership and Permissions in the same Get Info window where you paste the icon onto the file or folder. The Ownership and Permissions section of the Get Info window will tell you if you are permitted to write to that file or folder. If you are permitted, then you can change its icon.

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Knowing how to make a copy of a file or folder is an important task. Sometimes you may want to work on a copy of a file, so that you do not alter the original. Other times, you may want to make a backup of a file for safekeeping. You can duplicate files in the Finder in one of four ways: with a menu, by using a keyboard shortcut, with copy and paste, and via drag and drop. Duplicate Files COPY A FILE WITH A MENU

1 In the Finder, click a file that you want to duplicate. 2 Click File. 3 Click Duplicate. The Finder makes a copy of the file.

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1 In the Finder, click a file to back up. 2 Press + . l The Finder makes a copy of the file.

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1 In the Finder, click a file that you would like to duplicate.

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REPLICATE FILES WITH DRAG AND DROP

1 On the Desktop, click a file that you want to duplicate.

2 While pressing

, click and drag the file to where you want the duplicate to appear. The Finder makes a copy of the file in the destination.

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What steps do I need to take to copy a file from one hard drive to another disk? Copying a file from one disk to another is easy. Simply click and drag the file from the source disk to the destination disk. The Finder assumes that you want to make a copy. No other tasks are necessary. If you drag a file from one location to another location on the same disk, the Finder simply moves the file to the destination folder.

I copied the wrong file. Now what should I do? Before doing anything else, press + to undo the copy operation. Then, proceed with the desired copy operation. You can only undo one Finder command at a time, so make sure that you undo the operation immediately if you want it to take effect. Of course, you can also simply delete any files that you may have inadvertently copied by dragging them to the Trash.

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Not every file is worth keeping, so you need the ability to delete a file. You can delete a file in one of three ways: using a Finder menu, pressing a keyboard shortcut, and clicking a contextual menu.

Delete Files DELETE A FILE

1 In the Finder, click a file that you want to delete. 2 Click File. 3 Click Move to Trash.

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1 In the Finder, press and hold 2 Click a file to delete.

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3 Click Move to Trash.

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EMPTY THE TRASH

1 Click Finder. 2 Click Empty Trash.

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I moved a file to the Trash, but want to use it again. What should I do?

What is the difference between Empty Trash and Secure Empty Trash in the Finder menu?

So long as the file is still in the Trash, you can retrieve it and drag it to some other location in the Finder. Once you empty the Trash, however, the file is gone and difficult to retrieve without third-party software.

When the Finder empties the Trash, it does not erase the files. Instead it marks the places on your disk where those files resided as safe to erase in the future when the Mac OS requires more disk space. Secure Empty Trash, on the other hand, really does “erase” the file completely by writing over the location on the disk multiple times with random data. This ensures that your data is beyond recovery.

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Work Quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts

The Mac OS is famous for its menus, but there is no reason you have to be tied to them. You can perform many Finder functions with the keyboard. Each menu item lists its keyboard shortcut next to its title. Some keyboard shortcuts require special keys. The Command key is represented by . The Option key is represented by . The Shift key is represented by and the Control key by .

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Work Quickly with Keyboard Shortcuts USE COMMON KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

1 In the Finder, click Finder. The File menu opens, displaying the functions in that menu.

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1 In the Finder, click File. 2 Press and hold .

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1 Press

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The Dock returns to its previous position.

Are there any other keyboard shortcuts I should know about?

How can I restart or shut down my computer without using the mouse?

Whenever the Finder asks you to approve or cancel an operation, it displays a dialog box that contains an OK button and a Cancel button. You can press or to mimic clicking OK button. Press to cancel the operation.

Press + to open the Shutdown window. In this window, you can restart the computer by pressing , put the computer to sleep by pressing , shut down the computer by pressing or to cancel the operation and close the window.

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The Finder normally displays some basic information about a file in List View, but there is much more to know about a file. You can locate detailed information about a file in the Info window. The Info window (sometimes also called the Get Info window) displays important information like file size, creation and modification dates, file type, and permissions.

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1 In the Finder, click a file that you would like to know

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2 Click File. 3 Click Get Info.

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The Info window opens, displaying additional information about that file.

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5 Click to expand the Name & Extension section. The Info displays the file’s name and a checkbox for toggling the file extension. When the Hide extension option is selected, the Finder will not display the period and two or more characters at the end of a filename.

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The file’s name and filename extension, which consists of a period followed by two or more alphanumeric characters.

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A 128x128 copy of the file’s icon or if the file is a type that QuickTime recognizes, a small preview player.

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Text that you enter, which Spotlight can read to learn more about a file or folder.

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A list of plug-ins available to certain applications.

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Create File Archives A file archive is a compressed and consolidated version of one or more files. A compressed file is favorable because it takes up less space. This saves room on your hard drive and makes the file move more quickly over the Internet should you decide to email it. The Finder has file archiving and extracting features. Some files do not compress when you archive them, becaues they are already in a compressed state (like JPEG). You can still benefit from the fact that a single archive file can contain multiple files. Create File Archives USING THE FINDER’S ARCHIVE FUNCTIONS

1 In the Finder, press and hold . 2 Click a file that you want to archive. A contextual menu opens.

3 Click Create Archive of.... 3

l The Finder creates an archive of the file and appends the .zip extension to the filename of the new archive.

4 Click and drag the file archive into an email to send it.

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1 Locate a ZIP file archive whose contents you want to extract.

2 Double-click the archive to convert it to an uncompressed file or group of files.

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l The Finder extracts the data from the archive, restoring it to its pre-archived state.

Can I send ZIP archives to friends who use Microsoft Windows? The ZIP format is a universally understood archive format. Microsoft Windows users can extract them, as can Linux, Unix, and other Mac users. There are other archive formats, but ZIP is probably the most universal now.

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How much space can I conserve by archiving a file? Although space savings can vary among files, it is not uncommon to reduce a 30MB file that contains textual data to only 3MB by archiving it, a 90-percent reduction. A file one-tenth its original size ive requires only one-tenth of the time File Arch to send over email or to download from a Web page. Some file formats, like TIFF, compress well while others, such as MP3 and JPEG, cannot be compressed, as they are already compressed formats. You can only compress a file once.

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The System Preferences is the main control center of Mac OS X Tiger. In the System Preferences window, you can adjust a variety of settings, such as the Desktop appearance and the behavior of different Finder applications, to personalize your Tiger experience.

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You can change the appearance of your desktop by selecting a desired color or photo as the pattern that it displays. Change the text highlight color to suit your preferences. You can also keep track of recently used application, documents, and servers.

Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface ADJUST THE DESKTOP COLOR

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The Number of Recent Items settings in the Appearance pane of the System Preferences window control the number of items that appear in the Recent Items menu. You can find the Recent Items submenu in the Apple menu. The Recent Items menu displays the most recent applications, documents, and servers that you have used.

Mac OS X displays fonts and graphics with a large amount of “fuzziness” added. This help makes curves in letters look good. The problem is that at smaller font sizes, letters begin looking less good and more fuzzy. The Appearance pane lets you ignore font smoothing for the smallest fonts of your choosing, so you can match it to your Mac’s display.

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The Desktop background is something that you will look at a lot. To make it more interesting, you can add images to it, or even animate the background. You can customize your Desktop background in the Desktop pane of the System Preferences window.

Customize Your Desktop Background SET THE DESKTOP BACKGROUND

1 In System Preferences, click Desktop & Screen Saver.

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The Desktop tab of Desktop & Screen Saver pane System Preferences opens.

2 Click Apple Images. l When you select an image group, the preview pane displays thumbnails of the images in that group.

3 Click an image. l The Desktop background changes.

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1 Click Pictures Folder. Thumbnails of images in your Pictures folder appear in the preview pane.

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I cannot see the pop-up menu that allows me to enable tiled backgrounds. Where can I find it? The pop-up menu appears only after you click Pictures Folder, Choose Folder, or any other group that contains images.

Does an animated background slow down the performance of my computer? The animated background feature takes advantage of today’s advanced video cards to provide smooth animations. If your computer does not have a high-powered video card, you may notice a slight delay when pictures change. You can decrease this delay by increasing the time between picture changes or reducing the Colors setting in the Displays pane of the System Preferences.

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2 Click Screen Saver. 3 Click a screen saver. l A preview of the selected screen saver begins playing.

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6 Click Test. The Desktop goes black and then the current Screen Saver runs in full-screen preview mode.

7 Click the Desktop or move the cursor to stop the Screen Saver. You return to the System Preferences window.

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What purpose does the Pictures folder serve in the list of Screen Savers?

Are these the only screen savers I can use? Are there others available?

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Tweak the Dock

The Dock is a centerpiece of the OS X interface. It serves as a launcher and displays running applications, folders, and currently open files. You can customize the size of the Dock, as well as where you want the Dock to appear on your desktop. You can adjust the Dock settings in System Preferences.

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1 In System Preferences, click Dock. Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface.”

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Are there any other Dock tricks I should know about?

Yes. You can also adjust the Dock by holding down and then clicking the thin vertical line that appears on the Dock. A pop-up menu appears displaying the options available for adjusting the Dock.

Yes. You can move the Dock to another position on your Desktop. To do this, press and hold + and click and drag the Dock by the dividing line to the left, right, or bottom of the screen. The Dock moves in the direction that you drag.

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Reveal the Keyboard Viewer

A typical Macintosh keyboard is capable of producing many characters. You can see the possible symbols that your keystrokes produce with the Keyboard Viewer. The Keyboard viewer can be accessed through the System Preferences. It helps you to quickly and easily see examples of all of the available characters in a font.

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1 In System Preferences, click International. 1

Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface,” earlier in this chapter.

The International pane of System Preferences, which is where you can set the language you want to use, appears.

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Why do some keys have missing characters?

How do I deactivate the Keyboard menu?

The Keyboard Viewer displays the characters specific to the currently selected font. Not all fonts implement all characters. The Keyboard Viewer helps you to quickly determine whether you should use a specific font for a project or not. You can switch fonts through the Font pop-up menu, which is located at the bottom-left corner of the Keyboard Viewer.

You can deactivate the Keyboard menu by opening the International pane of the System Preferences and deselecting the Show input menu in menu bar option ( changes to ).

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Set Default Behaviors of CDs and DVDs

When you insert a CD or DVD, your Mac is programmed to respond to this action in different ways, depending on what you have told it to do. For example, it may launch a related application, or it may ask you what you want it to do with the disc. You can control the default behavior by selecting settings in the CDs & DVDs pane of System Preferences.

Set Default Behaviors of CDs and DVDs SET BEHAVIORS

1 In System Preferences, click CDs & DVDs. The CDs & DVDs pane opens.

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Your Mac asks you what you want it to do each time you insert a DVD.

How do I erase CD-RW and DVD-RW discs?

Can I use any other applications besides those in the iLife suite when I insert a disc? Yes. Click Open other application when you want to select a particular application that does not appear in the pop-up menu. This is useful for when you use third party disc utilities like Roxio Toast or Apple tools like Disk Utility.

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Adjust the Display Settings

Most desktop Macs use separate CRT and flatscreen displays, while laptops, iMacs, and eMacs have built-in displays. You can adjust the display settings using the Displays pane of the System Preferences window. The display settings let you change the dimensions of your desktop in pixels, the number of colors that your monitor displays, and other settings to calibrate your display.

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1 In System Preferences, click Displays. Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface,” earlier in this chapter.

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1 Click Color. l If your Mac has a matching display driver profile installed, it appears in the Display Profile list; click it to select it. If your display does not appear in the list, proceed to the next step.

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The Mac OS is an energy-conscious operating system. With the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences, you can adjust settings that put your computer to sleep, cause the display to sleep, and even spin down the hard drive. This is especially good news for laptop users, as laptops benefit from extended battery life. You can also schedule start-up and shutdown times.

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1 In System Preferences, click Energy Saver. Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface,” earlier in this chapter.

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Adjust the Keyboard and Mouse SET THE KEYBOARD REPEAT RATE

1 In System Preferences click Keyboard & Mouse. Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface,” earlier in this chapter.

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2 Click Keyboard. 3 Click and drag to specify how rapidly letters appear on the screen as you type them.

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I have a USB mouse with two buttons on it. Will it work with my Mac. Any USB-compatible mouse should work with your Mac. This includes the so-called right-click that you normally find with a Windows-based mouse. Clicking the second mouse button provides the same functionality as +click.

Do I really need a two-button mouse? The Mac OS is designed with a one-button mouse or trackpad in mind. There are no functions that are unavailable to a one-button mouse. Some people find that a multi-button mouse saves them time since the extra buttons perform important shortcut functions. You do not need one, but you may like one, especially if you do not like to use both hands to access contextual menus.

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Set the Date and Time SET TIME AUTOMATICALLY

1 Click System Preferences. 2 Click Date & Time. The Date & Time settings appear.

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If my Mac can set its time automatically, why would I want to set it manually?

Your Mac knows your location based on the time zone that you set in the Time Zone tab of the Date and Time Preferences Pane. You also may have set the time zone the first time that you used your installation of Mac OS X Tiger. You can set the time zone by clicking on the map or by choosing a city from the Closest City pop-up menu.

To set the date and time automatically, your Mac requires a connection to the Internet. If you do not have a network connection, you can still set the clock manually. This option is particularly useful for laptop users, since they often do not have a network connection. Further, laptop users are more likely to travel and may wish to change the clock to match the local time.

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You can alter how your Mac displays the clock by changing settings in the Date & Time pane of the System Preferences. You can toggle the appearance of the clock between analog and digital faces and even move it around in a floating window. You can also customize the format of the time, choosing to optionally display AM or PM, the day of the week, and adjust the transparency of the clock window.

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How do I remove the clock from the menu bar?

You can quickly remove the clock from the menu bar by dragging it to the Desktop while holding down +. When you let go of the mouse, the clock disappears in an animated puff of smoke on your Desktop. You can reactivate the clock by clicking the Show the date and time checkbox in the Date & Time System Preferences.

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One of the most memorable demonstrations of the first Macintosh was its ability to speak. Today’s Mac can speak any text you feed it, in a variety of voices and at different rates. To begin speaking text, you should set the default voice. Other applications use the default voice for speech production.

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1 In System Preferences, click Speech. Note: To view System Preferences, see the section “Change the Appearance of the Mac Interface.”

The Speech pane opens.

1 2 Click Text to Speech. 3 Click and select Victoria. 4 Click Play.

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How can I make the Mac speak some text of my choosing?

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In many application menus, you can access the Services menu item. This menu item contains functions that you can use with multiple applications. First, select some text from a document in an application like TextEdit. Then, click Services. Finally, click Speech. This causes the Mac to speak selected Professor Mac text using the default voice. “Our Friend, The Tiger” The Mac will even recognize punctuation, pausing for commas and inflecting for questions.

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Sit ! Mac OS X Tiger can recognize and respond to your spoken commands. You can customize the phrases that your Mac understands with command sets so you can control different applications. Your Mac can also understand the set of commands in the Speakable Items folder.

Control Your Mac with Voice Commands ACTIVATE SPEECH RECOGNITION

1 In System Preferences, click Speech. 2 Click Speech Recognition. 3 Click On ( changes to ). l Speech Recognition activates and the feedback window opens, indicating the audio level of the sound it hears.

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What can improve my computer’s speech recognition performance?

Your Mac can understand speakers of U.S. English. It is designed for adult speakers only, not children. You may encounter some difficulties getting recognition if you have a particularly marked accent. Standard U.S. English speakers fare the best. The speech recognition in Tiger is equally adept at recognizing male and female speakers.

Macs are relatively good at recognizing your utterances if you heed a few precautions beforehand. First, recognition will only be as good as the microphone that you use. Built-in microphones may suffice, but you will get far better performance using a high-quality external microphone. Also important is the positioning of the microphone. Try to keep the microphone three to fives inches from your mouth. Finally, how you speak can make a huge difference in your Mac’s ability to process the speech. Speak in a clear, relaxed, and natural fashion for best results. Try not to slur words together, mumble, or speak too rapidly. All of these factors have a distinct impact on your computer’s speech recognition performance.

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A group is a collection of contacts in Address Book. You can put contact cards into groups to better organize your Address Book and to more easily email multiple recipients at once. Because groups do not affect individual contact information, you can add and delete groups without fear of losing data. You can also add a photograph to contact information, so you can quickly identify contacts and group members visually.

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Deleting a contact from a group (other than All) does not remove it from the Address Book. The only way to remove a contact from the Address Book is to delete it from the All group.

How do I insert a picture of a contact into the contact’s card?

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You can print address labels for contacts to simplify your mailing list tasks. Address Book provides templates for many different commercially available labels. You can also change the mailing label dimensions to print at custom sizes. In addition to labels, Address Book can print contact lists, complete with photographs of members in the list.

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1 Select a group. Address Book displays the names in that group.

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Avery does not make my labels. How do I define a custom mailing label size?

Click Lists in the Style pop-up menu to print a list of contacts. You can even print photos of contacts in the listing. Click Print to print the contact list.

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Perform Common Numerical Conversions

The Calculator application in Mac OS X Tiger is more sophisticated than a typical desktop calculator. It has two modes, one for basic use and the other for scientific use. You can calculate many different unit conversions with Calculator, including weight and temperature. You can also adjust the numerical precision of the results that Calculator displays.

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3 Type the number of dollars you want to convert. 4 Click Convert. 5 Click Currency. The Currency Conversion dialog box opens.

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How can I view the numbers that I have converted so far? Click Show Paper Tape in the View menu to see a textual representation of all recent Calculator 10 data entry. You can copy the data 10 EURO from the paper tape 10 to the clipboard in the Edit menu. You can also print the data by 10 clicking Print Tape in the File menu.

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Find Information with Spotlight

Tiger introduces a sophisticated new search mechanism into the Mac OS, called Spotlight. You can use Spotlight to locate files on your hard drive or any other connected volume. Besides traditional filename searches, Spotlight can look at metadata and at data inside files to find information. You can also perform Spotlight searches directly within applications that support it.

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3 Click any file. Spotlight launches an appropriate application and opens the file you selected.

LOCATE A FILE WITH SPOTLIGHT IN A FINDER WINDOW

1 In the Finder, open a new window. 2 Type a keyword or phrase. Spotlight begins displaying results as you type.

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1 Click System Preferences in the Dock.

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I remember typing a particular phrase in a TextEdit document, but I do not remember the filename of the document. How can I find the document? In addition to searching through file information and metadata, Spotlight can also search the actual contents of files, including any file for which an importer has been provided in Tiger (such as AppleWorks Keynote, MS Office, and Pages). Simply type the text in question in a search field and Spotlight will find it. Text data appears not just in TextEdit documents, but also files like Microsoft Word documents, HTML and PDF files, and email messages.

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You can track important dates and times in your schedule with iCal. iCal is an application that lets you lay out calendars visually. You can add dates, such as holidays, or remove the dates that you do not want on your calendar.

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How do I remove an event from a specific date?

How do I schedule blocks of time during a particular day?

You simply click to select the event that you want to delete from a particular date. Then press to remove it from the calendar.

Scheduling blocks of time helps you organize a day’s events. Click either the Day or Week button at the bottom of the calendar to view a calendar of days or weeks respectively. You can assign blocks of time to any date when the calendar displays in either of these modes. To assign a block of time, click the starting time and drag downward until the desired block of time is selected.

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You can subscribe to free calendars on the Internet, and iCal will display the calendars for you. These calendars display useful information like holidays and important dates. When you are finished using a calendar to which you have subscribed, you can cancel the subscription by deleting the calendar.

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4 Click Subscribe. iCal subscribes you to the calendar.

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Where can I find other calendars to which I can subscribe?

To cancel a calendar subscription, you simply click the calendar that you want to cancel in the Sidebar, and then press .

The Internet has a wealth of calendars to which you can subscribe. One of the best Web sites is http://icalshare.com. Besides national holidays, you can subscribe to calendars that list sports schedules, upcoming movie releases, television events, celebrity birthdays, and many more.

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If you subscribe to a service like .Mac, you can publish your own calendars for others to view. By publishing a calendar, other people in your organization can subscribe to the same calendar and stay current. You can unpublish a calendar at any time, such as when it becomes outdated.

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1 In iCal, select a calendar to publish. 2 Click Calendar. 3 Click Publish.

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4 Type a name for the calendar. 5 Click and select .Mac. Note: This step requires you to have a .Mac account.

6 Click Publish. l iCal publishes the calendar in your .Mac Web space. Note: To learn more about .Mac, see Chapter 8.

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1 Select a calendar to unpublish. 2 Click Calendar. 3 Click Unpublish.

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Once I publish a calendar, how can I let other people know about it? There are many excellent Web sites that list publicly available iCal calendars. One of the most popular sites, http://icalshare. com, even describes how Windows and Linux users can subscribe to your calendars.

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Write a Report with TextEdit

You can use the bundled application TextEdit as your primary word processor. You can type and format text in TextEdit, as well as add pictures to documents. Besides performing the usual tasks of many larger and more expensive word processors, TextEdit can also open and read files from other popular word processors.

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7 Click to select a font size. l The selected text in the document changes size to reflect the size choice.

Can I place pictures in a TextEdit document? You can add a picture to your text by clicking and dragging a picture file from the Finder into the TextEdit document. For this to work, however, you must ensure that the document is in Rich Text format. You can find the Rich Text Format setting in the Format menu. You can also drag and drop pictures into TextEdit from Preview and other drag-and-drop-compatible applications.

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Consult a Dictionary Tiger offers you a great new dictionary application, called, appropriately, Dictionary. Like with a paper dictionary, you can look up common words or phrases. Dictionary displays pronunciation, definition, and thesaurus information for any word you desire. You can also change the font size of the dictionary and the phonetic alphabet that Dictionary uses.

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What differences do the Pronunciation preference settings make in Dictionary? The three Pronunciation settings each make two important changes in how Dictionary displays information. First, each setting has a D language associated with it. Because British and US English have I C different pronunciations, Dictionary alters the pronunciations it T Y displays based on this setting. Secondly, each Pronunciation I A R setting uses a particular set of symbols to indicate how a word O N is pronounced. The diacritical symbols are those pictured in this K ´ I D S section and those that you often find in paper dictionaries. IPA, H which stands for International Phoentic Alphabet, is a newer set ´ of symbols that attempts to put in writing every sound of every N E R language on the planet! Fortunately, IPA is somewhat based on many of the symbols you already know from the standard English alphabet and those from the diacritical pronunciations. Linguists commonly use IPA symbols instead of diacritical marks.

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View Images with Preview

Preview is an image viewer application that accompanies the default installation of Mac OS X Tiger. You can view different types of image files with Preview as well as rotate pictures and preview animatons.

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While viewing an image in Preview, you can rotate it counterclockwise in 90-degree increments + . by pressing Press + to rotate clockwise in 90-degree increments.

Preview can display animated sequences in common animated graphics formats like GIF. To view an animated GIF, open it as you would open any other image file and click the Start Animation button in the toolbar.

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How do I zoom images in QuickTime Player? When viewing an image in QuickTime Player, you can adjust the scale of an image by resizing the window that contains the image. To resize a window, click the green zoom button or click and drag the bottom right corner of the window.

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Preview offers some useful effects that you can apply to printed photos. For example, you can add sepia to a photo to give it an old-fashioned appearance. When you are finished adding effects to your photo, you can either print the image or save it as a PDF for later use.

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Can I apply multiple effects to an image?

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Yes. To apply multiple effects to an image, save the image after applying an effect to it. Then, open the altered image and export it again with another effect.

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The premiere photo application in Mac OS X Tiger is iPhoto. With iPhoto, you can instantly access a variety of images on your hard drive.

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Once you add images to your iPhoto Library, you can export them to some common formats for other uses. You can save images in the JPEG format for sending in emails or posting on a web page. If you do not know how to create a web page, iPhoto can create one of those too. Using QuickTime, you can also create a slideshow movie that displays photos you select. Export Images with iPhoto SAVE AS JPEG

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What else can iPhoto export?

Can I use an iPhoto image in a QuickTime Movie?

In addition to JPG, iPhoto can export the popular TIFF and PNG formats. You can also JPEG TIFF export a set of photos for G display on Web pages. PN iPhoto creates the Web pages for you, complete with thumbnail images and links to all images. iPhoto also creates copies of the desired images and places them in an accompanying folder.

You can also export photos as a QuickTime Movie slide show by selecting one or more iPhoto images and clicking Export in the File menu. In the iPhoto Export window, you can save a QuickTime movie by clicking the QuickTime tab. Adjust the movie’s settings and click Export to complete the task.

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Besides being a great image viewer, iPhoto offers a number of editing features as well. Without much effort, you can crop an image, adjust its contrast, and convert it to black and white. You can also target changes to specific sections of a photo, instead of the whole thing. If you do not like something along the way, you can undo any changes that you make. Edit Photos with iPhoto CONVERT FROM COLOR TO GRAYSCALE

1 In iPhoto, click Library. 2 Click an image to select it. 3 Click Edit. The toolbar displays tools related to image editing.

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What should I do if I make a mistake while editing an image? You can always revert an image in iPhoto. Click Undo in the Edit menu to undo the last action. Click Undo again to undo the last action before that. Once you save and close a file, however, you must click Revert to Original in the Photos menu to return a photo to its original look.

Can I apply all iPhoto effects to the selected portion of an image instead of the whole image? You can apply all iPhoto editing effects to either the entire image or only the selected portion of an image. For example, when using the Red-eye filter, you should select only the portion of the image where the red eye appears. That way, the rest of the image remains unchanged.

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Catalog and Organize Your Photos

iPhoto provides many useful features for working with images, but perhaps the most useful, is its ability to manage large collections of images.

Catalog and Organize Your Photos ADD PHOTOS TO A PHOTO ALBUM

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What happens when I remove an image from a Photo Album? An iPhoto Photo Album is a collection of references to images in the Photo Library. If you select an image in a Photo Album and remove it by pressing , the image reference is removed from the album but remains in the Photo Library.

How do I remove an image from the Library? To completely remove an image from iPhoto, you must delete it from the Photo Library. First, click Photo Library in the Source list on the left. Then, click the image that you want to remove and press .

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Import Photos from a Camera

You can transfer images from a digital camera to your iPhoto Library automatically by using iPhoto’s import feature. If you prefer, you can manually add these images in the Finder. Whichever method you choose, you can erase the contents of the camera when you are finished.

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1 With iPhoto open, connect a digital camera to your Mac.

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2 Click Delete items from camera after importing ( changes to ) to tell iPhoto to erase the photos from the camera after import.

3 Name the Roll of photos that you are importing. 4 Enter a description of the imported photos.

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6 Click the Import button.

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l iPhoto displays a status bar showing the progress of the importing session. l To cancel for any reason, click Stop Import.

Do I have to use iPhoto to retrieve photos from my camera? You can also use the Finder to retrieve images from a camera, but first you must disable autostarting iPhoto in the Preferences of the Image Capture application. If you do not, iPhoto launches every time your Mac detects that you have connected a camera. To disable autostarting, launch the Image Capture application and click Preferences in the Image Capture menu. Click None in the When a camera is connected, open popup menu. To transfer images from the camera, quit iPhoto, connect a camera, and power up the device. The camera appears on the Desktop as a disk, just like any other disk. Click and drag the files from the camera disk to a folder on your hard drive. You can also delete images from the camera by moving them to the Trash and emptying it.

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Email a Picture Using iPhoto

Photographs are much more fun if you can share them. With iPhoto, you can share images with friends and family through email.

Email a Picture Using iPhoto

1 In iPhoto, click Library. 2 Select a photo that you want to email. 3 Click the Email button.

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Options include Large (1280x960 pixels), Medium (640x480 pixels), Small (320x240 pixels), and Full Size where the dimensions match the dimensions of the original.

5 Click Compose. iPhoto tells Mail or your designated email application to create a new email message and attaches the selected image to the message.

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l Type a subject description for the message.

7 Click the Send button. Mail sends the message.

Will my friend with Microsoft Windows be able to read the email messages created from iPhoto? Email messages are universally compatible, so long as you click the Windows Friendly Attachments checkbox in the Mail’s Open sheet. Windows users should have no problems seeing images that you send from iPhoto.

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Watch a Slideshow

You can view the images in your iPhoto Library as a slideshow. iPhoto automates the process and plays your collection in full-screen format. You can stop and start the slideshow, as well as control its progress, using the keyboard.

Watch a Slideshow

1 In iPhoto, click a Photo Album that you want to view. You can click the Library if you want to view the entire photo collection.

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2 To begin viewing a slideshow, click Slideshow. 2

A Slideshow settings window appears.

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Print a Picture Using iPhoto

iPhoto does a great job of displaying beautiful images on your monitor, but sometimes you want a copy of an image. You can print your images with iPhoto, too.

Print a Picture Using iPhoto

1 In iPhoto, click Library. 2 Click an image in the Photo Library.

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3 Click the Print button.

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Style allows you to print on one of several different layouts, including a full page and greeting cards.

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8 Preview prints the photo.

Why do I have to launch Preview to print an iPhoto image? iPhoto uses Preview strictly for displaying a preview of the print job. If you do not feel compelled to see the preview of the iPhoto print job, you can click the Print button to print directly to a printer.

How do I save print dialog settings for later use? Each print dialog box has a Presets popup menu. In that popup menu, click Save As to create a new preset that represents the current print settings. Later, when you want to reuse the preset, select it from the list of choices in the Presets pop-up menu.

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Listening to Music Mac OS X comes stocked with everything you need to listen to and manipulate music. This chapter introduces you to Tiger’s music tools and shows you how to import and play music, tweak the audio to your liking, organize songs into a collection, create a playlist, burn a CD, and print a case insert for the CD. You can also listen to online radio and share your music with others over a network.

Listen to Music with QuickTime Player ......130 Listen to Music in the Finder ........................132 Listen to Music with iTunes ..........................134 Import CD Audio in iTunes ............................136 Organize a Music Collection..........................138 Build a Playlist ..................................................140 Create a Smart Playlist....................................142 Burn a Music CD ..............................................144 Print a CD Case Insert ....................................146 Share Music on the Network ........................148 Adjust the Sound Quality of iTunes ............150 Watch Visual Effects While Listening ..........152 Listen to Online Radio Stations....................154

Listen to Music with QuickTime Player

QuickTime Player is a multipurpose multimedia powerhouse. With it, you can play audio in a variety of formats. You can use QuickTime Player to listen to MP3 music files from your collection, audio files that you download from the Internet, or songs that you create with GarageBand. You can also control playback in QuickTime Player with the keyboard. Listen to Music with QuickTime Player

1 Click QuickTime Player. The QuickTime Player application launches.

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What types of audio files can QuickTime Player play? QuickTime Player can play a large number of audio file formats. The V most common formats that you WA might encounter are AIFF, WAV, MP3 MP3, and M4P. AIFF files, like those that GarageBand produces, A I FF are usually in a high quality, AA C uncompressed format. WAV files are common on the Microsoft Windows and are analogous to AIFF. MP3 and M4P are compressed file formats. They provide reduced fidelity compared to uncompressed AIFF or WAV, but the file size is very small in comparison. Because of their reduced size, MP3 and M4P formats are in common use on iPods and in iTunes.

How do I use the keyboard to control QuickTime Player? Open an audio file in QuickTime Player. Press Space to begin playback. Press Space again to stop playback. Press + to increase the volume. Press + to decrease the volume.

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Listen to Music in the Finder

You do not need a special application to listen to music with your Macintosh. Tiger provides preview playback of many common audio formats directly in the Finder. The audio quality is the same as in an audio application and the Finder allows you to quickly listen to a file without having to launch an audio application. Listen to Music in the Finder PREVIEW AN AUDIO FILE

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1 In the Finder, locate and click an MP3 file. 2 Click File. 3 Click Get Info.

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You can preview any file format that QuickTime will play. For audio files, this includes many common audio formats like MP3, AIFF, WAV, and AAC. QuickTime treats all of these formats similarly, displaying an audio player in the Finder window when you select a file. The Finder does not display a preview player for any file types that QuickTime does not understand.

Thanks to universal QuickTime support, the Preview section of an Info window has many of the same features that other QuickTime applications do. You can +click the volume REW slider to increase the FW F W volume beyond 100 S S D D T T percent. You can also use O O the “scrub” controls P P by +clicking either the Rewind or Forward buttons on the player.

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Listen to Music with iTunes

iTunes is the premiere music player in Mac OS X Tiger. You can use iTunes to listen to a song, a whole list of songs, or random songs in the iTunes Library. iTunes functions like a CD player in that you can advance and retreat in a playlist and repeat songs or entire playlists that you like.

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How do I cause iTunes to play songs randomly? In the Source list, click Party Shuffle. iTunes displays a playlist composed of random selections from the Library. If you do not like the selection of random songs, click the Refresh button in the upper-right corner of the iTunes window to create a new random list of songs.

I forget which Repeat button icon is which. Is there another way to toggle the repeat modes? You can toggle the repeat modes by clicking the appropriate submenu in the Controls menu. The Repeat One menu repeats one song multiple times. The Repeat All menu item plays all songs in the current playlist of Library and then repeats them.

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Import CD Audio in iTunes

iTunes gives you relief from constantly switching CDs. You can import audio from any audio CD and have it instantly accessible without ever needing the disc again. iTunes stores the songs on your hard drive. You can adjust the quality of iTunes imports to manage the size of files.

Import CD Audio in iTunes

1 Put a music CD in your Macintosh. l iTunes launches and the CD appears in the iTunes Source List. If you have not played this CD before, iTunes retrieves the song titles and disc information for you from the Internet.

2 Click iTunes. 3 Click Preferences. The Preferences sheet opens.

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In iTunes, the imported songs appear in the Library. In the Finder, the song files appear in your Home folder in ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music/ArtistName/ AlbumName/. Songs in your iTunes library can also reside elsewhere on your hard drive. To prevent iTunes from copying imported lder files to the iTunes folder in e Fo m o H c your Music folder, uncheck c usi /M unes Musi /iT unes Namee the Copy files to iTunes t i / rtist Nam A m / lbu /A Music folder when adding to library checkbox in the Advanced pane of the preferences window.

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Organize a Music Collection

You can organize your music according to many different criteria to help you find your favorite songs quickly. You can find songs in the your iTunes Library by searching for particular song attributes, such as artist, album title, composer, and year. This rapidly accelerates your ability to locate music in your collection.

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1 In iTunes, click Library. 2 Click Browse.

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3 Click Browse again. The iTunes interface hides the organizational columns and displays the library as one long list.

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What does the small triangle at the top of a column header mean? The small triangle at the top of the currently selected column header indicates the order by which iTunes sorts. When the arrow points up, the sort order is alphabetical for text or smallest to largest for numbers. When the arrow points down, iTunes sorts in reverse alphabetical for text and largest to smallest for numerical columns.

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Build a Playlist

You can organize your music into playlists for one-click access to your collection. After you create a playlist, you can add songs to and delete songs from it. To keep the music interesting, you can shuffle songs in a playlist.

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Create a Smart Playlist

You can organize your music dynamically into a group called a Smart Playlist. A Smart Playlist is a collection of songs that have one or more features in common. One of the most popular uses for Smart Playlists is to display a list of music by a particular artist. As you add new songs to the Library, they appear in any Smart Playlists that pertain to them.

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6 Click OK. A new Smart Playlist appears, displaying all songs where the Artist’s name begins with the letter N.

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Burn a Music CD

You can burn a music CD in iTunes that is playable in most CD music players and a large number of DVD players. Burning CDs is useful for organizing your favorite music into unique collections or for making backups of your music collection.

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1 Click a playlist in the iTunes Source list to select it. iTunes will use the order and song selections in this playlist to create a new audio CD.

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How much music can an audio CD hold? A typical 650MB CD can store approximately 74 minutes of music, and the typical 700MB CD can store approximately 80 minutes of CD-quality audio. If you choose MP3 instead, you can store many more songs on one CD. The MP3 compression permits the storage capacity to jump to over eight hours of music. Only some CD players recognize MP3 CDs, but most DVD players do.

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1 Click a playlist to select it. iTunes uses the order of songs in this playlist to create a CD cover.

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I do not have a printer, but I would like a complete list of my songs. What can I do?

In addition to CD jewel cases, you can print a complete list of songs or albums in a Playlist or the Library. To do so, select Print from the File menu. In the Print dialog, click Album Listing, which will print a I‘ll Buy You Tom list of all albums in But Let ’s Dem orrow, o Tonight the currently selected Playlist or Library. Finally, click the Print button.

You do not have to have a printer to save a list of your iTunes collection. To save the output of a print job to a file, click Save as PDF in the standard print dialog. You can use the PDF file later to print from another computer that has a printer attached. You can attach the PDF to an email message to share your song list with friends too. A PDF file is also a good tool for itemizing your possessions for things like insurance.

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To expand your listening opportunities, you can listen to music that is stored in other iTunes libraries on the local network. Likewise, other listeners on the network can listen to music in your iTunes library. To prevent others from overusing your resources, you can limit sharing to specific playlists in your Library.

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1 Click a Shared Playlist. A Shared Playlist icon ( ) appears in the Sidebar for each user that is sharing on the local network.

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Can someone outside my office or home listen to my music?

Can more than one person at a time listen to my music?

The sharing feature in iTunes is only for use within a local area network. No one outside of the local network can access your music. If you click Require password in Preferences, you can restrict access to users on the local network. Music that you purchase from the iTunes store is also protected so that only authorized people can listen to it.

iTunes will gladly share music with multiple users at once, all playing different songs or the same song. All users on the network will be able to listen to the playlists or Library on your machine. To permit only certain users to have access, you can password-protect your computer in the Sharing pane of the iTunes Preferences window.

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Adjust the Sound Quality of iTunes

You can adjust the sound that iTunes produces by adjusting the equalizer and editing the audio preferences. The equalizer helps you mold the sound of a song by boosting or cutting frequencies. With the equalizer, you can accentuate weak bass in a song or remove unwanted hiss from live recordings. iTunes can also automatically fade in at the beginning of a song or fade out at the end.

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The equalizer changes the frequency sliders to settings that are appropriate for the music style that you selected. This example selects the Electronic equalizer setting.

3 Click and drag one of the sliders to a new setting. This example adjusts the 2K slider to make vocals stand out. l The drop-down menu changes to Manual, indicating that you are no longer using an equalizer preset.

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1 Click iTunes. 2 Click Preferences.

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This setting processes the audio to make it sound brighter with more presence, but if you set it too high, the audio can sound harsh and distorted.

What does the Sound Check option do? Selecting the Sound Check option in Audio Preferences causes iTunes to automatically adjust the volume of each track so that the overall volume remains constant.

I see AirTunes mentioned in the Audio Preferences. What is that? AirTunes is a protocol by which iTunes can talk to an AirPort Express device. An AI RTU N ES AirPort Express can play iTunes music wirelessly through a traditional stereo.

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Watch Visual Effects While Listening

You can run a visual light show on your screen while iTunes is playing music. It plays soothing animations and helps hide your work while you are away from the computer. iTunes has a collection of different visuals from which you can choose. You can also change the screen settings for the visuals.

Watch Visual Effects While Listening ADJUST VISUALIZER SETTINGS

1 Click Visualizer. 2 Click Large.

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With this setting, iTunes draws the graphics in a large rectangle within the iTunes window.

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3 Click Visualizer. 4 Click Full Screen. This setting causes iTunes to darken everything on the screen, including the menu bar before displaying animations.

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1 Click Visualizer. 2 Click Turn Visualizer On.

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3 Click the mouse. iTunes stops the animation and displays the regular interface.

If I want to view other visuals, where can I get them? You can download a large variety of iTunes Visualizer plug-ins on the Internet. Try searching www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com for “iTunes Visualizer plug-in.” Once you have downloaded an iTunes plug-in, install it by placing the plug-in in ~/Library/Screen Savers. Restart iTunes to force it to load the new plug-in. To load the plug-in, locate and click its name in the Visualizer menu. Then, click Turn Visualizer On in the Visualizer menu to activate the plug-in. Many plug-ins have hidden settings that you can access by pressing various letters on the keyboard. If the plug-in has no documentation, experimentation is often the only way to figure out what settings the plug-in has.

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In addition to the selections in your iTunes Library, you can listen to online radio stations. Radio stations around the world broadcast Internet streams that you can hear using iTunes. You can locate and save radio stations that you enjoy listening to, so that you can easily access them later, much as you would create and save Playlists. In fact, radio stations can coexist with MP3 files in playlists. Listen to Online Radio Stations LOCATE RADIO STATIONS

1 In the iTunes Source list, click Radio. l iTunes displays a list of radio categories.

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2 Double-click a category. iTunes shows the radio stations available in that category.

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3 Double-click a radio station. iTunes downloads the stream for the radio station and begins playing it.

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1 Click and drag a radio station from the Radio list to an existing playlist.

2 Click the playlist in the Sidebar. The Radio station appears in the playlist.

1 Can I add my own radio stations that I find on the Internet? You can create your own radio station entries in a playlist. Create a new entry by clicking and dragging an existing radio station to a playlist. Then, press + to open the Info window for the station, where you can paste in a different URL for a new radio station that you want to save.

How fast must my connection be to listen to radio stations on the Internet? As with most things that involve a network, the faster your network, the better your results. In general this means that you will want a broadband Internet connection for optimal results. Modem users can still enjoy Internet radio, though, since many stations offer slower streams that modems can use without skipping or other listening degradations.

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Watching and Editing Video Mac OS X Tiger turns your Mac into a movie theater and production house. With Tiger, you can watch video files and DVDs much like you would watch a television. You can also create your own movies with iMovie by capturing clips from a video camera, editing the footage, and sharing the results.

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Watch Movies with QuickTime Player

QuickTime Player is a multipurpose multimedia player. You can use it watch movie files in a multitude of formats. You can customize the QuickTime Player during playback by resizing a movie window. You can also adjust the sound during playback.

Watch Movies with QuickTime Player PLAY A MOVIE FILE

1 In the Dock, click QuickTime Player. The QuickTime Player application launches.

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How do I adjust the sound and change the screen size of a movie?

QuickTime Player can play many different movie file formats. The most common formats are MOV, DV, and MPEG-4. To a limited degree, QuickTime can play AVI format too. QuickTime MOV relies on codec plug-ins to play and convert AVI varying video formats. If a plug-in is not available MPEG-4 for a particular video format, QuickTime cannot play or convert it.

You can adjust the volume of a QuickTime movie by moving its Volume slider. You can also increase the volume by pressing + and + to decrease the volume. To change the size of a movie window, click and drag the bottom right corner of the movie window. To constrain the movie’s dimensions to its original size, press and hold while you resize the window.

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Watch Movies in DVD Player

If your Mac has a DVD-compatible drive, you can watch a movie from a standard DVD using DVD Player. You can resize the DVD Player window to fit on your desktop while you work. To control the playback of DVD Player, you can use the floating control panel. There, you can play, stop, and navigate the menu for the DVD.

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Watch Movies in DVD Player LAUNCH DVD PLAYER AND BEGIN PLAYBACK

1 Insert a DVD into your Macintosh. The Mac launches DVD Player and the DVD begins playing automatically. Note: The DVD in this example displays a menu. The disc you insert may behave differently.

After a short pause, DVD Player displays a floating control panel.

STOP THE MOVIE

2 Click Stop ( ). The movie stops playing and the DVD Player window turns black.

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3 Click Menu. If the DVD has a menu, it appears on the screen.

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4 Click Video. 5 Click Half Size, Normal Size, Maximum Size, or

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DVD menus usually give you some control over playback of the video. Often, menus contain settings for changing the language spoken in the soundtrack. You may also find subtitle options in the menu. The menu often gives you access to the various chapters in the movie, so you can skip ahead to important scenes in the video.

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Move the mouse to the top of the screen to make the menu bar reappear. You can also press to make the menu bar appear. After you have finished making menu selections, stop using the mouse and the keyboard. After a brief pause, the menu bar once again disappears, giving you full-screen playback.

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When the DVD Player is playing in full-screen mode the menu bar is hidden during playback. How do I click the menu bar?

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You can import video directly from a FireWire camera into iMovie. You can also remotely control most digital camcorders from iMovie. As you capture various clips from a camcorder, you can store the clips in your iMovie project.

Capture Clips from a Camcorder SET IMOVIE TO CAMERA MODE

1 Connect a FireWire cable to a video camera and to a Mac. iMovie does not automatically detect the camcorder until it is powered on.

2 Turn on the camcorder.

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5 Once you find video that you want to import from the camera, click Import . iMovie begins capturing video from the camera.

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Can I control other aspects of video camera operation from the iMovie HD interface?

Why do multiple clips appear in the Clips pane when I capture footage from my video camcorder?

You can rewind, fast-forward, play, pause, and stop a video camera from the iMovie HD interface. The tape control buttons in the main iMovie HD interface control cameras when iMovie HD is in camera mode. Clicking these control buttons is analogous to pressing the buttons on the camera itself.

iMovie HD breaks up clips captured from your camcorder automatically at scene breaks and 12GB intervals (about one hour). It detects the places on your videotape where you stopped and started recording and makes those the start and endpoints or captured clips. As you import footage, the different clips appear in the Clips pane.

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You can import video clips from different sources to use in the movies you create in iMovie HD. After you import a video clip, you can preview it before adding it to the movie timeline.

Import Video Clips

1 In iMovie HD, click File. 2 Click Import.

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3 Click a video file to import. 4 Click Open. iMovie imports the movie and places it in the Clips section of the interface.

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Versions of iMovie prior to version iMovie HD permit you to import files as large as 2GB. iMovie HD removes this limit and increases it to 12GB. If you exceed the maximum clip size, you can get around the problem by importing multiple smaller clips.

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To construct a movie, you can add video clips to the Timeline. You can reorder the clips in the Timeline to edit the movie. You can also edit individual clips before you add them to the Timeline. Editing functions include changing the length of a clip and its position in the Timeline.

Add Clips to the Movie Timeline

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1 Drag and drop a clip from the Clips pane to the Timeline. The clip appears in the Timeline.

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3 Click and drag the first clip, dropping it behind the second clip. The second clip moves over into the place of the first clip, which is now the second clip in the Timeline.

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6 Click and drag the right edge of the clip to the left. The clip gets shorter as you drag it to the left.

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Add Photos to the Movie Timeline

You can add photos to movies to play back in a slideshow. You can also add motion, called the Ken Burns effects, to still photos to give the video a professional appearance. After you apply the Ken Burns effect to a clip, you can continue to edit the effect and update the clip.

Add Photos to the Movie Timeline DRAG PHOTOS TO THE TIMELINE

1 In iMovie HD, click Photos. iMovie displays the photographs in your iPhoto Library.

2 Click and drag a photo to the Timeline. The photo appears in the Timeline.

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1 Click a photo. 2 Click and drag

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The photo preview zooms in when you move to the right and out when you move to the left.

3 Click Update. The resized photo appears in the Timeline.

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1 The size slider displays the size of the photo at the beginning of the Ken Burns Effect clip.

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The size slider displays the size of the photo at the end of the Ken Burns Effect clip.

5 Click Update. The clip with the Ken Burns Effect applied appears in the Timeline.

How do I edit an existing Ken Burns Effect in the Timeline?

Who is Ken Burns and why is there an effect named after him?

Click the clip in the Timeline. The Apply button in the Photos panel turns into an Update button. Move the Start and Finish sliders to modify the zoom of the clip at the beginning and end of the Ken Burns Effect. Then, click Update to update the clip with the new settings.

Ken Burns is a world-renowned documentarian. Because his documentaries often display many still photographs to tell a story, he came up with the idea to add a subtle panning or zooming effect to a still image. This gives photos a movie-like quality and makes them somewhat more interesting to watch.

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You can add music, sound effects, and narration to a movie. Music helps define the mood of a movie, sound effects add realism, and narration gives the viewer important information. The iMovie Timeline has two audio tracks where you can add audio clips to a movie. You can fade audio clips in and out for a more professional touch. Audio clips might serve as background music, sound effects, or narration.

Mix Audio in the Soundtrack DRAG AUDIO CLIPS TO THE TIMELINE

1 Click Audio. The Audio pane opens. l You can click here and select a collection from your iTunes library as well as other audio collections.

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l Click and drag an audio clip to reposition it in the Timeline. l Click and drag the endpoints of an audio clip to mark where playback should begin and end for the clip. Dragging inward from the edge of a clip shortens it; dragging an edge outward lengthens the clip.

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1 Click an audio clip in the Timeline to select it. 2 Click View. 3 Click Show Clip Volume Levels.

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6 Click the Volume line to add another handle directly to the right of the first handle.

7 Move the new handle toward the top of the Timeline to increase the volume. On playback, the volume fades in.

Where can I find sound effects for my movie? In the pop-up menu at the top of the Audio pane, you can find a popup menu item entitled iMovie Sound Effects. This section displays many sound effects that you can use in the background of your movie to give it realism. You can find animal noises, applause sounds, and other useful effects in the Audio pane.

How do I narrate over a movie? You can connect a microphone to your Macintosh. If your Mac has a built-in microphone, you can use it instead. Next, select the microphone input in the Sound pane in the System Preferences. Finally, click Record at the bottom of the iMovie Audio pane to record your voice as the video plays. The Record button in the Audio pane is circular with a red dot at its center.

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Every professional movie begins by displaying its title as well as the names of directors, producers, and actors. You can add text titles to your movie for a professional look. Titles in iMovie can appear on a black background or over a movie clip. You can also change the font size, style, and color of titles to match your preferences.

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1 Click Titles. The Titles pane appears.

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This option causes the title to appear on a black background; when deselected, iMovie superimposes the title over a movie clip.

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5 Drag the effect to the Timeline. The new title appears in the video track of the Timeline. Bounce In To Center

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What does the QT margins option in the Titles pane do? Computer displays and televisions screens differ in many significant ways. Computer displays can display the entire width and height of a movie. Televisions, on the other hand, have a tendency to cut off a small strip around the edges of the screen. Leave QT margins deselected if you want to view the movie on a television screen. This ensures that your title will not get cut off during viewing. If you only plan to watch the movie on a computer, select the QT Margins option ( changes to ). QT Margins give you the widest amount of screen space to display a title.

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Movie transitions cause two clips to merge together visually in different interesting ways. You can add transitions between movie clips in the Timeline to simulate time passing or a change in location. You can change the speed and length of a transition. iMovie offers a selection of different types of transitions.

Add Visual Interest to Movies with Transitions

1 Click Trans. 2 Click a transition. l A preview of the transition appears here.

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Depending on the type of transition, you can insert transitions at the beginning of a clip, at the end of a clip, or between two clips.

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How often should I use transitions, and which kinds should I use? Although transitions give your movies a professional edge, overusing them can make movies look amateurish. Use transition effects sparingly for the best results. Use the Fade In and Fade Out transitions at the beginning and end of a movie. These transitions act like the curtain on a stage, opening and closing a performance. Dissolve transitions can give a movie a sentimental mood or even a sad feeling. Use the Cross Dissolve transition for a subtle, but effective way to show the passage of time. Absence of a transition between two clips is actually a type of transition too! Movie editors call this transition a cut. Cuts are abrupt and in wide use for a multitude of functions. They succeed at focusing attention quickly and directly from one topic to another.

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You can add special effects to video clips in the iMovie HD Timeline. You can add grainy film effects or make it rain with the built-in iMovie HD effects. You can also apply multiple effects to the same clip for new combinations. If you decide that you do not like an effect, you can undo the effect immediately after applying it.

Add Special Effects ADD A RAIN EFFECT

1 In the Timeline, click a clip to select it. 2 Click Effects. The Effects pane opens.

1 2 3 Click Rain in the list of effects. l The Preview area displays the clip with rain superimposed.

4 Drag to adjust the look of the Rain effect. 5 Click Apply. iMovie applies the rain effect to the clip.

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1 In the Timeline, click a clip to select it. 2 Click Aged Film.

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After you create a movie, the final step is to share it with others. You can share the movie over email or in a Web page. You can also transfer the movie back to a video camera. For more advanced needs, you can export a movie using one of the many exporters in QuickTime.

Share the Movie EXPORT A MOVIE FOR EMAIL

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What does Expert Settings in the QuickTime Share settings do? Expert Settings provides you with a way to share a movie file in any of the formats that QuickTime permits. It works identically to the QuickTime MOV Player Export settings. You AVI can choose a format for the MPEG-4 export operation. For video, you might select Movie to MPEG-4 or Movie to QuickTime Movie. Then, you can adjust specific settings like quality and size, depending on which format you choose. To adjust format-specific settings, click Options.

Can I transfer a movie back to a video camera? Yes. iMovie enables you to share a movie with a camera. Transferring a movie to a camera is useful, because you can use the camera to play the movie on a television or to transfer it to a videocassette. To transfer a movie from your Mac to a video camera, click File, then click Share. In the Share sheet, click Videocamera in the Toolbar across the top of the sheet. Finally, click the Share button to transfer the video to a video camera.

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Harnessing the Power of the Internet The Internet offers an abundance of information, but it is also complex. Mac OS X Tiger eases your introduction to this world by including a set of useful Internet tools that help you surf the Web, send and receive email, and read RSS news feeds.

Surf the Web with Safari ................................182 Block Pop-up Windows ..................................184 Search Google ..................................................185 Organize with Bookmarks..............................186 Surf with Tabs....................................................188 View RSS Feeds ................................................190 Save a Web Page ..............................................192 Send an Email Message..................................194 Read Email Messages......................................196 Work with Email Attachments ......................198 Delete an Email Message ..............................200 Eliminate Spam from Your Inbox ................202

Surf the Web with Safari

Safari is the OS X Web browser made by Apple. You can load a Web page in Safari and scroll the page up and down with keystrokes as you read it. The SnapBack option gives you quick access to a previous page that you can set.

Surf the Web with Safari LOAD A WEB PAGE

1 In the Dock, click Safari. The Safari Web browser launches.

1 2 Click here and type a URL. 3 Press . Safari loads and displays the Web page at that address.

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Safari returns to the first Web page. Note: Clicking displays the page at the URL you most recently typed in the Address bar, including bookmarks, bypassing all intermediate sites that you accessed by clicking links.

How do I specify a SnapBack page? If you want to reset the SnapBack to another page, click History, and then click Mark Page for SnapBack.

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Advertisers that clutter your Desktop with pop-up windows can be an annoying part of Web surfing. Pop-up windows can cause problems, because they force you to interact with a window other than the one you had intended to use. Some advertisers are particularly aggressive with pop-ups, causing your browser to become unresponsive. You can block pop-up windows in Safari and eliminate the problems they cause. Block Pop-up Windows Block Pop-Up Windows

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1 In Safari, click in the Google field and type a phrase. 2 Press . Safari queries Google and displays the search results.

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2 Click a previous search to repeat the search. Google displays the search results in the Safari window.

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As you visit different sites on the Internet, you may want to save your favorite places as bookmarks, so you can visit them later. You can organize your bookmarks in folders or even place them directly in the Safari interface for oneclick access. Keyboard shortcuts permit you to access bookmarks in the Bookmarks Bar with a keystroke.

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1 Load a Web page in Safari. 2 Press + .

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3 Type a name for the bookmark. 4 Click and select Bookmarks Menu. 5 Click Add. A new bookmark appears in the Bookmarks Menu.

LOAD A BOOKMARK

1 Click Bookmarks. 2 Click a bookmark. Safari displays the Web page corresponding to that bookmark.

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1 Click a collection in the Collections list. The list of bookmarks in the selected collection appears in the right pane.

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As you open more windows to load Web pages in Safari, the interface can quickly become cluttered. Safari solves this problem with Tabs. Each window can contain any number of Tabs. Each Tab can display a different Web page. You can load your Web pages into Tabs, which reduces screen clutter and helps you find information more quickly.

Surf with Tabs ACTIVATE TABBED BROWSING

1 Click Safari. 2 Click Preferences.

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1 Click File. 2 Click New Tab.

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3 Type a URL in the Address field. 4 Press . The Web page loads in the new Tab.

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Can I reload the Web pages in all Tabs at once? Yes. Press and hold while clicking a Tab. In the pop-up menu that opens, click Reload All Tabs. This function is useful for times when you need access to the latest information, like during the last minutes of a Web auction, at times of breaking news, or when you want to be the first in line for purchasing concert tickets online.

Are there any Tab shortcuts? You can open a link in a new Tab by holding down while clicking the link. Press and hold while clicking a link to download it instead. You can open a Google search in a new Tab by typing search terms in the Google search field and then pressing + + .

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RSS is a technology that web sites use to post succinct headlines. You can view RSS news feeds with Safari by clicking a single button. You can bookmark RSS feeds just like any other web page. You can customize the look and data displayed by RSS feeds.

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1 Open a Web page in Safari. If the Web site offers an RSS feed, an icon appears in the Address field.

2 Click RSS. Safari displays the RSS feed.

3 Click a headline in the feed. Safari opens the related Web page and positions the page at the place on the page where that headline appears.

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4 Type a name for the new Bookmark. 5 Click Add. Safari creates a bookmark for the RSS feed.

SEARCH RSS FEEDS

1 Click Show All Bookmarks ( ). 2 Type a word or phrase in the Bookmark Search

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Why are RSS feeds preferable to Web pages?

Can I display more or less information than an RSS feed displays in the browser?

RSS feeds are easier to read, because they show just the basics of a Web site’s data. This helps you find the information you want more quickly. Further, RSS feeds do not display graphics, so they can also load more quickly in the browser.

Move the Article Length slider to change the amount of text that appears in an RSS feed Web page. You can also sort data according to date and title by clicking the Date or Title lines beneath the Article Length slider.

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Save a Web Page

You can save Web pages that you visit for off-line viewing later. This is useful for times when you do not have an Internet connection or as a means to archive a Web page before it disappears from the Web over time. You can save web pages as either Web Archives or PDF files.

Save a Web Page SAVE A WEB PAGE AS AN ARCHIVE

1 Load a Web page in Safari. 2 Click File. 3 Click Save As.

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4 Type a name for the archive. 5 Click and select Web Archive. 6 Click Save.

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1 Load a Web page in Safari. 2 Click File. 3 Click Print. The Print dialog box appears.

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6 Type a name for the PDF file. 7 Click and select a folder in which to save the

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When you save a Web page as an archive, Safari saves the Web page and its images into an archive file and maintains clickable links in the process. Saving as a PDF wraps the whole page in a PDF graphics file. This is useful for viewing on other platforms like Microsoft Windows.

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What is the difference between saving a Web page as an archive and saving one as a PDF file?

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Mail is the email application in Mac OS X Tiger. You can send email with Mail to one or multiple recipients. For multiple recipients, you can hide email addresses from other recipients to maintain privacy.

Send an Email Message LAUNCH MAIL

1 In the Dock, click Mail. The Mail application launches.

1 2 If you do not see a Viewer window, click File. 3 Click New Viewer Window. A new Viewer window opens.

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You can read and organize your email messages in Mail. Mail has functions to help you organize email into folders. You can also flag especially important emails to help you find them easily later. As emails fill your Inbox, you can follow within the same thread by looking for emails that are similarly colored.

Read Email Messages VIEW AN EMAIL

1 In Mail, click Inbox.

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How do I mark important messages? You can mark a message as “flagged” by selecting it in the viewer window and pressing + + . Mail marks flagged messages with a flag icon. The icon can help you quickly locate important messages visually. You can also sort all messages based on if they are flagged or not, so you can view all flagged messages together.

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Mail gives you a few different options for handling file attachments. When you need to send a file to someone, you can attach it to a message and email it. When someone sends you an attachment, you can either save it to your hard drive or open it immediately.

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1 In Mail, create a new message by pressing +

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A new message window appears.

2 Click Attach. An Open File sheet appears.

3 Click a file that you want to attach to the message. 4 Click Choose File. The file attachment appears in the message.

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1 Open a message that contains an attachment. 2 Click Save. 3 Click Save All.

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Can I use the drag-and-drop feature with attachments? You can drag and drop files into an email message. If the attachment is an image, like a JPEG or PDF file, the image appears in the body of the email. Some media files like QuickTime movies and audio files cause a media player to appear in the email. Otherwise, a file icon appears in the message body.

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To save hard drive space and for security reasons, you may not want to keep every email message that you receive. Deleting old email messages — especially from your Inbox — enables you to more quickly find messages you want because it leaves you with less clutter. You can delete email messages in Mail in much the same way that you delete files in the Finder.

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Delete an Email Message MOVE A FILE TO THE TRASH WITH THE KEYBOARD

1 In Mail, click a message to select it. 2 Press .

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DRAG AN EMAIL TO THE TRASH

1 Click an email message to select it. 2 Drag the email to the Trash folder. Mail moves the email from the Inbox to the Trash folder.

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1 Click Trash. Mail displays the Trash folder contents.

2 Click and drag an email from the Trash to another

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1 Click Mailbox. 2 Click Erase Deleted Messages. 3 Click In All Accounts.

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Are there any other ways that I can delete a message? You can also click and drag email messages to the Trash icon in the Dock. When you do, the message appears in the Trash folder in Mail. If you mistakenly delete a message, you can undo the action by pressing + . The deleted email message reappears in the mailbox that it was in originally.

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For security reasons, you may not want to automatically view the next message e in the mailbox when you delete a message. To prevent Mail from displaying the next email, press and hold while clicking the Delete ( ) button in the toolbar. Mail deletes the message and does not display another email in the main window. You can also resize the viewing pane and only open messages in their own window by double-clicking them. This permits you to select a message for deletion without actually viewing the message first.

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Spam is unsolicited and unwanted email that appears in your Inbox. Mail has sophisticated technology that helps you spot and remove spam, which Apple calls Junk Mail. You can also train it to recognize spam that it does not know already. To make it easy to spot email that is marked as spam, you can colorize individual messages with the color of your choice.

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1 In Mail, click Inbox.

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3 Click Junk. Mail marks the message as Junk.

REMOVE THE JUNK MARKER FROM AN EMAIL

1 Select an email message marked as Junk that you

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2 Click Not Junk. l You can also click Not Junk in the message preview. Mail removes the coloring and markers from the message that indicate that it is junk mail.

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Mail is improperly marking too many of my legitimate email messages as junk. What should I do? In the Junk Mail pane of the Preferences window, select the When Junk Mail arrives to Leave it in my Inbox, but indicate it is Junk Mail (Training) option ( changes to ). While in Training mode, Mail learns what you consider junk mail.

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I do not like the brown color that Mail uses to mark junk mail. Can I change the color? You can change the color that Mail uses to mark junk mail in the Preferences window. In the Junk Mail pane, click Advanced to open the sheet where the color setting resides. In the Perform the following actions section, click Other in the Color popup menu to select a color of your choice from the color picker.

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Connecting to Other Machines on a Network You can connect to computers on a network to perform a variety of tasks. For example, the Finder lets you share files with Mac and Windows computers, and Tiger also has a built-in Web server, a firewall, and the ability to share printers. With iChat, you can chat with friends and exchange files, and iTunes lets you share your music across a network.

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Edit Network Settings

If you use a laptop computer, you may want to switch between your work or school network and your home network. You can define different locations in your Network settings, so that you can switch networks with one mouse click. As you switch between locations, you can use different types of network connections for each location. The Network pane can even assist you in the setup process. Edit Network Settings CREATE A LOCATION

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Network. The Network pane opens.

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1 Click . 2 Click Location. 3 Click a location in the menu.

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What kind of network connection can I use in each location?

I do not feel comfortable setting up my own network. Where can I find help?

At work, you might use an Ethernet connection; at home, an AirPort connection; and while on the road, a modem. You can use any type of connection with any location, including IP over FireWire, which lets you AirPort create an IP network using only a FireWire cable between two Macs.

Click Assist me in the Network pane of the System Preferences window. This Network Setup Assistant guides you through the steps of setting up a network connection. It asks you to provide some information about your network configuration and gives you detailed instructions and descriptions for each step.

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Share Files with Macs

You can share files with any Mac on your network. Sharing files over a network is often much quicker than burning a CD and transferring the data manually. To access shared files more quickly, you can create a shortcut to your favorite locations on the network.

Share Files with Macs ACTIVATE FILE SHARING

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Sharing. The Sharing Pane opens.

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2 Click Network. The Network Browser opens, displaying the servers on the local network.

3 Double-click a server icon to log in and share files with it.

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Why can I not view the items in the Drop Box of another computer? The Drop Box is a folder into which other users can drop files. The Drop Box, however, does not normally permit you to view its contents unless you log in to that computer with the correct username and password for the Drop Box, or if the owner changes permissions. Guest access prevents you from viewing the contents of any Drop Box.

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Macintosh is not the only operating system found on networks. Microsoft Windows also inhabits many networks alongside Macs. You can share many common types of files with Windows just as easily as you can share files with a Mac. Some files, like Macintosh applications, are not compatible with Windows computers. Share Files with Windows Users BROWSE FOR WINDOWS MACHINES

1 In the Finder, click File. 2 Click New Finder Window.

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3 Click Network. The Finder displays file servers and computers that are sharing on the network.

4 Double-click a network area or workgroup to view its servers.

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5 Double-click the server to connect to it. An SMB Mount dialog box appears.

6 Click and select a shared folder. 7 Click OK. The Finder mounts the share just like any other drive on your system.

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1 In the Finder, click Go. 2 Click Connect to Server. The Connect to Server window opens.

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3 Type the address of a shared Windows computer. The format of the address is smb://WORKGROUP; USERNAME:PASSWORD@ADDRESS, where you replace WORKGROUP, USERNAME, PASSWORD, and ADDRESS with your own information.

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Are there any files I should be cautious of sharing with Windows users? The only files you should take care in sharing with Windows users are those that contain resource forks. Resource forks are a leftover byproduct of the Mac OS before OS X. While they work fine in OS X, they are, generally speaking, incompatible with Windows. Most files that you share with Windows users will not have resource forks. In case you are not sure if a file has a resource fork, you can always archive a file in the Finder before transferring it to a Windows computer.

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There are millions of Web servers in existence. You can join them on the Internet by running the Apache Web server that is built into Mac OS X Tiger. All users can serve their own Web pages on the same machine.

Run a Web Server LAUNCH THE WEB SERVER

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Sharing. The Sharing dialog box appears.

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4 Click one of the two links. A Web browser opens the page at the URL that you click.

4 l The URL you clicked appears in the browser’s Address field.

Where do I place files so that they may be viewed with a Web browser? You can place files in one of two locations. The current user has a Web page that is located in the Sites folder of the Home folder. The computer also has a Web page allocated to it. You can find it in /Library/WebServer/ Documents. Place Web pages in either of these folders to view them through the Web server.

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Protect Your Network with a Firewall

When you connect to the Internet, you should take care to protect your computer from outside intruders. A firewall is a hardware or software device that prevents outsiders from gaining access to your network or computer. Mac OS X Tiger has a built-in firewall that you can use to protect your computer. Sometimes you need to bypass the firewall. You can customize your firewall settings to share music over a network. Protect Your Network with a Firewall ACTIVATE THE FIREWALL

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Sharing. The Sharing dialog box appears.

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1 In the Firewall pane of the Sharing window, click Click the lock to make changes ( changes to ). indicates that the firewall is locked. When you unlock it, a Mac OS X asks you for an administrator password.

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What does a firewall do? A firewall blocks incoming traffic from entering your network. It does not, however, block outgoing traffic, which means you can continue to browse the Web or read email without problems. To permit incoming traffic to pass, you can open a channel, called a port, in your firewall. You generally do not need to open a port unless you are running a server.

I have a hardware router with a built-in firewall. Do I need to use the firewall in both the router and the System Preferences? If you have a hardware router, you should discontinue use of the built-in firewall in OS X. Two firewalls are not better than one, because the combination can interfere with each other and block traffic that you want to pass.

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QuickTime has the ability to stream audio, video, and text data across the Internet to your QuickTime Player or Web browser. To ensure the best listening and viewing experience, you can adjust speed settings in the QuickTime pane of the System Preferences window, in QuickTime Player, and in the QuickTime Plug-in. Servers can customize the files you download, based on your connection speed. Set QuickTime Network Connection Speed SET THE SPEED IN THE SYSTEM PREFERENCES

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

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1 In the Dock, click Safari to launch it. 2 Load a Web page that contains a QuickTime movie. The QuickTime plug-in in Safari plays the movie at the dimensions and file size appropriate for your Internet connection. Note: Visit www.apple.com/trailers for a list of new movie trailers.

3 Click Connection Speed in the player’s pop-up

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1 In the Dock, click QuickTime Player.

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What does the QuickTime Instant-On setting do? QuickTime can begin playing streaming media as soon as it arrives at your computer. If the network is slow or congested, this can cause playback problems that result in stuttering or skipping audio. The Instant-On setting gives you the chance to adjust how long QuickTime waits before it begins playback. Longer delays help reduce problems of stuttering audio.

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You can share a printer with many different computers on a network. To begin sharing a printer, you must activate printer sharing in the System Preferences. When sharing a printer, print jobs are queued up in the order in which the printer receives them.

Share a Printer START PRINTER SHARING

1 In the Dock, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Sharing. The Sharing window appears.

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1 Open a document in TextEdit. 2 Click File. 3 Click Print.

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Can more than one computer print to a shared printer?

What kinds of printers can I share on a network?

Multiple computers can print to the same printer. The Print Center utility queues the print jobs in the order in which it receives them. As it receives print jobs, it begins printing the documents. When one print job is complete, Print Center continues printing any additional jobs left in the queue until all print jobs are finished.

You can print to a wide array of shared printers on a network. Most Macintosh printers connect to computers via USB. Windows printers, however, often use parallel ports to connect to a computer. Some printers connect directly to the network using an Ethernet cable. You can print from OS X to shared printers that use USB, parallel, FireWire, and Ethernet connections.

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iChat is an OS X application that lets you communicate with people all over the world. iChat keeps track of your friends and family in a Buddy List. You can add an iChat Buddy for any person either manually or from an entry in your address book. To use iChat outside of your local network, you must register with an AIM or .Mac account. Bonjour chatting does not require any account registration, but limits chats to within your local home or office network. Add an iChat Buddy LAUNCH ICHAT

1 In the Dock, click iChat. The iChat window appears. If the Buddy List does not appear, press display the list.

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3 Click Select Buddy. iChat adds the person to the Buddy List.

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iChat displays a list of contacts from your Address Book.

2 Click New Person. iChat opens a sheet where you can add a new buddy.

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If the buddy uses the .Mac network, click .Mac; if the buddy uses an AOL Instant Messenger screen name, click AIM.

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iChat adds the buddy to the Buddy List.

Where can I register for an AIM account?

Where can I register for a .Mac account?

To register an AIM screen name, visit the AOL Instant Messenger Web site at www.aim.com. An AIM account is sometimes preferable to a .Mac account, because registration is free and because you can use the same account on a Microsoft Windows machine.

To register a .Mac screen name, visit the .Mac Web site at www.mac.com. Some users prefer a .Mac iChat username instead of an AIM account, because it comes bundled with the purchase of a .Mac account.

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Send Instant Messages with iChat

You can send messages to friends and family with iChat. Each message can contain formatted text, images, and emoticons. Emoticons are small icons that are supposed to denote an emotion. Common emoticons are smiley and frowny faces. When you are finished chatting, you can save the chat session to a file for later viewing. Send Instant Messages with iChat SEND A SIMPLE MESSAGE

1 In the Dock, click iChat . The iChat Buddy window appears.

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1 In a chat window, click the smiley face (

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2 Choose an emoticon from the pop-up menu that appears. l An icon appears in the chat window with the emoticon that you chose.

Can I use other kinds of faces in my chats? What are the keystrokes for each face?

Can I save chats for later viewing? You can save chats by pressing + . This saves the entire conversation you had in a .chat file. Later, you can doubleclick this file to view its contents with iChat. You can also copy text from a chat window and paste it into a document in another application, like TextEdit, to save it there.

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In addition to exchanging text messages, you can send files with iChat. You can insert pictures or any other file directly into a chat window to send it. Alternatively, you can bypass the chat window altogether, and drag a file directly from your desktop to your buddy’s name in the Buddy list.

Send a File with iChat SEND A FILE IN THE CHAT WINDOW

1 Initiate a chat with a buddy. Note: To initiate a chat, see the section “Send Instant Messages with iChat.”

2 Click and drag a file from the Finder into the message field. The file’s icon appears in the message field.

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. iChat tells the buddy that a file is forthcoming, and you must wait until the buddy accepts the file before it begins to transfer.

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1 Click Window. 2 Click Buddy List.

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3 Click and drag a file from the Finder onto the name of a buddy in the Buddy List. iChat initiates a file transfer as soon as the buddy accepts the file.

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When I click and drag an image file like a JPEG into the message field, it appears as a miniature version of the image, but no file transfer occurs. What’s wrong? When you click and drag an image file into iChat, the image appears in the chat session. Your buddy can still download the file by clicking and dragging it from his chat window to his Desktop.

Are there any other ways to send files with iChat? You can -click a name in the Buddy List to open a pop-up menu. Click the Send a File option. With this option, select a file to send through the standard Open dialog box. Then, click the Open button. iChat initiates a transfer of the selected file.

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Mac OS X Tiger has a large collection of important utilities. You can troubleshoot problems, take screen shots, monitor the system, and automate your work with the utilities that Tiger provides.

Monitor CPU Usage..........................................228 Stop Errant Applications ................................230 Watch Network Activity ..................................232 View System Information ..............................234 Erase and Repair Disks ..................................236 Grab a Screen Shot ..........................................238 Access Dashboard Utilities ............................240 Manage Printing ..............................................242 Issue Commands in the Terminal ................244 Automate Common Tasks ..............................246

Monitor CPU Usage

When your computer’s responsiveness decreases substantially, the problem can often be attributed to an application that has gone awry. An errant application can overrun the CPU and prevent other applications from using it. You can monitor how hard your Mac is working with Activity Monitor to reveal any applications that might be overloading the CPU.

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1 In the Activity Monitor window, click here and select My Processes.

2 Click the CPU tab. 3 Click the % CPU tab.

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Does a high % CPU guarantee that an application is frozen? While a high % CPU value is a symptom of a frozen application, it is not necessarily a guaranteed indicator. Some applications temporarily spike in CPU activity depending on the amount of work each is doing. To make sure that an application is really frozen, you can -click its icon in the Dock to open its popup menu. Applications that are frozen display “Application not Responding” in their Dock popup menus.

What does the CPU do?

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CPU is short for Central Processing Unit. It is the microprocessor chip in your computer that does all of the “thinking.” You can think of it as the brain of your computer. At its lowest level, a CPU performs millions of mathematical computations — each second. The results of these computations are L what make a computer CENTRA NG PROCESSIT perform tasks like loading UNI a web page, showing a screensaver, or playing a game.

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Stop Errant Applications

Humans write computer software, and as a result, software can sometimes not perform up to expectations. When an application freezes your computer and prevents you from working with your computer optimally, you can locate the problematic software and force it to stop running. This permits you to continue working without rebooting the computer. It also helps you prevent loss of data, since all other applications continue running.

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1 Locate a problematic application in Activity Monitor and click it.

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Note: To launch Activity Monitor, see the section “Monitor CPU Usage.”

Those processes with the highest % CPU values require the most amount of work from your CPU, so a value that seems excessive is a likely suspect.

2 Click Quit Process. Activity Monitor asks you to confirm that you really want to quit the process.

3 Click Quit. Activity Monitor forces the troublesome process to quit.

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Sometimes network activity can overpower your computer and make it perform sluggishly. You can watch the activity on your network with Activity Monitor to ascertain if the network is the cause of sluggishness. You can display network activity in the Activity Monitor interface or in its Dock icon. You can also customize the manner in which activity Monitor displays the network data. Watch Network Activity VIEW THE NETWORK ACTIVITY GRAPH

1 In Activity Monitor, click the Network tab. Note: To launch Activity Monitor, see the section “Monitor CPU Usage.”

Activity Monitor displays a graph of the network activity with two colored lines that represent incoming and outgoing data.

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1 Click the Activity Monitor icon in the Dock and continue holding the mouse button. A contextual menu opens.

2 Click Dock Icon. 3 Click Show Network Usage. The Network Monitor graph appears in the Dock icon.

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Show Network Usage

1 Why does my network connection seem to download so much faster than it uploads?

Web browsers are not the only applications that can cause network activity to spike. Email, iChat, Terminal, network printing and items in the Sharing pane of the System Preferences are all capable of causing network traffic to increase. Before you assume that someone is hacking into your computer, make sure that no other application might be causing the spike.

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I am not surfing the Internet, but my network activity is still high. Why?

Many ISPs (Internet service providers) AD NLO provide faster download DOW speeds than upload speeds, presumably to combat piracy of music, video, and software files, which tend to be large. Nothing is wrong with your Macintosh. It can only download or upload as fast as the connection it uses permits.

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You can view important system information with the System Profiler utility. System Profiler displays detailed reports about the state of your Macintosh. It provides important information about the hardware and software in your computer. You can use this information to help troubleshoot new hardware installations and upgrades. You can also retrieve the computer’s serial number.

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1 About This Mac

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1 In the Finder, click ( ). 2 Click About This Mac. The About This Mac window opens.

3 Click More Info.

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1 In System Profiler, click Hardware to reveal its

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l System Profiler displays the Hardware Overview, which includes the serial number, CPU type, and other system information for this computer.

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3 Click File. 4 Click Save As.

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System Profiler saves the report as a Rich Text or Plain Text file that you can view with TextEdit.

How can System Profiler help me when I install new hardware?

The serial number for my computer does not appear in the System Profiler report. Why? Some Macintosh models do not support serial numbers in software. Those that do not will display a blank in the serial number field of System Profiler. You can still retrieve your serial number by looking at the serial number label on the rear or bottom of the machine.

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System Profiler is a useful tool for troubleshooting hardware problems and installations. For example, when you install new RAM, check System Profiler upon restart. If the new RAM does not appear in the System Profiler report, the RAM could be installed improperly, may be incompatible with this machine, or may be defective. Good RAM installations should appear in the System Profiler report.

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Erase and Repair Disks

At first glance, it may seem as though you cannot erase CDs in OS X, because the Finder does not support this operation. You can, however, erase CD-RWs with Disk Utility. You can also verify and repair disks and disk permissions on hard disks, CDs, and DVDs with Disk Utility.

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2 Double-click Disk Utility.

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ERASE A CD

1 In Disk Utility, insert a CD-RW that you want to erase.

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3 Click Erase in the contextual menu that opens.

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4 Click Erase. Disk Utility erases the data from the CD.

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When should I repair a disk?

Must I click Verify Disk before I click Repair Disk? You do not have to verify a disk prior to repairing it. The repair process also performs verification. The verify option lets you know if the disk needs to be repaired or not, permitting you to defer the repair process if desired.

Verify Disk

Any time that your computer shuts down unexpectedly, your disk is at risk of directory corruption. Some unexpected events include power outages and crashes. Some installers also cause disk directory corruption. Thus, it is a good idea to verify and repair your disk when your computer shuts down unexpectedly and after you run an installer, especially non-Apple installers.

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Grab a Screen Shot Finder File Edit View Go Window Help

To capture TIFF screen shots of your computer Desktop, you can use the Grab utility included with Mac OS X. You can also grab PNG screen shots with a few simple keystrokes that are available in all applications. When you take a screen shot, you can grab the entire screen, specific items on the screen, or selected areas of the screen.

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1 Open the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. 2 Double-click Grab to launch it. Grab launches.

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3 Click Capture. 4 Click Screen. A window appears instructing you to click the mouse to capture the screen.

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l Your Mac plays the sound of a camera shutter and places a new PNG image file of the entire screen on the Desktop.

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The cursor changes to cross hairs.

3 Click and drag to select a portion of the screen. l The Mac places a new PNG image file of the selected region on the Desktop.

Are there any other keyboard shortcuts for screen shots?

Can I save a screen shot to the Clipboard instead of a file?

After you press + + press the . The cursor changes to a camera. You can position that camera over any window, the Dock, an icon on the Desktop, or the menu bar to take a picture of only that element. As you move the camera cursor around the screen, interface elements appear highlighted. Click the desired element to grab a screen shot of it.

Yes. To place a screen shot in the Clipboard, add the key to screen shot keyboard shortcuts. For example, + + + captures the screen to the Clipboard. Once the screen shot is on the Clipboard, you can paste it into a document in any application that permits graphics by pressing + .

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Access Dashboard Utilities

Dashboard is a collection of handy utilities that you can access with one keystroke from any application. You can use Dashboard utilities to display the time, check weather reports, use a calculator, read stock quotes, translate foreign languages, or even to play a game. When you have finished using Dashboard, you can dismiss it, again with only one key press.

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1 While using any application, press

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Dashboard disappears and returns you to the last application that you were using.

3 Press again to reactivate Dashboard. 4 Click the Dashboard circle icon with the “X” in it. The Dashboard window grows, revealing other Dashboard Widgets.

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5 Click World Clock. A World Clock Widget opens displaying the time.

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The Widget flips around to reveal its settings on its rear surface.

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How can I remove a Widget from the Dashboard? You can click and drag a Widget to the Dashboard Trash can to remove it from the Dashboard.

Can I install other Widgets? You can download many different free Widgets on the Internet. One good place to start searching for Widgets is at The DashBoarder (www. thedashboarder.com). You can find Widgets of all sorts at the DashBoarder, including clocks, system utilities, games, educational tools, web camera utilities, and search engine interfaces.

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Manage Printing

You can set up printers, perform routine maintenance, and monitor print jobs with the Printer Setup Utility. You can also set the default printer. During printing, you can use Printer Setup Utility to monitor the progress of print jobs, to pause queued jobs, or to cancel print jobs.

Printer Setup Utility

Manage Printing SET THE DEFAULT PRINTER

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1 Click a printer. 2 Click Printers. 3 Click Show Jobs.

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A window appears listing current print jobs.

4 Click a job that is having problems. 5 Click the desired printer action. This example shows a print job being paused.

How do I cancel a print job completely? If a printer has a paper jam, runs out of ink, or encounters some other trouble, you should stop the print job. Select the print job in the list of jobs and click the Delete icon at the top of the print window. If the printer was already printing a page, it will complete the task, immediately stop printing, and eject the page. You must open the document in its original application if you want to print it again.

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What is a Desktop Printer and how do I create one? A Desktop Printer is an icon on your Desktop that represents a printer connected either directly or via network to your computer. What makes this icon so useful is that you can drag multiple documents onto it in the Finder to print those documents. You can create a Desktop Printer by selecting the desired printer in Printer Setup Utility. Then, click Create Desktop Printer in the Printers menu.

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Issue Commands in the Terminal

The Terminal application is a tool that you use to issue text commands to the Mac. With the Terminal, you can perform tasks that would be time-consuming or impractical in the Finder. For example, you can list files on your hard drive and save that list in a text file, all with one command.

Issue Commands in the Terminal

1 In the Finder, click Go. 2 Click Utilities.

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1 Type df -Hl. Terminal displays a list of the hard drives on this computer and valuable information about each one.

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Terminal runs the command and saves the output to a file named disks.txt on the Desktop.

3 Type open ~/Desktop/disks.txt at the prompt. The disks.txt file opens in TextEdit.

What are some other useful commands? The df command tells you the free space on a drive. The –Hl option formats the output of the df command. H provides K, M, and G labels on the size of each disk. The l option causes the df command to display only locally mounted drives, excluding those on a network. / represents your computer. You can use the man command to display the documentation for any command. For example, in Terminal, type man ls to read the documentation for the ls command. Some common places where you can find commands are /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, and /usr/sbin.

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Mac OS X Tiger comes with a new tool called Automator that helps you to easily automate everyday tasks. You can perform a complex sequence of events, like creating an email message in Mail that lists important events from iCal and addresses the message to a group of recipients from Address Book. Moreover, you can perform sequences like this with drag-and-drop simplicity.

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1 Press

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2 Double-click Automator.

BUILD AN AUTOMATION WORKFLOW

1 In the Library, click Finder. Automator displays the Actions pertinent to the Finder.

2 Click and drag Get Specified Finder Items to the Workflow space. The Get Specified Finder Items action appears in the Workflow space.

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What is an Action? An Action is an Automator building block that typically performs a single function. Automator has Actions that choose files, sort items in a list, apply effects to photos, and speak sentences, to name a few. Actions usually have an application associated with them, since that is where you normally perform those functions (for example, Mail Actions for composing a message, addressing recipients, and sending a message).

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Can I use an Automator workflow without launching Automator? You can save a workflow as a stand-alone application by clicking Save As in the File menu and selecting Application in the File Format pop-up menu of the Save dialog box. To launch the saved application, simply double-click it.

How do I remove a step from the workflow? Click the step to select it and press Delete to remove it from the workflow. When you delete a step from the workflow, you disconnect any steps that appear before or after the deleted step. You must reconnect these two steps to continue using them as part of the workflow.

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Connecting Peripherals to a Mac Peripherals are external devices that you can connect to your Macintosh, such as a digital camera or iPod music player, that extend the functionality of your Mac. With Mac OS X, you can attach a wide variety of peripherals to your Mac. Tiger also gives you some useful software to help you get the most out of the peripherals.

Make a Magic iMovie......................................252 Copy Music to an iPod ....................................254 Save Files from an iPod in the Finder ........256 Print Documents ..............................................258 Mount a Laptop as a Disk Drive ..................260 Fax a Document ................................................262 Using a Microphone with iChat ....................264 Conduct a Video Chat......................................266 Retrieve Pictures from a Camera in the Finder ......................................................268 Create a OneStep DVD ....................................270

Make a Magic iMovie

iMovie HD offers a new feature called Magic iMovie, which helps you to automatically create an iMovie from a digital camcorder. All you have to do is connect a video camera to your Mac and adjust a few settings. iMovie takes care of the rest.

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% Click Create. iMovie creates a Magic iMovie, importing footage, adding transitions and background music, and titling the movie. Note: See Chapter 7 to read more about iMovie editing once iMovie finishes creating the Magic iMovie.

What can I do with a Magic iMovie once iMovie finishes creating it? You can do anything with a Magic iMovie that you would normally do with any other iMovie. You can share the movie with others over email or the Web or burn it on a DVD. A Magic iMovie project is really no different than a typical iMovie project, except that iMovie takes care of preparing e the media and project elements for you. In a traditional iMovie project, you must import footage, add transitions and sound, and title the movie manually. Magic iMovie handles these tasks for you automatically. For details, see Chapter 7.

Magic iMovie added some footage that I do not want in my movie. Can I remove it and edit other elements of the project? If you do not like how some aspect of a Magic iMovie looks or sounds, you can edit it manually just as you would edit any other iMovie project. You can remove clips, choose different soundtrack music, or change transitions. See Chapter 7 for more information.

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iTunes is the perfect match for the iPod. You can use iTunes to transfer songs from your Mac to an iPod. Further, iTunes can sync its library with your iPod, so you have the same songs in both. The iPod is also compatible with iTunes playlists, so you can keep your music organized wherever you go.

Copy Music to an iPod

1 Click the iTunes icon in the Dock. The iTunes window appears.

2 Plug the iPod into the FireWire port on your Macintosh and turn it on. l The iPod appears in the iTunes Source list. Note: If this is the first time you have used the iPod with iTunes, iTunes automatically syncs the iPod.

1 3 -click iPod. 4 Click iPod Options. The iPod Preferences window opens.

5 Click iPod. 6 Click Automatically update all songs and playlists (

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7 Click OK. iTunes syncs the songs in your iTunes library with the music on your iPod.

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1 Click the Eject iPod button. iTunes ejects the iPod.

2 Power down the iPod and disconnect it from your Mac.

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What Preferences option should I choose if I do not want my entire iTunes library on my iPod?

How do I tell iTunes to open every time I connect an iPod to my computer?

In the iPod Preferences, click Manually manage songs and playlists ( changes to ) to manually select the music that you want on your iPod. This prevents iTunes from automatically syncing with your iPod. In the main iTunes interface, click and drag songs from the Library to the iPod in the Source list. The new songs appear on the iPod.

In the iPod pane of the iTunes Preferences window, click the Open iTunes when attached option ( changes to ). iTunes now launches each time you connect an iPod to your Mac.

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Save Files from an iPod in the Finder

In addition to iTunes, an iPod is right at home in the Finder. Because an iPod can act like any other hard drive, you can save files on it just like you do on your Mac’s hard drive. This makes the iPod ideal for transferring large files between two computers, like those at work and home.

Save Files from an iPod in the Finder CONNECT AN IPOD

1 Plug an iPod into the FireWire port on your Macintosh. An icon representing the iPod appears on the Desktop.

2 Double-click the iPod icon. 2

l A window opens displaying the contents of the iPod.

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3 In the Sidebar of a Finder window, click Documents.

4 Click and drag files from the iPod to the Documents folder in your Home folder on your hard drive. The Finder copies the files to your hard drive.

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1 Click and drag the iPod icon on the Desktop to the Trash icon on the Dock. As you drag the iPod icon in the Finder, the Trash icon in the Dock changes to an Eject icon. The iPod ejects when you drop it on the Eject icon.

2 Power down the iPod and disconnect it from your Macintosh.

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Can I use my iPod for anything else besides file storage?

Can I delete files from an iPod through the Finder?

Because the iPod operates much like any other hard drive, you can perform any task with it that you might perform with any other hard drive. For example, you can install an operating system on your iPod and use it to start up any Mac in an emergency. iPods are not designed to handle the heat of constant use that an operating system requires, but they can work for short periods of time as an emergency startup disk. You can also run the usual Disk Utility diagnostic tests and repairs on an iPod drive.

To delete files from an iPod drive, begin by connecting the iPod to your computer. An iPod icon appears on the Desktop. Double-click the iPod icon on the Desktop to view its contents. Then, click and drag the files from the iPod to the Trash just as you would drag files from any other drive or disk.

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Print Documents

Printers are among the most common Mac OS X peripherals. The printing functions in Mac OS X are top notch. You can adjust a multitude of print settings in Mac OS X Tiger to produce high-quality printed documents. You can change the number of copies you want to print, the quality of the print job, the orientation of the paper, the printer you want to use, and many other settings.

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1 Open a document in any application that supports

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4 Click Settings to change page attributes and custom paper sizes.

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l If needed, set the Paper Size, Orientation, and Scale options to change how the printed page looks.

6 Click OK to accept the settings. The Page Setup sheet closes.

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7 Click Print. The printer begins printing the document.

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Macs have a disk operation called Target Disk Mode that permits you to connect two Macs together, so that one of the Macs displays the other Mac’s hard drive on its Desktop. Because of portability, this is especially useful for laptop owners. You can connect a laptop to a desktop computer at home or the office to transfer files between the two. Mount a Laptop as a Disk Drive ACTIVATE TARGET DISK MODE

1 On the computer that you want to use as a target disk, click System Preferences. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Startup Disk. The Startup Disk pane opens.

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l When the laptop finishes booting, its drive appears on the Desktop of the other computer.

What benefit does Target Disk Mode have over a traditional Ethernet network connection? Although an Ethernet connection can also permit you to transfer files between two Macs, Target Disk Mode is much faster at performing the task. For small files, Target Disk Mode may not be worth the effort, particularly if you already have an Ethernet network. If you need to transfer very large files, however, Target Disk Mode performs the transfer more quickly.

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Fax a Document

Mac OS X features full fax capabilities. You can fax documents using the built-in modem in your computer from practically any application that supports printing. OS X converts the document to a printed fax document and transmits it over the telephone lines to another fax machine. The OS X fax software also handles cover pages.

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Fax a Document

1 Open a file in an application that supports

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2 Click File. 3 Click Print. The Print sheet opens. Print...

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4 Click Fax. The Fax settings sheet appears.

5 Click Fax PDF.

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6 Type a telephone number in the To field. 7 Click Fax.

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You can fax documents from any application that supports printing. TextEdit and iPhoto are common choices for sending faxes, as they contain text information or scanned images that people often want to fax. Because the fax features are part of the print dialog, they are always instantly accessible.

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Can I use the phone numbers in my Address Book to send a fax?

PROPERTIES

Can I fax documents from any application?

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Using a Microphone with iChat

Chatting on the Internet has always been fun, but for some, typing was always a hindrance to good conversations. With iChat and a microphone, you can talk to as many as nine of your iChat buddies much like you would on a telephone. Aside from the price of your Internet connection, there is no additional cost to speak with friends through iChat using a microphone. Using a Microphone with iChat CONNECT A MICROPHONE TO YOUR MAC

1 Connect a microphone to the USB, FireWire, or built-in audio jack on your Macintosh computer. If you have a built-in microphone, you can use that too.

SET UP ICHAT AUDIO

1 Click iChat in the Dock to launch it. 2 Click iChat. 3 Click Preferences.

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1 Press + to open the Buddy List. 2 Click a Buddy that has a telephone or camera icon

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3 Click the Telephone icon. l iChat initiates an audio connection.

What kind of microphones can I use with iChat? You can use almost any kind of microphone with iChat, as long as you have the proper hardware to interface with that microphone. Some computers, like iBooks, PowerBooks, iMacs, and eMacs, have built-in microphones that will suffice for iChat conversations. If your computer does not have a built-in microphone, you can plug in a microphone to a built-in audio input jack on the back or side of your computer. If you do not have a built-in audio input, you may need to purchase an external audio interface that connects to either USB or FireWire. Because iChat is also video-compatible, you can also use the built-in microphone on some video and Web cameras, including the iSight.

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Welcome to the future! You can use iChat to converse with up to three friends at once using live video. Connect a camera to your Mac, launch iChat, and within seconds you can video conference with others across the globe.

Conduct a Video Chat CONNECT A VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR MAC

1 Connect a video camera to the FireWire jack on your Macintosh.

2 Turn on the video camera. 1

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3 Click iChat in the Dock to launch it. 4 Click iChat. 5 Click Preferences. The iChat Preferences window opens.

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0 Press + to open the Buddy List. ! Click a buddy’s camera icon ( ).

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iChat initiates a video connection.

What kind of cameras can I use with iChat?

Can I conduct a one-way video chat?

iChat requires a video camera that has a FireWire connection. Some common FireWire cameras are Apple’s iSight and MiniDV video camcorders. iChat is made with iSight in mind, so you can access iSight-specific settings directly in iChat. MiniDV cameras often require you to remove any videotape from the machine and to set the camera to Camera Mode to use it with iChat.

iChat does not require both participants in a chat to have video to use it. If only one user has a video source, the video chat sessions works in a similar fashion, but only one participant will be able to view video. The user with a video source will see no video icon for the user that does not have a video source. The user without a video source can, however, continue to chat using an audio source if one is available.

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You can view digital cameras in the Finder and transfer files from the camera to your hard drive. A camera icon appears on the Desktop just like any other drive. From there you can copy files from the camera to a location such as the Pictures folder on your hard drive. After you copied files from the camera to your Mac, power down and disconnect the camera from your computer. Retrieve Pictures from a Camera in the Finder PLUG IN A CAMERA

1 Connect a camera to your Macintosh. 1

This example shows a camera connected via USB cable. An icon representing the camera appears on the Desktop.

2 Click File. 3 Click New Finder Window.

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4 Click the camera icon in the window’s Sidebar. A folder displays the images stored on the camera. Fuji

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1 Drag images from the camera’s window to a folder on your hard drive. This example shows images dragged to the Pictures folder. The Finder copies the files to your hard drive. The original images remain in the camera.

1 DISCONNECT THE CAMERA

1 Drag the camera icon from the Desktop to the Trash. l The Trash icon changes to an Eject icon and the camera drive disappears from view.

2 Power down and disconnect the camera from your Macintosh.

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What if the drive for the camera does not appear on the Desktop?

Can I delete images on my camera from the Finder?

If the drive does not appear on the Desktop, and iPhoto launches instead, open the Preferences window in the Image Capture application and click the Camera tab. In the Camera tab, click No application in the only pop-up menu. Click OK to dismiss the Preferences window. A camera icon should now appear on the Desktop when you connect a camera to your Mac.

Yes. Connect a camera to your Mac. To delete files from a camera drive on the Desktop, simply click and drag the image files from the camera to the Trash icon. Empty the Trash to make the deletion complete, just as you would delete any other files. You can also perform Get Info operations on image files in a camera by selecting an image file and pressing + .

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Create a OneStep DVD

iDVD has a useful new feature for burning video to disc without any hassles. With the OneStep DVD feature, iDVD imports footage from a camcorder and burns the results to DVD as an auto-play movie. No other attention is required from a human to produce professional results.

Create a OneStep DVD

1 Connect a digital camcorder to your Macintosh. Note: See your camcorder literature for proper connection instructions.

2 Click iDVD. The iDVD application launches.

3 Click OneStep DVD.

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iDVD prompts you to insert a blank DVD.

4 Put a blank disc into the machine and close the DVD drive door.

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iDVD begins the process of capturing footage from the camera, preparing the DVD, and burning the result to disc. l These indicators display the status of the process.

When iDVD completes the DVD, it ejects the disc and prompts you with a message to let you know the process is complete. To burn another disc, place it in the DVD drive.

5

5 Click Done.

The OneStep process sounds simple enough, but surely I must have to rewind the tape before creating a OneStep DVD? iDVD can remotely control many FireWire DV camcorders, so it is often not even necessary to rewind the tape before creating a OneStep DVD. iDVD will rewind the tape for you before importing footage from it. iDVD will also stop the tape when it finishes importing footage from the camera.

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Does iDVD add a menu or any other features to OneStep DVDs? OneStep DVDs are plain video DVDs. They contain no menus, chapters, or navigation like other iDVD projects do. They simply contain the unedited video footage from your video camera. OneStep DVDs are great for archiving video footage and for simple video projects. You will want to use the features found in a fullfledged iDVD project for any projects that are more complex.

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Troubleshooting Mac Problems Although Macintosh computers are solid and reliable machines, they may still fall victim to a variety of maladies that can make your computing experience less than satisfactory. You can perform some simple steps to help keep your Mac running smoothly.

Unfreeze a Frozen Application......................274 Update Mac OS System Software ................276 Disable an Update ............................................278 Uninstall an Application ................................279 Repair Permissions ..........................................280 Repair a Disk ....................................................281 Change Your Password ..................................282 Employ Startup Tricks......................................283 Stop Classic Mode............................................284 Troubleshoot with a New User ....................285 Fix Corrupt Preference Files ..........................286

Unfreeze a Frozen Application

Sometimes applications may not behave as expected. When an application freezes or stops operating properly, you can force it to quit without restarting your computer. You can quit an application from the Force Quit Applications window or from the Dock. After you force quit an application, you can continue working with other applications uninterrupted.

Unfreeze a Frozen Application FORCE QUIT A FROZEN APPLICATION

1 Press

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+

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The Force Quit Applications window opens with frozen applications appearing red.

2 Click Force Quit. A sheet opens asking you to confirm that you want to force quit the application. If you need to force quit the Finder, then a Relaunch button appears instead.

2 3 Click Force Quit. The application quits.

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1 Press and hold . 2 Click and hold the mouse cursor on an application icon in the Dock. A contextual menu opens. Running applications have a small triangle beneath their icons in the Dock.

3 Click Force Quit. The application quits.

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l The triangle vanishes, indicating that the application is no longer running.

Is it safe to force quit an application?

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When you force quit an application, any work that you had not saved in that application will be lost. Otherwise, you can usually quit an application without affecting its subsequent YES performance. One exception, however, relates to preference files. If an application is in the middle of opening or creating a preferences file when it crashes, the application may not operate NO properly later. The remedy is simple — delete the preferences file located in ~/Library/Preferences.

What causes applications to freeze? Is it my fault? Applications may freeze due to programming bugs that are caused by the people who created the application. Other times, a crash or freeze may stem from interplay between two or more applications that the creators did not envision happening. If the software is working properly, it should not crash or freeze; and a user cannot be blamed for these problems.

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As the Mac OS evolves, Apple releases updates to the software. You can install system software updates using the System Preferences. The Software Update feature contacts Apple to discover what updates are available and displays that list for you. Once the update mechanism is initiated, the software downloads the latest updates directly from Apple and installs them on your computer.

Update Mac OS System Software

1 Click . 2 Click System Preferences.

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3 Click Software Update. The Software Update pane opens.

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4 Click Check for updates ( changes to ). 5 Click and select an interval from the drop-down menu. This example tells Software Update to automatically check the Internet for new or updated software on a weekly basis.

6 Click Check Now.

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The updates take a long time to download. Is there anything I can do to lessen this wait? When you have numerous updates to install on your computer, it can take a long time to download the software before you can even install it. You can set Software Update to automatically download updates in the background as they become available, so you can install the 12 1 2 11 software later without having 3 10 to wait for the updates to 4 9 download. This is also a useful 5 8 feature for laptop users who 7 6 may not always have network access.

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When you update your system software, you may encounter software that you do not need. You can tell Software Update to ignore updates that you do not want to use.

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1 In the System Preferences, click Software Update. Note: To launch System Preferences, see Chapter 3.

The Software Update pane opens.

2 Click Install (

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3 Click Update. 4 Click Ignore Update. Software Update ignores this update.

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You may not use all applications that are installed on your Mac. You can uninstall applications quickly and easily without affecting other software. Uninstalling an application can free up extra disk space. It can also help prevent conflicts between multiple versions of the same application, where double-clicking a document icon causes the wrong version of an application to launch.

Uninstall an Application

1 In the Finder, click Go. 2 Click Applications.

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3 Click and drag an application that you want to

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4 Click Finder. 5 Click Empty Trash.

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Repair Permissions Because Mac OS X is a multiuser environment, each file and folder on the hard drive has a set of assigned permissions that describes who can read, write, or, in the case of an application, execute the file. Sometimes a Mac misbehaves when these permissions are set incorrectly. You can repair permissions to prevent program problems.

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Repair Permissions

1 Press

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The Utilities folder opens.

2 Double-click Disk Utility to launch it. The Disk Utility window appears.

2 Disk Utility

3 Click a disk to select it. 4 Click the First Aid tab. 5 Click Repair Disk Permissions.

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The hard drive in a Macintosh is a complex and high precision mechanism. As a result, hard drives can malfunction and cause improper operation of your Mac. You can repair some hard drive problems with Disk Utility. Chief among the errors that Disk Utility can fix are disk permissions and the directory structure. The directory structure describes where files reside on a disk. Permissions determine who can access folders and files on a disk. Repair a Disk

1 Press

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The Utilities folder opens.

2 Double-click Disk Utility to launch it. 2 Disk Utility

3 In the Disk Utility window, select a disk. 4 Click the First Aid tab. 5 Click Repair Disk.

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Change Your Password As a precaution, security experts recommend that you periodically change your account password. Changing the password helps stop unauthorized users from accessing your machine, particularly if they know your current password. You can change your password in the Accounts pane of the System Preferences by typing your current password and then typing and confirming your new password. You can also enter a password hint to help you remember the password later.

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1 Click System Preferences in the Dock. 2 Click Accounts. The Accounts pane appears.

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l Type an optional hint to help you remember the password.

8 Click Change Password. The System Preferences window closes and the new password is now functional.

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You can press different key combinations when your computer starts up to change the startup procedure. One combination forces your Mac to start from a CD or DVD, while the other causes your computer to start in Safeboot mode. These startup keyboard combinations are useful for troubleshooting some system problems and for installing Mac OS X operating systems.

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1 Insert a CD or DVD that contains an operating system into your Mac. If you are installing a Mac OS X operating system, the CD or DVD will contain a valid operating system.

2 Click . 3 Click Restart. 4 As the computer restarts, press and hold

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1 Click . 2 Click Restart. 3 As the computer restarts, press and hold

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If your computer restarts and operates properly, you may have need to disable items in the Login Items pane of the System Preferences.

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Classic Mode on Mac OS X permits you to run applications from Mac OS 9. It is not the most elegant part of OS X, but it can help you if you need access to an old application. If you continue to use Classic Macintosh applications, you can sometimes experience unusual system performance in OS X when the OS 9 Classic side of the operating system begins misbehaving. You can force quit Classic Mode in the System Preferences.

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1 Click System Preferences in the Dock. The System Preferences window opens.

2 Click Classic. The Classic pane opens.

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5 Click Stop. Classic Mode stops running.

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When your computer becomes so troublesome that you do not know what else to do to fix it, you should consider creating a new user. You can operate your computer as this new user to determine whether the original user’s settings are causing the problems. If the new user does not exhibit the same problems, you can safely assume that something is wrong with the user account and not the computer in general.

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4 Log out and then log back in as the new user. If your computer operates properly while you are using the new account, your previous account may be the source of the problem.

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Applications typically save information in preference files for later use. These files can also become corrupt if there is a bug in the software that creates them or if a crash causes the file to not be updated properly. You can sometimes fix application problems by removing an errant preference file and restarting the application.

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Fix Corrupt Preference Files Note: The Safari application is not functioning properly in this example.

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2 Double-click Library.

3 Double-click Preferences. The Preferences folder opens.

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4 Drag the preference file for the problematic application to the Trash. Preference files usually follow a naming scheme com.vendor.appname.plist. For example, the Safari preference file has the name com.apple.safari.plist. com.apple.Safari.plist

4 5 Relaunch the application that uses the missing preference file. l A new preference file appears in place of the deleted file.

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Is it safe to remove a preference file from the Preferences folder? In most situations, removing a preference file will not cause software to malfunction. However, it may result in the loss of your settings for that application. If you are uncertain whether the application will work properly after removing a preference file, back up the preference file instead of dragging it to the Trash. To create a backup of the preference file, press Option and drag the preference file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. A new copy of the file appears on the Desktop. Now, it is safe to delete the preference file in the Preferences folder. Later, you can restore the preference file by dragging it from the Desktop folder to the Preferences folder.

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Index A Actions, Automator, 247 Activity Monitor CPU usage, 228–229 network activity, 232–233 Address Book add contact, 80 contact card, edit, 81 contact card, new, 80–81 contact organization, 82–83 contacts, print list, 85 faxing and, 262–263 groups, 82 groups, delete, 83 groups, email to, 83 groups, new cards, 82 address labels custom, 85 print, 84–85 Aged Film effect, movies, 177 AIM account registration, 221 albums. See Photo Album, iPhoto aliases, Sidebar, 32–33 analog clock style, 72 animation Desktop background, 55 Exposé, 34–35 GIFs, QuickTime player, 109 Announce Time option, clock, 73 Apache, 213 Appearance pane Number of Recent Items, 53 text smoothing, 53 Application Switcher arrow keys and, 18 switch to another application, 18 applications contextual menus in, 31 frozen, 274–275 launch, 14 launch from Dock, 16 quit, 15 quit from Dock, 16 run, 4 running, locate, 15 Spotlight searches, 91 switch with arrow keys, 18 toggle, 18 uninstalling, 279

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Applications folder, open, 14 Applications window, folders, 14 archives extract archived file, 49 files, 48–49 Web pages, 192–193 arrow keys, switch applications, 18 Assist me option, Network pane, 207 attachments to email messages, 198–199 audio iChat setup, 264–265 movie soundtracks, 170–171 audio files Finder, play, 133 Finder, preview, 132 format, burn CDs and, 144–145 QuickTime Player and, 131 Automator, 246–249 autoplay, CDs, 137

B background animate, 55 Desktop, 30 Desktop, customize, 54–55 Finder window, 13 stretch, 55 tile, 55 backups, files, keyboard shortcuts, 40 batteries, sleeping Mac, 20–21 BMP image format, 107 bookmarks, Safari, 186–187, 191 Bookmarks Bar, Safari, 187 brightness adjustment, iPhoto, 117 buddies (iChat) add, 220–221 audio and, 265 send files, 225 video chat, 267 burn CDs, iTunes, 144–145

C Calculator currency exchange rates, 88–89 numeric conversions, 86–87 calendar (iCal) add event, 93 create, 92

publish, 96–97 subscribe, 94–95 unpublish, 97 calibrate display, 65 camcorder capture clips, 162–163 DVD creation, 270–271 camera. See digital camera capture, video clips from camcorder, 162–163 cases for CDs, print label, 146–147 CD-RWs, erase, 63 CDs audio, import to iTunes, 136–137 autoplay, 137 burn in iTunes, 144–145 default behaviors, 62–63 erase, 236 print case insert, 146–147 Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion, 87 Classic mode, stopping, 284 click mouse double-click shortcuts, 6–7 introduction, 6–7 single-click shortcuts, 7 speed, 69 clock analog style, 72 Announce Time option, 73 appearance, custom, 72–73 digital, format, 73 in menu bar, 72 window display, 72 clone files, 41 close window, Finder, 10–11 color to grayscale image conversion, iPhoto, 116–117 colorized photos, Preview, 111 columns, iTunes, 138 commands spoken, 77 Terminal, 244–245 compressed files, 48–49 connection speed of networks, QuickTime and, 216–217 contacts (Address Book) add new, 80 address label, print, 84–85 contact card, edit, 81 contact card, new, 80–81 print list, 85

contextual menus applications, 31 archive creation, 48–49 Desktop background, 30 file deletion, 43 folder creation, 31 contrast adjustment, iPhoto, 117 Control key, mouse click and, 6 conversions, color to grayscale images, 116–117 copy/paste digital camera pictures, 269 file clones, 41 music to iPod, 254–255 CPU description, 229 usage monitor, 228–229 currency exchange rages, dollars to Euros, 88 customization, icons, 38–39

D Dashboard Utilities, access, 240–241 date/time set automatically, 70 set manually, 71 deletion, files, 42–43 Desktop appearance, 52–53 background, 30 background, animate, 55 background, customize, 54–55 background, stretch, 55 background, tile, 55 color, 52–53 Finder and, 4 uncover, 37 Desktop & Screen Saver pane, 54–55 Desktop Printer, 243 Dictionary look up word, 100 preferences, 101 digital camera copy pictures, 269 disconnect camera, 269 Finder and, 268–269 import photos from, iPhoto and, 120–121 digital clock format, 73 disk drives, laptop as, 260–261 disk repair, 237, 281

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Index Disk Utility disk permissions repair, 237 disk repair, 237, 281 erase CD, 236 permissions repair, 280 display additional, 65 calibrate, 65 resolution, 64 Display Calibrator Assistant, 65 Dock application close, 16 application launch, 16 files, remove, 17 folders, add, 17 introduction, 16 magnification, 59 position, 59 running application location, 15 show/hide, 45 size, 58 vertical line, 17 dollars to Euros conversion, 88 double-click shortcuts, 6–7 speed, 69 drag and drop Exposé, 37 file replication, 41 Drop Box, view others’, 209 duplication, files, 40–41 DVD Player, play movies, 160–161 DVD-RWs, erase, 63 DVDs default behaviors, 62–63 OneStep, 270–271

E edit network settings, 206–207 revert, 117 effects Preview, 110–111 Quartz, 111 email attachments, Mail, 198–199 create message in Mail, 195 delete message, Mail, 200–201 to groups (Address Book), 83

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junk mail, 202–203 mailboxes, Mail, 196–197 movies, 178–179 photos via iPhoto, 122–123 read messages, Mail, 196–197 send message via Mail, 194–195 spam, 202–203 Energy Saver, sleep scheduling, 66–67 equalizer, iTunes, 150–151 erase disks CDs, 63 DVDs, 63 Ethernet, Target Disk mode and, 261 export images, iPhoto, 114–115 images, Preview, 106–107 movies for Web page, 179 Exposé drag and drop, 37 introduction, 34–35 keystrokes, 37

F faxing, 262–263 file information, 46–47 file sharing. See share files activate, 208 Macs, 208–209 Windows users, 210–211 files archives, 48–49 backups, keyboard shortcuts, 40 clone, 41 compressed, 48–49 deletion, 42–43 duplication, 40–41 icons, 38 iPod, save in Finder, 256–257 remove from Dock, 17 replication, 41 send via iChat, 224–225 Finder background, 13 digital camera, 268–269 folder to Trash, 31 Get Info, 46–47 Help, 24 hidden functions, keyboard, 9 images from camera, 121

introduction, 4 iPod and, 256–257 play music, 132–133 Sidebar, 32–33 window organization, 34–37 windows, 10–11 Finder window new, 29 Spotlight searches, 90 firewalls activate, 214 description, 215 hardware routers and, 215 folders add to Dock, 17 contextual menus and, 31 Home, 28–29 Trash, 31 Users, 28–29 fonts, TextEdit, 98–99 Force Quit, frozen applications and, 274–275 frozen applications, 274–275

I iCal calendar, publish, 96–97 calendar, unpublish, 97 calendar creation, 92 events, add, 93 events, remove, 93 subscribe to calendar, 94–95 iChat add buddy, 220–221 audio setup, 264–265 buddies, audio and, 265 buddies, video and, 267 files, send in chat window, 224–225 format message, 223 launch, 220 microphone and, 264–265 send message, 222–223 smiley faces, 223 video chat setup, 266–267 icons arrange automatically, 13 customization, 38–39 Desktop Printer, 243 files, 38 Internet searches, 39

G GarageBand, 5 GIF images, animated Preview, 105 QuickTime player, 109 Google, searches, 185 Grab utility, screen shots, 238–239 grayscale images, converting from color, iPhoto, 116–117 groups (Address Book) add cards, 82 create, 82 delete, 83 email to, 83

H hardware interaction and, 5 share, 5 Help system launch from Finder, 24 Search field, 25 hidden menu choices, 9 hidden shortcuts, 45 Home folder locate, 28 open, 8

iDVD disc insertion instructions, 63 introduction, 5 launch, 63 images animated, Preview, 105 BMP, 107 colorized, Preview, 111 effects, multiple, 111 effects, Preview, 110–111 export, iPhoto, 114–115 export, Preview, 106–107 formats, 107 import, iPhoto, 112 iPhoto, 112–113 JPEG, 107 open, Preview, 104–105 PDF, 107 PDF, save in Preview, 111 PNG, 107 Preview and, 104–105 QuickTime player and, 108–109 sepia toned, Preview, 110 TextEdit document, 99 TIFF, 107

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Index iMovie capture video clips from camcorder, 162–163 iMovie HD, Magic iMovie creation, 252–253 import video clips, 164–165 introduction, 5 movie soundtracks, 170–171 photos, add to Timeline, 168–169 titles, 172–173 transitions, 174–175 import CD audio to iTunes, 136–137 images, iPhoto, 112 photos from camera, iPhoto and, 120–121 song storage, 137 troubleshoot iMovie, 165 video clips to iMovie, 164–165 Info window, 46–47 interaction with computer keyboard, 4 mouse, 4 trackpad, 4 Internet icons, 39 Safari Web browser, 5 surf, 5 iPhoto album, add photos, 118–119 brightness adjustment, 117 catalog photos, 118–119 color to grayscale conversion, 116–117 contrast adjustment, 117 email photos, 122–123 edit photos, 116–117 image export, 114–115 image import, 112 image view, 112–113 images, QuickTime movies and, 115 import photos from camera, 120–121 introduction, 5 organize photos, 118–119 Photo Library, 118–119 print photographs, 126–127 remove photos from Photo Library, 119 slideshows, 124–125 Web pages, 115 iPod copy music to, 254–255 disconnect, 257 eject, 255 Finder and, 256–257 other uses, 257

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iTunes advance songs, 134 burn CDs, 144–145 columns, 138 equalizer, 150–151 import CD audio, 136–137 introduction, 5 iTunes Music Sharing activation, 215 launch, 62 online radio, 154–155 organize music collection, 137–138 play music, 134–135 playlist, add to, 140 playlist, build, 140 playlist, remove song, 141 playlist, shuffle songs, 141 previous song, 135 random play, 135 repeat song, 135 searches, Smart Playlist and, 143 share music on network, 148–149 Smart Playlist, 142–143 Sound Check option, 151 sound quality adjustments, 150–151 views, 137–138 visual effects while listening, 152–153

J JPEG image format description, 107 iPhoto, 114–115 save, Preview, 106 junk email, 202–203

K Ken Burns effect, slideshows, 169 keyboard file deletion, 42 Finder hidden functions, 9 interaction and, 4 menu item selection, 9 menu shortcuts, 9 QuickTime Player controls, 131 repeat rate, 68 keyboard shortcuts common, 44 file backups, 40 Keyboard viewer, access, 60–61 keystrokes Exposé, 37 screen shot grab, 239

L laptop as disk drive, 260–261 sleep, 21 launch applications, 14 iChat, 220 iDVD, 63 introduction, 14 iTunes, 62 TextEdit, 98 Web server, 212–213 line on Dock, 17 log in, 19 log out, 19

M .Mac account registration, 221 Magic iMovie creating, 252–253 uses, 253 magnification, Dock, 59 Mail attachments to messages, 198–199 create message, 195 delete message, 200–201 mailboxes, 196–197 read messages, 196–197 send message, 194–195 spam, 202–203 media GarageBand, 5 iDVD, 5 iMovie, 5 iPhoto, 5 iTunes, 5 memory, installed, view, 234 menu bar, clock in, 72 menus contextual, 30–31 hidden menu choices, 9 Home folder, 8 item selection with keyboard, 9 keyboard shortctus, 9 metadata, Spotlight and, 91 microphone, iChat and, 264–265 minimize windows, Finder, 10–11 mouse click, 6–7 Control key and, 6 double-click speed, 69

interaction and, 4 tracking speed, 69 two-button, 69 movies add clips to Timeline, 166–167 DVD Player, 160–161 export for Web page, 179 play, QuickTime, 158–159 share on network, 178–179 soundtrack, mix audio in, 170–171 special effects, 176–177 titles, 172–173 transitions, 174–175 music audio files, 131 copy to iPod, 254–255 Finder, 132–133 iTunes, 134–135 organize, iTunes, 137–138 QuickTime Player and, 130–131 share on network, 148–149, 215 visual effects while listening, 152–153

N network activity monitor, 232–233 connection speed, QuickTime and, 216–217 connection types, 207 location setup, 206–207 music sharing, 148–149 settings, 206–207 Network pane Assist me option, 207 location setup, 206–207 networks, firewalls, 214–215 Number of Recent Items, 53 numeric conversions Celsius to Fahrenheit, 87 pounds to kilograms, 86

O OneStep DVD, creating, 270–271 online radio, iTunes and, 154–155 organization of windows, 34–37 organize music collection, iTunes, 137–138

P page settings, printing and, 258 Party Shuffle, iTunes, 135 passwords, changing, 282

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Index PDF image format description, 107 save, Preview, 111 Web pages as, 193 peripherals camcorder, DVD creation, 270–271 digital cameras, 268–269 faxing and, 262–263 iPod, 254–255 laptop as disk drive, 260–261 microphone, iChat, 264–265 printers, 258–259 video camera, 252–253 video web camera, 266–267 permissions, repair, 237, 280 Photo Album, iPhoto add photos, 118–119 remove images, 119 Photo Library, iPhoto add photo to album, 118–119 remove images, 119 photographs albums, 118–119 brightness, 117 colorized, Preview, 111 contrast, 117 edit, iPhoto, 116–117 effects, Preview, 110–111 email, iPhoto and, 122–123 import from camera to iPhoto Library, 120–121 print from iPhoto, 126–127 sepia toned, Preview, 110 Timeline, add, 168–169 Pictures folder, Screen Savers and, 57 playlists, iTunes add to, 140 build, 140 burn CDs, 144–145 remove songs, 141 shuffle, 141 PNG image format, 107 pop-up windows in Web pages, block, 184 pounds to kilograms conversion, 86 preferences Dictionary, 101 preference files, corrupt, 286–287 shut down, 23 Preview animated images, 105 export images, 106–107

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images, 104–105 JPEG images, 106 PDF files, save, 111 photo effects, 110–111 photo effects, colorized, 111 photo effects, sepia toned, 110 print iPhoto images, 127 rotate images, 105 TIFF images, 107 print address labels, 84–85 cancel job, 243 CD case insert, 146–147 colorized photos, Preview, 111 contact list (Address Book), 85 documents, 259 job management, 242–243 page settings, 258 pictures, iPhoto, 126–127 sepia-toned photo, Preview, 110 shared printers and, 219 Print dialog box, address labels, 84–85 printer setup, 259 Printer Setup Utility, 242–243 printer sharing print to shared printer, 219 start, 218 processes list, 230 quit, 230 pronunciation, Dictionary, 101 publish calendar (iCal), 96–97

Q Quartz, photo effects, 111 QuickTime hidden features, 133 network connection speed, 216–217 QuickTime Player animated GIFs, 109 audio files, 131 image view, 108–109 keyboard controls, 131 movie file formats, 159 movies, iPhoto images, 115 play movie file, 158–159 play music, 130–131 settings access, 217 zoom images, 109

quit applications, 15 applications from Dock, 16 Quit Process (Activity Monitor), 230–231

R radio, online stations, 154–155 Raid effect, movies, 176 repair permissions, 280 repeat rate, keyboard, 68 replication, files, 41 resize windows Finder window, 10–11 reason for, 11 resolution, display, 64 restart, 22, 45 Revert to Original, images, 117 rotate, images, Preview, 105 RSS feeds, 190–191

S Safari Web browser block pop-ups, 184 bookmarks, 186–187 Bookmarks bar, 187 introduction, 5 load Web page, 182 navigate Web page, 183 QuickTime settings access, 217 RSS feeds, 190–191 save Web pages, 192–193 SnapBack feature, 183 surf, 180–181 tabbed browsing, 188–189 Safeboot mode, 283 schedule sleep time, 66–67 Screen Saver, play, 56–57 searches Help system, 25 Smart Playlist, iTunes, 143 Spotlight, 90–91 Spotlight, in applications, 91 Spotlight, save, 91 security, firewalls, 214–215 send message with iChat, 222–223 sepia toned photo, Preview, 110 servers, Web server, launch, 212–213

share files introduction, 5 Macs, 208–209 Windows users, 210–211 share movies, 178–179 share music, 148–149, 215 share printers print to, 219 start sharing, 218 Sharing Pane, file sharing, 208 shortcuts common, 44 double-click, 6–7 file backups, 40 hidden, 45 menus, 9 single-click, 7 windows, 11 show/hide, Dock, 45 Show Icon Preview option, 13 shut down, 23 keyboard shortcuts, 45 schedule time, 67 sleep and, 23 Sidebar (Finder), aliases, 32 single-click shortcuts, 7 size, Dock, 58 sleep mode, 20–21, 66–67 Slideshow button, Mail attachments, 199 slideshows, iPhoto skip photo, 125 stop, 125 watch, 124–125 Smart Playlist, iTunes, create, 142–143 smiley faces in messages, iChat, 223 SnapBack feature, Safari Web browser, 183 Sound Check option, iTunes, 151 sound quality, iTunes, 150–151 space issues, archives and, 49 spam email, 202–203 special effects, movies, 176–177 Speech pane, default voice, 74 speech recognition activate, 76–77 spoken commands, 77 spoken alerts, 75 spoken commands, 77

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Index Spotlight metadata and, 91 save search, 91 searches in applications, 91 Spotlight menu, 90 start-up from CD, 283 from DVD, 283 Safeboot mode, 283 schedule time, 67 tricks, 283 stretch, background, Desktop, 55 subscribe to calendar, 94–95 surf Internet block pop-ups, 184 Google searches, 185 introduction, 5 RSS feeds, 190–191 Safari, 180–181 Tabbed browsing and, 188–189 switch applications. See Application Switcher system information installed memory, 235 serial number, 235 System Preferences Desktop color, 52–53 interaction and, 4 network connection speed, 216–217 system software updates, 276–277

T tabbed browsing, Safari, 188–189 Target Disk Mode, 260–261 Terminal, commands in, 244–245 text, size in windows, 13 text smoothing, turning off/on, 53 TextEdit fonts, 98–99 launch, 98 pictures in, 99 TIFF image format, 107 tile background, Desktop, 55 time. See date/time Timeline movie soundtracks, 170–171 movies, add clips, 166–167 photographs, add, 168–169 title edits, 173 titles, movies, 172–173

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toggle, applications, 18 trackpad, interaction and, 4 transitions, movies, 174–175 Trash empty, 43 file deletion, 42–43 folders to/from Finder, 31 troubleshooting application uninstall, 279 Classic mode, stop, 284 disk repair, 281 frozen applications, 274–275 new users, 285 password changes, 282 permission repair, 280 preference files, corrupt, 286–287 startup tricks, 283 system software updates, 276–277 updates, disabling, 278 two-button mouse, 69

U uninstall applications, 279 updates disabling, 278 system software, 276–277 users password changes, 282 troubleshooting new, 285 Users folder, 28–29 utilities Automator, 246–249 CPU usage, 228–229 Dashboard, 240–241 disk permissions repair, 237 disk repair, 237 Disk Utility launch, 236 erase CDs, 236 errant application prevention, 230–231 Grab, 238–239 installed memory locator, 234 network activity, 232–233 Printer Setup Utility, 242–243 screen shots, 238–239 serial number, 235 System Information, 234–235 System Profiler, 234 Terminal, 244–245

V video iChat and, 266–267 import clips to iMovie, 164–165 View Options, Finder windows, 12–13 views, iTunes, 137–138 visual effects while listening to music, 152–153 Vizualizer, iTunes, 152–153 voice command control, 76–77 default, 74 speech recognition, 76–77 spoken alerts, 75

W web camera, setup, 266–267 Web pages bookmarks, 186–187 export movies to, 179 Google searches, 185 iPhoto images, 115 listen to, 75 load with Safari, 182 navigate with Safari, 183 PDF format, 193 pop-ups, block, 184 save, 192–193

Web server, launch, 212–213 Web surfing. See surf Internet Weights and Masses option, 86–87 Widgets, 241 Windows email photos to, 123 file sharing, 210–211 windows clock display, 72 Finder, 4, 10–11 icons, arrange automatically, 13 icons, size, 13 organization, 34–37 resize, 11 shortcuts, 11 text size, 13 View Options, 12–13

Z ZIP archives extract, 49 Windows users, 49

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