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Address Book application
backing up Address Book, 186
contacts in
creating, 181–182
duplicate, removing, 186
editing, 182
exporting, 185–186, 189
groups of, 182–184, 394, 396
importing, 184–185
maps for addresses in, 189–190
phone number format for, 189
synchronizing with other accounts,
187–188
synchronizing with other devices,
190–191
templates for, 187–188
viewing options for, 187
described, 392
links in, including in bookmarks, 196
preferences for, 186–189
sharing Address Book, 187
Address Book Archive, 185–186
Address Book widget, 49
addresses, showing in Google Maps,
service for, 344
administrator. See also user accounts
account for, 82
converting user account to, 85
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3GPP files, 285
3GPP2 files, 285
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access permissions. See permissions
access point, 392. See also router
accessibility
described, 4
preferences for, 65, 77–78
in Safari, 201–202
VoiceOver, 89, 138–139
accounts. See also Mail application; user accounts
administrator, 82, 85
Apple ID, 85, 127
iChat, 73, 120–122
MobileMe, syncing with Address
Book, 187–188
actions in workflow
adding to workflow, 339–341
creating by recording your actions, 342
list of, for items in library, 337
rearranging, 340
activity logs, 98–99
Activity Monitor, 145–146, 377–378
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described, 392
tasks allowed to perform, 62–63, 82
Adobe website, 372
AFP (Apple Filing Protocol), 326, 392
.aiff files, 285
AIM account, for iChat, 120
AirDrop, 392
AirPort, 392
AirPort Utility, 149
albums. See also audio files; CDs
adding information to, 259
artwork for, 247, 259–260
burning to CDs, 257–258
finding in iTunes Store, 268
alerts. See also troubleshooting; warnings
for e-mails, 224
for events, 172–176, 179
for invitations, 174
screen flashing for incoming information, 65
sound effects for, 72
spoken, 78
.amr files, 285
AND operator, in search attributes, 22
annotations, in PDFs, 159–161
anti-aliasing, for fonts, 36
App Store application
accessing, 266
Apple ID for, 126–127
buying applications, 127–128, 272–273
described, 125–126
signing in to, 127
updating purchased applications, 129
viewing purchased applications, 128
Appearance menu, 34
Apple Events, remote, 324
Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), 326, 392
Apple ID
for App Store, 126–127
associating with user account, 85
editing account information for, 127
Apple menu, 7, 36, 392
Apple Time Capsule, 346
AppleScript Editor, 132
AppleScripts, 132, 345
AppleTalk protocol, 312, 392
application menu, 392
application preferences. See also system
preferences
Address Book, 186–189
described, 392
Finder, 9–11
iCal, 173–176
iTunes, 248–253
Java, 137–138
Mail, 73, 223–233
Preview, 157–160, 276–277
Safari, 194–202
Terminal, 139–142
TextEdit, 113–115
for widgets, 51–52
applications. See also widgets; specific
applications
in App Store, purchasing, 127–128, 272–273
arranging all windows for, 40
assigning to Spaces, 28
associating with file types, 157
closing, 108
described, 392
in Dock, 47, 48
grouping into folders in Launchpad, 30–31
Help system for, accessing, 132
icons for, customizing, 46–47
keyboard shortcuts for, 109, 387–388
launching, 28–29, 89–90, 108
list of, 102, 107
logs of applications used, 98–99
monitoring, 145–146
organizing into folders. See Launchpad
plug-ins for, saving workflows as, 341
problems with, troubleshooting, 375–378
purchasing, 127–128, 272–273
recently used, accessing, 36
restrictions on, setting, 93
resuming in previous state, 5
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applications (continued)
saving workflows as, 341
in Stack, 110–111
switching to, keyboard shortcut for, 25
updating, 76–77, 129
viewing all open. See Mission Control
viewing and starting. See Launchpad
viewing in full-screen mode, 111–112
Applications folder, 102
appointments. See events
Archive Utility, 78–79
archives. See also backing up
of Address Book, 185–186
of calendars, 178
of files and folders, 78–79
of mailboxes, 239
of web pages, 120
attachments to e-mails
adding, 235–236
copying recordings to, 288
location of, 225
.au files, 285
audio chats, 124
audio devices, configuring, 148
audio files (including music). See also CDs
converting formats of, 262–263
creating, 286–287
creating ringtones from, 263–265
finding in iTunes Store, 267–268
importing, 254
information about, 259
playing, 248–249, 285–286
sharing, 287–288
Audio MIDI Setup, 148
AutoFill, in Safari, 198, 215
Automator application. See also services
actions
adding to workflow, 339–341
creating by recording your actions, 342
list of, for items in library, 337
rearranging, 340
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library, list of items in, 337
window layout, features on, 336–337
workflows
creating, 338–341
saving, 341–342
service for, 345
AutoSave, 4
.avi files, 285
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background picture for desktop, 37–38
backing up. See also archives
Address Book, 186
calendars, 178
described, 393
files. See Time Machine application
importance of, 345, 370
iTunes library, 261–262
mailboxes, 239
manually, 371
third-party software for, 371
bash shell, 139
Basic mode, Calculator, 103
battery, laptop, 68, 372
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), 393
birthdays, viewing in calendar, 174
bitmap (BMP), 276
Bluetooth
described, 393
devices, sharing, 324, 329–332
selecting as network type, 74
Bluetooth File Exchange, 330–332
BMP (bitmap), 276
.bmp files, 276
Bonjour protocol, 312–314, 393
bookmarks
described, 393
in PDFs, 159
in Safari, 196, 203–205
books, buying, 271–272
Boolean operators, in search attributes, 22
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Boot Camp Assistant, 356–361
booting, 373, 374, 388, 396. See also start-up
braille display, configuring with VoiceOver, 139
brightness of screen, 67
browser. See Safari application
BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution), 393
Buddy List, 122–123
C
.caf files, 285
Calculator application, 103
Calculator widget, 49
CalDAV servers, 174–176
calendars. See also iCal application
accounts for, setting up, 73
arranging, 170
backing up, 178
birthdays shown in, 174
color of, 170
creating, 170–171
events in
adding, 171
alerts for, 172–176, 179
deleting after passed, 175
described, 394
displaying in calendar list, 170
editing, 171–172
viewing options for, 173–176
exporting, 177
grouping, 171
printing, 179–180
publishing, 176–177
reminders in, 175
renaming, 170
sharing, 174, 176–180
subscribing to, 178–179
synchronizing with other devices, 190–191
viewing options for, 172–176
camera
deleting images from, 299
for FaceTime, 302
importing images from, 280–281, 297–298
renaming images from, using workflows,
338–341
Caps Lock key, VoiceOver notification of, 138
Carbon Copy Cloner, 371
Cascading Style Sheets in Safari, 201–202
cd command, 143
CDs. See also audio files
burning, 98, 257–258
ejecting, 17, 374, 391, 394
formatting, 148
importing music from, 254
inserting, 16, 65–66
jewel case inserts for, 257
sharing, 323
song and album lists for, 257
viewing contents of, 16
cellular phone. See iPhone
certification by Apple, 382
chat. See iChat application
Chess application, 103–104
CLI (command-line interface), 143, 393
Clock, 7–8, 76
Close command, 109
Collections, in Safari, 196, 204
color profiles, 67, 132–135
colors
of calendars, 170
of Finder background, 45–46
of highlighted text, 34–35
of images, adjusting, 283
of labels for files and folders, 10
in Mail, 229
of menus and buttons, 34
of Preview background, 277
ColorSync
color profiles, 132–135
colors on screen, measuring values of, 136
described, 393
Quartz filters, editing, 135
Columns view, Finder, 12
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command key, 393
command-line interface (CLI), 143, 393
comma-separated values (CSV), 184–185
Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), 316, 393
compression
described, 393
of files and folders, 78–79
of images, information about, 277
Console, 146
contacts
accounts for, setting up, 73
creating, 181–182
duplicate, removing, 186
editing, 182
exporting, 185–186, 189
groups of
creating, 182–183
described, 394
Smart Groups, 183–184, 396
importing, 184–185
from LDAP, 73, 184–185, 231
maps for addresses in, 189–190
phone number format for, 189
synchronizing
with other accounts, 187–188
with other devices, 190–191
templates for, 187–188
viewing options for, 187
cookies, blocking or removing, 200
copy, cut, and paste, 109, 391
Copy command, 109
copyright symbol, 59
Core Audio files, 285
corners of screen (hot corners), 40
Cover Flow view, Finder, 13, 393
cp command, 144
CPU, monitoring, 145–146
CSV (comma-separated values), 184–185
CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System), 316, 393
currency formats, 60–61
Cut command, 109
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Darwin, BSD UNIX platform, 144, 393
Dashboard
described, 393
keyboard shortcut for, 25
opening, 40, 48
showing as a space, 24
widgets in
adding, 49
available, list of, 49–50
creating, 53–54
default, 48–49
described, 48, 397
enabling and disabling, 50–51
moving, 49
new, finding, 52–53
preferences for, 51–52
uninstalling, 51
database storage, for Safari, 202
dates and times, 60–61, 76
desktop. See also Finder; screen
arranging all windows on, 25, 40
background picture for, 37–38
copying text and graphics to, 23
corners of (hot corners), 40
described, 6–8
hiding all windows on, 23, 40
keyboard shortcut for, 25
moving files to, 23
multiple. See Spaces
device driver
described, 393
downloading with Boot Camp, 358–359
for printer, 309–311
for scanner, 299
devices. See also camera; CDs; drives; DVDs;
iPhone; microphone; speakers
assigning color profiles to, 134–135
audio, configuring, 148
backups for, 251
Bluetooth, sharing, 324, 329–332
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connecting, for Image Capture, 297
discoverable, 393
iTunes interaction with, 251–252
MIDI, configuring, 148
preventing from syncing automatically, 251
remotes for iTunes, 252
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), 312, 393
Dictionary application
described, 104
hiding profanity in, 98
service for, 344
Dictionary widget, 50
DigitalColor Meter, 136
Directory Utility, 87, 376
discoverable, 393
disk images, 148, 393
Disk Utility, 148, 347–348, 379
display. See screen
Display feature, 65
.doc (Word 97) file format, 120
Dock, 7–8, 47–48, 391, 393
documents. See also files; text
AutoSave for, 4
creating, 113–116
downloading. See downloading files
fonts for, 116–117
grammar checking, 117–118
opening, 114–115, 118
recently used, accessing, 36
saving
file formats for, 119–120
as PDFs, 165–167
preferences for, 114–115
procedure for, 116
spell checking, 117–118
versions of, 5
Documents stack, 7–8
.docx (Word 2007) file format, 120
downloading files
Apple downloads, 382
apps, 127–128, 272–273
books, 271–272
device drivers, 358–359
in Mail, location of, 225
in Safari, 195, 214–215
Downloads stack, 7–8
Drafts mailbox, 238
driver. See device driver
drives, 8, 9. See also external hard drives; hard
drive; USB flash drives
drop box, 325, 394
.dv files, 285
DVD Player application, 105
DVDs. See also video files
burning, preventing, 98
ejecting, 17, 374, 391, 394
formatting, 148
inserting, 16, 65–66
playing, 16, 105
sharing, 323
Dvorak keyboard layout, 60
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), 312, 393
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Eject key, 389, 391, 394
e-mail messages. See also Mail application
addressing, 231, 234, 236
attachments to
adding, 235–236
copying recordings to, 288
location of, 225
checking for, 224, 227, 237
composing, 230–231, 234–237
copies of, storing on server, 227
deleting automatically, 227
distributing to mailboxes, 233
drafts of, saving on server, 226
formatting, 237
forwarding, 237–238
invitations in, sending to iCal, 225
junk, 218–219, 226–229, 238
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e-mail messages (continued)
number unread, showing, 225
Photo Booth snapshots in, 296
reader for, default, 224
replying to, 231, 237–238
searching, 218–219
sending, 234, 242–243
sent, 226
services for, 344
signatures for, 232
sound alert for, 224
Stationery for, 234–235
vCards in, creating contacts from, 181
viewing options for, 229–230
encryption. See FileVault
energy saving preferences, 67–68. See also
sleep mode
errors. See troubleshooting
ESPN widget, 50
Ethernet
described, 394
for FaceTime, 302
for Internet Sharing, 324
for printer, 309, 311–312
selecting as network type, 74
events. See also calendars
adding to calendar, 171
alerts for, 172–176, 179
deleting after passed, 175
described, 394
displaying in calendar list, 170
editing, 171–172
viewing options for, 173–176
Events, Apple, 324
Exchange servers, 73, 174, 222
Exposé, 25
extensions, file. See file formats
extensions for Safari, 200–201
external hard drives. See also USB flash drives
disconnecting, 17
formatting, 148
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inserting, 16
for Time Machine, 346–348
viewing contents of, 16
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Facebook, copying recordings to, 288
FaceTime application
blocking or receiving calls, 305
described, 4, 302
making calls, 303–305
requirements for, 302
signing in to, 302–303
Fan mode, Stack, 110
fast user switching, 89, 394
file formats (extensions)
associating with applications, 15, 157
for audio files, 262–263, 285
changing, 11, 15
for documents, 119–120
for images, 276
showing in Finder, 11, 15
for video files, 285
file system, 394
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 394
FileMaker website, 372
files. See also documents
actions on, showing, 11
alias for, creating, 23
application associated with, 15, 157
backing up. See Time Machine application
color labels for, 10
comparing, service for, 345
compressing, 78–79, 393
deleting. See Trash
in Dock, adding or removing, 47
downloading. See downloading files
encrypting. See FileVault
extensions for, showing, 11
icons for, customizing, 46–47
information about, showing, 14–15
moving, 11, 23
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name of, changing, 15
opening, 9, 11
permissions for, 15, 378–379, 395–396
searching, with Spotlight, 18–20
services for, 344
sharing, 323–326, 392
spring-loaded, 10
viewing options for, 12–13, 15–16
FileVault, 63
Find command, 109
Find Next command, 109
Find Previous command, 109
Finder. See also desktop
background color for, 45–46
background image for, 45–46
described, 8–9, 394
drives and devices in, 9–10
files and folders in
actions on, showing, 11
color labels for, 10
deleting, 11, 43, 386
extensions for, showing, 11
moving, 11
opening, 9–11
spring-loaded, 10
viewing options for, 12–13, 15–16
icon for, 6
icons in, customizing, 46–47
keyboard shortcuts for, 386–387
path bar in, 41–42
preferences for, 9–11
searching in, 11, 20–22
sidebar in, customizing, 44
Simple Finder, for managed accounts, 90–91
toolbar in, customizing, 42–44
firewall, 64–65, 394
FireWire, 74, 394
firmware updates, 357, 371
flash drives. See USB flash drives
Flickr, copying recordings to, 288
Flight Tracker widget, 50
folders
for applications. See Launchpad
color labels for, 10
commonly used, 13
compressing, 78–79, 393
deleting. See Trash
in Dock, adding or removing, 47
drop box, 394
in Finder window, 8–9
home directory (folder), 394
icons for, customizing, 46–47
information about, showing, 14–15
opening in Finder, 9
searching, with Spotlight, 18–20
services for, 344
sharing, 323–326
spring-loaded, 10
System Folder, 397
Font Book application, 105–106
fonts
anti-aliasing (font smoothing), 36
described, 394
library of, creating, 344
in Mail, 229
managing, 105–106
in Safari, 195
in TextEdit, 116–117
Force Quit command, 109
formats, file. See file formats (extensions)
freezing, automatically restarting after, 68
FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 394
full-screen mode, 4, 111–112
function keys, using on laptops, 25
G
games, 50, 103–104
Genius playlist, 247, 255–256
gestures. See Multi-Touch gestures
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), 276
.gif files, 276
Go menu, 13
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Google Talk account, for iChat, 121
Grab, 136, 284
grammar checking, 117–118
Grapher, 137
graphics. See images and graphics
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), 276
Grid mode, Stack, 110–111
groups
of calendars, 171
of contacts
creating, 182–183
described, 394
Smart Groups, 183–184, 396
of Terminal Windows, 139, 142
guest operating system, 394. See also
virtualization
H
hard drive. See also external hard drives
formatting, 148
monitoring, 145–146
multiple, configuring as RAID, 149
partition of
described, 395
restore partition, 4
for Time Machine backups, 346
for Windows, 359–360, 363–364
showing on desktop, 9
sleep mode for, 68
space requirements for, 4
hardware utilities, 148–149
HDR (High Dynamic Range), 276
.hdr files, 276
HFS+ (Hierarchical File System), 394
Hide command, 109
Hierarchical File System (HFS+), 394
High Dynamic Range (HDR), 276
Highlight color menu, 34–35
history for browser, deleting, 195
home directory/folder
described, 394
drop box in, 394
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encrypting. See FileVault
keyboard shortcut for, 387
opened in Terminal, 143
Home Sharing, 250, 265
homepage for browser, 195
hot corners, 40
HTML (HyperText Markup Language). See also
web pages; websites
described, 119, 394
opening as plain text, 114
saving files as, 115, 119
.html file format, 119
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), 394
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iCal application
calendars
arranging, 170
backing up, 178
birthdays shown in, 174
color of, 170
creating, 170–171
exporting, 177
grouping, 171
printing, 179–180
publishing, 176–177
reminders in, 175
renaming, 170
sharing, 174, 176–177
subscribing to, 178–179
synchronizing with other
devices, 190–191
viewing options for, 173–176
described, 394
events
adding to calendar, 171
alerts for, 172–176, 179
deleting after passed, 175
described, 394
displaying in calendar list, 171
editing, 171–172
viewing options for, 174–176
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invitations in e-mail, sending to, 225
preferences for, 173–176
iCal widget, 49–50
ICC profiles, 321
iChat application
accounts for, setting up, 73, 120–122
audio chats, 124
Buddy List for, 122–123
described, 394
invitations in, 124–125
logs of activity in, 98–99
restrictions on, setting, 96–97
snapshots in, 125, 296
text chats, 124
video chats, 125
Icon view, Finder, 12
icons
Apple. See Apple menu
customizing, 46–47
on desktop, 7
smiley-face icon. See Finder
ICS files, 177
iDisk storage, 43, 72, 387, 394
iLife suite, 296, 394
Image Capture application
camera
deleting images from, 299
importing images from, 297–298
rotating images from, 297
connecting device for, 297
described, 296, 395
scanning images, 299–301
images and graphics. See also Preview
application
background picture for desktop, 37–38
copying to another window, 23–24
copying to desktop, 23
in Finder, for background image, 45–46
iChat snapshots, 125, 296
in Image Capture
deleting from camera, 299
importing from camera, 297–298
rotating, 297
scanning, 299–301
Photo Booth snapshots
emailing, 296
as iChat picture, 296
importing to iPhoto, 296
location of, 291
photo backdrops for, 294
printing, 295
special effects for, 292–294
taking, 289–290
as user account picture, 296
video backdrops for, 293–294
viewing, 290–291
in Preview
100% scale for, defining, 277
color of, adjusting, 283
cropping, 282
file formats for, 276
importing from camera, 280–281
importing from scanner, 279–280
information about, showing, 277
opening, 277–278
resizing, 281–282
rotating, 282
saving, 278–279
renaming, using workflows, 338–341
in Safari
displaying when page opens, 195
not displaying, troubleshooting, 215
services for, 344
for user account, 86, 296
IMAP (Internet Message Access
Protocol), 222, 227
Inbox mailbox, 238
incoming mail server, 222, 227
Info window, 14–15
infrared receiver for remote control, 63
Input menu, showing in login window, 88
input sources for languages, 60–61, 88
Inspector window
for files and folders, 14
for images, 277
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instant messaging. See iChat application
Intego website, 372
internationalization. See languages
Internet connection, sharing, 324
Internet Message Access Protocol
(IMAP), 222, 227
Internet Protocol (IP), for printer,
312, 314–315
Intuit website, 372
invitations
alerts for, 174
from CalDAV, 176
in e-mail, sending to iCal, 225
in iChat, 124–125
IP (Internet Protocol), for printer, 312, 314–315
IP address
assigned by DHCP, 312, 393
ping request sent to, 151
of printer, 312
iPhone
ringtones for, 263–265
synchronizing calendars and contacts
with, 190–191
iPhoto application, 296, 299
iPod touch, synchronizing calendars and
contacts with, 190–191
iTunes application
albums
adding information to, 259
artwork for, 247, 259–260
burning to CDs, 257–258
lists of, printing, 257
searching for, 268
described, 395
devices used with
backups for, 251
preventing from syncing
automatically, 251
remotes, 252
dialog warnings, resetting, 253
full screen mode, 247–248
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library
backing up, 261–262
copying recordings to, 288
described, 247
importing from another library to, 265
sharing, 249–250, 265
Media folder for, 253
Mini Player for, 253
movie window for, 253
music. See audio files; CDs
Parental Controls for, setting, 251
playlists
burning to CD, 257–258
creating, 255–256
Genius playlist, 247, 255–256
listing, 247
Smart Playlists, 247, 256–257
preferences for, 248–253
radio, streaming, 260–261
searching, 247
sound options, 249
spoken tracks in, service for, 344
status window, 247
synchronizing calendars and contacts with
other devices, 190–191
videos, playing, 247–249
viewing options for, 247, 254
Visualizer for, 253
window layout, features on, 246–247
iTunes Audio files, 285
iTunes Store. See also App Store application
accessing, 247
authorizing and deauthorizing computers
for, 267
books, buying, 271–272
cache for, resetting, 253
movies, renting or buying, 268–269
music, finding, 267–268
podcasts, subscribing to, 269–270
preferences for, 250
signing in to, 267
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TV shows, renting or buying, 268–269
window layout, features on, 265–266
iTunes U, 270–271
iWork suite, 395
for Spotlight, 20
to switch to application windows, 25
for Terminal, 141
Keychain Access, 138
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L
Jabber account, for iChat, 121
Java
described, 395
enabling in Safari, 199
Java Preferences, 137–138
JavaScript, enabling in Safari, 199
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group),
276, 395
.jpg files, 276
Junk mailbox, 218–219, 226–229, 238
LAN (Local Area Network), 395
languages, preferences for, 58–61
laptop battery, 68, 372
Launchpad
described, 5, 395
grouping applications into folders, 30–31
launching applications, 28–29
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
accounts from, setting up, 73
automatically completing addresses
from, 231
importing contacts from, 184–185
LDIF (LDAP Interchange Format), importing
contacts from, 184–185
library
in Automator, 337
for fonts, 344
in iTunes
backing up, 261–262
copying recordings to, 288
described, 247
importing from another library to, 265
sharing, 249–250, 265
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. See LDAP
Lion. See Mac OS X Lion
List view, Finder, 12
Local Area Network (LAN), 395
localization. See languages
location services, limiting, 200
lock icon, in system preferences, 62–63
log out
from Apple menu, 392
automatic, after inactivity, 63
keyboard shortcuts for, 389
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keyboard
accessibility preferences for, 65
illuminating, 69
layouts, 60–61
response time of, 69
keyboard shortcuts
for applications, 109, 387–388
for booting and start-up tasks, 374, 388
for commonly used folders, 13
creating, 69
for DVD Player, 105
enabling and disabling, 69
for Finder, 386–387
to launch Mission Control, 25
list of, 386–391
for restarting and shut down, 389
for Safari, 389–390
for services, 345
to show Dashboard, 25
to show desktop, 25
similarities to Windows keyboard
shortcuts, 109
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login
automatic, 88
automatically connecting to server at, 89
to multiple user accounts. See fast user
switching
remote login, 324
requiring password for, 62
login items, 89–90, 395
login window, 88–89
logs. See activity logs; Activity Monitor
LPD (Line Printer Daemon), 395
ls command, 143
M
.m4a files, 285
.m4b files, 285
.m4p files, 285
.m4v files, 285
Mac OS X Lion. See also specific topics
booting, 373–374, 388, 396
firmware updates for, 357, 371
hanging at start-up, 373–374
new features in, 4–5
online distribution of, 4
powering up, failure to, 372–373
reinstalling, 380
restarting, 68, 370, 389
selecting as start-up disk, 361–363
start-up, 373–374, 388
system requirements, 4
upgrading to, 4–6
Mac.com account, for iChat, 121
MacKeeper, 371
Magic Mouse, 5, 22, 28, 112
Magic Trackpad, 5, 48, 70–71, 112
Magnifier tool, for PDFs, 163–165
magnifying glass icon. See Spotlight
Mail application
accounts for
disabling, 227
offline, remedying, 243
setting up, 73, 220–223
410
attachments
adding to e-mails, 235–236
copying recordings to, 288
location of, 225
colors used in, 229
described, 395
e-mails
addressing, 231, 234, 236
checking for, 224, 227, 237
composing, 230–231, 234–237
copies of, storing on server, 227
deleting automatically, 227
distributing to mailboxes, 233
drafts of, saving on server, 226
formatting, 237
forwarding, 237–238
invitations in, sending to iCal, 225
junk, 218–219, 226–229, 238
number unread, showing, 225
replying to, 231, 237–238
searching, 218–219, 225
sending, 234, 242–243
sent, 226
signatures for, 232
sound alert for, 224
Stationery for, 234–235
viewing options for, 229–230
fonts used in, 229
incoming server, 222, 227
Mailbox pane, showing, 218–219
mailboxes in
backing up, 239
custom mailboxes, 238–239
Smart Mailboxes, 240, 396
standard mailboxes, 238
main window, features of, 218–219
notes in, 226, 240–241
outgoing server, 223–226, 242
Parental Controls for, setting, 96–97
preferences for, 73, 223–233
progress activity bar, showing, 218–219
Index
RSS feeds in, 228–229, 241–242
toolbar for, customizing, 219–220
troubleshooting, 242–243
man command, 143, 145
managed accounts. See Parental Controls
maps for addresses, 189–190
measurement formats, 60–61
Me.com account, for iChat, 120
media, removable. See CDs; DVDs; external hard
drives; USB flash drives
Media folder, 253
meetings. See events
memory
monitoring, 145–146
requirements for, 4
menu bar
battery status in, 68
described, 7, 395
display preferences in, 67
keyboard control given to, 391
location of, 7
translucency of, 38
menu extras, 395
messages, e-mail. See e-mail messages
messages, error. See troubleshooting
microphone, 72, 302
Microsoft website, 372
MIDI devices, configuring, 148
Migration Assistant, 146
Minimize command, 109
Mission Control
described, 5, 22, 395
files and folders, moving to desktop, 23
keyboard and mouse shortcuts for, 25
preferences for, 24–25
Spaces
adding, 25–26
arranging by frequency of use, 24
assigning applications to, 28
moving between, 26
moving windows between, 27
removing, 26
showing Dashboard as, 24
using automatically, 25
text and graphics, copying, 23–24
mkdir command, 144
MobileMe
Gallery, copying recordings to, 288
preferences for, 72–73
publishing calendar to, 176
synchronizing contacts with, 187–188
modifier key, 395
monitor. See screen
mouse
accessibility preferences for, 65
Magic Mouse, 5, 22, 28, 112
preferences for, 70
.mov files, 285
movies. See DVDs; video files
Movies widget, 50
Mozilla website, 372
.mp3 files, 285
.mp4 files, 285
MPEG-1 files, 285
MPEG-4 files, 285
Multi-Touch gestures, 5, 70–71
music. See audio files; CDs
mv command, 144
N
network. See also router
access point for, 392
automatically connecting at login, 89
connecting printer to, 311–313
firewall for, 64–65, 394
LAN (Local Area Network), 395
monitoring, 145–146
preferences for, 74–75
types of, supported, 74
Network Utility, 150–151
New command, 109
NOT operator, in search attributes, 22
411
Mac OS® X Lion™ Portable Genius
notes
in Mail, 226, 240–241
in Stickies application, 106, 344
O
.odt (OpenDocument Text) file format, 120
Open command, 109
open source, 395
OpenDocument Text (.odt) file format, 120
OpenGL, 395
OR operator, in search attributes, 22
outgoing mail server, 222–226, 242
P
Page Setup command, 109
pairing devices, 63, 395
Parallels Desktop for Mac, 365
parameter RAM (PRAM), resetting, 373–374
Parental Controls
activity logs with, 98–99
applications, limiting, 93
CD and DVD burning, preventing, 98
enabling, 86, 92
iChat restrictions, 96–97
iTunes restrictions, 251
Mail restrictions, 96–97
password, preventing changes to, 98
printer administration restrictions, 98
profanity, hiding in Dictionary, 98
Simple Finder used with, 90–91
time limits for computer use, 97
website restrictions, 94–95
partition
described, 395
restore partition, 4
for Time Machine backups, 346
for Windows, 359–360, 363–364
Password Assistant, 85
passwords
for administrator, 62–63
creating, 84–85
hints for, 84, 89
412
for PDFs, 166–167
preventing changes to, 98
requiring to exit screen saver, 62
requiring to exit sleep mode, 62
requiring to login, 62
for root account, 87
storing with Keychain Access, 138
for user accounts, 84–85
Paste command, 109
path bar, in Finder, 41–42
PDFs (Portable Document Format files)
annotations in, 158, 160–161
bookmarks in, 159
browsing versions of, 155–156
creating, 165–167
deleting a version of, 156
deleting pages from, 162–163
magnifying, 163–165
opening, 154
page view options for, 165
rearranging pages in, 163
restoring to a previous version, 156
saving to a new file name, 155–156
saving versions of, 154–155
security for, 166–167
signatures in, 159–162
viewing options for, 158, 165
People widget, 50
permissions
changing, 15
described, 395–396
problems with, troubleshooting, 378–379
Photo Booth application
described, 396
snapshots
emailing, 296
as iChat picture, 296
importing to iPhoto, 296
location of, 291
photo backdrops for, 294
printing, 295
special effects for, 292–294
Index
taking, 289–290
as user account picture, 296
video backdrops for, 293–294
viewing, 290–291
photos. See images and graphics
Photoshop Document (PSD), 276
pictures. See images and graphics
ping requests, 64, 151
plain text file (.txt) format, 119
playlists
burning to CD, 257–258
creating, 255–256
Genius playlist, 247, 255–256
listing, 247
Smart Playlists, 247, 256–257
plug-ins
for applications, saving workflows as, 341
for Safari, enabling, 199
PNG (Portable Network Graphics), 276
.png files, 276
Podcast Capture, 138
Podcast Publisher, 138
podcasts, subscribing to, 269–270
POP (Post Office Protocol), 222
pop-up windows, blocking, 198–199
Portable Document Format files. See PDFs
Portable Network Graphics (PNG), 276
Post Office Protocol (POP), 222
PostScript files, 320–321
power failure, automatically restarting after, 68
PRAM (parameter RAM), resetting, 373–374
preference files
deleting, 375, 377
described, 396
in Time Machine backups, importance of, 351
preferences. See application preferences; system
preferences
Preferences command, 109
Preview application
background color for windows, 277
described, 396
file formats supported by, 276
images
100% scale for, defining, 277
color of, adjusting, 283
cropping, 282
importing from camera, 280–281
importing from scanner, 279–280
information about, showing, 277
opening, 277–278
resizing, 281–282
rotating, 282
saving, 278–279
Inspector window, 277
PDFs
annotating, 158, 160–161
bookmarks in, 159
browsing versions of, 155–156
creating, 165–167
deleting a version of, 156
deleting pages from, 162–163
magnifying, 163–165
opening, 154
page view options for, 165
rearranging pages in, 163
restoring to a previous version, 156
saving to a new file name, 155–156
saving versions of, 154–155
security options for, 166–167
signatures in, 159–162
preferences for, 157–160, 276–277
screenshots, taking, 283–284
Print command, 109
print server, 311–312
printers
connecting to Mac with USB, 311
connecting to network, 311–313
driver for, installing, 309–311
ICC profiles for, assigning, 321–322
Mac-compatibility of, verifying, 308
print queue for
creating, 313–316
described, 396
limiting access to, 98
413
Mac OS® X Lion™ Portable Genius
printers (continued)
restricting administration of, 98
sharing, 323, 326–328
test page for, printing, 316
printing
calendars, 179–180
documents, 316–318
options for, 318–320
Photo Booth snapshots, 295
PostScript files, 320–321
privacy. See security and privacy
Private Browsing, in Safari, 209
problems, solving. See troubleshooting
processes, killing, 377–378
processors, requirements for, 4
profanity, hiding in Dictionary, 98
Programmer mode, Calculator, 103
programs. See applications
protocol, 396. See also specific protocols
proxy settings for Safari, 201–202
PSD (Photoshop Document), 276
.psd files, 276
pwd command, 144
Q
Quark website, 372
Quartz, 396
Quartz filters, 135
Quick Look, 15–16
QuickTime, 396
QuickTime Movie files, 285
QuickTime Player application
audio files
creating, 286–287
playing, 285–286
sharing, 287–288
described, 396
file formats supported by, 285
screen recordings, 287
video files
creating, 286–287
playing, 285–286
sharing, 287–288
414
Quit command, 109
quotes, 22, 59
R
radio, streaming, 260–261
RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)
Utility, 149
.raw files, 276
Reading List, in Safari, 196, 211–212
Really Simple Syndication feeds. See RSS feeds
recordings. See audio files; video files
Recovery mode, 4
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)
Utility, 149
refresh rate, 67
regional items, formats for, 60–61
reminders, in calendars, 175
remote control, 63
Remote Install Mac OS X, 147
remote login, 324
removable media. See CDs; DVDs; external hard
drives; USB flash drives
Rendezvous. See Bonjour protocol
resolution of screen, 66
restarting
automatically, situations for, 68
keyboard shortcuts for, 389
procedure for, 370
restore partition, 4
Results window, in Finder window, 8–9
Resume, 5
Retrospect, 371
Rich Text Format (RTF), 119
Rich Text Format with Attachments (RTFD), 119
ringtones, for iPhone, 263–265
rm command, 144
root account
described, 86–87
running applications with, 376–377
temporarily enabling, 144
root directory, 143
Index
router
firewall with, 65
printer connected through, 309, 311–312
wireless, 346, 382, 392
Roxio website, 372
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds
in Mail, 228–229, 241–242
in Safari, 197, 209
RTF (Rich Text Format), 119
RTFD (Rich Text Format with Attachments), 119
S
Safari application
AutoFill, 198, 215
Bookmarks bar, showing, 205
bookmarks in, 196, 203–205
Cascading Style Sheets, preferences
for, 201–202
cookies, blocking or removing, 200
database storage for online editing, 202
as default browser, 194
Develop menu, displaying, 202
downloading files, 195, 214–215
fonts used in, 195
history for, removing, 195
homepage for, 195
images in web pages, displaying, 195
Java and JavaScript, enabling, 199
keyboard shortcuts for, 389–390
location services, limiting, 200
opening new windows, 194
plug-ins, enabling, 199
pop-up windows, blocking, 198–199
preferences for, 194–202
Private Browsing, enabling, 208–209
proxy settings for, 201–202
Reading List in, 211–212
RSS feeds, 197, 209
searching for text, 212–213
security and privacy for, 198–200
status bar, showing, 205
tabs in, 195–196
third-party extensions for, 200–201
toolbar for, 205–206
Top Sites in, 206–208
troubleshooting, 202, 213–215
Universal Access options, 201–202
URL field, showing, 205
websites not opening in, 202
Windows Media Files, viewing, 210–211
Safe Boot, 396
Safe Mode, 373–374, 396
Save command, 109
scanner
importing images from, 279–280, 299–301
sharing, 323, 326–328
Scientific mode, Calculator, 103
screen. See also desktop
accessibility preferences for, 65
brightness of, 67
color profiles for, 67, 132–135
dimming before sleeping, 68
dimming when battery is used, 68
full-screen mode for applications, 4, 111–112
message to display when locked, 63
preferences for, displaying, 391
refresh rate for, 67
resolution for, 66
second, configuring, 66–67
sharing, 323
sleep mode for, 40, 62, 67–68, 396
screen recordings, 287
screen savers, 38–40, 62
screenshots, 136, 283–284, 344, 391
scroll bars, 35–36
.sd2 files, 285
search engine, default, 194
searching
attributes for, 21–22
default location for, 11
e-mail messages, 218–219, 225
in Finder, 20–22
in Safari, 212–213
services for, 344
with Spotlight, 18–20
415
Mac OS® X Lion™ Portable Genius
security and privacy. See also passwords
deleting files completely, 11
FileVault, enabling, 63
firewall, enabling, 64–65
locked system preferences, 62–63
for PDFs, 166–167
preferences for, 62–64
Safari, 198–200
Select All command, 109
Sent mailbox, 238
Server Message Block (SMB), 326, 395
services, 343–345. See also Automator
application
SGI (Silicon Graphics Image), 276
.sgi files, 276
Sharing Only accounts, 83
Sharing System Preferences
Bluetooth devices, 324, 329–332
CDs and DVDs, 323
described, 322–323
files, 323–326
Internet connection, 324
printers, 323, 326–328
remote Apple Events, 324
remote login, 324
remote management, 324, 328–329
scanners, 323, 326–328
screen, 323
web pages, 323
Xgrid, 324
shell, in Terminal, 139, 141
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
shut down
from Apple menu, 7
button for, in login window, 88
keyboard shortcuts for, 389
Sidebar, in Finder window
customizing, 44
described, 8–9, 396
size of icons in, 35
signatures
in e-mails, 232
in PDFs, 159–162
416
Silicon Graphics Image (SGI), 276
Simple Finder, 90–91
Single User mode, booting in, 374
Ski Report widget, 50
sleep mode. See also energy saving preferences
button for, in login window, 88
described, 396
for hard drive, 68
requiring password to exit, 62
for screen, 40, 67–68
Smart Folders, 387, 396
Smart Groups, 183–184, 396
Smart Mailbox, 240, 396
Smart Playlists, 247, 256–257
smart quotes, 59
smartphones. See iPhone
SMB (Server Message Block), 326, 396
SMC (System Management Controller), 373
smiley-face icon. See Finder
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 223,
225–227, 242, 396
snapshots. See iChat application; images and
graphics; Photo Booth application
.snd files, 285
software. See applications; utilities; widgets
Software Update application, 371
sound, 65, 71–72, 249, 391
sound effects, 72
Spaces
adding, 25–26
arranging by frequency of use, 24
assigning applications to, 28
described, 396
moving between, 26
moving windows between, 27
removing, 26
showing Dashboard as, 24
using automatically, 25
speakers, 72
speech, preferences for, 77–78. See also
languages
spell checking, 59, 117–118
Spotlight, 7–9, 18–22, 396
Index
spring-loaded folders and windows, 10
Stacks, 110–111
standard accounts, 82
start-up. See also booting; restarting
hanging during, 373–374
keyboard shortcuts for, 374, 388
startup disk, 78
Stationery, for e-mails, 234–235
stealth mode, enabling, 64
Stickies application, 106, 344
Stickies widget, 50
Stocks widget, 50
su command, 144
superuser. See root account
symbols, 59
synchronization, 187–188, 190–191, 251, 397
System Folder, 397
System Information, 147
System Management Controller (SMC), 373
system preferences. See also application
preferences
accessibility, 65, 77–78
application updates, 76–77
archives, 78–79
calendars, 73
CDs and DVDs, 65–66
date and time, 76
described, 397
desktop picture, 37–38
energy saving, 67–68
general, 34–36
keyboard, 69
languages, 58–61
lock icon in, 62–63
mail accounts, 73
menu bar, 67
Mission Control, 24–25
MobileMe, 72–73
mouse, 70
network, 74–75
screen, 66–67
screen savers, 38–40
security and privacy, 62–64
sleep mode, 67–68
smart quotes, 59
sound, 71–72
speech, 77–78
spell checking, 59
Spotlight, 18–20
startup disk, 78
symbols, 59
text substitutions, 59
trackpad, 70–71
system requirements, 4
system utilities, 145–147
T
Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), 276
Target Disk mode, booting in, 374
TCP/IP (Transfer Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol), 397
technical support, 380, 382–383. See also
troubleshooting
templates, for contacts, 187–188
Terminal
alarms, setting, 141
character encodings, setting, 141–142
described, 139, 397
emulation, setting, 141
preferences for, 139–142
shell used with, 139–141
shortcut keys for, assigning, 141
tabbed windows in, 142
text appearance used in, 141
UNIX commands, 143–145
Window Groups in, 139, 142
window titles in, 141
text. See also documents
converting to speech, 78
copy, cut, and paste, 109, 391
copying to another window, 23–24
copying to desktop, 23
services for, 344
substitutions, 59
text chats, 124
417
Mac OS® X Lion™ Portable Genius
text file (.txt) format, 119
TextEdit application
creating documents, 115–116
described, 112, 397
fonts in, 116–117
grammar checking, 117–118
opening, 115
opening documents, 118
opening selected text in, service for, 344
preferences for, 113–115
saving documents, 116, 119–120
spell checking, 117–118
thesaurus, in Dictionary, 104
third-party extensions for Safari, 200–201
3GPP2 files, 285
3GPP files, 285
thumb drives. See USB flash drives
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), 276
.tiff files, 276
Tile Game widget, 50
Time Capsule, Apple, 346
time limits for computer use, 97
Time Machine application
configuring backup drive for, 348–349
deleting files from backups, 353
described, 345, 397
excluding files from backups, 349–350
formatting backup drive for, 346–348
pausing and resuming backups, 351
requirements for, 346
restoring files from
entire backup drive, 352–353
individual files, 351–352
with Migration Assistant, 146
running backups, 350–351
times and dates, 60–61, 76
title bar of window, double-clicking, 35
Toolbar, in Finder window, 8–9, 42–44
Top Sites, in Safari, 196, 206–208
trackpad
accessibility preferences for, 65
Magic Trackpad, 5, 48, 70–71, 112
preferences for, 70–71
418
Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP), 397
Translation widget, 50
Trash
deleting files or folders using, 43, 387
described, 8
ejecting removable media using, 17
emptying, 11, 387
icon for, 7
securely erasing contents of, 11
uninstalling widgets using, 51
Trash mailbox, 238
troubleshooting
applications problems
crashing when trying to print, 378
inability to launch, 378
possible causes, 375
preferences files, deleting, 377
processes, killing, 377–378
running with root account, 376–377
booting in various modes, 373– 374
e-mails, problems sending or
receiving, 242–243
emptying Trash, inability to, 378
errors displayed in Console, 146
files or folders, inability to open, 378
Finder, restarting when using, 378
freezing, automatically restarting after, 68
hanging at start-up, 373–374
permissions problems, 378–380
power failure, automatically restarting
after, 68
powering up, failure to, 372–373
reinstalling Lion, 380
restarting, 68, 370, 389
Safari
AutoFill not working, 215
downloading files, problems with,
214–215
images not displaying, 215
websites not opening in, 202, 214
technical support, 380, 382–383
updates to firmware and software, 371–372
Index
TV shows, renting or buying, 268–269
.txt file format, 119
U
undo most recent action, 391
Unit Converter widget, 50
units of measurement, formats for, 60–61
Universal Access
preferences for, 65
for recording workflow actions, 342
in Safari, preferences for, 201–202
UNIX
BSD UNIX, 393
command line, using. See Terminal
Darwin, 144, 393
updates
Apple, history of, 384
applications, 76–77, 129
firmware, 367, 371
upgrading to Mac OS X Lion, 5–6
USB connection, for printer, 311, 313–314
USB flash drives. See also external hard drives
disconnecting, 17
inserting, 16
for Time Machine, 346–348
viewing contents of, 16
user accounts. See also administrator
account name of, 84
Apple ID associated with, 85
converting to administrator account, 85
creating, 83–87
deleting, 86
described, 397
full name of, 84
logging in, options for, 62, 87–89
login items for, 89–90, 395
login window for, 88–89
managed with parental controls. See Parental
Controls
moving to another Mac, 146
multiple, logged in simultaneously, 394
password for, 84–85
picture for, 86, 296
root account, 86–87, 144, 376–377
Sharing Only accounts, 83
types of, 82–83, 87
utilities
Activity Monitor, 145–146
AirPort Utility, 149
AppleScript Editor, 132
Archive Utility, 78–79
Audio MIDI Setup, 148
Bluetooth File Exchange, 330–332
Boot Camp Assistant, 356–361
ColorSync Utility, 132–136, 321–322
Console, 146
described, 397
DigitalColor Meter, 136
Directory Utility, 87, 376
Disk Utility, 148, 347–348, 379
Grab, 136, 284
Grapher, 137
hardware utilities, 148–149
Java Preferences, 137–138
Keychain Access, 138
Migration Assistant, 146
Network Utility, 150–151
Podcast Capture, 138
Podcast Publisher, 138
RAID Utility, 149
Remote Install Mac OS X, 147
System Information, 147
system utilities, 145–147
Terminal, 139–145
VoiceOver, 138–139
V
vCards
in e-mail, creating contacts from, 181
exporting contacts to, 185–186, 189
format for, 189
importing contacts from, 184–185
verbose mode, booting in, 374
video calling. See FaceTime application
419
Mac OS® X Lion™ Portable Genius
video chats, 125
video files (including movies). See also DVDs
creating, 286–287
playing, 247–249, 285–286
renting or buying, 268–269
sharing, 287–288
Vimeo, copying recordings to, 288
virtual machine, 394, 397
VirtualBox, 367
virtualization
described, 364, 397
Parallels Desktop for Mac, 365
VirtualBox, 367
VMWare Fusion, 366
Visualizer, full screen mode for, 253
VMWare Fusion, 366
VoiceOver
braille display for, configuring, 139
for Caps Lock key, 138
described, 4
enabling, 65
for login, 89, 138
voice adjustments for, 139
volume, 7–8. See also sound
W
warnings. See also alerts; troubleshooting
resetting, in iTunes, 253
when changing file extensions, 11
when emptying the Trash, 11
.wav files, 285
Weather widget, 49–52
web archive format, 120
Web Clip widget, 50, 53–54
web pages, 115, 119–120. See also HTML
websites
images in, not displaying
preferences for, 195
troubleshooting, 215
logs of sites visited, 98–99
not opening, troubleshooting, 202, 214
opening, service for, 344
420
resources
Apple certification, 383
Apple downloads, 382
AppleScripts, 132, 384
backup software, 371
calendars to subscribe to, 179
history of Apple updates, 384
icon customization tool, 47
iTunes application, 383
list of, about Apple and Macs, 382–385
Mac hardware, 384
Mac OS X Lion, 382–384
Microsoft Office applications, 383
screen savers, 39–40
third-party software, 372, 385
UNIX, 144
wireless networks, 383
restrictions on, setting, 94–95
sharing, 323
widgets. See also applications
adding, 49
available, list of, 49–50
creating, 53–54
default, 48–49
described, 48, 397
enabling and disabling, 50–51
moving, 49
new, finding, 52–53
preferences for, 51–52
uninstalling, 51
Widgets widget, 49
Wi-Fi network, 74–75
Wikipedia, finding articles with Dictionary, 104
Window Groups, in Terminal, 139, 142
windows
arranging, 25, 40
copying text and graphics between, 23–24
hiding, 23, 40
minimizing, 35, 48
moving between spaces, 27
opening, animation in Dock for, 48
sidebar of, size of icons in, 35
Index
spring-loaded, 10
switching to, keyboard shortcut for, 25
using Spaces for, 25
Windows Media (WMV) components, 210–211
Windows Media Files, viewing, 210–211
Windows operating system
benefits of installing on a Mac, 356
Bonjour protocol for, 322
installing on a Mac
with Boot Camp Assistant, 357–361
with virtualization, 364–367
removing from a Mac, 363–364
selecting as start-up disk, 361–363
sharing printers with, 327–328
system requirements for, 356–357
versions of, supported on Mac, 357
WMV (Windows Media) components, 210–211
Word 97 (.doc) file format, 120
Word 2003 XML (.xml) file format, 120
Word 2007 (.docx) file format, 120
word break preferences, 59
workflows. See also services
creating, 338–341
saving, 341–342
service for, 345
World Clock widget, 49–50
X
X11 (X Window System), 144
Xgrid sharing, 324
.xml (Word 2003 XML) file format, 120
Y
Yahoo! account, for iChat, 121
YouTube, copying recordings to, 288
Z
Zoom feature, 65
421