Mac OS X Leopard in easy steps
By Nick Vandome
£10.99
Publication: June 30, 2008
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-84078-350-6
About the book
Apple's OS X Leopard is one powerful cat. The latest Mac operating system is faster, more user-friendly and more feature-rich than any of its predecessors. Building on the success of previous versions, this UNIX-based program is one of the most stable consumer operating systems ever designed - and one of the most enjoyable to use.
With Mac OS X Leopard in easy steps, you'll be able to unleash this powerful operating system and have it up and running in no time. In clear, accessible language, the book introduces you to the OS X environment and teaches about the user interface. With these basics mastered, this full-color, fully illustrated guide opens the gateway to the foundations of Leopard: the Dock and the Finder. The book also covers new innovative features such as the invaluable backup program, Time Machine, the organizational tool, Spaces, and the new file-viewing device, Covers.
For everyone involved in a digital lifestyle, Mac OS X Leopard in easy steps covers all of the bases; from iPhoto for organizing and editing photos, to iWeb for publishing Web pages, to a .Mac account for all of your online needs.
With the growing popularity of Mac computers the time has never been better to introduce the power of OS X Leopard into your computing life and this book will ensure that you soon have it purring like a kitten.
About the author
Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specialises in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to his writing, he also works designing websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and travelling abroad.
Contents
- Introducing Leopard
- About OS X
- Installing OS X
- The OS X environment
- Aqua interface
- Changing the background
- Changing the screen saver
- Changing the resolution
- Universal Access
- Background on UNIX
- Shutting down
- Getting up and running
- Introducing the Dock
- Setting Dock preferences
- Stacks on the Dock
- Dock menus
- Working with Dock items
- Trash
- System Preferences
- Desktop items
- Ejecting items
- Spaces
- Organizing with Exposé
- Finder
- Working with the Finder
- Finder folders
- Finder views
- Covers
- Quick Look
- Finder toolbar
- Finder Sidebar
- Finder search
- Creating aliases
- Copying and moving items
- Working with windows
- Working with folders
- Smart Folders
- Spring-loaded folders
- Burnable folders
- Selecting items
- Labeling items
- Menus
- Digital lifestyle
- iPhoto
- Viewing photos
- Creating a photo album
- Enhancing your photos
- Sharing your photos
- iTunes
- Organizing your music
- Downloading music
- Adding an iPod
- iMovie
- iDVD
- iWeb
- GarageBand
- Getting productive
- Dashboard
- Adding Dashboard widgets
- Spotlight search
- Address Book
- iCal
- Font Book
- Preview
- iWork
- OS X applications
- OS X utilities
- Printing
- Creating PDF documents
- Faxing documents
- Internet and email
- Getting connected
- Safari
- Safari RSS
- Adding mailboxes
- Creating email
- Dealing with junk email
- Attaching photos
- Email stationery
- iChat
- iChat AV
- Using .Mac
- Sharing with .Mac
- Creating an iDisk
- iDisk preferences
- Synchronizing with .Mac
- Web Gallery
- Viewing a Web Gallery
- .Mac Mail
- Creating a group
- Backup
- Sharing OS X
- Adding users
- Deleting users
- Fast user switching
- Viewing user accounts
- OS X for the family
- OS X for Windows users
- Advanced features
- AppleScript
- Writing scripts
- Using scripts
- Automator
- Networking overview
- Network settings
- File sharing
- Connecting to a network
- Wireless networking
- Maintaining OS X
- Time Machine
- Disk Utility
- System Profiler
- Activity Monitor
- Updating software
- Restoring preferences
- Problems with programs
- General troubleshooting
