Mac OS X Lion For Dummies
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1. 237 The Views are LOVELY uv ccccssccctesccsseces ccs enseves coersseecaesavevesiesiassceeventcea es 238 Sending e mail to a Contact OF group ceeceeseesseeseeeteesseeeeeenseeees 239 Sending and Receiving E Mail with Mail cceccceceseeseeeeeeeeeceeseeseeaeens 240 Setting up Mailss anna a E E Eaei 241 Composing a NEW Message sssssessessesseeseesersesresresresesreseseesessesst 242 A quick overview of the toolbar ssssesseeseeesessssssessenssesssssssessee 244 Working With StatlOMery sercserernscinronnuna etai e 245 CHECKING your MAN ii ssi ozs tees cos ceas erne E E EE 246 Dealing WATS PAM 05 sceecsascssaiescasexascaregedesaceuaylvane doivudavivearevendscavoacee 248 Changing your preferences sasior srira nia aNs 248 Mail rales Vues azen a R E Ea 249 Mailboxes smart and plain s nssosssssessesseesossorsososresresesesossoesessesse 250 Sign here pleg sri erorientoesiinn i as 253 Take a Quick look and Glide show me some photos 255 Chapter 12 The Musical Mac a 257 Int od cing iTUNES A E EE EEE EN E aea 257 Working with Media ccccccssccescesssecsseeecsseeeeeeesseeeseecssesessseeeeeeessesenaes 260 Adding SONGS ei54 s65slesexteeeasees sockets eter tis etae ceded dan aseinio iaaii 261 Adding movies and VideC0S cesccesecesecereesceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeeneesaes 263 Adding POUCASES erisir seiners oni ienen E i ais 263 Learning from iTunes U2. 2 Part I Introducing OS X Lion The Basics mean to say is that reading this section could save your Mac or your sanity Even if you re an experienced Mac user you might want to read this section Chances are you ll see at least a few things you might have forgotten that will come in handy now that you ve been reminded of them Turning the dang thing on Okay This is the big moment turning on your Mac Gaze at it longingly first and say something cheesy such as You re the most awesome com puter I ve ever known If that doesn t turn on your Mac and it probably won t keep reading Apple in its infinite wisdom has manufactured Macs with power buttons on every conceivable surface on the front side and back of the computer itself and even on the keyboard or monitor So if you don t know how to turn on your Mac don t feel bad just look in the manual or booklet that came with your Mac It s at least one thing that the documentation always covers These days most Macs have a power on button near the keyboard note books or the back side iMacs It usually looks like the little circle thingie you see in the margin Don t bother choosing Help gt Mac Help which opens the Help Viewer pro gram It can t tell you where the switch is Although the Help program is good for finding out a lot of things the location of the power switch isn t among them If you haven t found the switch and turned
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4. ceeceeseeseeseeseeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeees 446 Getting Set Up with Setup Assistant ccccccccesceseeseeseeseeeeeeeeeseeseeeeneenes 447 Introduction ou made the right choice twice OS X Lion and this book Take a deep breath and get ready to have a rollicking good time That s right This is a computer book but it s going to be fun What a concept Whether you re brand spanking new to the Mac or a grizzled old Mac vet I guarantee that reading this book to discover the ins and outs of OS X Lion will make everything easier Wiley Inc the publisher of this book couldn t say as much on the cover if it weren t true About This Book This book s roots lie with my international best seller Macintosh System 7 5 For Dummies an award winning book so good that now deceased Mac cloner Power Computing gave away a copy with every Mac clone it sold OS X Lion For Dummies is the latest revision and has been once again completely updated to include all the OS X goodness in Lion In other words this edi tion combines all the old familiar features of previous editions but is once again updated to reflect the latest and greatest offering from Apple as well as feedback from readers Why write a For Dummies book about Lion Well Lion is a big somewhat complicated personal computer operating system So I made OS X Lion For Dummies a not so big not very complicated book that shows you what Lion is all about without boring you t
5. most of which are two or three times the size of this book Conventions Used in This Book To get the most out of this book you need to know how I do things and why Here are a few conventions I use in this book to make your life easier When I want you to open an item in a menu I write something like Choose FileOpen which means Pull down the File menu and choose the Open command Stuff you re supposed to type appears in bold type like this Introduction 3 Sometimes an entire a sentence is in boldface as you see when I pres ent a numbered list of steps In those cases I leave the bold off what you re supposed to type like this 1 Web addresses programming code not much in this book and things that appear on screen are shown in a special monofont typeface like this For keyboard shortcuts I write something like A which means to hold down the key the one with the little pretzel and or symbol on it and then press the A key on the keyboard If you see something like 8 Shift A that means to hold down the and Shift keys while pressing the A key Again for absolute clarity I never refer to the key with the symbol I reserve that symbol for the menu Apple menu For the Command key I use only the symbol Got it Very cool Foolish Assumptions Although I know what happens when you make assumptions I ve made a few anyway First I assume that you gentle reader know nothing ab
6. speech recognition automation and more that can make your computing experience even more pleasant Part V The Care and Feeding of Your Lion This part starts with a chapter about backups and security which not only stresses the importance of back ing up your data but also shows you how to do it almost painlessly Then I introduce you to a handful of useful utilities included with Lion and explain when and how to use them Finally I tell you how to avoid most disasters as well as what to do in the unlikely event that a major mishap does occur Part VI The Part of Tens Finally it s The Part of Tens which might have started life as a Letterman rip off but does include heaping helpings of tips optional software great Mac web sites and hardware ideas Appendix Last but certainly not least I cover installing OS X Lion in the appendix The whole process has become quite easy with this version of the system software but if you have to install Lion yourself it would behoove you to read this helpful appendix first Introduction 5 Icons Used in This Book Little round pictures icons appear off to the left side of the text throughout this book Consider these icons miniature road signs telling you a little some thing extra about the topic at hand Here s what the different icons look like and what they all mean Look for Tip icons to find the juiciest morsels shortcuts tips and undocu mented secrets about Lion Try
7. 32 Opening and closing WINdOWS cccsccsseesseeseeessceseeeseeseeeseeeseeseeeees 33 Resizing windows and window panes csccssceeseeeseeeteeeeeeeeeenneeees 33 Moving WINCOWS 1 ccccsceesscessceseeesecescesseesecseeseesseseascsseesseeeseeeaeeneeeees 34 MUM WINDOWS ois3 ceed ieee Eer EEOAE EESE EES 34 Menu BaSiCSienccnnesona i R in 35 The ever changing menu bat cccccesesseesssessessseesscesecsseceseeseeesseeees 36 Contextual menus They re SOOO SeNSItiVE ccceseeseeteeeeeeeeeees 36 Recognizing disabled Options ccccccssccssceseseeesseeeeseeeeseeeeseennes 38 Navigating subMenUSs sosincs ake dance daiadnaku 39 Underneath the Apple Menu tree ccccesceeeseeeseeeeseeesseeesseennes 39 Using keyboard shortcut COMMAMNAS ceceesseessteeesteeeseeeeeneesnes 41 Vili Mac OS X Lion For Dummies Chapter 3 Have It Your Way 0 0ce cece eee eee eee 45 Introducing System Preferences cscccsscsssesssesssssseesscesscssseessesssesseessees 45 Putting a Picture on the DeSktOp ccc eeeccesseceseeeeseeeeeeecseeesneeseseeenseeee 47 Setting Up a Screen Saver oerion a Es EE SES EN 49 Putting Widgets on the Dashboard cccesseesseeseeescesseessesseecseeesseeseeesees 51 Translat Oe satn E A A T season eases 54 Flight Tracker impenn E E E TAEAE 54 Giving Buttons Menus and Windows a Makeove l ccccccssceeseeseenees 55 Adjusting the Keyboard Mouse
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9. The operating system that is the OS in Mac OS X is what makes a Mac a Mac Without it your Mac is a pile of silicon and circuits no smarter than a toaster So what does an operating system do you ask Good question The short answer is that an operating system controls the basic and most important functions of your computer In the case of Mac OS X and your Mac the oper ating system Manages memory Controls how windows icons and menus work Keeps track of files 1 Manages networking 1 Does housekeeping No kidding Other forms of software such as word processors and web browsers rely on the operating system to create and maintain the environment in which they work their magic When you create a memo for example the word processor provides the tools for you to type and format the information In the back ground the operating system is the muscle for the word processor perform ing crucial functions such as the following Providing the mechanism for drawing and moving the on screen window in which you write the memo Keeping track of a file when you save it Helping the word processor create drop down menus and dialogs for you to interact with Communicating with other programs And much much more stuff that only geeks could care about So armed with a little background in operating systems take a gander at the next section before you do anything else with your Mac Chapter 1 Mac OS X Lion 101 Pre
10. Trackpad and Other Hardware 58 Keyboard unninn a RR R A E 58 MOUSC PEIEE EET E O OE NETET ET 62 Bluetoothi seresa reenen sactevaastectessevteazevedsessctdeatatiavresdovease 64 Trackpad notebook Macs only essessessssssssssssssssssssssssssrssrssrssessese 65 Styling Your Sound vseeno ee i ASETE EEEE TREE E 67 Changing sound effects eacnennnsrons nenon nn n nni a 68 Choosing output options cee ceccceseeeeeeseeeseceseeeseeessceseceseeseeesseenes 68 CHOOSING input OPtiOMNS vs eisesssecseecs sees siesste sedseis eins inresa 68 Chapter 4 What s Up Dock 0 ccc cece eee eee 69 A Quick Introduction to Your Dock ccccecesseesseeseeeseeeseesseesseesseesseeseeenes 69 The default icons Of th DOCK ive c sccsssccesescecdsciiseesscasecdvtsicecandesesatesses 70 Uva IANA sae e A A EEAS 73 Opening application menus in the DOcK cceeecesseeseeseeeeeeseeeees 74 Reading Dock icon body language eseseseseesesseesssrrerserseresessresr 76 Opening files from the DOCK cccceesesseessceseeeseeeeeeeseesseeeseesseeeeeses 77 Customizing YOUR DOCK essiens ne nanas asie a E Aee inis 78 Adding Dock ICONS cctis ccccccseiccbessessdeeasscascensscecsescteedecaeescavbezecsdecssctaeese 78 Removing an icon from the DOCK ccceesseeeseessceeeseeeeseeessaeensaes 80 Resizing the DOCK sesiis iipasi r E 81 What should you put in YOUR Dock uu cee ceeceeseeseeseeeseeeseeeeesseens 82 Setting your
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12. terieri o e eee e AET TES 187 Burning om the fly seisseen aai 188 Creating a burn folder iscsississiseceviessestestvenceavaiestmasrenserwnes 192 Getting Disks out of Your Ma ccccccccesseesecsssesseesscesseeseeseeeeseceseesaeesseeees 193 Chapter 9 Organizing Your Life naasna 195 Keeping Track with iC lsescinrnioansei niao R RR 196 Navigating iCal VIEWS ssicisiciisinn nune ea g iis 196 Creating calenda Siennine nri eea E EE EA EE 198 Grouping calenda S osssssssssissssesdasierecsrs ieee resnsne sessir t etess eioi sakasi 199 Deleting a calendar Or gro P s ssssrirserccrerirsisersresrsrsriisrresrissee renses 200 Creating and managing events esessessessessessessessesoesoesoesoesoesessesse 200 To do or not to do Setting reminders cceeeeseeseesseeeeeeeneees 203 Ar yowavailaple icsse irsrseosisisessiiosesess dosin eiie 204 Stickies irer a Ea A eden Reaeinens 205 Part Ill Do Unto Lion Getting Things Done 207 Chapter 10 Internet Working n on 209 Getting Connected to the Internet nnesnoseseeosessessessesresressesoesoesoeseesosse 210 Setting up your modem sseseeseesessossessessessessessessessesoesoesoesoesessesse 210 Your Internet service provider and you cccccescceeseesteeeeteeeeees 211 Plugging in your Internet connection settings ccceesseeseees 212 Table of Contents xi Browsing the Web with Safari ccccccsccsesssesseesseesseeseecs
13. them all impress your friends S lt S When you see this icon it means that this particular morsel is something that I think you should memorize or at least write on your shirt cuff Put on your propeller beanie hat and pocket protector these parts include the truly geeky stuff It s certainly not required reading but it must be inter esting or informative or I wouldn t have wasted your time with it Read these notes very very very carefully Did I say very Warning icons flag important cautionary information The author and publisher won t be responsible if your Mac explodes or spews flaming parts because you ignored a Warning icon Just kidding Macs don t explode or spew with the exception of a few choice PowerBook 5300s which won t run Lion anyway But I got your attention didn t I Pll tell you once again It is a good idea to read the Warning icons very carefully These icons represent my ranting or raving about something that either bugs me or makes me smile When I m ranting imagine foam coming from my mouth Rants are required to be irreverent irrelevant or both I try to keep them short more for your sake than mine Well now what could this icon possibly be about Named by famous edito rial consultant Mr Obvious this icon highlights all things new and different in OS X Lion Where to Go from Here Go to a comfortable spot preferably not far from a Mac and read the book The fir
14. to market include the following Acquisitions and Editorial Composition Services Project Editor Linda Morris Project Coordinator Sheree Montgomery Executive Editor Bob Woerner Layout and Graphics Samantha K Cherolis Copy Editor Linda Morris Joyce Haughey Corrie Socolovitch Technical Editor Dennis Cohen Proofreaders Lindsay Amones Kathy Simpson Editorial Manager Jodi Jensen Indexer Infodex Indexing Services Inc Editorial Assistant Amanda Graham Sr Editorial Assistant Cherie Case Cartoons Rich Tennant www the5thwave com Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek Executive Acquisitions Director Mary C Corder Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Kathy Nebenhaus Vice President and Executive Publisher Composition Services Debbie Stailey Director of Composition Services Table of Contents Introduction ccccccccccccccccccccccccceccccccceccccccccececccccccccccccceee I About This BOOR svccsscseecesctSeceiveheccevsietectiiesea r rE E Ee R 1 What You Won t Find in This Book 0 cccccccsccesscesssecessecessecessecesseeesseeeses 2 Conventions Used in This BoOk ccccccccccccesccessecesssccessecessecesseceseceseeeesees 2 Foolish ASSUMP Siriene Ee R ivy eee auch ceiver ces esse 3 How This Book Is Organized cccccccesssssseessessceseeeseeeeeeseceseeeseeeseeese
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16. II Lion Taming or Organization for Smart People In this part I build on the basics of Part I and really get you revving with your Mac Here I cover additional topics that every Mac user needs to know coupled with some hands on step by step instructions The part starts with a closer look at ways you can organize your files and folders followed by a chapter about using removable media which means ejectable discs mostly CDs and DVDs Last but certainly not least is a chapter about all the Lion applica tions such as iCal Address Book and Mail that help you keep your digital life organized Part III Do Unto Lion Getting Things Done This part is chock full of ways to do productive stuff with your Mac In this section you discover the Internet first or at least how to get it working on your Mac and what to do with it after you do Next you look at the digital media side of things with chapters about music video games and digital photos Finally you look at Lion s built in tools for writing namely TextEdit and fonts Part IV Making This Lion Your Very Own Here get into the nitty gritty underbelly of making OS X Lion work the way you want it to work I start with the ins and outs of printing under OS X Then I move on to somewhat more advanced topics such as file sharing creating and using multiple user accounts and why you might want to and the lowdown on numerous OS X Lion features Text to Speech
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20. d Macs a few years ago you can now run Windows natively That s right you can now install and run Microsoft Windows on any Mac powered by an Intel processor as described in Chapter 17 Don t let that Unix stuff scare you It s there if you want it but if you don t want it or don t care like most of us you ll rarely even know it s there In fact you ll rarely if ever see the word Unix again in this book As far as you re concerned Unix under the hood means your Mac will just run and run and run without crashing and crashing and crashing 11 One last thing As I mention in the introduction I m repeating it here only in case you normally don t read introductions Mac OS X Lion comes with more than 50 applications Although I d love to tell you all about each and every one I have only so many pages at my disposal If you need more info on the programs I don t cover may I again recommend Mac OS X Lion All in One For Dummies written by Mark L Chambers or iLife All in One For Dummies written by my old friends Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes both from Wiley A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner Or Any User In the following sections I deal with the stuff that Mac OS X Help doesn t cover or doesn t cover in nearly enough detail If you re a first time Macintosh user please please read this section of the book carefully it could save your life Okay okay perhaps I m being overly dramatic What I
21. eeeteeseeeeeeseeseeeeseeeees 432 A Fastinternet CommectiGm 2 35 dcssisiacescdieistaetevvasicavsatieetietse ieee 433 GAMES foes case caus E N EE A EE ete viean EEE 433 M ltimedia Title Sente e E E R 434 Some Big Honking Speakers with a Subwoofel csccesesseeseeteeseeteees 434 A New Mouse and or Keyboavd cccscccssseesseeesseesseeeessseeseeeseeessneeeees 434 A MacBook or MacBook Pro csccesssessesssesteeseesseesseesseeseecsseesseesseeneeeaeees 435 Chapter 23 Ten Or So Great Websites for Mac Freaks 437 MacCEixlt ssc cccstcccsecheescetvesstest e sete a ERS 437 Mae worl da issis oore eE ads a E E E E aaas 438 The Mac ODSCKV EL neseni n a ui eenieeteseesies 438 CNET Downloads formerly VersionTracker 439 MaclnT OUCH erene ae e esaea aeee easkers 439 AM ODi ciini a a R has E A R 439 Apple Support and Knowledge Base cccccessesssseseeseeeseceseeeeeessesseessees 440 Rams GOK OY aaaea aN EEE EERS 441 Other World Computing ccc ecsceesscesseseeseecsseesseeseeeseesseeeseseseeseesseenes 442 EveryM t CoM EEE EEE T EREET EEEE A TETEE deere 442 Inside Mac GaMeS ereseesrererersseierssnesredseieeedees esaer srein ainena ieira 442 CO ANIM AC ssassn E E E N R SE EE RAEES 442 Dr Mace Consulting secie tenpera a E RAA 443 XU Mac OS X Lion For Dummies Appendix Installing or Reinstalling Mac OS X Lion Only If Vou Have To cccccscccsscccsseees 445 How to Install or Reinstall Mac OS Xo
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23. esseesneees 3 Icons Usedsin This BOOK ernieren ee E eases 5 Where to Go from Here cccccccccsccessesessecessecessecesseeesscecsssecsseecessesenseeesseeenes 5 Part I Introducing OS X Lion The Basics ccccccccccscccseeee T Chapter 1 Mac OS X Lion 101 Prerequisites None 9 Gnawing to the Core of OS X i eecccccccecsessssesecsseeeseceseesseeseeseeesseeeseeeseeeeessees 10 A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner Or Any User 11 Purning the dang thing Onis ieser erann r raser Rae ena rni EE ESEE 12 What you should see on startup sesssesessessseesseeesessssssresrrnsressrensre 12 Shutting down properly u cccccesccssscsssesseeseeeseesseeesecsssesecsseeseeeseeenes 16 A few things you should definitely NOT do with your Mac 16 Point and click boot camp s iscs ss cce cccissce coud cisseciceedecscsededicescedsseecdeanes 18 Not Just a Beatles Movie Help and the Help Menu ecceeesceeseeeees 19 Chapter 2 The Desktop and Windows and Menus Oh My 23 Touring the Finder and Its Desktop cccccecseeseeseeeseeeseeeseesesenseeseeeeeenees 24 Anatomy Of a Wind Wose ea aa e iE S 25 Topo the window to yalessssrisisssisserssesosiirocsiiis ssanie esseiste 28 A Sro NEW WOTIA aeiee erasi e eee en e E E 28 HypeNActive Wind OWS oi tesiictccsiiceseteceennss r ean r EEE 30 Di log D alie BOPPETS sciinte aaan eaea ria a Ea eE aE 31 Working with WINdOWS iisen eiciactiadea Seated RE TEE EEEE
24. lmost everything I know except computers And as always it s also dedicated to my kids Allison and Jacob who love their Apple gadgets almost as much as I love them my kids not Apple gadgets Author s Acknowledgments Thanks to my super agent Carole Swifty McClendon We ve been together more than 20 years and you re still a treasure Special thanks to everyone at Apple who helped me turn this book around in record time Keri Walker Monica Sarkar Janette Barrios Greg Joz Joswiak and all the rest I couldn t have done it without you Big time thanks to the gang at Wiley Bob Is it done yet Woerner Linda Whipcracker IX Morris Andy The Big Boss Man Cummings Barry Still no humorous nickname Pruett my technical editor Dennis R Cohen who did a rocking job as always and all the others Thanks also to my family and friends for putting up with me during my all too lengthy absences during this book s gestation And thanks to Saccone s Pizza Rudy s BBQ Taco Cabana Sodastream and Five Guys for sustenance And finally thanks to you gentle reader for buying this book Publisher s Acknowledgments We re proud of this book please send us your comments at http dummies custhelp com For other comments please contact our Customer Care Department within the U S at 877 762 2974 outside the U S at 317 572 3993 or fax 317 572 4002 Some of the people who helped bring this book
25. n occcccccccccccce 303 Chapter 18 Safety First Backups and Other Security Issues 375 Backing Up Is Not Hard to DO cccc cscs escsesesesedeesesvdsnnscodsessnaeasesesnas 376 Backing up with Lion s excellent Time Machine cee 376 Backing up by using the manual brute force method 380 Backing up by using commercial backup software eee 380 Why You Need Two Sets of Backups ccccceseeseeseeseeseeseeeeeeseeseeeeeesees 381 Non Backup Security Concerns ccccesecessesscesseeseeeseesseessecseeeseeeseeeeeees 382 About viruses and other Malware ceccesceeseeeceeneeeseeeseeeneeeneeaes 383 Firewall Yea OF NAY cecesesceeseecceseeseeseeseeeeceseeseeseeseceeeeeeeseeaeeseeaeees 385 Install recommended software updates ee eeeeeceeseeeteeeeeeeeeneees 388 Protecting Your Data from Prying EVeS ccscecescesseeceseeesseeeeseessnees 389 Blocking or limiting CONNECTIONS ceeceeeseeeeseeeeeeesteeeseeeseeess 389 Locking down files with FileVault cccsscessseessseessteeesteeeeeeees 390 Setting other options for SCCUYItY ccececeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeaeees 391 Chapter 19 Utility Chest 0 eee e eee eee eee eee 393 AN CU AE Or corie ies cessed cased E sens see E E arenes 393 Activity MODItO eresse rii eninin entis inis Aa EEA 394 AirPort Utility ssn ctecesciedvieeederenet varies grameeianiavinie EENS NEEE OnE Ee ERSS
26. nced ten not ex You made a smart move because you scored more than just an operating system upgrade Mac OS X Lion includes several new features that make using your Mac easier and dozens of improve ments that help you do more work in less time In this chapter I start at the very beginning and talk about Mac OS X in mostly abstract terms then I move on to explain what you need to know to use Mac OS X Lion successfully If you ve been using Mac OS X for a while some of the information in this chapter might seem hauntingly familiar some features that I describe haven t changed from earlier ver sions of Mac OS X But if you decide to skip this chapter because you think you have all the new stuff figured out I assure you that you ll miss at least a couple of things that Apple didn t bother to tell you as if you read every word in Mac OS X Help the only user manual Apple provides anyway 0 Part I Introducing OS X Lion The Basics NING KY Tantalized Let s rock If you re about to upgrade to Lion from an earlier version of Mac OS X I feel obliged to mention a major pitfall to avoid One very specific misplaced click done while installing your new OS could erase every file on your hard drive The Appendix describes this situation in full and loving detail and it contains other important information about installing Lion that can make upgrading a more pleasant experience Gnawing to the Core of OS X
27. ns programs that come with OS X Lion An installation of OS X Lion includes roughly 70 separate applications mostly located in the Applications folder and the Utilities folder within it I d love to walk you through each one of them but that would have required a book a whole lot bigger heavier and more expen sive than this one This book is first and foremost about using OS X so I brief you on the small handful of bundled applications essential to using OS X Lion and keep the focus there namely iCal Address Book Mail Safari TextEdit and the like as well as important utilities you may need to know how to use someday For what it s worth many books cover the applications that come with OS X Lion as well as applications commonly bundled with Lion on a new Mac such as iLife the one my publisher suggested I recommend is OS X Lion All in One For Dummies written by Mark L Chambers which is by sheer coincidence of course also published by Wiley 1 Information about Microsoft Office iLife iWork Adobe Photoshop Quicken and most other third party applications Okay if all the gory details of all the bundled read free OS X Lion applications don t fit here I think you ll understand why digging into third party applications that cost extra was out of the question Information about programming for the Mac This book is about using OS X Lion not writing code for it Dozens of books cover programming on the Mac
28. o tears confusing you or poking you with sharp objects In fact I think you ll be so darned comfortable that I wanted the title to be OS X Lion Without Discomfort but the publishers wouldn t let me Apparently we For Dummies authors have to follow some rules and using For Dummies and OS X Lion in this book s title are among them And speaking of dummies remember that it s just a word I don t think you re dumb quite the opposite My second choice for this book s title was OS X Lion For People Smart Enough to Know They Need Help with It but you can just imagine what Wiley thought of that C mon that s the whole point of the name they insisted Besides it s shorter our way Anyway the book is chock full of information and advice explaining every thing you need to know about OS X in language you can understand along with timesaving tips tricks techniques and step by step instructions all served up in generous quantities 2 Mac OS X Lion For Dummies What Vou Won t Find in This Book Another rule we For Dummies authors must follow is that our books cannot exceed a certain number of pages Brevity is the soul of wit and all that So I wish I could have included some things but they didn t fit Although I feel confident you ll find everything you need to know about OS X Lion in this book some things bear further looking into including these Information about some of the applicatio
29. ocument ceeceseeseeeeeeeeseeetseeaeees 287 Working With t x tis ceceves cesses sosasasseseede sieteas a cesecdesnecesntecedavece etwas oi dtees 288 Adding graphics to COCUMENTS ccsceeeseeeeseeeeseeeeeeeesseeeseneessnees 290 Eont Maniasta a ties sed ae Ere lawien esas NA EER 292 Types Of fOnts ccc scsscc2eccasiccewss poedess siseee Saad eadeeedtbea vA teeisedoes deddeiietecsiemss 292 Managing your fonts with Font BOOK ccceesceseseeeseeeeseeeeneeees 293 Installing fonts Manually ec ccscesceseeeseseeeseceseeeseessecsecsaeeseeessees 294 Part IV Making This Lion Vour Very OWn isccccccccecee 295 Chapter 15 Publish or Perish The Fail Safe Guide to Printing 297 Before Diving Mses a a E EE EEEE 297 Ready Connecting and Adding Your Printer ccccceeseesseeseeseeseeeee 298 Connecting your printer ssscissssicsrsrrisersresorsersrovsssssurove srete ve ssrere stres 298 Setting up a printer for the first time 0 0 0 eee eeeesseeseeeseeeseeneees 299 One last thing Printer sharing eceeeeceeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeens 302 Set Setting Up Your Document with Page Setup ceeeeeseeeteeseeeee 303 Print Printing with the Print Sheet ccceceeseeseesceseeeceeeeeeeeeeeesseeaeens 305 Printing a COCUMENE asesir rn E EEE NS 305 Choosing among different printers ssessesssesersssssersrsssssssesee 306 CHOOSING custom setting Sessink ira 307 Saving cust m settings oasian a E N
30. on the Mac of course you can t access Help anyway D oh What you should see on startup When you finally do turn on your Macintosh you set in motion a sophisticated and complex series of events that culminates in the loading of Mac OS X and the appearance of the Mac OS X Desktop After a small bit of whirring buzzing and flashing meaning that the operating system is loading OS X first tests all your hardware slots ports disks random access memory RAM and so on If everything passes you hear a pleasing musical tone and see the tasteful gray Apple logo in the middle of your screen along with a small spinning pinwheel cursor somewhere on the screen Both are shown in Figure 1 1 Here are the things that might happen when you power up your Mac Fine and dandy Next you might or might not see the Mac OS X login screen where you enter your name and password If you do press Return or Enter after you type your name and password of course and away you go
31. out using OS X beyond knowing what a Mac is that you want to use OS X that you want to understand OS X without having to digest an incomprehensible technical manual and that you made the right choice by selecting this particular book And so do my best to explain each new concept in full and loving detail Maybe that s foolish but oh well Oh and I also assume that you can read If you can t ignore this paragraph How This Book Is Organized OS X Lion For Dummies is divided into six logical parts numbered surpris ingly enough 1 through 6 By no fault of mine they re numbered using those stuffy old Roman numerals so you see I VI where you in my humble opin ion ought to see Arabic numbers 1 6 It s another rule that For Dummies authors have to follow I think Anyway it s better if you read the parts in order but if you already know a lot or think you know a lot feel free to skip around and read the parts that interest you most Part I Introducing OS X Lion The Basics This first part is very very basic training From the mouse to the Desktop from menus windows and icons to the snazzy but helpful Dock it s all here A lot of what you need to know to 4 Mac OS X Lion For Dummies navigate the depths of OS X safely and sanely and perform basic tasks can be found in this part And although old timers might just want to skim it new comers should probably read every word Twice Part
32. p up the good work So what are you waiting for Go enjoy the book Part Introducing OS X Lion The Basics The 5th Wave aT A in 14 My He saw your MacBook and wants to Know if he can check out the new OS X features In this part ecause I believe it s important to crawl before you walk in this part you get a look at the most basic of basics such as how to turn on your Mac Next I acquaint you with the Mac OS X Finder with its Desktop windows icons and menus oh my Then you find out how to make this cat your own by customizing your work envi ronment to suit your style After that is a date with the Dock And last but certainly not least you discover ways you can use the Finder to make life with Lion ever so much easier So get comfortable roll up your sleeves fire up your Mac if you like and settle down with Part I a delightful little section I like to think of as The Hassle Free Way to Get Started with OS X Lion Mac OS X Lion 101 Prerequisites None In This Chapter Understanding what an operating system is and is not Turning on your Mac Getting to know the startup process Turning off your Mac Avoiding major Mac mistakes Pointing clicking dragging and other uses for your mouse Getting help from your Mac ongratulate yourself on choosing Mac OS X which stands for Macintosh Operating System X that s the Roman numeral fen not the letter X pronou
33. re s EE EEEE 164 x Mac OS X Lion For Dummies Chapter 7 Timesaving Tools 00ce cee ee ee eee eens 165 Finding Files and Folders Faster c ccccsccsssseseseeeeseeeeseeceseeesseeesseeeeaees 165 Using the Search box in Finder wWindOwS cccccccssseeseeseesreeseees 166 Using the Spotlight menu and window c ccsceeseeseeeeteeteeseeeees 168 Finding files by other attributes cc eecceeeeeeneceteeeteeeeeeeeeennees 170 Expos Yourself to Mission Control s Spaces ccscsscesseeseeceeteeeeeseeeees 171 The painless Mission Control pane cccccescesseeseeceeeeeseeeeeseeseees 172 HOt COrNErS a E A N SS 174 Spaces from 30 000 feet An overview ssssesessesssersssesersssssss 175 Getting around in Space S ccccceseseseesseeeeeeeseeseeeceeeeeeeseeseeseeaeees 178 Launchpad The Place for Applications cccccecscceesceeeseeeseeseneeeenees 180 Customizing Your Launchpad ccccccescesesssceseceseesseeeeeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseees 181 Chapter 8 Dealing with Disks 0 c ce eeee eens 183 Comprehending DISS sce ssciscsseesedcssesssccvesssecedsecejavescesuavedeseatesovdseelostavndeves 184 Some disks need to be formatted first ccceeeeeeseeceeteeteeseeeees 185 Moving and copying disk iCONS cceeseeseseeseeeseeeseeeeesseesseeeees 185 Surprise Your PC Disks Work TO0 ccccsscssscssscsseeeseesseseeeeseeeseeeseeees 186 Burning CDSand DVDS
34. requisites None The Mac advantage Most of the world s personal computers use Microsoft Windows But you re among the lucky few to have a computer with an operating system that s intuitive easy to use and dare say fun If you don t believe me try using Windows for a day or two Go ahead You prob ably won t suffer any permanent damage In fact you ll really begin to appreciate how good you have it Feel free to hug your Mac Or give it a peck on the disc drive slot Just try not to get your tongue caught As someone once told me Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most people use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants serve food that s inferior to McDonald s We might be a minority but Mac users have the best most stable most modern all purpose operating system in the world and here s why Unix on which Mac OS X is based is widely regarded as the best industrial strength operat ing system on the planet For now just know that being based on Unix means that a Mac running OS X will crash less often than an older Mac or a Windows machine which means less down time Being Unix based also means far fewer viruses and malicious software But perhaps the biggest advantage OS X has is that when an application crashes it doesn t crash your entire computer and you don t have to restart the whole computer to continue working By the way with the advent of Intel powere
35. rint versions of this book may appear or be packaged in all book formats If you have purchased a version of this book that did not include media that is referenced by or accom panies a standard print version you may request this media by visiting http booksupport wiley com For more information about Wiley products visit us www wiley com Library of Congress Control Number 2011934643 ISBN 978 1 118 02205 4 pbk 978 1 118 15890 6 ebk 978 1 118 15930 9 ebk 978 1 118 15931 6 ebk Manufactured in the United States of America 10987654321 WILEY About the Author Bob LeVitus often referred to as Dr Mac has written or co written 60 popular computer books including iPhone For Dummies iPad For Dummies Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies and Dr Mac The OS X Files for John Wiley amp Sons Inc Stupid Mac Tricks and Dr Macintosh for Addison Wesley and The Little iTunes Book and The Little iDVD Book for Peachpit Press His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide Bob has penned the popular Dr Mac column for the Houston Chronicle since 1996 and has been published in dozens of computer magazines over the past 15 years His achievements have been documented in major media around the world Yes that was him juggling a keyboard in USA Today a few years back Bob is known for his expertise trademark humorous style and ability to translate techie jargon into usable and f
36. sarniserrieeeeeestsei rriren ri niestr n Ee eireas 264 Listening to Internet radi sesnssiriisieerranesrri iisa ieii 264 xi Mac OS X Lion For Dummies All About Playlist s csictsdvsdedsccszeceatedediescdeds ovhssasshssisteteas eee aid as 266 Creating a regular playlist cccsccsscssscesscsssesssessecsesseeesseesseenees 266 Working with smart playlists ccccescsssceesseeeeseeeeseeesseeesseessnees 267 Burning a playlist to CD esse ssecssecssiesdcdsts setsevssatieeeseteseedsdevdeteaneeotiass 268 Looking at two specific Playlists cccccccecssecesseceeseeeenseeeseeesseeens 269 Backing Up Your iTunes Media ccccccccessseseseeeeseeesseeeeseeesseeesssessaees 271 Chapter 13 The Multimedia Mac 000eee eee 275 Watching Movies with DVD Player cccccessssssseseeseeesecesscessesseesseessees 275 Playing Movies and Music in QuickTime Player cccecceseseeeeeeeeeeees 278 Viewing and Converting Images and PDFs in Preview 279 Importing MEd ia seccicssteseesssvesscavescnssaatiuenoseavasswertecsevsadussesaaccaneusiverseese ceedvses 280 Downloading photos from a camera ceeceeeeeeseceteeeeeeeeteeeeneesnes 281 Downloading DV video from a CAMCOIel eeeeseeeteeeteeeteetnees 283 Chapter 14 Words and Letters 0 cece eee eee eee 285 Processing Words with TextEdit cc cecceeceeceeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeseeaeens 285 Creating and composing a d
37. seeseeeseeeseeeseees 214 Navigating with the toolbar buttons cccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 215 Bookmarking your favorite Pages ceeeeseeseeeseceteceteeeeeeeeeeneeaes 216 What s on your reading list ccc eccecescessseeeeseeeeseeeeeeeesseeesseessnees 218 Using the terrific Top Sites Page cc cccccsccseesscesseeseesseesseesseeeees 219 Simplifying surfing with RSS feeds cccssesseesseeseeeseeseeseeeneees 221 searching with GoOgle oise aise oases hes Sse cede 222 Checking out Help Center cccesesscssscssscsssessseseeesseeseessseeseeeenees 225 COMMUNICATING Via iChat 4 s is 5csei 02ss505ssecseesdecdesecesecsscedaedesdevanedeveoesdestavadeves 225 Chit chatting with ICHALt 0 5 sceckc cess cseiessadececssvedssveevsteonedouteseteasesests es 226 Chatting with audio and video ee eeeeeeseeseeeeteeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeaeees 227 Remote Screen Sharing Remarkable and superbly satisfying 229 Video Calls with FaGe Time sciseicdiecesscaseaes in caneede caecdelen sad evegcatabcontdeesseearteeozass 231 Chapter 11 E Mail Made Easy 000 cece eee eee eee 233 Keeping Contacts Handy with Address Book ccscescesseeeeseeteeseeeens 233 Adding contacts esse csccessssase cts nee E EEEE ENS 234 Importing contacts from other programS eesseseeessresesessesrsre 236 Creating DASIC SOUP ecciscciccsesedssseseivinsdesdcosvesss ies siie eerste steve 236 Setting up a Smart Group based on contact criteria
38. st few chapters of this book are where I describe the basic everyday things that you need to understand to operate your Mac effectively If you re new to Macs and OS X Lion start there 6 Mac OS X Lion For Dummies ar Even though OS X Lion is somewhat different from previous Mac operating systems the first part of the book is so basic that if you ve been using a Mac for long you might think you know it all and okay you might know most of it But hey Not so old timers need a solid foundation So here s my advice Skip the stuff you know you ll get to the better stuff faster I didn t write this book for myself I wrote it for you and would love to hear how it worked for you So please send me your thoughts platitudes likes and dislikes and any other comments You can send snail mail in care of Wiley but it takes a long time to reach me that way and I just don t have time to respond to 99 9 percent of it If you want a response your best bet is to send e mail to me directly at Lion4Dummies boblevitus com I appreciate your feedback and I try to respond to all reasonably polite e mail within a few days Did this book work for you What did you like What didn t you like What questions were unanswered Did you want to know more about something Did you want to find out less about something Tell me I have received more than 100 suggestions about previous editions most of which are incorpo rated here So kee
39. tep 5 Things to try before taking your Mac in for repair 415 If Your Mac Crashes at Startup siiiscisciecicsieeeliesctensieecies ediienieeeeevivns 416 Part VI The Part of Tensa 419 Chapter 21 Almost Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience 421 Use Those Keyboard Shortcut c cccscssscsssesseesssssscessesssessseessesseeseeeees 421 Improve Your Typing Skills ce eceecceseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeseceeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeaeens 423 Resolution It s Not Just for New Year s Anymore eseese 423 A Mac with a View and Preferences TOO ccccsessseseseseseeseseseseeess 425 Get a New Faster Model u ccccccccccsssccccsssssccsessscccssssseccesscscesssnssseessesseeess 426 You Can Never Have Too Much RAM ccccessssssseesseesscesscssssessesseeseees 427 Get an Accelerated Graphics Card ccccccccsccessceseesseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseeeseees 427 Get a New Hard Drives seicccssciseccssessecavessseceasssec esscsdscs codaedesetvaveteveecrensiaendives 427 G t a Solid State Drive SSD s ccscesscechissiececaetseoeseessesu ces cencavensbastesenetensebectaes 429 Chapter 22 Ten Ways to Make Your Mac Better by Throwing Money at It 0 cece cece eee eee 431 RAM cesscizechaecsetsesseccendacdentileesacuieececidededs ieee aden tals nied aera eatin 431 Backup Software and or Hardware c cccccesscessessseesseeseesseeseeeseeeseeeseeees 432 A Better Monitor Or a Second One cccccecceseeseee
40. un advice for regular folks Bob is also a prolific public speaker presenting more than 100 Macworld Expo training sessions in the U S and abroad keynote addresses in three coun tries and Macintosh training seminars in many U S cities He also won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retir ing his crown Bob is considered a leading authority on Apple technology From 1989 to 1997 he was a contributing editor columnist for MacUser magazine writing the Help Folder Beating the System Personal Best and Game Room columns at various times In his copious spare time Bob heads up a team of expert technical consul tants who do nothing but provide technical help and training to Mac iPhone and iPad users via telephone e mail and or a unique Internet enabled remote control software which allows the team to see and control your Mac no matter where in the world you may be If you re having problems with your Mac you ought to give them a try You ll find them at www boblevitus com or 408 627 7577 Prior to giving his life over to computers LeVitus spent years at Kresser Craig D I K a Los Angeles advertising agency and marketing consultancy and its subsidiary L amp J Research He holds a BS in marketing from California State University Dedication For the sixtieth time this book is dedicated to the love of my life my wife and best friend Lisa who taught me almost everything I know about a
41. your own OM your Maliari r E E TE 345 Changing the password for your account on SOMEONE else s MAC insire teene n edad 346 Fiv More Types of Saving 2cscisec tescgsdesscizcastexnends vec cnesctsansnedesdeteveaesbectens 346 DVD Or CD SHAring secssccediss cass s r EEE O S 347 Sereen SHAVING nesre asainn EEE Sr R iie 347 Printer Sharing seoed ses eroarea te reiese aeeai 348 Scanner Sharin siera e r N e adai 348 Web Sharil guanine E EE 348 Internet Sharing ensena EE ET ENEA 348 BIUGtOOth SHAVING ceinte iann ereed eE aa Eas 350 Chapter 17 Features for the Way You Work aaaea 351 Talking and Listening to Your Mac sssssssssesssssessersrsesersrsesrrsrsessrerssesese 351 Talking to your MaC sscsetssvceseecces tap testesncesdiendaseadestegieatansduteersenteeesdeaee 352 Listening to your Mac read for you esesssssesessessseseseserssrsesssessssress 357 Automatic Automato Merai enre a E A ee heen Goes 359 AppleScripts en nE E E E aE 360 Automato aee E E E E EE E E ETES 361 A Few More Useful Goodies ciccsccccscsstssees isscecacsecaunees cscs cannaescntesvecsaesetecss 364 ADD SOE E bs heave as NE REESE 364 Universal ACCESS hirini r En EES EEE E E S 364 HE OY Sav CF ER EEEE E A AAEE 367 Blu t oth eenias Te E 369 MI EEEE A A ET AA E A AA E T 369 Automatic Login Users amp Groups System Preferences pane 369 IBOOU Gann pass costes aonr aaan A e E AR 370 XIV Mac OS X Lion For Dummies Part V The Care and Feeding of Vour Lio
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