OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies
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1. 285 Processing Words with TextEdit ooooooccncnncnionncnncccononnnononnconnornnnon con nonnnnos 285 Creating and composing a document 286 Working With text ewa ad ecce eee wia ere ee Me XR 288 Adding graphics to 290 Font Mania NET 292 Types ot fonts eire tte ert A rire ere 202 Managing your fonts with Font Book eee 293 Installing fonts essere 294 Part IU Making This Mountain Lion Vour Very Own 295 Chapter 15 Publish or Perish The Fail Safe Guide to Printing 297 Before Diving In cesis w AO dede ove 297 Ready Connecting and Adding Your Printer sss 298 Connecting your printer esses eene ener nnne 298 Setting up a printer for the first time sese 300 One last thing Printer sharing ooonoccnoccconnnonanonononcconocnnonononnnonnnons 302 Set Setting Up Your Document with Page Setup 302 Print Printing with the Print Sheet sese 304 Printing a document enert raent ate nennen nenne 304 Choosing among different printers sess 305 Table of Contents Choosing custom settings 306 Saving custom 8 309 Preview and PDF Options2. 175 Getting around in space s cecececeseesecseeeeeeseceeseeseeeeeseeeeeesceseees 179 Launchpad The Place for Applications eene 181 Customizing Your Launchpad sese eere 182 Chapter 8 Dealing with 015 5 183 Comprehending Disks esee nennen 184 Some disks need to be formatted first sess 184 Moving and copying between disks sss 185 Surprise Your PC Disks Work TOO oooooconocinocooccconcconnnoncnanonnnonononnnconccnns 185 Burning CDs and DVDS sees aaa aaa aaa aaa nennen nennen enn 186 Burning on the fly neret enne nennen 187 Creating a burn folder essent 191 Getting Disks out of Your 191 Chapter 9 Organizing Your 193 Keeping Track with Calendar sees 194 Navigating Calendar 194 Creating calendars esee enne 195 Grouping calendars sees 197 Deleting a calendar or group seen 198 Creating and managing events sss 199 Are you available esee nennen 201 Reminders Protection Against Forgetting sess 202 Getting started with Reminders e
3. seese esa ae aaa aaa 309 J st the Fak CE 311 Chapter 16 Sharing Your and Liking It 313 Introducing Networks and File Sharing sees 314 Portrait of home office networking sees 315 Three ways to build a network eene 317 Setting Up File 318 Access and Permissions Who Can Do 320 Users and groups and guests essere 320 Creating USES as ai dia iii 321 OS X knows best Folders shared by default 328 Sharing a folder or disk by setting permissions 329 Useful settings for permissiONS coococnnocnnonncnononononnnonnnconnnnconcnnonnnonos 334 Unsharing a folder onere a 336 Connecting to a Shared Disk or Folder on a Remote Mac 337 Changing Your Password oeroceaan EA E 341 Changing your account password on your 341 Changing the password of any account but your own brc 341 Changing the password for your account on someone else s Mac sessi 342 More Types of Sharing eene eene ener nne 343 Screen Sharing an er Eee EPIRI EE HE ERE ERE TUUS 343 Web SlarIng uc deti diia 344 Internet Sharing atus stetit t etie 345 And yet more ways to share
4. sese 346 Chapter 17 Features for the Way You Work 347 Talking and Listening to Your Mac eese 347 Dictation You talk and your Mac 348 Commanding your by voice sse 349 Listening to your Mac read for you sse 354 Automatic 356 O 357 AUtOMAtOF cae cock a A A A ALA 358 A Few More Useful Goodies sse 360 Pee RT 361 Accessibility ce ii enna W 361 Energy Savel ZE 363 Bluetooth ese 364 np GRO mL PM CHE 364 Automatic Login Users amp Groups System Preferences pane 365 Boot ere etre terere iii 365 1 EEEE E ESEE EEE 366 XU OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies Part U The Care and Feeding of Vour Mountain Lion 369 Chapter 18 Safety First Backups and Other Security Issues 371 Backing Up Is Not Hard to Do seen 372 Backing up with Mountain Lion s excellent Time Machine 372 Backing up by using the manual brute force method 375 Backing up by using commercial backup software 376 Why You Need Two Sets of Backups csccecessesseescesceseeseceeceseeeeeneeeees 376 Non Backup Security Concerns esses eene 378 About viruses and other malware
5. 68 Choosing output and input Options sse 68 Chapter 4 What s Up Dock 69 A Quick Introduction to Your DOCkK oocococnncccoccconcconnnonononoconononannnoonncononnnos 70 The default icons of the DOCK seen 70 Trash talkin iii iecit A herede ai 73 Opening application menus in the Dock sss 75 Reading Dock icon body language esee 77 Opening files from the Dock essere eene 78 Customizing Your Dock cccceecsccessceessecessceesseecessecsccecesaseseaeceseceseeeensaes 78 Adding Dock ICONS es eerie AE O APOS PZA 18 Removing an icon from the Dock esee 81 Resizing the Dock eee eee aaa wawa nennen nennen nennen 82 What should you put in YOUR Dock sees 82 Setting your Dock preferences 83 Chapter 5 The Finder and Its Desktop 87 Introducing the Finder and Its Minions The Desktop and Icons 87 Introducing the Desktop eese nennen nnne 88 Bellying up to the toolbar oooooonocccinncncocccononcnonnnonnnnnnnnnconnnnonncnononcnnnnos 90 Figuring out what an icon 15 93 Identifying your Finder icons in the wild 93 Aliases Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread sess 95
6. seen 378 Firewall Yea or 380 Install recommended software updates 381 Protecting Your Data from Prying Eyes essere 382 Blocking or limiting connections eere 383 Locking down files with FileVault esee 383 Setting other options for security sess 384 Chapter 19 Utility Chest 0 cece cee eee eee 387 Calculator ahead ees 387 Activity Monitor 388 AIrPOrt Utility rer 390 Colorsynic Utility cies E dada Ue isa RI eA aii 390 DigitalColor Meter ehe dwa add 391 DiSICUDHILy 5 EE dede ep RR 391 First Aid 391 FASC GAD 391 Partition tab iere ee 392 RAID t D anche te eed iM 393 hcic 393 RAN W Na Z ARA C M cM E 394 Graph OR azalie ia 394 Keychain ACCESS io eere ntt A EA ea 395 Migration Assistant 396 System Information 397 Terminal 397 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting OS 399 About Startup Disks and Booting essere 399 Finding or creating a startup 15 sse 400 They call it a prohibitory sign for a 400 Recoverin
7. Learn to Get More and Do More at Dummies com Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include e Checklists e Charts Common Instructions And Other Good Stuff To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book go to www dummies com cheatsheet osxmountainlion y gt Get Smart at Dummies com Dummies com makes your life easier with 1 000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows Check out our e Videos e Illustrated Articles e Step by Step Instructions Plus each month you can win valuable prizes by entering our Dummies com sweepstakes Want a weekly dose of Dummies Sign up for Newsletters on Digital Photography e Microsoft Windows amp Office e Personal Finance amp Investing e Health amp Wellness Computing iPods amp Cell Phones eBay Internet e Food Home 8 Garden Find out HOW at Dummies com Sweepstakes not currently available in all countries visit Dummies com for official rules by Bob Dr Mac LeVitus WILEY John Wiley amp Sons Inc OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies Published by John Wiley amp Sons Inc 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 5774 www wiley com Copyright 2012 by John Wiley amp Sons Inc Hoboken New Jersey Published by John Wiley amp Sons Inc Hoboken New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a
8. 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 14 When I want you to open an item in a menu I write something like Choose File Open which means Pull down the File menu and choose the Open command 14 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 present a numbered list of steps In those cases I leave the bold off what you re supposed to type like this 14 Web addresses programming code not much in this book and things that appear on screen are shown in a special monofont typeface like this If you re reading an ebook version of this book web addresses are clickable links 14 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 Shift A that means to hold down the 3 and Shift keys while pressing the A key Again for 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 l ve made a few anyway First I assume that you gentle reader know nothing about using OS X
9. Oh 25 Chapter 3 Have It Your Way ccceccesssseescessesceseescescensesecaeceeseecaesseeeeeeesaenaeeeeeseeaeeeeees 47 Chapter 4 What s Up Dock cccsccssessscesecssesscessescsesssecsecesesecsssesueseseneesnecsneessees 69 Chapter 5 The Finder and Its Desktop eese nennen 87 Part 11 Mountain Lion Taming Or Organization Es TU a RR 119 Chapter 6 The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders 1 21211211211211211211 121 Chapter 7 Four Terrific Timesaving Tools sese 163 Chapter 8 Dealing with Disks esses eene ener eene nennen enne nens 183 Chapter 9 Organizing Your Life eese eene 193 Part 111 Do Unto Mountain Lion Getting PODA Sc ae 209 Chapter 10 Internet Working sese eene nennen ener enne nennen 211 Chapter 11 Communications Made Easy sse 221 Chapter 12 The Musical MAC ere edes eot tee rodaron a 257 Chapter 13 The Multimedia 273 Chapter 14 Words and Letters sese eene enne 285 Part IV Making This Mountain Lion Vour Very Own 295 Chapter 15 Publish or Perish The Fail Safe Guide to Printing 297 Chapter 16 Sharing Your Mac and Liking It essere 313 Chapter 17 Features for the Way You WOKK cc
10. Creating 97 Deleting aliases 2 2 intei Awiw 98 Hunting down an alias s parent eese 98 Table of Contents xi The View s from a Window eene nennen 99 Moving through folders fast in Column 99 Perusing in Icon view eese aaa aaa nennen nennen 100 Listless Try touring folders in List view sess 102 You gotta go with the flow eese eene 104 Finder on the Menu 105 The actual Finder menu e ee se sea a ena 105 Like a road map The current folder s pop up menu 107 Going places with the Go MENU 108 Customizing Finder Windows essere 111 Adding folders to the Sidebar sese 111 Setting Finder preferences cccccccccssseseeceescesseeesecesecseeeseseseeeneens 112 Digging for Icon Data in the Info Window eene 114 Part 11 Mountain Lion Taming Or Organization for Smart People tati d TY Chapter 6 The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders 121 Understanding the OS X Folder Structure esses 122 Understanding nested folders esse 123 From the top The Comput
11. 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 OS X and your Mac the operating system 14 Manages memory Controls how windows icons and menus work 14 Keeps track of files 14 Manages networking 14 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
12. and or Hardware sess 422 A Better Monitor Or a Second One sese 422 A Fast Internet Connection esses enne 423 GAMES 423 Multimedia Titles nennen nene nennen 424 Some Big Honking Speakers with a 5 424 A New Mouse and or Keyboard sese 424 A MacBook Air or MacBook Pro eesesseeseeeeeeer eene 425 Chapter 23 Ten Or So Great Websites for Mac Freaks 421 Mac gd MP Q 427 MacWorld O 428 The Ma ODServer osa a a 428 CNET Downloads formerly 429 Macln EE 429 w se eas ces cote ce Sina fee NEED 429 Apple Support and Knowledge Base esses 431 Ramls eker nre etre E PR ASA ass etu ee EA 431 Other World nennen nnne nns 432 INR A 432 AI EL 433 Dr Mac Consulting einer a 433 Appendix Installing or Reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion Only If You Have 435 How to Install or Reinstall OS X esee 436 Getting Set Up with Setup Assistant essen 437 MA cata eos E Wie ams demain BBI XU OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies Introductio
13. 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 I 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 Mountain Lion For Dummies is divided into six logical parts numbered surprisingly 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 opinion 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 Mountain 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 4 OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies to know to 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 newcomers should probably read every word Twice Part II Mountain Lion
14. ccscsesceeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeseesseesceseeseeaes 347 Part U The Care and Feeding of Vour Mountain Lion 369 Chapter 18 Safety First Backups and Other Security 50 5 371 Chapter 19 Utility Chest rere AA 387 Chapter 20 Troubleshooting OS X nennen enne 399 Part Ul The Part of BOY Chapter 21 Almost Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience 411 Chapter 22 Ten Ways to Make Your Mac Better by Throwing Money at t 421 Chapter 23 Ten Or So Great Websites for Mac 421 Appendix Installing or Reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion Only If You Have TO utenti A iaa 435 A A 01 Table of Contents Introduction ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceccccccccccccccccccccccececee 1 About This BOOK icono nec A OW RA AO A 1 What You Won t Find in This Book eese 2 Conventions Used in This BOOk ocoocncoconococionaconancconcnnonanononaronnnonanaccnnnnrnnnnos 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 sssa sss aa aaa aaa eene aa aaa aaa aaa nennen nennen 3 How This Book Is Organized nawa ao nono aaa aaa aaa enn 3 Icons Used in This Book e eseeeeeea aaa aaa aaa enne enne ens 5 Where to Go from Here eeeeee ea aaa aaa aaa aan ens
15. 5 Part 1 Introducing OS X Mountain Lion The Basics 7 Chapter 1 OS X Mountain Lion 101 Prerequisites None 9 Gnawing to the Core of OS X eere ennn enn 10 A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner Or Any 12 Turning the dang thing ON ooooocccoccconcoonconnonnncn nono nononcconononanonono ccoo conos 12 What you should see on startup sese 12 Shutting down properly essere eren enne nnne 16 A few things you should definitely NOT do with your Mac 17 Point and click boot camp eese 19 Not Just a Beatles Movie Help and the Help Menu 20 Chapter 2 The Desktop and Windows and Menus Oh My 25 Touring the Finder and Its Desktop oooocccncoccococonccononononononononononncconocnnoos 26 Anatomy of a Window esses nnne nennen nennen nennen 27 Top o the window to yal sess enn 30 A scroll new world eese enne enne non nono nennen neret 31 Hyper Active windows esses eese eterne nennen eterne 32 Dialog Dealie BopperS ccccescssscsssesssesssecssssnecesecsssesscesnesssesescoessaeessessnees 33 Working with sensere 35 Opening and closing windows oococccnoncconconnncononnnononcconononanononnnconncnnos 35 Resizing windo
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17. 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 Mountain Lion applications such as Calendar Contacts Messages and Mail that help you keep your digital life organized Part III Do Unto Mountain Lion Getting Things Done This part is chock full of ways to do productive stuff with your Mac You discover the Internet 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 Mountain Lion s built in tools for writing namely TextEdit and fonts Part IV Making This Mountain Lion Your Very Own Here get into the nitty gritty underbelly of making OS X Mountain 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 Mountain Li
18. er folder sese 124 Peeking into the Applications folder esee 125 Finding fonts and more in the public Library folder 125 Let it be The System folder sess 127 The usability of the Users folder seen 128 There s no place like Home esee 128 Your personal Library card essere 130 Saving Your Document before It s Too Late 132 Stepping through a basic Save sese 133 Save As versus Duplicate Different names for same result 138 Open Sez Menciona neice ce 141 With drag and drop esses ener nennen enne 143 With a Quick L0Ok ooonoccnncccccconinoccninnncoonnconnnononncononoronnnonnnaronanarnnnoos 143 When your can t open a file 144 With the application of your choice sese 145 Organizing Your Stuff in Folders essere 147 Files versus folders rette itd Uode e brach po 147 Organizing your stuff with subfolders sss 148 Creating new folders iii iii 150 Navigating with spring loaded folders 1212112211211211 11 1 151 Smart Fold cuan eb etit d cia 152 Shuffling Around Files and Folders oooooconocinocconoconoconononcnancnnaconnonnnconocnns 155 Co
19. ese 202 To do or not to do Setting reminders 121122111 11411241121112 203 Everything you need to know about the Notification Center 205 Use Notes for Making Notes essere enne 206 Table of Contents Part Do Unto Mountain Lion Getting Things Done 209 Chapter 10 211 Getting Connected to the Internet sese eere 212 Setting up your nnne 212 Your Internet service provider and you eese 213 Plugging in your Internet connection settings 213 Browsing the Web with Safari esses 215 Navigating with the toolbar buttons sese 215 Bookmarking your favorite pages eese 217 What s on your reading list oooooonnoccnnccccocccnooncnonnncnonnnonnnnonnnncnnnno 219 Using the terrific Top Sites page 220 Searching with Google sese ener nnne 222 Checking out Help Center esses 224 Video Calls with FaceTime essen 224 Chapter 11 Communications Made 22 Collecting Your Contacts eene nnne nnne enn 227 Adding contacts cedet dA da 228 Importing contacts from other programs eese 230 Creating a basic group sese nennen eene nn
20. est morsels shortcuts tips and undocu mented secrets about Mountain Lion Try them all impress your friends EMBER 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 Mountain Lion anyway But I got your attention didn t I 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 for your sake 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 Mountain Lion Where to Go from Here The first few chapters of this book are where I describe the basic things that you need to
21. expertise trademark humorous style and ability to translate techie jargon into usable and fun 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 J Research He holds a B S in marketing from California State University Dedication For the sixty fourth time this book is dedicated to t
22. g with Recovery HD esee ener enne enne 402 Step 1 Run First Aid eese eene nentes riena 403 Step 2 Safe Boot into Safe Mode sess 405 Step 3 Zapping the PRAM NVRAM c ccsscesseeesecseeseeeseseeeneeseees 406 Step 4 Reinstalling OS 407 Step 5 Things to try before taking your Mac in for repair 407 If Your Mac Crashes at Startup sese 408 Table of Contents XVII Part Ul The Part of Tens eee BOY Chapter 21 Almost Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience 411 Use Those Keyboard Shortcuts essere nennen 411 Improve Your Typing Skills sees 413 Resolution It s Not Just for New Year s Anymore 413 A Mac with a View and Preferences Too 415 Get a New Faster Model essere nennen enne 416 You Can Never Have Too Much RAMI eese 417 Get an Accelerated Graphics Card eese 417 Get a New Hard 418 Get a Solid State Drive SSD sessssssesesseeeeeernnenneeres 419 Chapter 22 Ten Ways to Make Your Mac Better by Throwing Money 1 421 RAM ya 421 Backup Software
23. he love of my life my wife and best friend Lisa who taught me almost everything I know about almost everything I know except computers And again for the sixth fourth time this book is also dedicated to my kids Allison and Jacob who love their Apple gadgets almost as much as I love them the kids not the 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 the greatest 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 Teresa Brewer 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 Jean Queen of the Editors Nelson Andy Big Boss Man Cummings Barry Still No Humorous Nickname Pruett my longtime technical editor Dennis R Cohen who as usual did a rocking job 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 Sodastream The Garden Spot Caf amp Catering The Noble Pig and J Mueller BBQ 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 comme
24. hly 50 separate applications mostly located in the Applications folder and the Utilities folder within it love to walk you through each one of them but that would have required a book a whole lot bigger heavier and more expensive than this one I brief you on the small handful of bundled applications essential to using OS X Mountain Lion and keep the focus there namely Calendar Contacts Messages Mail Safari TextEdit and the like as well as impor tant 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 Mountain Lion as well as applications commonly bundled with Mountain Lion on a new Mac such as iLife the one my publisher sug gested I recommend is OS X Mountain Lion All in One For Dummies writ ten by Mark L Chambers which is of course also published by Wiley 14 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Lion not writing code for it Dozens of books cover pro gramming on the Mac most of which are two or three times the size of this book Conventions Used in This Book
25. in LION ud Help ments that help you do more work in less time In this chapter I start at the very beginning and talk about OS X in mostly abstract terms then I move on to explain what you need to know to use OS X Mountain Lion successfully Essentials Z Learn trackpad and mouse gesture Learn the basics Find anything on your Mac Install update and uninstall apps Get notifications in one place If you ve been using OS X for a while some of the informa tion in this chapter might seem hauntingly familiar some fea tures that I describe haven t changed from earlier versions of OS X But if you decide to skip this chapter because you think you have all the new Get connected 0 Part I Introducing OS X Mountain Lion The Basics EN 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 OS X Help the only user manual Apple provides anyway Tantalized Let s rock There is one last thing If you re about to upgrade to Mountain Lion from an earlier version of OS X you might want to peruse the Appendix first It describes the process of installing or reinstalling Mountain Lion in full and loving detail and has other useful information about installing Mountain Lion Nuff said Gnawing to the Core of OS X The operating system that is the OS in OS X is what makes a Mac a Mac Without it your Mac is a pile of silicon
26. mprehending the Clipboard eese 155 Copying files and folders oooocnoocinocconcconcconncononononanccnnonn nono nonnncnnns 156 Pasting from the Clipboard sess 157 Moving files and folders cccecceccesceseeseceeeeseeseeseeeeseeseeseeesceseeseeaes 158 OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies Selecting multiple icons essen 159 Playing the icon name game Renaming icons 160 Compressing files sess enne nens 161 Getting rid Of ICONS ait tec ede e ms ie Te ee eu 161 Chapter 7 Four Terrific Timesaving Tools 163 With a Quick 163 Share and share alike with the Share 165 Slide into Slideshow full screen mode sess 166 Spotlight on Finding Files and Folders Faster 1 211211211211 11 1 167 Using the Search box in Finder windows sess 167 Using the Spotlight menu and window sese 169 Finding files by other attributes essere 170 Expos Yourself to Mission Control s 172 The painless Mission Control pane esee 172 Hot COPME TS siis ded A R 175 Spaces from 30 000 feet An
27. n ou made the right choice twice OS X Mountain 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 fun What a concept Whether you re brand spanking new to the Mac or a grizzled Mac vet I guarantee that reading this book to discover the ins and outs of OS X Mountain Lion will make everything easier The publisher 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 Mountain Lion For Dummies is the latest revision and has been once again completely updated to include all the OS X goodness in Mountain Lion In other words this edition combines all the old familiar features of previous editions but is once again updated to reflect the latest and greatest offer ing from Apple as well as feedback from readers Why write a For Dummies book about Mountain Lion Well Mountain Lion is a big somewhat complicated personal computer operating system So I made OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies a not so big not very complicated book that shows you what Mountain Lion is all about without boring you to tears confusing you or poking you with sharp objects In fact I think you ll be so darned comfortable that I wanted the ti
28. n 230 Setting up a Smart Group based on contact criteria 231 The Views are lovely viii 232 iCloud Contacts Your contacts everywhere 233 Sending e mail to a contact or group ccoccoocoonncononononononnnonnnanononancn noo 234 Sending and Receiving E Mail with Mail seen 235 Setting up Mail esee esses nennen entente nnne Snr iiS 235 COMPOSING a new message eene nennen 236 A quick overview of the toolbar esee 238 Working with stationery ccccccscscessscesseecscecesseeceseceseeessseeessaees 240 Checking your mail esses aaa aaa enne nnne 241 Dealing with spamie ai iei cian 241 Changing your preferences ccccsccesecesesscesseesseesseceeeceeeseseseeeeeens 242 Mail rules rule tete EE o 243 Mailboxes smart and plain ss ss suse 244 Sign here 246 Take a Quick look and Slide show me some photos 247 Communicating with Messages essere 249 What the heck is an iMessage ccscesscsssecsseesecesseeeeesseeseeeseesees 250 Chit chatting with Messages cccccsccsscesscesseesseeseecseecseceseseseeeeeees 250 Chatting with audio and video esee 252 Remote Screen Sharing Remarkable and superbly satisfying 253 XIV OS X Mountain Lion For D
29. nts 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 to market include the following Acquisitions and Editorial Composition Services Project Editor Jean Nelson Project Coordinator Sheree Montgomery Executive Editor Bob Woerner Layout and Graphics Carl Byers Copy Editor Jean Nelson Joyce Haughey Christin Swinford Technical Editor Dennis R Cohen Editorial Manager Jodi Jensen Proofreader Dwight Ramsey Indexer BIM Indexing amp Proofreading Services Editorial Assistant Leslie Saxman Sr Editorial Assistant Cherie Case Cover Photo iStockphoto com Cary Westfall 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 Kathleen Nebenhaus Vice President and Executive Publisher Composition Services Debbie Stailey Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance PODANA aoi Ae ae 1 Part 1 Introducing OS X Mountain Lion The Basics 7 Chapter 1 OS X Mountain Lion 101 Prerequisites 9 Chapter 2 The Desktop and Windows and Menus
30. on features Text to Speech speech recog nition automation and more that can make your computing experience even more pleasant Part V The Care and Feeding of Your Mountain Lion This part starts with a chapter about backups and security which not only stresses the importance of backing up your data but also shows you how to do it almost painlessly I introduce you to a handful of useful utilities included with Mountain 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 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 websites and hardware ideas Appendix Last but certainly not least I cover installing or reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion in the Appendix The whole process has become quite easy with this version of the system software but if you have to install Mountain 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 ar Look for Tip icons to find the juici
31. print on demand Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e books or in print on demand If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased you may download this material at http booksupport wiley com For more information about Wiley products visit www wiley com Library of Congress Control Number is available from the Publisher upon request ISBN 978 1 118 39418 2 pbk ISBN 978 1 118 46199 0 ebk ISBN 978 1 118 48698 6 ebk ISBN 978 1 118 48697 9 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 more than 60 popular computer books including iPhone For Dummies iPad For Dummies Incredible iPad Apps For Dummies Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies OS X For Dummies for every version of OS X 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 25 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
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33. tle to be OS X Mountain 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 Mountain Lion in this book s title are among them And speaking of dummies remember that 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 Mountain 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 The book is chock full of information and advice explaining everything you need to know about OS X in language you can understand along with time saving tips tricks techniques and step by step instructions all served up in generous quantities 2 OS X Mountain 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 Mountain Lion in this book some things bear further looking into including these Information about some of the applications programs that come with OS X Mountain Lion An installation of OS X Mountain Lion includes roug
34. ummies Chapter 12 The Musical Mac 25 Introducing iTunes A EE WA 257 Working with Media wasze de tn teen eter cete i eee et Eee 260 Adding songs eie cree eret ea lo dee aede eaa ede ov 261 Adding movies and videos esee 263 Adding podcasts ueteri i en 263 Learning from iTunes U eese 264 Listening to Internet TadiO ooconccnncnocononoconononncnnnanonononcononnon con nonnnnos 265 All about Playlists reir 266 Creating a regular playlist sss 266 Working with smart playlists seen 267 Burning a playlist to CD sess 268 Looking at two specific playlists sse 269 Chapter 13 The Multimedia Mac 273 Watching Movies with DVD Player ooooooconoconococcnocnnonncnonnnnononnnonnnnnnnncnnnns 273 Playing Movies and Music in QuickTime 276 You re the Star with Photo Booth eee 277 Viewing and Converting Images and PDFs in Preview 279 porting Media ii as das 281 Downloading photos from a 281 Downloading DV video from a 283 Chapter 14 Words and
35. understand to operate your Mac effectively If you re new to Macs and OS X Mountain Lion start there Even though OS X Mountain Lion is somewhat different from previous Mac operating systems the first part of the book is so basic that if you ve been 6 OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies 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 would love to hear how this book worked for you So please send me your thoughts platitudes likes and dislikes and any other comments 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 or less about something Tell me I have received more than 100 suggestions about previous editions most of which are incorporated here So keep up the good work E mail me at MountainLion4Dummiestboblevitus com I appreciate your feedback and I try to respond to all reasonably polite e mail within a few days So what are you waiting for Go enjoy the book Part Introducing OS X Mountain Lion The Basics The 5th Wave __ By Rich Tennant AFTER INSTALLING O X INED AND LORETTA SELECT THE _ COMPUTERS BACKGROUND RIGATENNANT ike this ba kgr round much better than asement In this part Bes I believe it s important to crawl before
36. ws and window panes eene 36 Moving WIOdOWS cuidad aa 36 Shuffling windows oocooccocnconnconononcnnnconncnononnnonnncn nono nononccnnccnn non nennen nenne 37 Menu BASICS cnn n 38 The ever changing menu bar essere 38 Shortcut menus They re sooo contextual 39 OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies Recognizing disabled Options esee 40 Navigating submenus esses eene nennen nette 41 Underneath the Apple menu tree esee 42 Using keyboard shortcut commands eere 44 Chapter 3 Have It Your 47 Introducing System Preferences esee 47 Putting a Picture on the Desktop eseeessessesecesceeeeseceeceesereesesaeeeeaeeaees 50 Setting Up a Screen Saver sess eene eene nnne nnns 51 Putting Widgets on the Dashboard esee 53 Translatione A A AA dA 56 Flight Tracker WE O Ad EE CA 56 Giving Buttons Menus and Windows a 57 Adjusting the Keyboard Mouse Trackpad and Other Hardware 60 Keyboard ia 60 MOUSE id 64 Bluetooth 65 Trackpad notebooks and desktops with a Magic Trackpad 66 Styling Your SOU dirias 67 Changing sound
37. 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 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 environment to suit your style After that is a date LJE M ELE MAE B with the Dock And last but certainly not least you ae a go discover ways you can use the Finder to make life with Mountain 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 Mountain Lion OS X Mountain 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 p ongratulate yourself on choosing OS X which stands for Macintosh Operating System X that s the Help Center Roman numeral fen not the letter X pronounced ten He Qr Search Help not ex You made a smart move because you scored more than just an operating system upgrade OS X Mountain Lion includes several new features that make using your Mac easier and dozens of improve r Us X Mounta
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