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Drag the vCard file from the desktop into the Address Book window.
Click Add in the confirmation dialog box.
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Note: The Case of the Missing Attachment
vCard files typically end up in your email attachments folder—the location and name can vary depending on which email program you use. To get at these files easily, try clicking their names or icons in the email window and dragging them onto the desktop, or even directly into the Address Book window.
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Mapping a Contact’s Address
If you have an instant-on or constant Internet connection, you’re going to love this Address Book feature. You can view a map (and from there, driving directions) for an address in your contact list. It all starts with a simple click to a pop-up menu. Just remember, it won’t work if you’re not online.
Click the address label next to the address to display a pop-up menu.
Click Map this Address.
The map is displayed in your web browser.
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Note: Just the URL, Please
If you want to pass a map along to a friend, rather than just use it yourself, take advantage of another choice in the address pop-up menu: Copy Map URL. After you choose this command, click in any text document or email window and press to paste the map’s URL so the reader can click it to see the map.
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Adding a To-Do in iCal
Using a calendar to keep track of events is very important (turn to the next task to see how this works in iCal), but for many people, tracking a to-do list is an even more vital function. In iCal, you can assign each to-do item to a specific calendar, so you can distinguish among work, home, and hobby- or club-related tasks.
Choose View, Show Reminders.
Double-click in the blank space in the To Do items area.
Enter the to-do text and assign a priority level.
Double-click the to-do item to add more information and assign a calendar.
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Tip: Making To-Do Items Disappear
Choose iCal, Preferences to change how long items stay on your calendar after they’re completed and to determine how to-do items are sorted: by priority, by due date, or alphabetically.
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Adding an Appointment in iCal
iCal is compact and easy to use, but don’t underestimate it. This little calendar program has a surprising amount of power. Its primary purpose, of course, is keeping track of your appointments. Adding new ones couldn’t be simpler, and reading iCal’s neatly color-coded calendar is as easy as it gets.
Click the Day or Week button to switch to Day or Week view.
Click and drag on the hour grid for the day of the appointment to define the time span for the appointment.
Type in the appointment text.
Double-click the to-do item to add more information and assign a calendar.
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Tip: Filling in the Details
To refine your appointment entry, double-click the appointment and then click the Edit button at the bottom-right corner of the iCal window. Enter a location, add an alarm notification, set the appointment to repeat regularly, and more. You can also change the event’s calendar here.
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Modifying an Event in iCal
The more things change, well, the more confused you get. Unless you have iCal, that is—it’s easy to make changes to events you’ve scheduled previously. You can, of course, change an event’s day and time by simply dragging it to another place on your calendar. Here you’ll learn how to make other changes.
Double-click the event you want to change.
Click the Edit button.
Make changes to the event’s time or other attributes.
Click Done.
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Tip: Update on New Date
If you’ve invited guests to your event using iCal, the Done button in Step 4 will instead be an Update button. Click it to send an email to all the guests informing them of the change.
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Switching Calendar Views in iCal
Whether you want to zero in on each hour of the day or back off and take in a