Easy Mac OS X Lion - Kate Binder [65]
username An alphanumeric identifier of a single user.
vCard A small file containing contact information that can be attached to an email message.
video buttons Buttons in iDVD that have video images.
virus A program that damages a computer or the computer’s files in some way and then reproduces itself and spreads via email or file transfers.
W—Z
Web See World Wide Web.
web browser A program used to view websites. Safari is the web browser that comes with OS X.
webcam A small, digital camera used with iChat or to provide a constantly updated image over the World Wide Web.
WebDAV A type of server that makes iCal calendars available to subscribers over the Internet.
widget A small program that can be accessed using Dashboard.
Wi-Fi The type of wireless networking used by Apple’s AirPort hardware and software and by other manufacturers’ similar devices.
window A defined rectangular area on the computer screen displaying files or data.
wireless The capability to communicate without cables; for example, AirPort is Apple’s technology for creating a wireless network between multiple Macs. See also AirPort and Bluetooth.
word processor A program used for composing, laying out, and printing text.
World Wide Web A computerized information source consisting of text, images, and other data displayed on “pages” organized into “sites” that are linked together such that clicking a word or image on one page displays a different page.
Index
A
About This Mac command (Apple menu), 75
accessibility settings, 21-22
accessing favorite files, 47
accounts
email accounts
multiple, 145
setting up, 145-146
iChat accounts, setting up, 161-162
iTunes accounts, creating, 205
.Mac accounts, 145
benefits of, 104
synchronizing information, 122
synchronizing widgets with, 104
user accounts
creating, 219-220
deleting, 220
Fast User Switching, 224
giving admin privileges, 221
logging in/out, 223
resetting passwords, 225
setting limits on, 219
Action menu
Add to Favorites command, 67
in toolbar, 29
activating
AppleTalk, 19
Dock objects, 3
Parental Controls, 189-190
screen sharing, 237
Universal Access keyboard shortcuts, 21
VoiceOver, 23
windows, 12
Zoom feature, 21
Add Account command (File menu), 145
Add Bookmarks for These Tabs command (Bookmarks menu), 184
adding. See also installing.
bookmarks
from Address Book, 180
to DVDs, 70
contacts to Address Book, 109
filename extensions, 36
font collections, 68
login items, 101
web pages to reading list, 186
Address Book, 107
adding bookmarks from, 180
contacts
adding, 109
editing, 110
exporting as vCards, 113
finding, 113
grouping, 110
mapping, 115
smart groups, 111-112
vCards, importing, 114
Add to Favorites command (Action menu), 67
admin users, 217
creating, 221
ads, deleting from widgets, 103
Advanced menu, Show TV Safe Area command, 215
AIM (America Online Instant Messenger) screen name, 161
AIM Buddy List command (Window menu), 165
AirPort, 242
creating networks, 233-234
AirPort menu, 242
albums, organizing photos into, 194
alerts
flashing screen for, 21
setting in iCal, 120
alert sound
changing, 81
saving custom, 81
aligning
icons, 4
text, 66
all (smart mailbox criteria), 152
America Online Instant Messenger (AIM) screen name, 161
animation of Dock icons, 95
any (smart mailbox criteria), 152
AOL Instant Messenger, 167
Apple menu, 4
About This Mac command, 75
Dock, Dock Preferences command, 94-95
Dock, Position on Left/Right commands, 93
Dock, Turn Hiding On command, 93
Log Out command, 5
recently used applications/documents, changing number of, 16
Restart command, 5
Shut Down command, 5
System Preferences command, 15, 76-80
AppleTalk, activating, 19
application bar. See Dock
Application menu commands
Hide, 74
Hide Others, 74
applications. See also programs
deleting, 59-60
organizing in Launchpad, 60
running in full-screen mode, 61-62
starting with Launchpad, 59
Applications