Easy Mac OS X Lion - Kate Binder [67]
custom alert sounds, saving, 81
Customize Toolbar command (View menu), 30
customizing. See also preferences
calendar views in iCal, 119
desktop picture, 97
Dock
behavior customization, 95
hiding, 93
moving to different position, 93
sizing, 94
Finder, 96
interface language, 100
login icon, 99
login items, 101
Places sidebar, 47
screen savers, 98
security options, 102
system preferences, setting, 15-16
toolbar, 30
widgets, 103
custom keyboard shortcuts, selecting, 84
custom network locations
creating, 105-106
naming, 105
custom workspaces, 13-14
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Dashboard widgets
creating, 103
customizing, 103
deleting ads from, 103
synchronizing, 104
date/time
changing, 87
in menu bar, 87, 249
setting automatically, 249-250
timeservers for, 87
default printer, changing, 135
default toolbar, resetting, 30
deleting. See also closing, 9-11; uninstalling, 48, 56
ads from widgets, 103
applications, 59-60
buddies from buddy list in iChat, 165
files, 48
programs from Dock, 6
songs from playlists, 202
toolbar buttons, 30
user accounts, 220
desktop
elements of, 3-4
saving files to, 64
desktop icons. See icons
desktop picture, changing, 97
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 17
disabling
fonts, 142
login items, 101
disconnecting Internet connections, 20
disks
reformatting, 256
verifying, 245
Disk Utility
reformatting disks, 256
repairing disks, 245-246
verifying disks, 245
Disk Utility command (Utilities menu), 246, 251
display. See monitor, 82, 251-254
display settings, changing, 82
Dock, 6
activating objects in, 3
continuous window updates in, 10
customizing behavior of, 95
hiding, 93
minimized windows, icons on, 10
moving, 93
opening System Preferences from, 80
reordering icons in, 6
sizing, 94
switching between programs, 73
Dock, Dock Preferences command (Apple menu), 94-95
Dock, Position on Left/Right commands (Apple menu), 93
Dock, Turn Hiding On command (Apple menu), 93
documents. See also files
fonts, changing, 65-68
printing, 136
scanning, 139-140
spell-checking, 65-66
text
changing alignment/spacing, 66
copying, 65
in TextEdit, compatibility with Microsoft Word, 66
double-clicking, 3
changing speed of, 83
files, selecting programs for opening, 63
downloading programs through App Store, 57-58
dragging programs to Dock, 6. See also clicking-and-dragging, 3
DragThing, 93
drivers, locating, 133
Drop Box folder, sharing files, 228
Duplicate command (File menu), 34
DVD Player program, 69
DVDs. See also iDVD projects, 214-216
burning projects (iDVD) to, 216
video clips, saving, 70
viewing, 69-70
window screen size, 69
zoom view, 69
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), 17
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Easy Install option (installing programs), 56
editing. See also changing
appointments in iCal, 117
buddy list in iChat, 165-166
contacts in Address Book, 110
events in iCal, 118
scanned images, 140
Edit menu commands
AutoFill Form, 182
Find, 185
Select All, 33
Spelling and Grammar, 66
Undo, 3
ejecting DVDs, 69
email accounts. See also Mail
multiple, 145
setting up, 145-146
email attachments, locating, 114
email messages
attaching files to, 147
coloring text in, 147
filtering, 153-154
flagging, 128
forwarding, 148
junk mail, filtering out, 155-156
organizing, 149-152
receiving, 148
replying to, 148
sending, 147
Empty Trash command (Finder menu), 48
enabling. See activating
Energy Saver options, changing, 85
Enter Full Screen command (Video menu), 69
erasing. See reformatting disks, 256
events (iCal). See also appointments, 117, 120
editing, 118
inviting contacts to, 121
excluding email messages from rules, 153
exiting
force quitting, 255
programs, 73
sleep mode with remote control, 71
exporting
contacts as vCards, 113
videos, 213
Export Movie command (Share menu), 213
extensions, 36
F
FaceTime, 159-160
Fast User Switching, 224
favorite files, accessing, 47
faxes
receiving, 138
sending, 137-138
File menu commands
Add Account, 145
Duplicate, 34
Find, 96
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