Easy Mac OS X Lion - Kate Binder [70]
menu actions for programs, viewing, 6
menu bar
clock in, 87
date/time in, 249
iChat, viewing in, 162
modem status, viewing in, 20
volume slider in, 88
menu items, selecting, 3
menus
Apple menu, 4
contextual menus, 7
Merge All Windows command (Window menu), 184
messaging (iChat), sending, 167
Microsoft Word, TextEdit compatibility with, 66
minimized windows, icons on, 10
minimizing windows, 10, 74
Mission Control, 11-12
MobileMe
photos, sharing, 197-198
screen names, 167
widgets, updating, 104
modem, viewing status in menu bar, 20
monitor
calibrating, 251-254
display settings, changing, 82
monitoring battery usage, 90
mouse
accessibility settings, 22
multibutton, 7
scroll wheel, 83
mouse speed, changing, 83
movies. See also projects (iDVD), 214-216; videos
renting, 207-208
searching for, 207
transferring to iPad, iPhone, 208
moving
Dock, 93
files/folders, 34
icons, 3
windows, 9
multibutton mouse, 7
multiple email accounts, 145
multiple files, selecting, 33
multi-window mode, 25-28
music, playing in iTunes, 72. See also iTunes
muting sound volume, 88
N
naming
custom network locations, 105
printers, 135
nesting mailboxes, 149
network connections. See also Internet connections
AppleTalk, activating, 19
creating AirPort networks, 233-234
joining WiFi networks, 242
printer sharing, 240
screen sharing, 237
setting up, 231
sharing files, 236
networked computers
connecting to, 235
searching with Spotlight, 239
network locations
creating custom, 105-106
naming, 105
Network Setup Assistant, 231
Network Time Protocol (NTP), 250
New Burn Folder command (File menu), 45
New Folder command (File menu), 35
New Project command (File menu), 209
New Smart Folder command (File menu), 43
New Smart Group command (File menu), 111
New Smart Mailbox command (Mailbox menu), 151
New Tab command (File menu), 183
New Window command (File menu), 175
Normal Size command (Video menu), 69
notes, creating in Mail, 127
NTP (Network Time Protocol), 250
O
online connections. See Internet connections
online interactions. See iChat; Safari
Open command (File menu), 39
opening
files, 39
selecting programs for, 40, 63
Info window, 63
new Finder windows, 35
System Preferences from Dock, 80
View Options dialog box, 4
open windows
hiding, 12
viewing, 11
option-clicking, 74
organizational tools, 107
Address Book
adding contacts, 109
editing contacts, 110
exporting contacts as vCards, 113
finding contacts, 113
grouping contacts, 110
importing vCards, 114
mapping contacts, 115
smart groups, 111-112
iCal
alarms, 120
appointments, 117
calendar views, 119
events, 118
inviting contacts to events, 121
publishing calendars, 125-126
searching calendars, 123
subscribing to calendars, 124
to-do lists, 116
unpublishing calendars, 125
iTunes, synchronizing with, 129-130
.Mac accounts, synchronizing information, 122
creating notes in, 127
flagging email messages, 128
organizing
applications in Launchpad, 60
bookmarks in Safari, 179-180
email messages, 149-152
fonts, 142
Icon view, 31
photos, 194
projects (iDVD), 214
songs into playlists, 202
P
pairing. See linking, 71
Parental Controls, 219
activating, 189-190
passwords
requiring, 102
resetting, 225-226
pausing
DVDs, 69
songs, 201
permissions, 245
photo albums, showing as slide show, 173
Photo Booth, 199-200
photos
applying effects to, 199-200
descriptive information for, 194
finding, 193
importing, 193
organizing into albums, 194
previewing, 196
printing, 195
sharing, 197-198
pictures. See images
Places sidebar, 47
playing. See also viewing
music in iTunes, 72
slide shows, 71
videos in iTunes, 72
playlists
creating, 202
removing songs from, 202
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), 17
POP email account type, 146
positioning. See moving
Power key, restarting/shutting down using, 5
power management. See Energy Saver options, 85
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), 17
preferences. See