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Overview

This book delivers you a state-of-the-art, customized Mac OS X learning experience. It integrates outstanding step-by-step guidance and real-life examples with easy-to-use online content - including how-to screencasts, instructor videos, podcasts, and more. Leading computer trainer Yvonne Johnson covers everything you'll want to know and do with the latest version of Mac OS X. What's more, she carefully explains the "why" as well as the "how," so you can understand more and get productive faster. Whether you're a Mac OS X beginner or intermediate, Johnson walks you through all this, and more:: " Getting comfortable with the latest version of Mac OS X, tailoring the desktop, and managing files and applications " Making the most of Mac OS X web and productivity applications, including Safari, Mail, iCal, and Address Book " Using the Mac's easy, powerful creativity tools, including iPhoto and iMovie " Keeping Macs safe and up-to-date If you're a beginner, this book's easy step-by-step instructions give you a solid foundation for using the latest version of Mac OS X, and its tightly-linked online content expands on these basics - offering bonus practical advice, tips, suggestions, activities, and advanced techniques.

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Initializing a New Computer

Show Me Media 1.1—A Video about Setting the Language Preferences

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Show Me Media 1.2—A Video about Selecting a Language for the Keyboard

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Chapter 2: Upgrading to Lion

Tell Me More Media 2.1—A Recording about the iCloud

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Chapter 3: Setting Up User Accounts and Installing Hardware

Show Me Media 3.1—A Video about Changing Your User Account Password

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Tell Me More Media 3.2—A discussion about Creating Strong Passwords

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Show Me Media 3.3—A Video about Creating a User Account

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Show Me Media 3.4—A Video about Creating an Ad Hoc Network

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Chapter 4: Getting Comfortable with Lion

Show Me Media 4.1—A Video about Using Menus

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Show Me Media 4.2—A Video about Using Stacks

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Tell Me More Media 4.3—An Audio Recording about Calibrating a Laptop Battery

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Show Me Media 4.4—A Video about Turning Your Computer Off

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Chapter 5: Managing Your Hardware

Show Me Media 5.1—A Video about Getting System Information

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Show Me Media 5.2—A Video about Setting Sound Effects Preferences

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Show Me Media 5.3—A Video about Setting Magic Mouse Preferences

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Tell Me More Media 5.4—A Discussion of AppleScript

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Chapter 6: Customizing the Desktop

Tell Me More Media 6.1—A Discussion about Creating Neutral Space in a Photo

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Show Me Media 6.2—A Video about Adding an Alias to the Desktop

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Show Me Media 6.3—A Video about Customizing Desktop Icons

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Show Me Media 6.4—A Video about Announcing the Time

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Chapter 7: Using Finder

Show Me Media 7.1—A Video about Adding the Eject Button to the Menu Bar

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Tell Me More Media 7.2—A Recording about the Folders You Might Need on Your Hard Drive

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Show Me Media 7.3—A Video about Creating a Smart Folder

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Show Me Media 7.4—A Video about Adding Spotlight Comments to Files

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Show Me Media 7.5—A Video about Moving Files by Dragging

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Chapter 8: Managing Applications

Show Me Media 8.1—A Video about Creating a Folder in Launchpad

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Show Me Media 8.2—A Video about Browsing Versions

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Tell Me More Media 8.3—A Discussion about Contrasting Two Methods for Minimizing Windows

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Show Me Media 8.4—A Video about Creating Spaces

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Show Me Media 8.5—A Video about Adding Applications to a Space

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Chapter 9: Browsing the Web

Tell Me More Media 9.1—A Discussion about Setting Safari Preferences

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Show Me Media 9.2—A Video about Customizing Top Sites

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Show Me Media 9.3—A Video about Setting Parental Controls for Web Use

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Show Me Media 9.4—A Video about Creating a Bookmark Folder

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Show Me Media 9.5—A Video about Setting Auto-Click in Safari

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Chapter 10: Using the Address Book and iCal

Show Me Media 10.1—A Video about Creating a New Address Card

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Show Me Media 10.2—A Video about Editing the Address Card Template

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Tell Me More Media 10.3—A Discussion about Publishing a Calendar to the Web

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Show Me Media 10.4—A Video about Setting Event Alerts

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Show Me Media 10.5—A Video about Creating a Reminder

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Chapter 11: Using Mac Mail

Tell Me More Media 11.1—A Discussion about Special Uses for the Bcc Field

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Show Me Media 11.2—A Video about Searching for Emails And Creating Smart Mailboxes

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Show Me Media 11.3—A Video about Customizing the Mail Toolbar

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Show Me Media 11.4—A Video about Setting Parental Controls for Email

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Chapter 12: Using iChat and FaceTime

Show Me Media 12.1—A Video about Adding a Buddy

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Show Me Media 12.2—A Video about Creating Or Deleting a Status Description

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Show Me Media 12.3—A Video about Using Graphics in Buddy Accounts

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Chapter 13: Using TextEdit

Show Me Media 13.1—A Video about Using the Spelling And Grammar Checker

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Show Me Media 13.2—A Video about Finding And Replacing Text

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Tell Me More Media 13.3—A Discussion about Using Paragraph Spacing

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Show Me Media 13.4—A Video about Creating a Table

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Chapter 14: Using Widgets and Other Applications

Tell Me More Media 14.1—A Discussion about Exploring Default Widgets

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Show Me Media 14.2—A Video about Clipping a Widget From the Web

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Show Me Media 14.3—A Video about Drawing Shapes in Preview

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Show Me Media 14.4—A Video about Saving Or Deleting a Note

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Chapter 15: Using System Utilities

Show Me Media 15.1—A Video about Erasing Disks

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Show Me Media 15.2—A Video about Copying Disks

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Show Me Media 15.3—A Video about Capturing Screen Images

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Tell Me More Media 15.4—A Recording about a Terminal Command to Control Copying Email

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Chapter 16: Keeping Your Mac Safe, Updated, and Backed Up

Show Me Media 16.1—A Video about Encrypting Data

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Tell Me More Media 16.2—A Discussion about Signed Certificates

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Tell Me More Media 16.3—A Discussion about Using the Keychain

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Show Me Media 16.4—A Video about Restoring a File With Time Machine

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Chapter 17: Having Fun

Show Me Media 17.1—A Video about Trimming a Movie

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Show Me Media 17.2—A Video about Splitting a Movie Into Clips

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Tell Me More Media 17.3—A Discussion about Video Resolution and File Size

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Show Me Media 17.4—A Video about Importing Music

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Appendix A: Making Use of Support Resources

Show Me Media A.1—A Video about Searching a Help Article

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Show Me Media A.2—A Video about Using Help Bookmarks

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Tell Me More Media A.3—A Discussion about Boolean Operators

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