Mac OS X Conversion Kit, The: 9 to 10 Side by Side, Panther Edition

by Kelby, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780735713895
• ISBN10: 0735713898
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

If you've been using Mac OS 8 or OS 9 and you want to start using Mac OS X Panther today (and we literally mean today), there is no easier way than this ingenious new book from Mac Design magazine's Editor-in-Chief Scott Kelby. Here's how the book works: on the left page, it shows how you did a particular task back in Mac OS 9; and on the right page it shows you exactly how it¿s now done in Mac OS X (Panther). It couldn't be easier.The whole book, every page, is in crisp full color, with clear concise, plain-English descriptions that let you start using Mac OS X today, immediately, without having to learn the whole operating system first. It's like having a friend nearby with all the answers--when you get stuck, and wonder "how to I do that in Mac OS X?" just turn to that task and there it is--the left page shows the old way, the right page shows the new way. If you¿re one of those people who believe (like we do) that the best ideas are the simple ones, you'll absolutely love this book!If you want to start using Mac OS X today, if you want to unlock its power, stability, features and fun today, this is the book that will do it. There are no in-depth explanations about networking, no UNIX commands or how to hack the system, and no detailed descriptions of how it all works and why. In short, it's not a "tell me all about it" book--it's a "here's how to do it" book, and that's why it works so amazingly well.Plus, if you look up how to do a particular task, and Mac OS X offers new features, new shortcuts, or new options that weren't available in Mac OS 8/9 (and there are plenty in Panther), Scott includes those too, using the same right to the point, conversational writing style that made his "Mac OS X Killer Tips" book a smash bestseller! We can't imagine an easier, faster, or more fun way to convert to Mac OS X, and really start using it today.

Table of Contents

The Apple Menu: There is One, Just Not the One You Remember	p. 4
Apple Menu Options/Dock Options	p. 6
Adding Items to the Apple Menu/Dock	p. 8
Launching the Apple System Profiler	p. 10
Accessing the Calculator	p. 12
Accessing the Chooser (for Printing)/Printer Setup Utility	p. 14
Accessing Control Panels/System Preferences	p. 16
Creating and Accessing Favorites	p. 18
Accessing Key Caps/Keyboard Viewer	p. 20
Accessing Recently Used Items	p. 22
Windows, Icons, and Stuff: Does This Really Need a Description?	p. 24
Changing Window Views	p. 26
Opening Folders in a New Window	p. 28
Tidying Up Windows (Snap to Grid)	p. 30
Collapsing a Window	p. 32
Closing a Window	p. 34
Closing All Open Windows	p. 36
Zoom Your Window	p. 38
Making a New Folder	p. 40
Changing Folder/File Names	p. 42
Color Coding Folders/Files	p. 44
Docking a Folder/Minimizing a Folder	p. 46
Making Aliases of Files or Folders	p. 48
Finding the Original for an Alias	p. 50
Finding Files on Your Mac	p. 52
Deleting Files	p. 54
Customizing Your Mac: Setting Up Your System to Your Taste	p. 56
Setting the Date & Time	p. 58
Setting the Number of Recent Apps	p. 60
Changing the Highlight Color	p. 62
Adjusting Overall Volume	p. 64
Changing the System Font Size	p. 66
Choosing Scroll Bar Arrows	p. 68
Changing Your Desktop Background	p. 70
Choosing Your Numbers Format	p. 72
Adjusting Your Mouse/Trackpad Speed	p. 74
Setting Your Keyboard Layout	p. 76
Open Apps Automatically at Startup	p. 78
Adjusting Your Spring-Loaded Folders	p. 80
Crank Up the Jams: Music, Photos, and Video	p. 82
Playing a Music CD	p. 84
Pausing a CD Playing in the Background	p. 86
Converting CDs to MP3	p. 88
Burning Your Own Music CDs	p. 90
Controlling External Speakers	p. 92
Selecting an Audio Input Source	p. 94
Recording Audio from Your Mac	p. 96
Accessing Photos from a Digital Camera	p. 98
Taking Screen Captures	p. 100
Viewing Graphics Files	p. 102
Playing Quick Time Movies	p. 104
Watching a DVD on Your Mac	p. 106
Monitors: They're Called Displays in Mac OS X	p. 108
Setting Monitor/Display Brightness	p. 110
Choosing Your Monitor's/Displays Resolution	p. 112
Choosing Thousands or Millions of Colors	p. 114
Using Two Monitors/Displays	p. 116
Putting Your Monitor/Display to Sleep	p. 118
Choosing Your Monitor/Display Profile	p. 120
Calibrating Your Monitor/Display	p. 122
Fonts and Printing: Perhaps Not the Most Fun Chapter	p. 124
Installing Fonts	p. 126
Organizing Fonts	p. 128
Selecting a Printer	p. 130
Adding a Printer	p. 132
Sharing a Printer	p. 134
Making Apple Talk Active	p. 136
Viewing the Print Queue	p. 138
Networking and the Internet: How Could This Be Anything But a Party?	p. 140
Sharing Your Mac with Other Users	p. 142
Setting User Privileges	p. 144
Controlling Access	p. 146
Sharing Your Files	p. 148
Connecting to a Network: Configuring	p. 150
Connecting to a Network	p. 152
AirPort: Going Wireless	p. 154
Setting Internet Preferences/Getting Ready to Go Online	p. 156
Setting Up Your Modem	p. 158
Searching on the Internet	p. 160
Other Stuff: The Land of Little Lost Commands	p. 162
Ejecting a Disk	p. 164
Removing an Item from the Apple Menu/Dock	p. 166
How Much Memory (RAM) Do You Have?	p. 168
Determining a File's Size	p. 170
Adding Comments to a File	p. 172
Keeping a File from Being Deleted	p. 174
Getting Stuff Out of the Trash	p. 176
Changing a File's Icon	p. 178
Switching Applications	p. 180
Accessing an Application's Preferences	p. 182
Putting Your Mac to Sleep	p. 184
Keeping Your Mac from Going to Sleep	p. 186
Shutting Down Your Mac	p. 188
Changing the Startup Disk	p. 190
Troubleshooting: It's Not a Good Sign if You're Reading This	p. 192
Force Quitting an Application	p. 194
Using Disk First Aid	p. 196
Force Quitting the Finder	p. 198
Booting from Your System CD	p. 200
Rebuilding the Desktop	p. 202
Erasing and Reformatting a Drive	p. 204
Using Simple Finder	p. 206
Restarting Your Mac	p. 208
Using Apple's Built-in Help	p. 210
Don't Freak Out: Installing Mac OS X, And Other Scary Stuff	p. 212
Do I Really Need All This Stuff?	p. 214
Where's All the Stuff I Had on My Desktop?	p. 215
Why is Mac OS 9 Opening?	p. 216
Sorry, Dave. I'm Afraid I Can't Let You Do That	p. 217
You're Locked Out of a Preference	p. 218
There's More Than One Library Folder	p. 219
My Fonts Are Everywhere!	p. 220
Disk Images and Packages	p. 221
Where's the Chooser?	p. 222
Optimizing System Performance	p. 223
20 Cool Little Things You Couldn't Do in Mac OS 9	p. 224
Managing Your Fonts	p. 226
Expose	p. 227
Apple Remote Desktop	p. 228
iTunes Music Store	p. 229
iStuff	p. 230
Real Video Conferencing	p. 231
Controlling Music Playing in iTunes	p. 232
Deleting Files Securely	p. 233
Sidebar	p. 234
Force Quitting Without Crashing	p. 235
Faxing or Making a PDF from Any App	p. 236
Locking Access to Preferences	p. 237
Resizing Icons in Icon View	p. 238
Previewing Movies/Audio in Column View	p. 239
Taking Advantage of UNIX	p. 240
Naming with More than 31 Characters	p. 241
Seeing Folder/File Info in Icon View	p. 242
Viewing Windows in Column View	p. 243
Seeing Thumbnail Previews of Icons	p. 244
Adding Menu Bar Controls	p. 245
20 Little Things Apple Changed Just to Mess with Your Head: Actually, There's a Method Behind Their Madness At Least That's What We've Been Led to Believe	p. 246
Put Away Is Gone, Undo Is Here	p. 248
No Window Shade: Minimize Instead	p. 249
Scrapbook Is Long Gone	p. 250
There's No Trash Can on the Desktop	p. 251
The Special Menu Is Gone	p. 252
Simple Text Is Now TextEdit	p. 253
Virtual Memory Is Virtually Gone	p. 254
Control Strip Is Replaced by Menu Items	p. 255
Application Folders Are Nearly Gone	p. 256
The Launcher Is Replaced by the Dock	p. 257
No SimpleSound for Recording Audio	p. 258
The Print Window Command Is Gone	p. 259
No Need to Rebuild the Desktop	p. 260
No Need for Adobe Type Manager (ATM)	p. 261
No Need to Manage Extensions	p. 262
No More Chooser for Choosing Printers	p. 263
Finder Button View Is Replaced by Dock	p. 264
The "Sound Track" Effects Are Gone	p. 265
The Application Menu Is Gone	p. 266
No More "Blinking" Control	p. 267
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