Mac OS X Panther Killer Tips

by Kelby, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780735713932
• ISBN10: 0735713936
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: New Riders Press

Summary

Nothin' but sidebars!The hottest collection of cool tips and hidden secrets for the pro who needs results FAST! Not another newbie book. OS X Killer Tips speaks directly to the daily Mac user who needs to get the most out of their Mac NOW. Other such books tend toward fluffiness, where Killer Tips is all business.Time is money and a lot of experienced users find themselves trying to save time by skimming through larger computer books in order to pull out the useful nuggets of info that are often placed within what we call sidebars (i.e. those Note/Tip/Warning boxes). The Killer Tips series was developed byScott Kelbybecause he recognized how useful non-beginning technology users find those cool "I didn't know THAT" sidebars that are peppered all over the other computer books out there. This book is all about speed; showing the Mac professional how to get more work done faster, while actually increasing quality.

Author Biography

Scott Kelby is co-founder, and Editor-in-Chief of Mac Design Magazine, Editor of Photoshop User magazine, and president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Table of Contents

Window Wonderland	4	(36)
Cool Window Tips
You Can Always Go Back	6	(1)
Burning a CD Right from Your Finder Window	6	(1)
Separating the Riff-Raff in Your Toolbar	7	(1)
Sidebar's Space-Saving Icon View	7	(1)
Getting Rid of the Preview Column	8	(1)
Controlling What Shows Up in Your Sidebar	8	(1)
Quickly Hiding the Sidebar	9	(1)
Using ``Favorites'' in Panther	9	(1)
Speed Tip: Faster Full Name Viewing in List View	10	(1)
Speed Tip: Deleting Files Via the Toolbar	10	(1)
Moving Windows Behind Your Current Window	11	(1)
Column View's Hidden Power	11	(1)
Knowing Your Status (Any Time, in Any Window)	12	(1)
Adjusting Just One Column in Column View	12	(1)
Jumping from Column to Column	13	(1)
In Love with Column View? Make It a Permanent Thing	13	(1)
Opening Folders in New Windows	14	(1)
New Windows for Folders, Part 2	14	(1)
New Windows for Folders, Part 3	15	(1)
Show Me the Way to Go Home	15	(1)
One-Click Trail to Your File	16	(1)
Hiding the Toolbar when You Don't Need It	16	(1)
Moving Your Toolbar Icons at Will	17	(1)
Making the Sidebar Work Like the Dock	17	(1)
Adding Items to the Sidebar	18	(1)
The Ultimate Customize Toolbar Shortcut	18	(1)
Too Many Icons in Your Toolbar? Shrink 'Em	19	(1)
What Are Those Two Little Gray Arrows in My Toolbar?	19	(1)
Getting Back Your Toolbar Defaults	20	(1)
Speed Tip: Removing Toolbar Icons	20	(1)
The Bad Keyboard Shortcut Hall of Fame: New Folders	21	(1)
Speed Tip: Creating New Folders	21	(1)
Stopping the Scrolling Blues	22	(1)
Another Anti-Scroll Bar Tip	22	(1)
Don't Like Labels? Try Comments Instead	23	(1)
Adding a Photo as Your Window's Background	23	(1)
Beating the Alphabetical Trap	24	(1)
Rearranging the Headers in List View	24	(1)
Speed Tip: Navigating Without the Mouse	25	(1)
Jumping Right to the File You Want	25	(1)
Closing Multiple Windows	26	(1)
Controlling What Happens When You Double-Click a Title Bar	26	(1)
Window Housekeeping Tips	27	(1)
Saving Time When Changing Views of Multiple Windows	27	(1)
The Window Navigation Tool Borrowed from Photoshop	28	(1)
The Joy of Spring-Loaded Folders	28	(1)
Hiding the Icons in Column View	29	(1)
How to Tell if Snap to Grid is Turned On	29	(1)
How to See if You Can Write to a Folder	30	(1)
Creating Your Own Defaults for Finder Windows	30	(1)
Cutting Through the Window Clutter Using Expose	31	(1)
Uncluttering Just Your Current Application	31	(1)
Expose Show-Off Trick #1	32	(1)
Expose Show-Off Trick #2	32	(1)
Getting a Clean Shot at Your Desktop with Expose	33	(1)
Using Expose Without Pressing a Button	34	(1)
The Two-Button Mouse Expose Experience	34	(1)
Accessing Once-Hidden Window Features	35	(1)
Moving That Window from Any Side	35	(1)
Switching Apps Within Expose	36	(1)
Quickly Cycle Among Window Views	36	(1)
Narrowing Your Toolbar Searches	37	(1)
One-Click Long-File Name Fix	37	(1)
Expose Button Tips	38	(1)
Expose Mouse Tips	39	(1)
For Those About to Dock	40	(20)
Docking Miracles Made Easy
The One-Click Trick to Moving the Dock	42	(1)
What's with the Question Mark?	42	(1)
Changing Apps in a Big Way	43	(1)
Dragging from the Dock, Not to It	43	(1)
Accessing System Preferences Directly from the Dock	44	(1)
Keeping an Eye on Things, Live from the Dock	44	(1)
The Giant App Switcher Does More Than Just Switch	45	(1)
The Hidden Dock Preferences Shortcut	45	(1)
Instant Dock Resize	46	(1)
For Those Who Don't Want to ``Hide''	46	(1)
Freaky Movie Dock Trick	47	(1)
Yellow Minimize Button Too Small? Try This!	47	(1)
Automatically Hiding the Dock	48	(1)
Ejecting Media from the Dock	48	(1)
Keeping a Running App in the Dock After You Quit	49	(1)
Unloading the Dock	49	(1)
Getting Right to the File You Want	50	(1)
Folders to Add to Your Dock	50	(1)
Force Quitting from the Dock	51	(1)
Getting Rid of Extra Windows While You Work	51	(1)
Why Some Icons Won't Leave the Dock	52	(1)
Closing a Finder Window in the Dock	52	(1)
Bringing Home Lost Sheep: Finding Docked Originals	53	(1)
Stop the Bouncing. I Beg You!	53	(1)
Freaky Genie Effect	54	(1)
Making One Active, and Hiding the Rest	54	(1)
Snapping Dock Sizes	55	(1)
Minimizing Multiple Windows at Once	55	(1)
Opening Documents by Dragging Them to the Dock	56	(1)
Stopping the Icons from Moving	56	(1)
Dragging-and-Dropping to the App of Your Choice	57	(1)
Forcing a Document on an App	57	(1)
Full-Speed Docking by Losing the Genie!	58	(1)
Accidentally Launched a Program? Un-Launch It	58	(2)
Icon See Clearly Now	60	(18)
Sorry...Not Funny
Making .zip Files (Compressed Files) in One Click	62	(1)
Searching by Color Label	62	(1)
Creating Your Own Label Names	63	(1)
Power Copy and Paste	63	(1)
Adding Automation Through Folder Actions	64	(1)
Drag-and-Drop Desktop Printing	65	(1)
Printing from the Desktop (Without a Desktop Printer)	65	(1)
Seeing Thumbnail Images of Your Photographic Files	66	(1)
Getting to the Goodies Fast	66	(1)
Changing a File's Icon	67	(1)
Don't Like Your New Custom Icon? Change It Back	67	(1)
Copying and Deleting at the Same Time	68	(1)
New Folder Speed Tip	68	(1)
Cleaning Up Windows, One Icon at a Time	69	(1)
Icon Organizing Tips	69	(1)
Duplicating Files the Fast Way	70	(1)
Icon Supersizing Tip	70	(1)
Instantly Finding the Original for Any Alias	71	(1)
Creating Aliases Without the Word Alias	71	(1)
Color Coding Your Files Using Labels	72	(1)
Selecting Multiple Icons in Column or List View	72	(1)
Seeing Your File's Hidden Info	73	(1)
Ejecting Discs from the Sidebar	73	(1)
Selecting Noncontiguous Icons in Column or List View	74	(1)
Moving Icon Names to the Side: It's Unnatural	74	(1)
Super-Fast File Renaming in Column View	75	(1)
Naming Shortcuts	75	(1)
Adding Words to the End of File Names	76	(1)
Don't Start Your File Names With...	76	(1)
Ejecting a Blank Disc	77	(1)
Show Me the Way	78	(16)
Navigating Your New World
Getting to Your Most-Used Files and Folders Fast	80	(1)
Stealing a File's Name, Then Saving Right Over It	80	(1)
Menu Speed Tip	81	(1)
Finding the Hidden ``Go To'' Field	81	(1)
Speed Tip: Take Out the Papers and the Trash	82	(1)
Get Info's Secret Second Personality	82	(1)
Erasing Files for Good!	83	(1)
Looking Inside Multiple Folders Automatically	83	(1)
Better than the Old Control Strip---It's Menu Extras!	84	(1)
Rearranging the Menu Extras	84	(1)
Removing Menu Extras from Your Menu Bar	85	(1)
The Accidental-Delete Protection Device	85	(1)
Saving to the Desktop In a Flash	86	(1)
Hidden Column View Navigation Tip	86	(1)
Saving Where You Want To	87	(1)
Putting Frequently Used Files in Your Toolbar	87	(1)
Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts	88	(1)
The Save Dialog Saves Itself	88	(1)
Automatically Adding File Extensions	89	(1)
How To Be Selective with Extensions	89	(1)
Speeding Through Your System Preferences	90	(1)
Saving Time in the ``Go to the Folder'' Dialog	90	(1)
Becoming the Ultimate Menu Masteer	91	(1)
A Faster Way to Get Your System Info	91	(1)
Finding System Preferences Fast by Sorting Alphabetically	92	(1)
Shortcut to Hide Your Apps	92	(2)
She Drives Me Crazy	94	(12)
How to Stop Annoying Things
The Workaround for Real Multiple Use Access	96	(1)
Stopping Classic from Launching Without Permission	96	(1)
Stopping the QuickTime Player Blues #1	97	(1)
Stopping the QuickTime Player Blues #2	97	(1)
Stopping the Software Auto-Updating Menace	98	(1)
Stop Asking Me What to Do!	98	(1)
It Won't Let Me Erase My Disk!	99	(1)
How to Stop Magnifying Your Dock	99	(1)
Turning Off the ``Empty Trash'' Warning	100	(1)
Deleting Locked Files	100	(1)
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle	101	(1)
Stop Asking Me for My Password	101	(1)
Hiding the Annoying Microphone Disc Thingy	102	(1)
Making the Annoying Alert Sound Less Annoying	102	(1)
Stopping an Application from Launching	103	(1)
Saving Time When Launching Programs---Never Quit!	103	(1)
Disabling Screen Saver Hot Corners	104	(1)
Sleep Less---Work More	104	(1)
Stop the Bouncing. I Beg You!	105	(1)
Shutting Down Without the Warning	105	(1)
Hooked on Classics	106	(16)
Tips for Using the Classic Environment
Recognizing A Classic App	108	(1)
Starting Classic Mode Automatically Every Time	108	(1)
Accessing Classic Control Panels in Panther	109	(1)
The Coolest Thing About Classic?	109	(1)
Opening Mac OS X Apps in Classic Mode	110	(1)
Giving Classic Apps Mac OS X Memory Power!	110	(1)
One-Click Desktop Rebuilding	111	(1)
The Super-Secret Hidden Memory Controller	111	(1)
Getting Rid of Jaggy Dock Icons	112	(1)
Not All Classic Control Panels Work	112	(1)
Can't Remember Whether Classic is Running?	113	(1)
Switching Apps in Classic	113	(1)
Want More Than One Classic System Folder? Go for It!	114	(1)
If OS X Wants to Add Stuff to Classic, Let It	114	(1)
Stopping a Classic Launch	115	(1)
Sleepy Juice	115	(1)
Skipping Mac OS X Altogether: Starting in Mac OS 9	116	(1)
Where Is the Classic Finder/Desktop?	116	(1)
Saving Before You Quit Classic	117	(1)
Getting Classic to Start Up Faster	117	(1)
Can't Remember the Classic Keyboard Shortcut?	118	(1)
Restarting Manually to Purge Memory	118	(1)
Restarting Classic with Keyboard Shortcuts	119	(1)
One-Click Classic Mode	119	(1)
Running Apps that Won't Run in Classic	120	(1)
Force Quitting Classic Mode	120	(1)
Jumping to Classic Mode, When You Charge by the Hour	121	(1)
Classic Speed Tip: Turn Off the Funky Sounds	121	(1)
Fly Like an Eagle	122	(16)
Mac OS X Speed Tips
Is That Task Done Yet? The Dock Knows	124	(1)
System Preferences Super-Speed Shortcut	124	(1)
Saving Time in Save As	125	(1)
Desktop Printing? How About ``Sidebar Printing?''	125	(1)
Leaving Breadcrumbs with the Path Button	126	(1)
Find Speed Tip: Find It and Close the Results Window Fast!	126	(1)
Opening Sidebar Items in Their Own Window	127	(1)
Need the First Available Printer?	127	(1)
Jumping to the Find Field Fast	128	(1)
Changing Which App Opens Which Doc	128	(1)
Speed Navigating in the Save As Dialog	129	(1)
Launching Without the Dock	129	(1)
Desktop Background Quick Change	130	(1)
Quick Quitting Speed Tip	130	(1)
Wait! I Didn't Mean to Drag That!	131	(1)
Document Aliases---The Fast Way	131	(1)
Moving a File out of a Folder in List View	132	(1)
Getting That First Icon Fast	132	(1)
Quick Shut Down/Sleep/Restart	133	(1)
Speeding Things Up with a Two-Button Mouse	133	(1)
Found More Than One? Open `Em All at Once	134	(1)
Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts	134	(1)
Can't Find it? Maybe You Need to Index	135	(1)
A Secret to Faster Searches Using Find	135	(1)
Two Seconds to Sleep	136	(1)
Do You Want One Window Up Front, or All of Them?	136	(1)
Launching Your Favorite Apps Automatically	137	(1)
How to Know If You've Saved That Document	137	(1)
Cool & the Gang	138	(24)
Way Cool Tips
Screen Capture of Just One Window	140	(1)
Shortcut to Your Applications	140	(1)
Do You Miss the Old Trashcan?	141	(1)
From EPS to PDF in No Time Flat	142	(1)
Tweaking Your Video in QuickTime Pro	142	(1)
Applying Filters to Your Photos	143	(1)
Playing MP3s from the Info Window	144	(1)
Cranking the Jams Beyond Reason!	144	(1)
The Panther Trick for Getting to Your Favorites	145	(1)
Making One Printer Your Default Printer	145	(1)
Creating Acrobat PDFs on the Fly	146	(1)
Making Web Photos Open in Photoshop	146	(1)
Creating Full-Screen Slide Shows	147	(1)
Opening the CD Tray by Magic (on Older Machines)	148	(1)
Force Quitting Keyboard Shortcut	148	(1)
Quick Set: Warning Beep Sound	149	(1)
Didn't Mean to Move It? Send It Back Where It Came From	149	(1)
Don't Feel Like Opening Photoshop?	150	(1)
Built-In Text Style Sheets	150	(1)
Menus Without the Mouse	151	(1)
Keeping Your Private Data Private	151	(1)
Changing Your Default Desktop Picture	152	(1)
Quick Switch to OS X	152	(1)
The Secret Screen Capture Shortcut	153	(1)
The Silence of the Beeps	153	(1)
Changing the Hands of Time	154	(1)
Getting Fonts to Look Their Best on Your Screen	154	(1)
Stopping Explorer from Launching	155	(1)
ColorSync Showoff Trick	155	(1)
Getting a Super-Small Font Panel	156	(1)
Geting Rid of That Annoying File Extension Dialog Fast!	156	(1)
Using Your iPhoto Library as Desktop Patterns	157	(1)
Burning CDs from the Dock	157	(1)
Font Book: Comparing Fonts Side by Side	158	(1)
Font Book: Finding All of Your Bold Fonts Fast	158	(1)
Font Book: Creating Your Own Custom Preview Text	159	(1)
Font Book: Font Field Sizing Tip	159	(1)
Font Book: Fixing Font Problems	160	(1)
Font Book: One-Click Font Installs	160	(1)
Font Book: Seeing Only the Fonts You Want to See	161	(1)
Font Book: Getting the Inside Scoop on Your Font	161	(1)
Cheap Trick	162	(10)
Mac OS X Pranks
Creating a Terrifying Fake Dialog	164	(1)
Hiding, Well...Everything!	165	(1)
Locking Them Out of Their Own Machine	165	(1)
Uncoloring Their World	166	(1)
Something Just Doesn't Add Up	166	(1)
Jamming the Dock	167	(1)
The Case of the Missing Hard Disk	167	(1)
Taking Away Their Privileges	168	(1)
Unexplained Launch Mysteries	168	(1)
Shift-Beep. Option-Beep. Command-Beep. Beep-Beep!	169	(1)
Saying Good-Bye to Mac OS X	169	(1)
Application Icon Madness	170	(1)
If I Could Turn Back Time	171	(1)
Takin' Care of Business	172	(52)
Business Apps That Come with Mac OS X
Mail: Fitting More In Your Mail Drawer	174	(1)
Mail: Quickly Backing Up Your E-Mails	174	(1)
Mail: Controlling Your Mail Search	175	(1)
Mail: Accessing Mail Commands from the Dock	175	(1)
Mail: You've Got Mail? Look in the Dock	176	(1)
Mail: Customizing Mail's Toolbar	176	(1)
Mail: Making Your Mail Drawer Switch Sides	177	(1)
Mail: Quick Way To Add Words To Your Dictionary	177	(1)
Mail: Threading Shortcut	178	(1)
Mail: E-Mail Attachments Made Easy	178	(1)
Mail: Sending Huge Attachments	179	(1)
Mail: About to E-Mail? Would You Rather Chat?	179	(1)
Mail: Adding Custom Mail Sounds	180	(1)
Mail: Seeing Multiple Mailboxes in the Same Window	180	(1)
Mail: Adding a vCard (or Photo) to Your Signature	181	(1)
Mail: Getting Your Signature Where It Should Be	181	(1)
Address Book: Hiding Your Privates	182	(1)
Address Book: Senior-Sized Phone Numbers	183	(1)
Address Book: Was It Kal-ib-ra or Kal-eeb-bra?	183	(1)
Address Book: Getting vCards in Fast	184	(1)
Address Book: Getting vCards out Fast	184	(1)
Address Book: Making Your Own vCard	185	(1)
Address Book: Is Your Contact Available for Chatting?	185	(1)
Address Book: Seeing Which Groups They're In	186	(1)
Address Book: Sending an E-Mail to Everyone in Your Group	186	(1)
Address Book: Sending Notes with Your vCard	187	(1)
Address Book: The World's Easiest Backup Plan	187	(1)
Address Book: Getting Directions to Their Office	188	(1)
Address Book: Merging Two Records	188	(1)
iCal: Are You ``Meeting Them to Death''?	189	(1)
iCal: Have iCal Call Your Cell Phone	190	(1)
iCal: Getting a Line Break in Your Header	190	(1)
iCal: Having a Metting? Let iCal Do the Invites	191	(1)
iCal: Keeping Tabs on Your Local Apple Store	191	(1)
iCal: Adding Live Web Links to Your Calendar	192	(1)
iCal: Setting Your Alarm to Play a Song	193	(1)
iCal: Unleashing the Scroll Wheel's Power	193	(1)
iCal: Customizing Your iCal Invite Message	194	(1)
Safari: Hiding Your Tracks	195	(1)
Safari: One-Click Tabbing	195	(1)
Safari: Opening Google Results in a Separate Window	196	(1)
Safari: A Keyboard Shortcut Extravaganza	196	(1)
Safari: Typing in URLs the Fast Way	197	(1)
Safari: Finding Your Digital Breadcrumbs	197	(1)
Safari: Using Google's Search Term Memory	198	(1)
Safari: Finding Your Search Term on the Results Page	198	(1)
Safari: A Faster Bookmarks Menu	199	(1)
Safari: Super-Fast Way to E-Mail a URL	199	(1)
Safari: Jumping from Tab to Tab when Tab Browsing	200	(1)
Safari: Making Online Articles Easier to Read	200	(1)
Safari: Turn on the Tabs, Baby!	201	(1)
TextEdit: How Does My Letter Fit on a Page?	202	(1)
TextEdit: Copying Font Formats	202	(1)
TextEdit: Copying Paragraph Formats	203	(1)
TextEdit: Adjusting the Space Between Letters	203	(1)
TextEdit: Font Control Central	204	(1)
TextEdit: Miss SimpleText? Bring It Back	204	(1)
TextEdit: Creating Soft Drop Shadows	205	(1)
TextEdit: Pop-Up Spell Checking	205	(1)
TextEdit: Always Wrap to Page	206	(1)
TextEdit: Changing Your Page Color	206	(1)
TextEdit: Can't Think of the Right Word? Try This	207	(1)
TextEdit: Saving Files as Word Documents	207	(1)
Preview: Customizing Preview's Toolbar	208	(1)
Preview: The Non-Magnifying Glass Trick	208	(1)
Preview: Stepping Through Toolbar Views	209	(1)
Preview: Switching Thumbnail Sides (Go Left, Not Right)	209	(1)
Preview: Keeping Line Breaks When Copying Text	210	(1)
Preview: Printing Finder Windows	210	(1)
Preview: Converting to TIFF, JPEG, or Photoshop	211	(1)
Preview: The Trick to Playing Animations in Preview	211	(1)
Sherlock: Stepping Through Sherlock's Toolbar Views	212	(1)
Sherlock: Targeting Channels the Fast Way	213	(1)
Sherlock: Your Channel Just One Click Away	213	(1)
Sherlock: Moving the Name Column. What??!!	214	(1)
Sherlock: Saving that Site for Later	214	(1)
Sherlock: Removing Channels	215	(1)
Sherlock: Performing Multiple Searches	215	(1)
Stickies: Stickies Will Spell It For You	216	(1)
Stickies: Keeping Your Note Up Front	216	(1)
Stickies: See-Through Notes	217	(1)
Stickies: Saving Your Text Colors	217	(1)
Stickies: Putting Stickies in Motion	218	(1)
Stickies: Jotting Down a Quick Note Any Time	218	(1)
Stickies: Setting Font, Style, Size, and Color Defaults	219	(1)
Stickies: From Sticky to TextEdit in One Click	219	(1)
Stickies: Turning Your Selection into a Sticky	220	(1)
Stickies: The One Place Window Shade Still Lives	220	(1)
Font Panel: Finding Where the © and the ™ Symbols Live	221	(1)
Font Panel: Accessing Special Characters From the Menu Bar	222	(1)
Font Panel: Seeing Your Fonts Before You Use Them	222	(1)
PDF: The Smaller PDF Secret Control	223	(1)
Jukebox Hero	224	(28)
iTunes Tips
Your ``Top 10'' Playlist, Automatically	226	(1)
How to Kill a Long, Boring Intro	226	(1)
Saving Time When Importing a Bunch of Songs	227	(1)
Want to Send that Music Store Link to a Friend?	227	(1)
Saving Your Own Custom EQ Settings	228	(1)
Setting a Custom EQ for Any Individual Song	228	(1)
Controlling iTunes from the Dock	229	(1)
The iTunes Music Store Wish List Trick	229	(1)
Groovin' on the Meters	230	(1)
All of Your Favorite Songs, in One Playlist, Instantly	230	(1)
Time Won't Let Me Wait	231	(1)
Stopping the Song Info Overload	231	(1)
How to Play DJ by Browsing	232	(1)
Organizing Songs on Your Hard Disk	232	(1)
Getting ``Better-Than-MP3'' Quality	233	(1)
Getting All of Your Songs in One Place	233	(1)
Editing Just One Field	234	(1)
``Gotchas'' When Rearranging Songs	234	(1)
Treating the Song Window Like a Finder Window	235	(1)
Which Song Is Playing Right Now?	235	(1)
Cranking It Up/Turn It Down	236	(1)
Getting Geeky with Your Playlist	236	(1)
Getting Plugged in to the Visualizer	237	(1)
iTunes Font Sizing	237	(1)
The Psychedelic Button	238	(1)
Expanding Your Psychedelia	238	(1)
Sellout to the Giant Corporations	239	(1)
Pretend the Visualizer Matters	239	(1)
Dude, Who Did This Song Again?	240	(1)
Help for the Visually Challenged	240	(1)
Controlling Your Experience	241	(1)
Saving Your Experience	241	(1)
Super-Fast Column Views	242	(1)
A Perfectly Sized iTunes Window	242	(1)
Taggin' Your Tunes	243	(1)
Auto-Tag---You're It!	243	(1)
Opening Any Playlist in Its Own Window	244	(1)
Balancing Your Volume	244	(1)
Shortcut for Creating Smart Playlists	245	(1)
Setting Your iTunes Music Store Budget	245	(1)
Like This Song? Rate It from the Dock	246	(1)
Listening to Songs Without Copying Them	246	(1)
Giving 'Em a Taste of Your Taste	247	(1)
I Shall Call It...Mini-Tunes	247	(1)
Better Song Previews for Dial-Up Users	248	(1)
From CD to Playlist in One Click	248	(1)
The Danger of Adding Album Artwork	249	(1)
Cleaning Up Bad Audio When Importing	249	(1)
Keeping Related Songs Together When Importing	250	(1)
The ``Almost-an-iPod-in-Your-Car'' Trick	250	(2)
Electric Avenue	252	(36)
The iLife Applications and Other Digital Stuff
iMovie 3: Shuttling Through Your Movie	254	(1)
iMovie 3: The Clip Viewer's Visual Cues	254	(1)
iMovie 3: Undo, Undo, Undo, Undo, Undo, Undo + 4	255	(1)
iMovie 3: Getting Back Cropped-Out Scenes	255	(1)
iMovie 3: Locking Your Sound FX into Place	256	(1)
iMovie 3: Moving Crop Markers with Precision	256	(1)
iMovie 3: Multiple Clips in the Same Movie	257	(1)
iMovie 3: Precise Navigation	257	(1)
iMovie 3: Controlling Audio Fade Ins/Fade Outs	258	(1)
iMovie 3: Controlling Sound FX Volumes	258	(1)
iMovie 3: Sending Imported Clips Straight to the Timeline	259	(1)
iMovie 3: Controlling How Long Stills Stay On Screen	259	(1)
iMovie 3: Visual Transition Cues	260	(1)
iMovie 3: Getting More Audio Tracks	260	(1)
iMovie 3: Beating the Sorting Sludge	261	(1)
iMovie 3: Muting Your Camera's Audio Track	261	(1)
iPhoto: Getting a Mini Slideshow	262	(1)
iPhoto: Photographer's Basic Black	262	(1)
iPhoto: Making Slideshow Movies	263	(1)
iPhoto: Listing Your Most Recent Photos First	263	(1)
iPhoto: Dumping the Shadow	264	(1)
iPhoto: Editing iPhoto Images in Photoshop	264	(1)
iPhoto: Getting Photos from Your Drive into iPhoto	265	(1)
iPhoto: Skipping the New Album Button	265	(1)
iPhoto: What to Do When All Goes Wrong	266	(1)
iPhoto: Rotating in the Opposite Direction	266	(1)
iPhoto: Dealing with Long Comments	267	(1)
iPhoto: Putting Your Cover Shot Inside the Book	267	(1)
iPhoto: Changing Fonts in Book Mode	268	(1)
iPhoto: Customizing the Edit Toolbar	268	(1)
iPhoto: Editing in Photoshop Without Setting Prefs	269	(1)
iPhoto: Supersizing That Photo	269	(1)
iChat AV: Getting a Transcript of Your Chat	270	(1)
iChat AV: A Buddy in Your Dock	270	(1)
iChat AV: Keeping Your Camera from Going to Sleep	271	(1)
iChat AV: Avoiding Unwanted Chats	271	(1)
iChat AV: Beating the 5-MB E-Mail Limit	272	(1)
iChat AV: Ignoring the Freaks	272	(1)
iChat AV: Sending Your Home Movies Via iChat	273	(1)
iChat AV: Pulling Someone into a Private Chat	273	(1)
iChat AV: Avoiding Late-Nite Audio Chats	274	(1)
iChat AV: Adding a Buddy Fast (Without All the Extra Info)	274	(1)
iChat AV: The Trick to Getting Line Breaks	275	(1)
iChat AV: Quick Way to Customize Your Background	275	(1)
iChat AV: Popping the Balloons (Quick View Change)	276	(1)
iChat AV: A Bubble of a Different Color	276	(1)
iChat AV: Putting Live Links into Your Chat	277	(1)
iChat AV: Getting Your Messages Once You've Quit iChat	277	(1)
DVD Player: The Subtle Control Differences	278	(1)
DVD Player: Getting to the Main Menu During the Movie	278	(1)
DVD Player: Controller Maximus (The Hidden Controls)	279	(1)
DVD Player: Going Vertical	279	(1)
DVD Player: Bookmarking Your Spot	280	(1)
DVD Player: Using and Editing Bookmarks	280	(1)
DVD Player: Putting Captions in Their Own Window	281	(1)
DVD Player: Configuring the Player for DVD Training Use	281	(1)
iDVD 3: Creating Your Own Themes	282	(1)
iDVD 3: Stopping That Infernal Music Loop	282	(1)
iDVD 3: Breaking the 60-Minute DVD Limit	283	(1)
iDVD 3: Creating Themes That Work on TV	283	(1)
iDVD 3: Setting the Track Order	284	(1)
iDVD 3: Which Settings Work Best for Importing	284	(1)
iDVD 3: Getting Rid of the Apple Logo Watermark	285	(1)
iDVD 3: Moving Your iDVD 3 Project to Another Mac	285	(1)
iDVD 3: Beating the Slideshow Limit	286	(1)
iDVD 3: The Motion Menus Missing from Burned DVDs	286	(2)
I Smell T-r-o-u-b-l-e	288	(12)
Troubleshooting Tips
Something's Wrong: Try This First	290	(1)
Mac Messed Up? Try This Next	291	(1)
In an Emergency, They Break the Glass	291	(1)
Dealing with Problems in Classic Mode	292	(1)
Dealing with El Crasho Grande	292	(1)
When Files Don't Want to Be Trashed	293	(1)
Un-Forgetting Your Password	293	(1)
When Your Application Freezes Up	294	(1)
Chickening Out of a Force Quit	294	(1)
When the Mac Won't Let You Install a Program	295	(1)
When It Comes to Troubleshooting, You're Not Alone	295	(1)
When All Else Fails, Reinstall	296	(1)
Panic Room	296	(1)
Trashin' the Prefs	297	(1)
When Trashin' the Prefs Doesn't Work	297	(1)
Frozen in the Dock	298	(1)
Avoiding the Crashing Blues	298	(2)
Index	300