Mac OS^? X Snow Leopard^TM Digital Classroom^TM

by Chad Chelius; AGI Creative Team; AGI Training Team

• ISBN13: 9780470597613
• ISBN10: 0470597615
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A complete training package for Apple's new operating systemMac OS X is used around the world, and users are eager to get started with Apple's newest operating system: Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Packed with step-by-step instructions, this full-color, all-inclusive training package serves as an invaluable learning tool for Mac users of all levels of experience.Lesson files and video training is like having your own personal instructor guiding through each lesson, while you work at your own pace. The book-and-DVD combo delivers essential topics on Snow Leopard's new features and capabilities. Each tutorial is approximately five minutes long and demonstrates tasks such as customizing settings, working with the Finder, connecting peripherals, listening to music and podcasts, and troubleshooting common problems. Combines a full-color, step-by-step instructional book with lesson files and video training on a companion DVD Included 13 self-paced lessons that allow you to discover essential skills and explore the new features and capabilities of Apple's newest operating system, Snow Leopard Each tutorial is approximately five minutes long and demonstrates and explains the concepts and features covered in the lesson Coverage includes information on what's new in Snow Leopard, getting the most from the new features, customizing settings and working with the Finder, connecting peripherals and listening to music and podcasts, and maintaining and troubleshooting issues Jam-packed with information, this training package takes you from the basics through intermediate-level topicsJam-packed with helpful information, this training package shows you how to get the most out of all that Mac OS X Snow Leopard has to offer.

Table of Contents

Starting Up

About Mac OS X Snow Leopard Digital Classroom

Prerequisites

System requirements

Loading lesson files

Working with the video tutorials

Setting up for viewing the video tutorials

Viewing the video tutorials with the Adobe Flash Player

Is this book for you?

What is an operating system?

The Mac operating system

Ease of use

Running Snow Leopard for the fi rst time

Additional resources

Navigating and Organizing in Snow Leopard

Starting up

The Finder

Finder windows

The toolbar

Moving and copying files

Organizing files and folders

Quick Look

The sidebar

The Home folder

Finding your files

Smart Folders

Burn Folders

Spotlight

Beyond filenames

Self study

Review

Customizing the OS X Interface to Suit Your Needs

Starting up

The desktop

The desktop background

The screen saver

The Dock

Positioning the Dock

Hiding the Dock

The appearance of the Dock

Adding contents to the Dock

Adding folders

Stacks

Removing contents from the Dock

Customizing Finder windows

Customizing the sidebar

Customizing the toolbar

Aliases

Labels

Labeling files

Customizing label names

Dashboard

Adding additional Widgets

Exposé

Application Windows

All Windows

Show Desktop

Customizing Exposé

Spaces

Self study

Review

Using Snow Leopard with a Group

Starting up

Multiple users

User accounts

Creating user accounts

Confi guring Parental Controls

System

Content

Mail & iChat

Time Limits

Logs

Logging in and out of accounts

Disabling Automatic Login

Testing the accounts

Fast User Switching

Sharing fi les with other users

The Public folder

The Drop Box

Viewing the results

Cleanup

Self study

Review

Your Mac as a Media Center

Starting up

The Mac as media center

QuickTime X

QuickTime X Player controls

QuickTime X Player recording capabilities

Creating movie recordings

Managing Media with iTunes 8

Working with the iTunes library and media views

Using Front Row to manage your media

Self study

Review

Backing Up and Protecting Your Data

Starting up

Burning CDs and DVDs

Using Time Machine

Setting up Time Machine for backups

Setting up Time Capsule for Time Machine backups

Confi guring Time Machine preferences

Restoring fi les from Time Machine backups

Using an existing Time Machine backup with a new Mac

Deleting old backups

Using MobileMe

Select your Backup type

Choosing items to back up

Scheduling a backup

Running your backup

Using Disk Utility

Backing up to an external hard disk

Restoring the backup disk image to your internal disk

Using Software Update

Getting updates immediately

Scheduling an update

Using standalone installers from Apple Support Downloads

Self study

Review

Connecting to the Internet and using Safari

Starting up

Internet access

Internet service providers

Setting up your Internet connection

Setting up a dial-up connection

Setting up your broadband connection

Using Safari

The toolbar

Self study

Review

Creating and Using Your Own Network

Starting up

What is a network?

Why create a network?

Creating a network

Creating a basic network

Creating a Local Area Network

Connecting to a wireless Local Area Network

Connecting to a wireless network

File sharing

Testing File Sharing

Screen sharing

Sharing a computer's screen

Printer sharing

Adding the printer to another computer on the network

Testing the printer

Your Mac as a web server

Test the web server

Editing your web site

Self study

Review

Printing

Starting up

Printers

Printer types

Installing a printer

The print dialog

Printing to a PDF file

Printer pools

CUPS

Clean up

Self study

Review

System Preferences

Starting up

System Preferences

Personal

Hardware

Internet & Wireless

System

Other

Self study

Review

Using Applications in Snow Leopard

Starting up

Mail

Setting up an e-mail account

Adding an e-mail account

Viewing your mail

Junk mail

Sending e-mail

Using Stationery

Searching Mail

Creating Smart Mailboxes

Taking notes

Creating to-do lists

Address Book

Creating a new contact

Sending an e-mail

Creating groups

Creating Smart Groups

Printing an Address Book

iCal

Scheduling an event

Creating and publishing calendars

Subscribing to a calendar

iChat

Setting up iChat

Adding a buddy

Text chat with a buddy

Audio chat with a buddy

Video chat with a buddy

Setting up a multiperson chat

Using iChat Theater

Sharing your screen with a buddy

Preview

Viewing PDF files

Viewing images

Self study

Review

Questions

Answers

Using the Terminal

Starting up

The Terminal

Launching the Terminal

The shell

Command lines

Man

Navigating using command lines

Editing fi les using the shell

Change the screen capture format

Self study

Review

Installing Snow Leopard and Applications

Starting up

Installing Snow Leopard

System requirements

Getting Snow Leopard

Installation

Registration

Applications

Installing applications

Self study

Review

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