Overview

Need answers quickly? Mac OS X Lion on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.   Inside the Book • Find and preview everything you need with Spotlight • Master the Mac OS X Lion user interface and file management • Use the App Store and full-screen apps for maximum efficiency • Explore the Internet with Safari and send e-mail with Mail • Manage and play digital music with iTunes and iPod or iPhone • Chat online instantly with iChat and FaceTime • Manage and share your schedule with iCal • Send files wirelessly to anyone around you with AirDrop • Keep your files backed up with Time Machine • Automatically save document changes as you work with Auto Save • Use multi-touch gestures and keyboard shortcuts to save time • Customize and fine-tune Mac OS X Lion • Use Microsoft Windows along with Lion   Bonus Online Content Register your book at queondemand.com to gain access to: • Workshops and related files • Keyboard shortcuts   Visit the author site: perspection.com  

Full Product Details

Author:   Steve Johnson ,  . Perspection Inc.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.958kg
ISBN:  

9780789748195

ISBN 10:   0789748193
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   08 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780789749901
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii 1 Getting Started with Mac OS X Lion 1 Starting Mac OS X 2 Exploring the Finder and Desktop 4 Using the Mouse or Multi-Touch Gestures 6 New! Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Panes 7 Using Menus for Quick Results 8 Choosing Dialog Options 9 Working with Icons 10 Viewing Windows 12 New! Managing Windows 14 New! Using the Sidebar 16 New! Using Toolbars 17 New! Displaying and Using the Dock 18 New! Displaying and Using Stacks on the Dock 19 New! Exposing Windows in Mission Control 20 New! Grouping Windows in Mission Control 21 New! Switching Users 22 New! Sleeping, Restarting, and Shutting Down 24 New! 2 Managing Files and Folders 25 Opening and Viewing Disks 26 Viewing and Opening Documents 28 New! Changing the Window View 30 Arranging Files and Folders in Icons View 32 New! Working with Files and Folders in List View 34 Viewing Files with Cover Flow View 36 Working with Files and Folders in Columns View 37 Viewing Files Using Quick Look 38 New! Going to Common or Recent Places 39 New! Organizing Files and Folders by Color 40 Creating and Renaming Files and Folders 42 New! Copying and Moving Files and Folders 44 New! Using Spring-Loaded Folders 46 Sharing Files or Folders with Others 47 Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders 48 Getting and Setting File Information 50 Creating a CD or DVD Using the Finder 52 Mounting and Ejecting Disks 54 3 Finding What You Want with Spotlight 55 Finding Information Using Spotlight 56 New! Finding Information in the Spotlight Window 58 New! Filtering Spotlight Results 60 Grouping and Sorting Spotlight Results 62 Working with Spotlight Results 63 Setting Spotlight Preferences 64 Searching for Files Using the Find Window 66 New! Searching for Hard to Find Information 68 Working with Find Window Results 69 Creating and Using Smart Folders 70 Getting Help While You Work 72 Getting Help Using Spotlight 74 4 Customizing the Finder 75 Understanding Finder Preferences 76 Showing Icons on the Desktop 77 Customizing the Way Windows Open 78 Showing or Hiding File Extensions 79 Customizing Finder Window Views 80 New! Customizing the Toolbar 82 Customizing the Sidebar 84 New! Customizing the Dock 86 New! Creating Aliases 88 Customizing Mission Control 90 New! Using Simple Finder 92 New! 5 Setting System Preferences 93 Understanding System Preferences 94 Viewing System Preferences 96 Locking and Unlocking Preference Settings 97 Changing Appearance Options 98 New! Setting Up the Desktop 100 New! Setting Up Screen Savers 101 New! Setting the Date and Time 102 Changing Language Options 104 Changing Text Substitution Options 106 New! Saving Energy and Managing Power 108 Selecting a Startup Disk 110 Changing the Way a CD or DVD Starts 111 Controlling Sound 112 Recognizing Your Speech 114 Letting Mac Do the Talking 116 Setting Universal Access Options 118 New! Having VoiceOver Read from the Screen 120 New! Setting VoiceOver Preferences 122 New! Using VoiceOver Commands 124 Setting Ink Preferences 126 6 Using Mac OS X Applications 127 Getting Apps from the App Store 128 New! Downloading and Installing Apps 130 New! Using Mac OS X Apps 131 New! Launching Apps 132 New! Opening Apps and Files 134 Viewing Full Screen Apps 135 New! Switching Between Apps 136 Quitting Apps 138 Playing Chess 139 New! Creating an Address Book 140 New! Editing an Address Book 142 New! Managing and Sharing an Address Book 144 New! Performing Calculations and Conversions 146 Capturing Images with a Digital Camera 148 New! Capturing Screen Shots with Grab 149 Previewing Images and PDF's 150 New! Using Apps with Auto Save 152 New! Creating Sticky Notes 153 Managing Fonts with Font Book 154 New! Activating, Deactivating, and Customizing Fonts 155 Working with Dashboard 156 New! Using Dashboard Widgets 158 Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets 160 Creating a Web Clip Dashboard Widget 162 7 Working with Documents 163 Creating and Opening a Document 164 New! Editing Text 166 New! Recognizing Handwriting Ink 168 Making Corrections 170 Making Text Substitutions 171 New! Checking Spelling and Grammar 172 Looking Up Words with Dictionary 174 New! Finding and Replacing Text 176 New! Formatting Text 178 New! Displaying Rulers 179 Setting Paragraph Tabs 180 New! Setting Paragraph Indents 181 Changing Character Spacing 182 Changing Line Spacing 183 Adding Lists and Tables 184 Applying and Creating a Style 186 Inserting Special Characters 188 New! Adding Pictures, Movies, or Files to a Document 189 Saving and Closing a Document 190 New! Using TextEdit for Web Design 192 Setting TextEdit Preferences 194 8 Printing and Faxing 195 Understanding Printers 196 Understanding Printer Drivers 197 Adding or Removing a Printer 198 Setting Print Settings 200 Sharing a Printer 202 Setting Up Page Options 204 Setting Basic Print Options 206 New! Previewing Documents 208 New! Saving Documents as PDF Documents 209 Managing Print Queues 210 Creating a Cover Page 211 Scanning Documents 212 Sending Fax Documents 214 Receiving Faxes Automatically 216 9 Exploring the Internet 217 Connecting to the Internet 218 Setting Up a Modem Connection 220 Setting Up an Ethernet Connection 221 Setting Up a Wireless Connection 222 Setting Up Multiple Connections 223 Making an Internet Connection 224 Understanding Web Sites and Browsers 225 Starting and Customizing Safari 226 New! Viewing the Safari Window 227 New! Browsing the Web 228 Browsing the Web Using Tabs 230 New! Using the Reader and Reading List 232 New! Viewing Top Sites 234 New! Changing the Home Page 235 Viewing a History List 236 Bookmarking a Web Page 237 Working with Bookmarks 238 Viewing and Bookmarking RSS Feeds 240 Filling Out Forms on the Web 242 New! Searching the Web 244 New! Printing a Web Page 246 Viewing PDF Files 247 Saving a Web Page 248 Saving Pictures or Text from a Web Page 249 Downloading Files Safely from the Web 250 New! Setting Safari Preferences 252 New! Setting Security Preferences 254 New! Blocking Pop-Up Windows 255 Selecting a Default Browser and Engine 256 New! 10 Exchanging Messages Using Mail 257 Setting Up Accounts in One Place 258 New! Starting Mail 259 Setting Up an Account 260 New! Managing Accounts 262 Viewing the Mail Window 264 New! Composing and Sending an E-Mail 265 Addressing an E-Mail 266 Adding Stationery to E-Mail 268 Formatting Message Text 269 New! Adding an E-Mail Signature 270 Customizing the Mail Window 271 New! Receiving and Reading E-Mail 272 Responding to E-Mail 274 Sending and Retrieving a File 276 New! Managing E-Mail 278 New! Deleting E-Mail 280 New! Saving E-Mail 282 Searching E-Mail for Text 283 New! Blocking and Flagging E-Mail 284 New! Diverting Incoming E-Mail to Mailboxes 286 Creating a Smart Mailbox 287 Getting RSS Feeds in E-Mail 288 11 Conducting Live Chats and Video Conversations 289 Creating an Instant Message Account 290 New! Starting iChat 292 New! Viewing iChat 293 New! Changing My Status 294 New! Using the iChat Status Menu 295 New! Adding a Buddy 296 New! Changing a Buddy Picture 297 New! Creating and Managing Buddy Groups 298 New! Sending and Receiving Instant Messages 300 New! Blocking a Buddy 302 Sending a File During an Instant Message 303 Having an Audio and Video Chat 304 Enhancing a Video Chat 306 Chatting on a Local Network 308 Changing the Appearance of a Chat 310 Getting Notification Alerts 312 Getting Started with FaceTime 313 New! Making a Video Call with FaceTime 314 New! 12 Working with Music and Media 315 Starting and Setting Up iTunes 316 Viewing the iTunes Window 317 Setting Up iTunes to Automatically Play CDs 318 Getting and Playing Music from CDs 319 New! Getting Media from the iTunes Music Store 320 New! Using and Creating Playlists 322 Adding Media to a Playlist 324 Socializing with Ping 325 New! Subscribing and Playing Podcasts 326 Using iPod or iPhone with iTunes 327 New! Listening to Internet Radio 328 Erasing a CD or DVD 329 Burning CDs and Exporting to MP3 Players 330 Setting iTunes Preferences 332 Capturing Photos in Photo Booth 333 New! Recording Movies in Photo Booth 334 New! Adding Photo Booth Effects 335 New! Playing and Browsing DVD Movies 336 Customizing the DVD Player 337 Playing QuickTime Movies 338 New! Creating QuickTime Movies 340 New! Exploring iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto 342 13 Sharing Information in the Cloud 343 Joining the iCloud Community 344 New! Getting Started with CloudApp 346 New! Working with CloudApp Raindrops 348 New! Setting CloudApp Preferences 349 New! Using CloudApp on the Web 350 New! Changing MobileMe Account Preferences 352 Managing MobileMe Mail 354 Creating a MobileMe Address Book 355 Working with MobileMe Calendar 356 Creating a MobileMe Gallery 358 Viewing and Sharing a MobileMe Gallery 360 Managing Files with iDisk 362 Setting iDisk Preferences 364 Sharing Files with MobileMe iDisk 366 14 Tracking and Synchronizing Information 367 Viewing the iCal Window 368 New! Changing Calendar Views 369 New! Creating and Working with Calendars 370 New! Adding and Editing Calendar Events 372 New! Publishing and Subscribing to a Calendar 374 Working with Reminders 376 New! Printing Calendars and Reminders 377 Setting Up Synchronization 378 Resetting Synchronization 379 Keeping Track of Passwords with Keychain 380 Working with Keychains 381 Modifying Keychains 382 Adding Keychains 384 15 Setting Up Accounts and Maintaining Security 385 Understanding User Accounts 386 Activating the Login Window 387 Adding a User Account 388 Deleting a User Account 389 Setting File Access Permissions 390 Setting Account Access Privileges 391 New! Setting Parental Controls 392 Specifying Log In and Start Up Items 394 Setting Fast User Switching 396 Setting Security & Privacy Preferences 397 New! Restoring Password Access 398 New! Protecting Your Computer with FileVault 400 New! Managing Files with the Home Folder 401 Sharing Files with Other Users 402 16 Managing Files Using a Network 403 Using Network Sharing Services 404 Setting Up File Sharing 406 Sharing an Internet Connection 408 Configuring an Internet Firewall 409 Setting Up a Local Area Network 410 Setting Up a Network Connection 411 Setting Up for Different Network Connections 412 Setting Up a Bluetooth Wireless Network 413 Moving Items with Bluetooth 414 Setting Bluetooth Preferences 415 Browsing the Network with the Finder 416 Connecting to Another Computer 418 Connecting Your Mac Using a MobileMe Account 420 Sending Files Wirelessly with AirDrop 421 New! Controlling a Computer with Screen Sharing 422 New! Setting Up Mac and Windows to Share Files 424 Connecting from a Windows 7 or Vista Computer 425 Connecting from a Windows XP Computer 426 Connecting to a Network Over the Internet 428 Exploring Additional Utility Applications 430 17 Maintaining Your Computer 431 Downloading and Installing Software 432 Automating Software Updates 433 Opening Compressed Files 434 Compressing and Uncompressing Files and Folders 435 Using Application Services 436 Understanding Disk File Systems 437 Formatting and Copying a Disk 438 Fixing Disk Problems 440 Optimizing a Disk 441 Starting Your Computer from a Mac OS Disk 442 Migrating Information Between Macs 443 New! Monitoring System Activities 444 Viewing System Messages with the Console 446 Viewing System Information 447 Forcing a Restart 448 18 Managing Hardware 449 Installing Hardware Devices 450 Removing Hardware Devices 451 Viewing Hardware Settings 452 Changing Keyboard Settings 453 Changing Mouse Settings 454 New! Changing Trackpad Settings 455 New! Changing Monitor Display Settings 456 Measuring Display Colors with the Digital Color Meter 458 Selecting Colors with the Color Picker 459 Matching Colors to Devices with ColorSync 460 Configuring Audio MIDI Devices 462 Preventing Hardware Problems 464 19 Working with Mac OS X Along with Windows 465 Preparing a Mac for Windows 466 Installing Windows on a Mac 468 Starting Up with Mac OS X or Windows 470 Using Windows on a Mac 472 Removing Windows 474 20 Backing Up Everything with Time Machine 477 Setting Up Time Machine for Backups 478 New! Performing a Backup 479 Excluding Items from a Backup 480 New! Working with a Backup 481 New! Recovering Backed Up Items 482 New! Recovering an Entire Computer System 484 New! Creating a Disk Image to Backup Files 486 Burning a CD or DVD from a Disk Image 488 Restoring a Disk Image 489 Backing Up Files onto a CD or DVD 490 21 Automating Your Work 491 Introducing Automator 492 Viewing the Automator Window 494 Getting Started with Automator 495 Opening an Existing Workflow 496 Opening an Example Workflow 497 Working with an Example Workflow 498 Adding Actions to a Workflow 500 New! Adding Variables to an Action 501 Recording an Action 502 Working with Workflows 503 Running and Stopping a Workflow 504 Saving a Workflow 505 New! Using a Workflow as Plug-ins 506 New! Understanding AppleScript Basics 507 Using Ready-Made AppleScripts 508 Writing and Recording AppleScripts 510 New! Using AppleScript with Automator 512 A Appendix: Installing Mac OS X Lion 513 Preparing to Install Mac OS X Lion 514 Determining the Current Mac OS Version 515 Getting Mac Information 516 New! Getting Mac OS X Lion from the App Store 517 New! Installing Mac OS X Lion 518 New! Reinstalling Mac OS X Lion 520 New! New Features 521 New! Index 527 Workshops Online

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Steve Johnson has written more than 60 books on a variety of computer software, including Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Flash CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and 2007, Microsoft Office 2008 for the Macintosh, and Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.

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