Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition
Is Windows giving you pause? Ready to make the leap to the Mac instead? There has never been a better time to switch from Windows to Mac, and this incomparable guide will help you make a smooth transition. New York Times columnist and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue gets you past three challenges: transferring your stuff, assembling Mac programs so you can do what you did with Windows, and learning your way around Mac OS X.\ Why is this such a good time to switch? Upgrading from one...
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For readers switching from a Windows PC to a Mac, this incomparable guide delivers what new users need to know to successfully and painlessly move to a new system.
Introduction 1What Mac OS X Gives You 3What Mac OS X Takes Away 5About This Book 6The Very Basics 8Welcome to MacintoshHow the Mac Is Different 11Power On, Dude 11That One-Button Mouse 12On, Off, and Sleep 13The Menu Bar 15Finder = Windows Explorer 15Dock = Taskbar 16Menulets = Tray 16Keyboard Differences 19Disk Differences 24Where Your Stuff Is 25Window Controls 28Terminology Differences 36Folders, Dock, & Windows 37Getting into Mac OS X 37The Four Window Views 39Icon View 41List View 47Column View 52Cover Flow View 55Quick Look 57The Dock 60The Finder Toolbar 69Getting Help in Mac OS X 70Files, Icons, & Spotlight 75Renaming Icons 75Selecting Icons 77Moving and Copying Icons 79Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once 84Color Labels 85The Trash 88Get Info 91The Spotlight Menu 94The Spotlight Window 100Customizing Spotlight 107Smart Folders 109Documents, Programs, & Spaces 111Opening Mac OS X Programs 112The New, Improved "Alt-Tab" 115Expose: Death to Window Clutter 116Spaces: Your Free Quad-Display Mac 122Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way 127How Documents Know Their Parents 129Keyboard Control 134The Save and Open Dialog Boxes 136Two Kinds of Programs: Cocoa and Carbon 141The Cocoa Difference 142Universal Apps (Intel Macs) 145Installing Mac OS X Programs 146Dashboard 150Web Clips: Make Your Own Widgets 154Moving InEight Ways to Transfer Your Files 159Transfer by Apple Genius 160Transfers by iTornado 161Transfers by Disk 162Transfers by Network 163Transfers by File-Sending Web Site 163Transfers by Email 164Transfers by iDisk 164Transfers by Bluetooth 164Where to Put Your Copied Files 165Document-Conversion Issues 167Transferring Email and Contacts 171A Reminder That Could Save You Hours 172Transferring Your Outlook Mail 172Transferring Your Outlook Address Book 180Transferring from Outlook Express 184Transferring Your Eudora Mail 184Transferring Your Eudora Address Book 187Email Settings 188Special Software, Special Problems 191ACDSee 191Acrobat Reader 192ACT 192Ad Subtract (Pop-up Stopper) 193Adobe [your favorite program here] 194America Online 194AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) 195Children's Software 195Earthlink Total Access 196Easy CD Creator 196Encarta 196Eudora 197Excel 197Firefox 197Games 197Google Desktop Search 197ICQ 198Internet Explorer 198iTunes 198Kazaa 198Limewire 198MacAfee VirusScan 198Microsoft Access 199Microsoft Money 200Microsoft Office 201Microsoft Publisher 203Microsoft Visio 203Minesweeper 203MSN Messenger 203NaturallySpeaking 203Netscape 204Newsgroup Readers 204Norton AntiVirus 204Norton Utilities 204Notepad 204Outlook/Outlook Express 204Paint Shop Pro 205Palm Desktop 205Picasa 205Pocket PC 205PowerPoint 206QuickBooks 206Quicken 206RealPlayer 207RssReader 207Skype 207Snaglt 207Solitaire 208Street Atlas USA 209TaxCut, TurboTax 209WinAmp, MusicMatch 209Windows Media Player 209WinZip 210Word 210WordPerfect 210Yahoo Messenger 210Windows on Macintosh 211Boot Camp 212Windows in a Window 220Hardware on the Mac 223Printers and Printing 223Managing Printouts 229Faxing 232PDF Files 236Fonts-and Font Book 237Digital Cameras 242Disks 243Burning CDs and DVDs 245iTunes: The Digital Jukebox 250DVD Movies 258Keyboard 261Mouse 262Monitors 263Time Machine 263.Mac Sync 275The Mac OnlineInternet Setup 279Network Central-and Multihoming 279Broadband Connections 281Dial-up Modem Connections 287Switching Locations 291Internet Sharing 292.Mac Services 295Internet Location Files 300Mail & Address Book 301Checking Your Mail 301Writing Messages 304Stationery 308Reading Email 310The Anti-Spam Toolkit 324RSS Feeds 325Notes 327To Dos 328Address Book 331Safari & iChat 339Safari 340Tips for Better Surfing 346Tabbed Browsing 350iChat 356Text Chats 363Audio Chats 365Video Chats 366Sharing Your Screen 370iChat Theater 372Putting Down RootsAccounts, Parental Controls, & Security 377Introducing Accounts 377Creating an Account 379Parental Controls 387Editing Accounts 395Setting Up the Login Process 396Signing In, Logging Out 398Sharing Across Accounts 399Fast User Switching 400Four Mac OS X Security Shields 401Networking, File Sharing, & Screen Sharing 413Wiring the Network 413File Sharing 416Accessing Shared Files 422Networking with Windows 426Screen Sharing 431System Preferences 437The System Preferences Window 437.Mac 439Accounts 440Appearance 440Bluetooth 442CDs & DVDs 444Date & Time 445Desktop & Screen Saver 447Displays 454Dock 456Energy Saver 456Expose & Spaces 460International 460Keyboard & Mouse 464Network 469Parental Controls 469Print & Fax 469QuickTime 469Security 469Sharing 469Software Update 471Sound 471Speech 473Spotlight 475Startup Disk 475Time Machine 475Universal Access 475The Free Programs 479Address Book 480AppleScript 480Automator 481Calculator 482Chess 484Dashboard 485Dictionary 485DVD Player 487Expose 487Font Book 487Front Row 487GarageBand 489iCal 489iChat 498iDVD 498iMovie, iPhoto 498iTunes 498Mail 498Photo Booth 498Preview 502QuickTime Player 507Safari 509Stickies 509System Preferences 511TextEdit 511Time Machine 517Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox 517AppendixesInstallation & Troubleshooting 537Getting Ready to Install 537Four Kinds of Installation 538The Basic Installation 538The Upgrade Installation 540The Clean Install ("Archive and Install") 540Erase & Install 541The Setup Assistant 541Troubleshooting 544The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary 555The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List 569
