Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book? -- Added Advice to Make You a Pro -- PART I Meet Panther -- 1 Getting Started with Mac OS X Version 10.3 -- Starting Up -- Looking at the Desktop -- Reviewing Mac OS X Version 10.3 Features -- Putting the Mac to Sleep and Waking It Up -- Shutting Down -- Using a Menu to Shut Down -- Using the Power Button to Shut Down -- 2 Working with Menus and Dialog Boxes -- Reviewing the Desktop Menus -- Choosing a Menu Command -- Identifying Special Commands in Menus -- Using a Keyboard Shortcut to Choose a Command -- Using a Contextual Menu -- Responding to a Dialog Box -- Getting Help When You Need It -- 3 Working with Finder (and Other) Windows -- Reviewing the New Finder Window -- Opening Another Finder Window -- Choosing a Window -- Using the Finder Window Sidebar -- Changing a Finder Window View -- Manipulating Windows -- Moving a Window -- Resizing a Window -- Scrolling a Window -- Closing a Window -- Using Exposé to View Open Windows -- 4 Working with Folders and Files -- Understanding Home Folders -- Using Folders -- Navigating to a Disk or Folder -- Creating a Folder -- Moving a Folder Within the Current Folder -- Moving a Folder to a New Location -- Using Files -- Opening a File -- Duplicating and Moving a File -- Selecting Multiple Files or Folders -- Working with the Trash -- Trashing a File or Folder -- Retrieving a File or Folder -- Emptying the Trash -- Showing Disk, File, or Folder Information -- Renaming a File or Folder -- Choosing a Color Label -- Using Aliases -- PART II Working with Applications and Disks -- 5 Using the Dock and Applications -- Starting an Application from the Dock -- Switching to an Application Using the Dock -- Saving a File in an Application -- Setting Application Preferences.

Hiding and Redisplaying an Application -- Minimizing and Expanding Windows -- Quitting an Application -- Forcing an Application to Quit -- Redisplaying the Desktop -- 6 Finding and Preserving Files -- Using FileVault to Protect Your Home Folder -- Indexing Files -- Archiving (Zipping) Files -- Finding a File from the Finder Window -- Performing an Advanced Find -- Burning a CD-R -- 7 Working in the Classic (Mac OS 9) Environment -- Starting the Classic Environment -- Starting and Quitting a Classic Application -- Adjusting Classic Preferences and Checking Usage Stats -- Closing the Classic Environment -- PART III Customizing Mac OS X Version 10.3 -- 8 Setting Up the Desktop -- Changing Basic Finder Preferences -- Changing View Options -- Customizing the Finder Window Toolbar -- Customizing the Finder Window Sidebar -- Choosing a Desktop Picture -- Changing Dock Settings -- Adding and Removing Dock Icons -- Adding a Folder Icon and Viewing Its Contents -- Changing the Clock Appearance -- 9 Changing Essential System Preferences -- Displaying System Preferences -- Displaying a Preferences Pane -- Unlocking and Locking a Preferences Pane -- Redisplaying All the Preferences -- Reviewing Key System Preferences -- Setting Appearance Preferences -- Setting CDs & DVDs Preferences -- Setting Date & Time Preferences -- Setting Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences -- Setting Displays Preferences -- Setting Energy Saver Preferences -- Setting Exposé Preferences -- Setting International Preferences -- Setting Keyboard & Mouse Preferences -- Setting Software Update Preferences -- Setting Sound Preferences -- Setting Security Preferences -- 10 Working with Printers, Faxes, and Fonts -- Setting Up a Printer -- Selecting a Printer and Printing -- Choosing the Default Printer -- Removing a Printer -- Sending a Fax -- Managing Fonts with the Font Book.

PART IV Getting Connected -- 11 Making Network and Internet Connections -- Setting Up for Networking -- Turning On File and Printer Sharing -- Connecting to Other Computers -- Connecting to a Network Printer -- Viewing Your Mac Folders from a Windows Network -- Entering Internet Connection Information -- Connecting to and Disconnecting from the Internet -- Setting Up a Broadband Connection -- Connecting to Your iDisk and Storing Files -- 12 Corresponding with Mail -- Starting Mail -- Creating a Mail Account -- Sending Mail -- Checking Mail -- Reading and Responding to a Message -- Filtering Spam -- Bouncing a Message -- Working with the Address Book -- Starting and Quitting Address Book -- Adding a Contact -- Addressing a Message to a Contact -- Exiting Mail -- 13 Chatting with Friends -- Getting an Account -- Setting Up iChat AV -- Starting iChat AV and Logging On -- Adding Buddies -- Having and Ending a Chat -- Ending a Chat -- What About the AV Part? -- 14 Traveling the Web -- Starting and Exiting Safari -- Navigating Online -- Following a Link -- Entering a URL -- Backing Up and Going Forward -- Working with Bookmarks -- Marking a Page as a Bookmark -- Organizing Your Bookmarks -- Going to a Bookmark -- Performing a Basic Web Search -- Downloading Files -- 15 Downloading and Installing Software -- Downloading Applications -- Unstuffing Files -- Running an Install Program -- Using Software Update -- PART V Becoming a Multimedia Master -- 16 Jamming with iTunes 4 -- Starting and Exiting iTunes -- Playing a CD -- Making Digital Files and Adding Them to Your Library -- Buying Music from the iTunes Music Store -- Building and Playing a Playlist -- Burning a CD-R of Your Tunes -- 17 Managing Your Photos with iPhoto 2 -- Starting iPhoto and Importing Photos -- Creating an Album -- Labeling and Organizing Photos -- Editing a Photo.

Creating a Picture Book -- Printing a Book -- Choosing Another Publishing Method -- 18 Managing Your Movies with iMovie 3 -- Starting iMovie and Creating a Project -- Capturing Movie Clips -- Organizing Clips into a Movie -- Adding Transitions -- Adding Titles -- Exporting the Finished Movie -- PART VI Managing Your Life -- 19 Getting Organized with iCal and iSync -- Starting and Quitting iCal -- Working with Calendars -- Creating a Calendar -- Choosing a Calendar -- Scheduling Items -- Adding an Event -- Adding a To Do -- Changing the View -- Synching a Calendar -- Publishing and Subscribing to Calendars -- 20 Working with Other Features -- Using QuickTime Player -- Creating a Stickie -- Creating an RTF (Text)File -- Viewing a Graphic or PDF File -- Glimpsing Other Features -- Using Your Ink -- Performing a Calculation -- Shooting a Picture of Your Screen -- Snooping for Content with Sherlock -- PART VII Basic Maintenance and Troubleshooting -- 21 Emergency Startup Measures -- Restarting the System -- Starting from a CD-ROM -- Changing the Startup Disk -- Changing to an OS 9.x Disk -- Changing Back to an OS X Disk -- Rebuilding the Classic Desktop -- 22 Tackling Disk Issues -- Starting and Exiting Disk Utility -- Verifying a Disk -- Repairing a Disk -- Erasing a Disk -- 23 Managing Users -- Starting Multiple Users -- Adding a User -- Deleting a User -- Setting User Capabilities and Updating User Information -- Working with Keychain Access -- Enabling Automatic Log In and Fast User Switching -- A Installation Notes -- Considering System Requirements When Upgrading -- Completing the Mac OS Setup Assistant -- B Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.