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| Chapter 1 How Do I Get Started with Mountain Lion? |
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System Requirements for Installing Mountain Lion |
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What's New in Mountain Lion? |
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Upgrading to Mountain Lion |
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The Mountain Lion desktop at a glance |
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Setting the Finder preferences |
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Moving around in the Finder |
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Getting information on Files and Folders |
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Working with Removable Media |
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Searching within a Finder window |
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Managing Windows with Mission Control |
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Manipulating open windows |
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Moving a file from a folder to the desktop |
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Copying text and graphics to the desktop |
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Copying text and graphics from one window to another |
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Setting Mission Control preferences |
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Managing Windows with Expose |
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Using Multiple Desktops with Spaces |
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Adding and removing spaces |
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Moving windows between spaces |
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Assigning applications to spaces |
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Managing Applications with Launchpad |
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Launching installed applications |
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Grouping applications with folders |
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| Chapter 2 How Can I Customize Mountain Lion? |
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The General Preferences Pane |
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Keeping changes to documents |
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Closing windows when quitting an app |
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Accessing recently used items |
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Choosing a desktop picture |
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Setting the screen saver options |
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Adding a background image or color |
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Adding and removing items in the Dock |
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Changing the appearance or placement of the Dock |
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The Mountain Lion preinstalled widgets |
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Setting preferences in widgets |
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Finding more cool widgets |
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Creating your own widgets using Web Clips |
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Uninstalling third-party widgets |
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| Chapter 3 How Do I Change the Mountain Lion System Preferences? |
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58 | (8) |
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Mail, Contacts, and Calendars |
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Adding an Archives preference pane |
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| Chapter 4 How Do I Manage User Accounts? |
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Managed with Parental Controls |
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Creating New User Accounts |
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Requesting password assistance |
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Modifying account settings |
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Limiting Access with Parental Controls |
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Enabling Parental Controls |
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Setting application and function restrictions |
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Applying website restrictions |
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Allow unrestricted access to websites |
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Try to limit access to adult websites automatically |
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Allow access to only these websites |
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Setting Mail and Messages limitations |
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Keeping account activity logs |
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| Chapter 5 What Can I Do with Applications? |
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Discovering Mountain Lion Applications |
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104 | (6) |
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105 | (1) |
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Navigating Mountain Lion Applications |
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Opening and closing applications |
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Using commands and keyboard shortcuts |
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Accessing applications with a Stack |
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Viewing applications in full-screen mode |
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Working with Documents in TextEdit |
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Setting TextEdit Preferences |
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Creating and saving documents |
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118 | (1) |
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Formatting TextEdit documents |
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119 | (3) |
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Checking spelling and grammar |
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Opening an existing document |
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Saving a document in a different format |
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122 | (2) |
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Getting Started with Messages |
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Setting up an Messages account |
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124 | (2) |
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Adding buddies to your Buddy List |
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126 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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Acquiring New Applications in the App Store |
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Signing in and viewing your account |
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130 | (1) |
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Browsing for applications |
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Viewing apps you've purchased |
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Keeping your apps up to date |
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| Chapter 6 What Can I Do with Utilities? |
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Working with Software Utilities |
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136 | (13) |
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Managing color profiles with ColorSync Utility |
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136 | (4) |
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Viewing installed color profiles |
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137 | (1) |
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Assigning profiles to devices |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Calculating colors on your screen |
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140 | (1) |
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Measuring color values with DigitalColor Meter |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Setting the Java Preferences |
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141 | (1) |
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Storing passwords with Keychain Access |
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142 | (1) |
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Finding Additional UNIX Information |
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148 | (1) |
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Administering System Utilities |
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149 | (1) |
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Tracking your Mac with Activity Monitor |
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149 | (1) |
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Discovering errors with Console |
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150 | (1) |
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Moving information with Migration Assistant |
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150 | (1) |
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Using Remote Install OS X |
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150 | (1) |
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Configuring devices with Audio MIDI Setup |
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Format and manage drives with Disk Utility |
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152 | (1) |
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Configure multiple drives with RAID Utility |
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152 | (1) |
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Managing Network Utilities |
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| Chapter 7 How Do I Work with PDFs in Preview? |
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Opening and Saving PDFs in Preview |
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156 | (3) |
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Setting the Preview Preferences for PDFs |
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159 | (3) |
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160 | (1) |
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Adding your signature to a PDF |
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Deleting pages from a PDF |
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164 | (1) |
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Rearranging pages in a PDF |
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165 | (1) |
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Magnifying the contents of a PDF |
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| Chapter 8 How Do I Organize My Life with Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Reminders? |
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Adding events to calendars |
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Setting Calendar Preferences |
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Publishing and sharing a calendar |
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187 | (1) |
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Eliminating duplicate contacts |
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Setting Contacts Preferences |
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189 | (1) |
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Getting Maps for Addresses |
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Syncing Contacts and Calendars with Devices |
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194 | (2) |
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Create and edit reminders |
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| Chapter 9 How Do I Master the Web with Safari? |
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Setting Safari Preferences |
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202 | (8) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Importing and exporting bookmarks |
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212 | (1) |
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Customizing the Main Safari Window |
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213 | (1) |
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Viewing Your Favorite Pages with Top Sites |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (1) |
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Viewing Windows Media Files |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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Finding Text on a Website |
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221 | (3) |
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A downloaded file won't open |
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Images aren't displaying correctly |
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| Chapter 10 How Do I Stay Connected with Mail? |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (4) |
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228 | (2) |
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Setting Preferences in Mail |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (3) |
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Receiving, Replying to, and Forwarding E-mail |
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Organizing with Mailboxes |
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248 | (3) |
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248 | (2) |
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Creating custom and Smart Mailboxes |
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250 | (1) |
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Unable to receive messages |
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| Chapter 11 How Can I Use iTunes with Multimedia? |
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256 | (2) |
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Understanding the iTunes window layout |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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Setting iTunes Preferences |
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262 | (1) |
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Organizing and Playing Media |
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Setting the viewing options |
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Importing individual files |
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Setting up Genius playlists |
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267 | (1) |
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Managing file information |
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272 | (1) |
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Creating ringtones for your iPhone |
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Importing items from other iTunes libraries |
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Signing in to your account |
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278 | (1) |
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Authorizing and deauthorizing a computer |
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278 | (1) |
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Renting or buying movies and TV shows |
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280 | (2) |
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Reading or listening to your favorite books |
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| Chapter 12 How Do I Work with Images and Video? |
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Working with Images in Preview |
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Image File Types Supported by Preview |
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288 | (1) |
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Setting the Preview preferences |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Viewing and editing images in Preview |
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Opening and saving images |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (2) |
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Importing images from a scanner |
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292 | (1) |
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Importing images from a camera |
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Resizing and rotating images |
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Adjusting color in images |
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Capturing screenshots manually |
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295 | (1) |
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Taking screenshots in Preview |
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Using Grab to capture screenshots |
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296 | (1) |
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Playing back video and audio files |
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297 | (1) |
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Creating new video or audio recordings |
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298 | (1) |
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Recording your on-screen movements |
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Sharing your recordings via the Internet |
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Taking four quick snapshots |
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Creating a video snapshot |
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303 | (1) |
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Adding effects to Snapshots |
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303 | (2) |
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Using your pictures and videos |
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Working with Image Capture |
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308 | (1) |
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Transferring images from your camera |
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308 | (1) |
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Deleting images from your camera |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (3) |
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Using the Image Capture scanning options |
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311 | (1) |
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Using the scanner software options |
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312 | (1) |
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Placing a call with FaceTime |
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| Chapter 13 How Do I Print and Share? |
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320 | (8) |
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Installing printer software |
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320 | (2) |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (4) |
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Opening the Add Printer window |
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325 | (1) |
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Installing a printer using USB or Bonjour |
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325 | (1) |
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Installing a printer using IP Printing |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (7) |
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Discover the Mountain Lion printing options |
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330 | (3) |
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Why and how to create PostScript files |
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333 | (1) |
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Assigning ICC profiles to a printer |
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334 | (1) |
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Using the Sharing System Preferences |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (2) |
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Adding shared folders and users |
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337 | (2) |
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Enabling file-sharing protocols |
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339 | (1) |
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Sharing Printers and Scanners |
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339 | (2) |
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Sharing a printer with OS X users |
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340 | (1) |
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Sharing a printer with Windows users |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (4) |
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Using Bluetooth File Exchange |
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343 | (1) |
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Send a file from your Mac |
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343 | (1) |
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Browse another Bluetooth device |
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344 | (2) |
| Chapter 14 How Can I Automate My Mac? |
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346 | (20) |
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Getting Around in Automator |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (4) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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Using Services to Perform Tasks |
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355 | (2) |
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357 | (1) |
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Why its important to back up your files |
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358 | (1) |
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Hardware requirements for Time Machine |
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358 | (1) |
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Setting Up a Backup Drive |
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358 | (4) |
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359 | (1) |
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Configuring a backup drive for Time Machine |
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360 | (1) |
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Excluding files from a backup |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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Performing a manual backup |
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362 | (1) |
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Pausing or resuming a backup |
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363 | (1) |
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Retrieving Information from Time Machine |
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363 | (3) |
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Restoring individual files |
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363 | (1) |
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Restoring an entire drive |
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364 | (2) |
| Chapter 15 How Do I Install Windows 7 on My Mac? |
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366 | (14) |
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Understanding the Boot Camp Assistant |
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368 | (1) |
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Benefits of installing Microsoft Windows |
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368 | (1) |
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What you need to install Windows |
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368 | (1) |
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Using the Boot Camp Assistant to Install Windows |
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369 | (4) |
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Downloading the Windows support software |
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370 | (1) |
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Partitioning the hard drive |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (1) |
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373 | (2) |
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373 | (1) |
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374 | (1) |
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Removing Windows from Your Mac |
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375 | (1) |
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Alternative Methods for Running Windows on Your Mac |
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376 | (4) |
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Parallels Desktop for Mac |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (2) |
| Chapter 16 Do You Have Any Troubleshooting Tips? |
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380 | (14) |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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Make Sure You Are Up to Date |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (2) |
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384 | (1) |
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Your Mac hangs at start-up |
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385 | (1) |
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Handy start-up keyboard shortcuts |
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386 | (1) |
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Isolating Software Trouble |
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386 | (6) |
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Utilizing the root account |
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387 | (2) |
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Deleting preference files |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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Correcting permissions issues |
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390 | (2) |
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When All Else Fails-Reinstall |
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392 | (2) |
| Appendix A Mac Online Resources |
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394 | (4) |
| Appendix B Mac Shortcut Keys |
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398 | (6) |
| Glossary |
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404 | (6) |
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