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1 Welcome to Tiger Mac OS X puts power at your fingertips with Spotlight searching, Dashboard widgets, custom web news, and four-way video conferencing. Spotlight Find anything, anywhere, anytime. Instantly. Dashboard Instant access to a new kind of application called widgets. iChat AV Video conference with up to three other people. Safari RSS Scan the latest news, information, and articles from the Internet. Automator Automate tasks with point-and-click simplicity.
Spotlight Find anything, anytime on your computer as quickly as you can type. Search your entire system from anywhere to find documents, email, contacts, calendars, music, movies, photos, bookmarks, and applications. To find something, click the Spotlight icon, then type a few letters or words. Click to view a slideshow of your images. The Spotlight window shows all the search results in groups. Click to show or hide a group of items. The Spotlight menu shows the top 20 items you have opened recently.
Organized results To view all the results of your search, choose Show All in the Spotlight menu to open the Spotlight window. You can group items, sort them, and limit the results. You can preview images and see additional information about items. Click to select the way you want to group the results. Click to view additional information about an item. This is the metadata that Spotlight uses to search for this image. Click to group, sort, or limit search results.
Spotlight… Everywhere You’ll find Spotlight throughout Mac OS X Tiger, including the Finder, System Preferences, Mail, Address Book, and elsewhere. You can also save search criteria to create a Smart Folder that updates its contents automatically each time you open it. After you specify a search, click Save to create a Smart Folder. Type a few letters or words to search your files. Click a Smart Folder to see the current contents or edit its search criteria.
Finding preferences To find and change a preferences setting, open System Preferences and type a few letters or words in the search field. Spotlight even understands Windows terms. Type a few letters or words to find the preference you want to set. Choose a term in this menu to see where the setting is located. When the preferences pane you want is highlighted, press Return to open it. Finding documents You can use Spotlight to find items when you’re using any application.
Dashboard Dashboard zooms onto your desktop with the click of a mouse and, like Exposé, disappears just as quickly. You can use widgets to get up-to-date information, quickly look up contacts, check your stock portfolio, see what’s playing on iTunes, and more. Some widgets get information from the Internet. Click anywhere on the desktop to close Dashboard. Click to open the Dashboard widget bar to add more widgets. Click the Dashboard icon to open it. 8 You can open more than one copy of a widget.
Expanding Dashboard It’s a snap to get more widgets. When you open Dashboard, click the Open (+) button to show the widget bar. To add a widget to Dashboard, just click it. Click to close the widget bar. Click to close the widget. If this icon appears, click it to see other widgets. Customizing widgets Most widgets are simple and customizable to fit your needs. To see the settings you can change, click the Info button in the bottom right corner.
iChat AV Use multiway video and audio conferencing to chat live with friends and colleagues. Video conference with up to three other people with stunning, true-to-life pictures and crystal-clear conversation. Change your availability with the iChat status icon. Chat with family, friends, and colleagues. All you need is their .Mac member name, AIM screen name, or Jabber ID. The 3D view practically puts your guests in the room with you, right down to the reflection on the table.
Audio chats This person is available for a multiperson audio chat. You can hold audio chats with up to nine other people. Just select their names and click the telephone icon at the bottom of the Buddy List. The bar indicates who is talking. Participants can leave the chat at any time. If you need to remove someone, select the icon and press Delete. Click to mute the chat if you need to answer the phone or talk to someone in your office.
Safari RSS Now Safari brings you up-to-the-minute RSS news, headlines, and summaries from the web. Scan thousands of articles in one easy-to-read, searchable list. Then bookmark your search to quickly find similar articles in the future. Click to view the webpage. Click again to see the RSS feeds. The number of unread RSS articles appears next to the bookmark. View RSS articles in the Safari browser window, then click “Read more” to read the full article.
Display PDFs You can view PDFs right in the webpage so that you don’t have to download the file to use it. The contextual menu lets you choose how you want to view the PDF. Hold down the Control key and click the PDF to select viewing options. Choose Auto Size to scale the PDF to fit in the window as you resize it. Private browsing When you browse the Internet using a public computer, turn on Private Browsing to protect your information.
Mail Take control of your inbox. With Spotlight searching, find messages instantly and organize them using Smart Mailboxes. Slideshows make it easy to view images you receive in messages and then save them directly to your iPhoto library. Type a few letters or words to search your mailboxes. Create a Smart Mailbox to automatically organize email messages. Click Slideshow to view the images attached to a message.
Instant searching When you type a few letters or words in the search field, Mail immediately starts finding messages. You can then change where Mail is searching and save your search as a Smart Mailbox. Select to search all mailboxes or the current mailbox and the field to search in. Click Save to create a Smart Mailbox with this search. Slideshow viewing When you view images in an email message as a slideshow, you can view them as thumbnails on an index sheet or as individual pictures.
Address Book and iCal Address Book and iCal make it easy to organize and share information so that you can collaborate with others. iCal lets you invite guests to events, while calendar groups help you organize your meetings and events. This icon indicates that everyone invited to the meeting has accepted. Create calendar groups to organize your calendars. Double-click an event to see it in your calendar. Click to check the status of events you are invited to or have invited other people to.
Event invitations You can invite Address Book contacts to events you create in iCal. When you do, iCal sends them an email invitation. When they reply, you receive an email from them and iCal is updated. To invite people to an event, type their names the same way you address messages in Mail. If your guests use iCal, they can choose their status and send you a reply. Finding contacts Type a few letters or words to search your contacts.
.Mac Sync .Mac sync* makes it simple to keep your information synchronized on several Mac computers. You can synchronize bookmarks, calendars, contacts, and more so that you always have current information available. Sync your iDisk automatically so that you can access your files from several computers. iSync lets you synchronize contacts and calendars on your iPod, phone, or PDA. Use .Mac preferences to select the information you want to synchronize. * To use iDisk and .Mac syncing, you need a .
.Mac syncing You can select the information you want to synchronize and how you want to do it. Choose to sync automatically; every hour, day, or week; or manually. To sync your information immediately, click Sync Now. Choose whether you want to sync your information automatically or do it yourself. Select the information you want to synchronize. Syncing your iPod iSync lets you select how you want to synchronize your contacts and calendars on your iPod.
QuickTime 7 The new H.264 codec in QuickTime 7 delivers crystal-clear video and smooth playback even when you change the size of the player window. Upgrade to QuickTime 7 Pro to capture movies and share them with your friends. Get up to four times the frame size of MPEG-4 video. Select the part of the movie you want to review. Using QuickTime 7 Pro, capture video live using your iSight or other FireWire camera.
Sharing Send your movie in an email or save it on your .Mac HomePage. Share your QuickTime movies effortlessly. Choose Share from the File menu to send your movie in an email or put it on your .Mac website. Choose a size that works best with your Internet connection. Easy controls QuickTime 7 Pro gives you great control of your movies. When you’re viewing a movie in fullscreen mode, move your mouse to see the control panel. Control playback using familiar video controls.
Works With Windows Your Mac fits seamlessly into Windows networks so you can share documents and printers with everyone. You can establish a secure connection to a Windows network over the Internet and access Microsoft Exchange servers. Click Network in the Finder to browse for Windows workgroups. Use your iDisk to share files with Windows users on the Internet. Browse Mac and Windows file shares in the same window. 22 Log in to Windows shares just as you would on a Windows computer.
Windows printers To begin, click Add in the toolbar to open the Printer Browser. If you have a printer connected to a Windows computer, you can share it with Mac computers on your network. To add a Windows printer to the list of available printers on your Mac, open Printer Setup Utility. Click More Printers at the bottom of the Printer Browser, then choose Windows Printing and select the workgroup for the printer. Click More Printers to add a Windows printer.
Automator Automator lets you automate the tasks you do most often. It’s simple to create Automator “workflows” by dragging “actions” and selecting options. Then share your workflows in several convenient formats. Drag actions here to create a workflow. Click Run to test your workflow. To find actions, type a word or two here. You’ll find actions available for many Mac OS X applications. When you select an action, the description provides information to help you use the action.
Building a workflow As you add actions to your workflow, they are linked together to indicate the flow. To customize actions to perform the task you want, you can set values and select options. If an action doesn’t have the data it requires to work correctly, you will see an indication at the top of the action. Drag actions to change their order. Shows that files will flow from the action above to the following action. Click to remove an action from the workflow.
Parental Controls You can create a user account for each person using your Mac and select appropriate privileges for each one. You have complete control of your children’s access to your computer, the Internet, and who they communicate with. Select the applications you want to control. To quickly change users, turn on fast user switching. Select appropriate privileges for each user you create. Click to add a new user account for each person using your computer.
Controlling email To protect your children from receiving unwanted email messages, turn on parental controls for Mail and then specify the email addresses of users they can exchange messages with. If someone who isn’t on the list sends your child a message, you get notified automatically. Before your child can send a message to someone not on the list, you have to give permission. Click here to allow your child to receive messages from this person.
iTunes iTunes makes it easy to organize, share, and listen to your music. Shop for music on the iTunes Music store*. Create playlists of your favorite songs, then copy them to your iPod. Or burn CDs to share your music with your friends. Type a word or two to search your music library or the iTunes Music Store. Click to visit the iTunes Music Store. Create Smart Playlists to organize your music. To mix it up, click the Shuffle icon. * The iTunes Music Store may not be available in your country.
iTunes widget Dashboard includes the iTunes widget that lets you check what’s playing and control playback while you work without opening iTunes. Drag the outside ring to change volume. See what’s playing and how long it’s been playing. Works with iPod iTunes, iPod, and your Mac were made for each other. Simply plug iPod, iPod mini, or iPod shuffle into your Mac and iTunes opens automatically. You can then copy your favorite songs to iPod so you can have them with you all the time.
iLife iLife applications* work together to help you unleash your creativity. Create photo albums and slideshows, make your own high-definition digital videos, compose your own music, then author DVDs to share your creations with others. Double-click an image to begin editing it. Create a Smart Album to organize photos by the criteria you specify. Use the calendar view to find the photos you want to work with. Create a slideshow of your photos complete with effects and music.
iMovie HD iMovie HD brings you powerful, yet easy-to-use digital video editing. Choose Make a Magic iMovie from the File menu to create a movie from the clips on your camera instantly. You can use digital video film clips in many formats, including HD and MPEG-4. Use the Media Browsers to add clips, photos, and music, or prepare to burn your own DVD. Click the Trash to restore media you have deleted. Select to record a movie using your digital camera. iDVD iDVD makes creating your own DVDs a snap.
GarageBand Turn your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio with hundreds of instruments. GarageBand is the easiest way to create, perform, and record your own music. Click to open the Track Info window, loop browser, or editor. 32 View the notation for your song as you record it.
