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Searching for Files from the Toolbar .........................................................152
Searching for Files from the Find Dialog ...................................................153
Configuring the View Options.....................................................................154
Setting icon view options ..................................................................155
Setting list view options ....................................................................157
Setting column view options.............................................................159
Setting Finder Preferences ..........................................................................160
Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Changing the Background...........................................................................163
Picking something Apple...................................................................164
I just gotta have lavender..................................................................166
Selecting your own photo .................................................................166
Changing the Screen Saver .........................................................................167
Changing Colors in Mac OS X .....................................................................167
Adding Stickies.............................................................................................168
Customizing the Dock..................................................................................170
Adding applications and extras to the Dock...................................170
Keeping track(s) with Stacks ............................................................172
Resizing the Dock ...............................................................................173
Stick It on the Dashboard............................................................................173
Arranging Your Precious Desktop..............................................................175
Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences . . . . .177
The Preferred Way to Display the Preferences.........................................177
Saving Your Preferences..............................................................................178
Searching for Specific Settings ...................................................................178
Getting Personal...........................................................................................179
Appearance preferences....................................................................179
Desktop and screen saver preferences............................................180
Dock preferences................................................................................182
Exposé and Spaces preferences .......................................................183
International preferences ..................................................................186
Security preferences ..........................................................................187
Spotlight preferences.........................................................................189
It’s All about the Hardware .........................................................................190
Bluetooth preferences .......................................................................190
CDs and DVDs preferences................................................................191
Displays preferences..........................................................................192
Energy Saver preferences..................................................................193
Keyboard and mouse preferences ...................................................194
Printing and fax preferences.............................................................195
Sound preferences..............................................................................197
Sharing the Joy: Internet & Network..........................................................198
MobileMe preferences .......................................................................198
Network preferences..........................................................................199
QuickTime preferences......................................................................203
Sharing preferences ...........................................................................205
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