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Chapter 1: Getting Your Mac Up and Running
Resuming Where You Left Off
A feature that iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users love is that when they turn off their device
or put it to sleep, they pick up where they left off when they turn on or reawaken their
device. Mac OS X Lion can do the same.
When you shut down, log out of, or restart your Mac, the confirmation dialog box has the
Reopen Windows When Logging Back In option, as Figure 1.1 shows. If you want Mac OS X to
reopen the currently open applications, documents, folders, and disk windows the next time
it starts up or logs in to the same user account, make sure that option is checked before you
confirm the shutdown, logout, or restart.
New Feature
The option to have applications and windows reopen upon startup or login is new to Mac OS X Lion.
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FIGURE 1.1
The logout, restart, and shutdown confirmation dialog boxes all present an option to reopen the current
windows when you log into or start the Mac.
Summary
Starting up the Mac is as easy as pressing the power button, but more sophisticated capabili-
ties exist when you need them, such as the ability to start up from different disks and to
require login so only authorized users can access the Mac. This combination of simplicity and
rich capabilities extends to the Mac’s option to go to sleep, restart, and shut down, as well as
to switch among authorized users.
And new to Mac OS X Lion is the ability to have the Mac remember what windows were open
when you log out, restart, or shut down and automatically reopen them when you next log in
or start the Mac.
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