How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther

How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther, 9780072253559 (007225355X), McGraw-Hill, 2004

Experience the excitement of Apple’s revolutionary new release with help from this hands-on guide. Use the Finder to easily navigate files, folders, and applications and customize its display to meet your needs. Set up dozens of accounts and change users without logging out using the fast user switching feature. Access any open window or clear them all away using Exposé. Create music playlists, edit digital photos, share your calendar, and much more. You’ll also learn easy methods for networking your Mac, and discover important details about computer security. How to Do Everything with Mac OS X Panther will show you how to get the most out of this innovative operation system so you can increase productivity, organize your life, and have more fun!

Navigate your desktop and expertly work with files, folders, and icons
Send a fax as easily as you print documents
Customize your environment to make your Mac work the way you want
Switch user accounts without logging out or quitting applications
Use Exposé to access open windows easily
Preview, scroll through, and search huge PDF files faster than ever
Use iChat AV for text, audio and video chats
Share files on a network at home, work, or school
Improve your Mac’s features and functions by adding peripherals
Safeguard your Mac with built-in security tools such as FileVault

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About the author: Kirk McElhearn is a recognized Mac OS X expert and author. He is a regular contributor to Macworld magazine, TidBITS, and Technology and Society Book Reviews. He is also the co-author of several books on Mac OS X.

About the Author

Kirk McElhearn (Guillestre, France) is a Mac OS X expert currently working with the Mac OS X Panther beta. He is a regular contributor to numerous Mac web sites, and is the author of many books on Macs and other computer technologies.

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