Welcome to Mac OS X 2 Installing Mac OS X Aqua The Dock The Finder Customization Applications Classic 4 6 Welcome to Mac OS X, the world's most advanced operating system. This book helps you start using Mac OS X. First install the software, then discover how easy it is to use. 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 Users Changing Settings Getting Connected iTools Using Mail Printing Troubleshooting 1 Step 1: Upgrade to Mac OS 9.1 using the CD included with Mac OS X If your computer already has Mac OS 9.1 installed, you can skip this step. Installing Mac OS X Step 2: Get information you need to set up Settings In Mac OS 9 To use your current iTools account, have your member name and password available. To use your current network settings, look in these Mac OS 9.1 control panels. TCP/IP Internet and mail Dial-up connection (PPP) Internet control panel TCP/IP control panel Remote Access and Modem control panels If you can't find this information, look in the applications you use to get email or browse the Web. If you don't know the information, contact your Internet service provider or system administrator. Step 3: Decide where you want to install Mac OS X On the same disk Install Mac OS X on the same disk or disk partition as Mac OS 9. , Do not format the disk. Or a different disk Install Mac OS X on a different disk or disk partition from Mac OS 9. 2 Step 4: Insert the Mac OS X CD, then double-click Install Mac OS X Installation tips Why you need Mac OS 9.1 installed Mac OS X provides Classic so that you can use your Classic Mac OS applications. When you open a Classic Mac OS application, Classic starts using an available Mac OS 9.1 system. Step 5: Set up and register Mac OS X Read before you install When you set up Mac OS X, you create a user account. This user is an administrator. As an administrator, you can add user accounts, set up Mac OS X for multiple users, change certain system settings, and have greater access to the computer. If you have trouble If you set up Mac OS X for several users, you need to type a user name and password to gain access to Mac OS X. To administer your computer you need to log in as the user you created when you set up Mac OS X, so you should remember this user name and password. Be sure to open the READ BEFORE YOU INSTALL document on the Mac OS X CD. If you are using Mac OS 9, you can open this document using AcrobatTM Reader, available on the CD. If you are using Mac OS X, you can open the document using Preview. If you have trouble installing Mac OS X, setting it up, or logging in, see "Troubleshooting" at the end of this book. You will also find information about installing Mac OS X if you already use Mac OS X. Starting up with Mac OS 9 again See "Troubleshooting" to learn how to start up with Mac OS 9 after you start up in Mac OS X. You need to type this name and password exactly the same way if you set up Mac OS X for multiple users. Installing developer software The Developer Tools CD contains software and documentation for developing applications on Mac OS X. For information about installing and using this software, see the document "About Developer Tools" on the CD. Only install this software if you are a programmer or intend to develop applications. Getting more information For more information about Mac OS X, visit the Mac OS X Web site: www.apple.com/macosx 3 Aqua makes using your Mac easier than ever. Its color, depth, and motion guide you through your tasks, while the Finder and Dock provide easy access to your computer and network. Aqua Use the Apple menu to change settings, get Mac OS X software, open recent items, and restart or shut down your computer. The Finder shows document icons in several ways, including large, detailed icons that preview document contents. The Dock keeps handy your disks, folders, applications, documents, minimized windows, QuickTime movies, digital images, links to Web sites, or just about anything else. Sheets for saving and printing attach to windows making these tasks even simpler. 4 Finder windows What is my "home?" Your home is a secure place to keep your documents if your computer is connected to a network or you set up several users. Click Home to see your personal space. For the experienced Mac OS user When you first start Mac OS X, the Finder window shows your "home," your personal space on your computer for documents, applications, fonts, and other software. Changing computer settings Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu to change settings for your computer, instead of using control panels. Folders in your home help you organize your documents, pictures, and movies. Mac OS X tips Getting help Throughout this book, you'll see questions like the one below. To get answers to these questions, choose Mac Help from the Help menu, type the question, and click Ask. Then click an answer. If you set up several users, each user has a home for a secure place to keep their documents. Buttons Type the question here, then click Ask. Colorful, animated buttons make it clear what to do. If a button pulses, you can press the Enter or Return key instead of clicking it. Here's how to use the three window buttons. Click to minimize the window, which puts it in the Dock. Click to enlarge or reduce the window. Click to close the window. Searching Mac Help How do I use Help? 5 The Dock makes it easy to open applications, documents, and other items you use frequently. To open an item in the Dock or make it active, click its icon. To see a pop-up menu, press the icon. The Dock This side of the Dock shows application icons. Drag this bar up or down to resize the Dock. Press a folder icon to see its contents and open items in it. The triangle indicates the application is open. This icon shows the status of the Dock Extra. This side of the Dock shows everything else. 6 What's in the Dock What's the Dock for? Instead of using the Apple menu, keep items you use regularly in the Dock. Click items in the Dock to make them active, rather than the application switcher. For the experienced Mac OS user Finder Click to see a Finder window and menus. Mail One of the applications included in the Dock. The number shows how many messages you have to read. Opening a document Dock Extra Ejecting disks Drag the document's icon to the application's icon in the Dock. Press the icon to change settings. Document To eject a disk, drag its icon to the Trash. A document added to the Dock. Click to open it. Mac OS X tips Adding icons to the Dock To add an item to the Dock, drag its icon to the Dock. To remove an item, drag its icon from the Dock. (This does not change the item.) Folder Press the icon to see the contents of the folder and choose items to open them. Web site A Web site added to the Dock. Click to open the Web site in your browser. Adding disk icons to the Dock Add disk icons to the Dock, then press the icon to see the contents. Choose items from the pop-up menu to open them. Minimized window You can put any window in the Dock. Click to open the window. Late-Breaking News Changing how the Dock works To change the way the Dock looks and works, choose Dock from the Apple menu, then choose Dock Preferences. Click this icon to get up-to-date information about Mac OS X. Trash Drag files here to throw them away. Switching between applications Press the Apple key, then press the Tab key until you select the application you want to use. Release both keys to make the application active. Searching Mac Help How do I use the Dock? 7 The Finder is the gateway to your computer and network. Use the Finder to access disks, connect to servers, and open your documents. The Finder Use the Finder application menu to set preferences. Press here to choose toolbar items that are hidden. Click toolbar buttons to open your home and other places. Click here to show or hide the toolbar. Your home contains your documents. Turn on file sharing to let others access your Public folder. 8 How your Mac OS X disk is organized The Applications folder contains the Mac OS X applications available to all users of your computer. The Utilities folder in it contains utility applications. For the experienced Mac OS user Using Library folders Library contains fonts, plug-ins, Internet search sites, and other items available to all users of your computer. Users contains your home. System contains the Mac OS X software. You cannot change it. Put fonts, Internet plug-ins, and other items in the Library folder. Items in the main Library folder are available to all users. Keep items for your personal use in the Library folder in your home. The Library also stores your preferences. Opening recent items To open recent applications and documents, use the Recent Items command in the Apple menu. To open recent folders, use the Go menu. You can also open recent items using the pop-up menu in the Open, Save, and Connect To Server dialogs. You'll see Applications (Mac OS 9) and System Folder if you install Mac OS X on the same disk with Mac OS 9. If you set up Mac OS X for several users, you need to log in as an administrator, such as the one you created when you set up Mac OS X, to add items to the Applications and Library folders. Opening folders Finder views If the toolbar is showing and you double-click a folder, the folder opens in the same window. If you press the Apple key or the toolbar is hidden, a separate window opens. View Finder windows in icon, list, or column view. Column view lets you quickly see where items are located. Mac OS X tips Opening another Finder window Click here to change the view. To open another Finder window, choose New Finder Window from the File menu. Finding anything on your computer To find anything on your computer, choose Find from the File menu to open Sherlock. Using favorites To add an item to your Favorites, select it and choose Add To Favorites from the File menu. This area shows information about the item. If it's a picture, you see a preview. If it's a movie, you can play it. Click a folder to see its contents. Searching Mac Help How is my hard disk organized? 9 Mac OS X gives you many ways to customize the way it looks and works so that it's best for you. Here are some ways you can customize the Finder. Customization To select a picture for the desktop, choose Preferences from the Finder menu and click Select Picture. Change the toolbar to make it look the way you want it. To use a picture or color for a folder background, choose Show View Options from the View menu in the Finder. 10 Changing the Finder window toolbar What's the Finder toolbar for? Put folders, servers, and disks that you want to open frequently in the Finder toolbar. For the experienced Mac OS user To set up the toolbar the way you want it, choose Customize Toolbar from the View menu. Changing appearance settings To change the colors used by Mac OS X and the highlight color, open the General preferences pane. Changing the size of icons These buttons open folders in your home. To change the size of icons in icon view, open the View Options window and drag the slider. Drag this to the toolbar to use the default toolbar again. Click this when you're finished. Mac OS X tips Changing global view options By default, Finder windows use global view options. To change these, choose Show View Options and click Global. Choose how to display the toolbar here. Here are some other things you can do to customize the toolbar: Changing view options for a window If you want to set view options for a window that are different from the global view options, choose Show View Options, click WIndow, and uncheck Use Global View Preferences. m To add a disk, server, or folder to the toolbar, drag its icon from a Finder window or desktop to the toolbar. m Drag items in the toolbar to arrange them. Seeing the path to a folder Add the Path pop-up menu to the toolbar to see the folders that contain the current folder. You can also press the Apple key and click the name of the folder in the window title bar. m To remove an icon, press the Apple key and drag it from the toolbar. Seeing a folder's status To see the number of items in a folder and your privileges to change the folder, choose Show Status Bar from the View menu. Searching Mac Help How do I use Finder windows? 11 Here are some of the specially designed applications included with Mac OS X that you will use most frequently. Finder Applications Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 Preview Open your applications and documents, connect to servers, and access disks and servers. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer to browse the Web. Mail Send and receive email messages that include pictures and movies. Set up to get your Mac.com mail automatically. Sherlock Find what you're looking for on your disks, your network, or the Internet. System Preferences Change computer settings such as Internet preferenc ...