OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide (30 page)

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Authors: Chris Seibold

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Open File dialog box, Key Commands

opening, Use the menu bar less , Dock

apps, animation when, Dock
files, Use the menu bar less

opening files, Use the menu bar less , Standard Window Controls

Preferences windows, Use the menu bar less
windows, Standard Window Controls

operating systems, alternative, Starting Up , Startup key commands

default startup disk set up, Starting Up
selecting which to boot in, Startup key commands

optical disks, What’s New in Mountain Lion? (see CDs; DVDs)

optical drives, Startup key commands , Startup key commands , CDs and DVDs

ejecting media in, Startup key commands
forcing Mac to start up from, Startup key commands
preferences, CDs and DVDs

Output preferences, Output tab – Output tab

overwriting deleted files, Trash

Paper Tape option, Calculator, Calculator

parental controls, User Accounts , Parental Controls – Other , Apps – Apps , Web – Web , People – People , Time Limits – Time Limits

for apps, Apps – Apps
multiplayer games, People – People
time limits, Time Limits – Time Limits
Web usage, Web – Web

partitions, installing Mountain Lion on, After the Install

Password Assistant, Make a Great Password – Make a Great Password

passwords, Logging In , General tab , General tab , Users and Groups , Other , Keychain Access , Password Management , Password Management – Securing Your Data , Recovering a Forgotten Password – Recovering a Forgotten Password , Make a Great Password – Make a Great Password , Storing Secure Notes – Storing Secure Notes , Add a Keychain Access Menu Extra – Add a Keychain Access Menu Extra , Securing Your Data – Securing Your Data

adding Keychain Access menu extra, Add a Keychain Access Menu Extra – Add a Keychain Access Menu Extra
FileVault and, Securing Your Data – Securing Your Data
for automatic login, Users and Groups
for user accounts, Other
login, Logging In
preferences, General tab
preferences and, General tab
recovering forgotten, Recovering a Forgotten Password – Recovering a Forgotten Password
Secure Notes and, Storing Secure Notes – Storing Secure Notes
storing, Keychain Access , Password Management
testing strength of, Make a Great Password – Make a Great Password

pasting, key command for, Use the menu bar less , Key Commands , Key Commands

Path button, Finder, Customizing the Finder toolbar

permissions, file (Get Info window), Managing File Info

Photo Booth, Sharing (Almost) Everywhere , Photo Booth – Photo Booth

Photo Stream, Photo Stream – Photo Stream

photos, After the Install , The Home Folder , Photo Stream – Photo Stream , Image Capture , Mail , Add a signature to outgoing mail , Photo Booth – Photo Booth , Preview

for user account, After the Install
Pictures folder, The Home Folder
sending as email attachments, Mail
taking with Photo Booth, Photo Booth – Photo Booth
transferring from cameras, Image Capture
uploading automatically, Photo Stream – Photo Stream
using as email signatures, Add a signature to outgoing mail
viewing with Preview, Preview

POP (Post Office Protocol), Adding new accounts , Adding new accounts

pop-up ads, blocking, Block pop-up ads – Block pop-up ads

power failures, starting up automatically after, Energy Saver

power-saving options, Energy Saver – Energy Saver

PowerPC apps, Preparing for the Install

PRAM (parameter random access memory), Reset your PRAM – Reset your PRAM , Reset your PRAM

preferences, What’s New in Mountain Lion? (see System Preferences)

Preview, Preview – Preview

Print & Scan preferences, Print & Scan – Print & Scan

printers, Print & Scan , Sharing

adding and removing, Print & Scan
sharing, Sharing

printing, Key Commands

privacy, Privacy – Privacy , Privacy , Dictation tab , Browse privately – Browse privately

(see also security)
browsing and, Browse privately – Browse privately
dictation and, Dictation tab

privileges, What’s New in Mountain Lion? (see user accounts)

profanity, hiding, Other

programmer mode, Calculator, Calculator

programs, What’s New in Mountain Lion? (see apps)

proxy icon, Mastering the Finder , Standard Window Controls

question mark icon, Startup troubleshooting
Quick Event feature, Calendar, Calendar
Quick Look preview, Finder views , Common Finder tasks
QuickTime Player, The Home Folder , QuickTime Player – QuickTime Player
quitting processes, Force quitting greedy processes

RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) utility, RAID Utility – RAID Utility

RAM, What You Need to Run Mountain Lion , What You Need to Run Mountain Lion , Your Mac beeps instead of starting

problems with, Your Mac beeps instead of starting
required for Mountain Lion, What You Need to Run Mountain Lion , What You Need to Run Mountain Lion

Reading List, Safari, Safari

recalibrating battery, Battery problems – Battery problems

recent items, changing number shown, General

Recovery Mode, Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting

reformatting disks, Common Finder tasks

Region preferences, Language & Text

registering Mountain Lion, After the Install

reminders, Reminders – Reminders , Calendar & Reminders – Calendar & Reminders , Reminders – Reminders

in iCloud, Calendar & Reminders – Calendar & Reminders
Reminders, Reminders – Reminders
Reminders app, Reminders – Reminders

remote control infrared receiver, disabling, General tab

Remote Desktop, Energy Saver , Sharing

remote login, Energy Saver , Sharing , Sharing

Remote Wipe, Find My Mac

remounting drives, Common Finder tasks

removing, The Dock , Non-Apple Preference Panes

items from Dock, The Dock
preference panes, Non-Apple Preference Panes

renaming, Common Finder tasks , Common Finder tasks , Common Finder tasks , Auto Save and Versions , Managing File Info

drives, Common Finder tasks
files, Common Finder tasks , Auto Save and Versions , Managing File Info
folders, Common Finder tasks

reopening windows, Starting Up

Requests tab, Game Center, Game Center

requirements, Mountain Lion, What You Need to Run Mountain Lion , What You Need to Run Mountain Lion

resetting, Startup key commands , Battery problems – Battery problems , Reset your PRAM – Reset your PRAM

displays, Startup key commands
PRAM, Reset your PRAM – Reset your PRAM
SMC, Battery problems – Battery problems

resizing windows, Resizing Windows – Resizing Windows

resolution, Display problems , Displays

restarting Mac, Shut down and log out shortcuts , The Apple menu , Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting , Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting

restoring, System Preferences , Time Machine

preferences, System Preferences
system, Time Machine

results, Spotlight, Changing the order of Spotlight’s results – Changing the order of Spotlight’s results , Controlling the results Spotlight displays – Controlling the results Spotlight displays , Controlling what Spotlight indexes – Controlling what Spotlight indexes

controlling categories returned, Controlling the results Spotlight displays – Controlling the results Spotlight displays
controlling indexing for, Controlling what Spotlight indexes – Controlling what Spotlight indexes
ordering, Changing the order of Spotlight’s results – Changing the order of Spotlight’s results

Resume, Resume – Resume , Users and Groups

resuming apps, Starting Up , Resume – Resume

RSS feeds, Safari

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), Your hard drive is making noises – Your hard drive is making noises

Safari, Safari , Safari – Safari , Safari – Customize Safari’s toolbar , Safari , Change the home page – Change the home page , Change the default browser – Change the default browser , Control which pages are shown in Top Sites – Control which pages are shown in Top Sites , Find a page you didn’t bookmark – Find a page you didn’t bookmark , Block pop-up ads – Block pop-up ads , Control cookies – Control cookies , Get rid of Safari’s history – Get rid of Safari’s history , Add a URL to the desktop – Add a URL to the desktop , Browse privately – Browse privately , Turn off Autofill – Turn off Autofill , Customize Safari’s toolbar – Customize Safari’s toolbar , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands

adding URLs to desktop, Add a URL to the desktop – Add a URL to the desktop

Autofill, Turn off Autofill – Turn off Autofill

bookmarks, Safari

changing default browser, Change the default browser – Change the default browser

cookies, Control cookies – Control cookies

history, Find a page you didn’t bookmark – Find a page you didn’t bookmark , Get rid of Safari’s history – Get rid of Safari’s history

deleting, Get rid of Safari’s history – Get rid of Safari’s history
searching, Find a page you didn’t bookmark – Find a page you didn’t bookmark

home page, Change the home page – Change the home page

iCloud and, Safari – Safari

moving within, Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands

pop-up ads, blocking, Block pop-up ads – Block pop-up ads

private browsing, Browse privately – Browse privately

Reading List feature, Safari

toolbar, Customize Safari’s toolbar – Customize Safari’s toolbar

Top Sites, Control which pages are shown in Top Sites – Control which pages are shown in Top Sites

Safari app, Improved iCloud Integration , Sharing (Almost) Everywhere

sharing web pages from, Sharing (Almost) Everywhere
tabs, Improved iCloud Integration

Safe Boot, Startup troubleshooting – Startup troubleshooting

safe downloads list, General tab

Safe Mode, Startup key commands , Startup key commands

sandboxing, General tab

Save As dialog box, Key Commands

saving, Use the menu bar less , Smart Folders , Auto Save and Versions , Auto Save and Versions – Managing File Info , Auto Save and Versions , Chess , Key Commands , Key Commands

automatically, Auto Save and Versions , Auto Save and Versions – Managing File Info , Chess
key commands for, Use the menu bar less , Key Commands , Key Commands
Spotlight search results, Smart Folders

scanners, Print & Scan , Sharing , Image Capture

adding and removing, Print & Scan
sharing, Sharing
transferring images from, Image Capture

scheduling startup and shutdown, Energy Saver

scientific mode, Calculator, Calculator

screen, The Menu Bar , Full-Screen Applications – Full-Screen Applications , General tab , Sharing , Audio , DVD Player , QuickTime Player , ColorSync Utility – ColorSync Utility , Grab , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands

adjusting colors, ColorSync Utility – ColorSync Utility
capturing, QuickTime Player , Grab , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands , Key Commands
flashing for alerts, Audio
Full Screen mode, The Menu Bar , Full-Screen Applications – Full-Screen Applications , DVD Player
message on when locked, General tab
sharing, Sharing

screen savers, Desktop & Screen Saver – Desktop & Screen Saver , General tab

screen-reading program, VoiceOver Utility

screencasts, The Home Folder

scrolling, General , Mouse , Mouse & Trackpad

preferences, General , Mouse , Mouse & Trackpad

search engines, Safari

search tokens, Calendar – Calendar

searching, System Preferences – System Preferences , Calendar – Calendar , Search your mail – Search your mail , Safari – Safari , Safari , Find a page you didn’t bookmark – Find a page you didn’t bookmark , Key Commands

(see also Spotlight)
for Calendar entries, Calendar – Calendar
for highlighted text, Key Commands
for preference settings, System Preferences – System Preferences
history in Safari, Find a page you didn’t bookmark – Find a page you didn’t bookmark
in Mail, Search your mail – Search your mail
via Safari, Safari – Safari

Secure Empty Trash command, Trash

secure notes, Storing Secure Notes – Storing Secure Notes

security, Gatekeeper , Logging In , Trash , General tab – General tab , General tab , General tab , FileVault tab – FileVault tab , Firewall tab – Firewall tab , Software Update

(see also privacy)
FileVault, FileVault tab – FileVault tab
firewall, Firewall tab – Firewall tab
login options, Logging In
malware, Gatekeeper , General tab – General tab , General tab
overwriting deleted files, Trash
updates, automatically downloading, Software Update

selecting items, key command for, Use the menu bar less

serial number of Mac, The Apple menu

services, defined, The Application menu

Share Sheet button, Mastering the Finder , Contacts – Contacts , Photo Booth , Safari

Contacts, Contacts – Contacts
Photo Booth, Photo Booth
Safari, Safari

Share Sheets, Sharing Everywhere , Twitter Abounds , Sharing (Almost) Everywhere – Sharing (Almost) Everywhere

Shared section, Finder window's sidebar, The sidebar

sharing, User Accounts , The Home Folder , The Home Folder , The sidebar , Sharing (Almost) Everywhere – Sharing (Almost) Everywhere , Managing File Info , Sharing , Sharing , Sharing – Sharing , Sharing – Sharing , Sharing , Sharing , Contacts , Photo Booth

CDs/DVDs, Sharing

contact information, Contacts

files, User Accounts , The Home Folder , The Home Folder , The sidebar , Managing File Info , Sharing – Sharing

accounts for, User Accounts
folders for, The Home Folder , The Home Folder
with Airdrop, The sidebar

from applications, Sharing (Almost) Everywhere – Sharing (Almost) Everywhere

Photo Booth pictures and videos, Photo Booth

preferences, Sharing – Sharing

printers, Sharing

scanners, Sharing

screen, Sharing

Sharing Only accounts, User Accounts

shortcut keys, What’s New in Mountain Lion? (see key commands)

Show All command, The Application menu

Show item info box, The Desktop

Show menu, Finder's toolbar, Customizing the Finder toolbar

Show View Options option, Finder's View menu, The Desktop

shutting down, Logging Out, Sleeping, and Shutting Down – Shut down and log out shortcuts , Shut down and log out shortcuts – Shut down and log out shortcuts , Energy Saver , Key Commands

key commands for, Shut down and log out shortcuts – Shut down and log out shortcuts , Key Commands
scheduling, Energy Saver

Sidebar tab, Finder preferences, Finder preferences

sidebar, Finder, The sidebar – The sidebar , Key Commands

sidebars, icon size in, General

signatures, email, Add a signature to outgoing mail – Add a signature to outgoing mail

Single User Mode, Startup key commands

Ski Report widget, Dashboard

sleep mode, Logging Out, Sleeping, and Shutting Down – Shut down and log out shortcuts , Logging Out, Sleeping, and Shutting Down , General tab , Energy Saver , Key Commands

slideshows, Desktop & Screen Saver – Desktop & Screen Saver

Slow Keys, Slow Keys – Slow Keys

small display, fixing, Display problems

Smart folders, Smart Folders – Smart Folders

smart mailboxes, Mail, Mail

SMC (System Management Controller), Battery problems – Battery problems

Smooth Images option, zooming, Zoom

software, Updated Updating , Gatekeeper , The Apple menu , Firewall tab , Software Update – Software Update , Non-Apple Preference Panes

allowing incoming connections, Firewall tab
malicious, Gatekeeper
third-party, Non-Apple Preference Panes
updates, Updated Updating , The Apple menu , Software Update – Software Update

Sound preferences, Sound – Input tab , Sound Effects tab – Sound Effects tab , Output tab – Output tab , Input tab – Input tab

Input tab, Input tab – Input tab
Output tab, Output tab – Output tab
Sound Effects tab, Sound Effects tab – Sound Effects tab

Spaces (virtual desktops), Mission Control – Mission Control

Speakable Items, Speakable Items – Speakable Items

special characters, Menu Symbols – Menu Symbols , Typing Special Characters in OS X – Typing Special Characters in OS X

speech, What’s New in Mountain Lion? , Text to Speech tab – Text to Speech tab , Speakable Items – Speakable Items

(see also dictation)
preferences, Text to Speech tab – Text to Speech tab
verbal commands, Speakable Items – Speakable Items

speech activation, Calculator , Chess

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