User manual APPLE MAC OS X 10.0

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] You can do so when you create a new user or use the Login Window preferences. Click to uncheck this option to require users to log in. Mac OS X tips Administrator users The user you created when you set up Mac OS X is an administrator. An administrator can create other users, change settings, and install software in the Applications and Library folders. Keeping your computer secure When you log in as an administrator you have greater access to the computer, so you may not want to leave your computer unattended. To secure your computer, set Screen Saver preferences to require a password. For the most security, log in as a user who is not an administrator. If you turn off automatic login, you see the login window when you start your computer. Logging in from a Mac OS X network Type a user name and password here, then click Log In. If you use a Mac OS X network, your home is on a server. Log in from any computer on the network to see your home and use your settings. If you have questions, see your system administrator. Setting up iTools accounts for new users When you create a new user, go to the iTools Web site to create an iTools account for the user. Give the user the iTools member name and password to enter in the Internet preferences pane. This will set up Mail to get the user's Mac. com email automatically. Searching Mac Help How do I work as an administrator?17 Use the System Preferences application to change your computer settings. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu, then click a button. Changing Settings Click here to see all the preferences. Drag buttons for preferences you use frequently to the toolbar, then click them to change the settings. 18 Important settings panes Internet Where are the control panels? Use System Preferences to change computer settings instead of the control panels in Mac OS 9. For the experienced Mac OS user Enter settings for your iTools account, email and Web browser. You can also sign up for your iTools account here. Changing the alert sound Network Use the Sound preferences pane to select a different alert sound and set the volume. Enter settings to connect to your network. Set up multiple network connections and create "locations" -- collections of network settings. Sharing Setting QuickTime preferences Use QuickTime preferences to register for QuickTime Pro and select your QuickTime connection speed. Turn on file sharing so that other people on the network can access your Public folder. Turn on Web sharing to publish your personal Web site. Software Update Mac OS X tips Adding items to the toolbar To add an item to the System Preferences toolbar, click Show All and drag the icon to the toolbar. To remove an item, drag it from the toolbar. Get updates to your Mac OS X applications and software. Using a different language Startup Disk Select a startup disk for your computer. You can start up using Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X. Screen Saver To work in a different language, open International preferences and drag the language you want to use to the top of the list. If you use a special keyboard for your language, click the Keyboard Menu tab and select it from the list. Log in again to see menus and dialogs in the language you chose. Choose your keyboard from the Keyboard menu (the one with the flag). Select the screen saver you want to use and if you want to require a password to wake the screen saver. Gaining access to settings If the settings in a pane are dimmed and the lock icon is locked, click the lock and enter a name and password for an administrator to change the settings. Searching Mac Help How do I change computer settings?19 Mac OS X provides integrated Internet and network access, which you set up when you set up Mac OS X. You can set up other network connections, turn on Web and file sharing, and access network servers. Getting Connected Use Network preferences to set up each of the network connections you use. Choose New Location here to name a collection of network settings. [. . . ] If the Installer still doesn't appear, select the Mac OS X CD as your startup disk. If you are using Mac OS X, use Startup Disk preferences. If you are using Mac OS 9, copy the Startup Disk control panel on the Mac OS X CD to the System Folder and use it to select the CD. You see a message about updating your computer's firmware. If you see a message that you need to update your computer's firmware, do so before you install Mac OS X. Updaters are available on your Mac OS X CD. [. . . ]