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With Lion, Apple has unleashed the most innovative version of Mac OS X yet—and once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book. Mac OS X 10.7 completely transforms the Mac user interface with multi-touch gestures borrowed from the iPhone and iPad, and includes more 250 brand-new features. This book reveals them all with a wealth of insight and detail--and even does a deep dive into iCloud, Apple's wireless, free syncing service for Macs, PCs, iPhones, and iPads. Perfect for newcomers. Get crystal-clear, jargon-free introduction to the Dock, the Mac OS X folder structure, Safari, Mail, and iCloud.   Go in-depth. Learn how use key new features such as full-screen apps, Mission Control, the new Mac App Store, Launchpad, Resume, Auto Save, Versions, AirDrop, and more. Are you even more of a power user? Learn to set up a network, make a Lion flash drive, and even learn the basics of Lion's underlying Unix. There's something new on practically every page of this new edition, and David Pogue brings his celebrated wit and expertise to every one of them. Apple's brought a new cat to town, and Mac OS X Lion: The Missing Manual is the best way to tame it. About the Author David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles. Table of Contents The Mac OS X Desktop Chapter 0 The New Lion Landscape Launchpad Full Screen Mode, Safari Full-Screen Apps, Mission Control Chapter 1 Folders & Windows Getting into Mac OS X Windows and How to Work Them The Four Window Views Icon View List View Column View Cover Flow View Quick Look Logging Out, Shutting Down Getting Help in Mac OS X Chapter 2 Organizing Your Stuff The Mac OS X Folder Structure Icon Names Selecting Icons Moving and Copying Icons Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once Color Labels The Trash Get Info Shortcut Menus, Action Menus Chapter 3 Spotlight The Spotlight Menu The Spotlight Window Customizing Spotlight Smart Folders Chapter 4 Dock, Desktop & Toolbars The Dock Setting Up the Dock Using the Dock The Finder Toolbar Designing Your Desktop Menulets: The Missing Manual Programs in Mac OS X Chapter 5 Documents, Programs, & Mission Control The Mac App Store Other Ways to Get Mac Software Opening Mac OS X Programs Launchpad Windows that Auto-Reopen The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter Dashboard Exposé Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way How Documents Know Their Parents Keyboard Control The Save and Open Dialog Boxes Auto Save and Versions Cocoa and Carbon Chapter 6 Entering Data, Moving Data & Time Machine The Macintosh Keyboard Notes on Right-Clicking Power Typing The Many Languages of Mac OS X Text Data Detectors Moving Data Between Documents Exchanging Data with Other Macs Exchanging Data with Windows PCs Time Machine Chapter 7 Services, Automator & AppleScript Services Automator Building Your Own Workflow Doing More with Automator AppleScript Chapter 8 Windows on Macintosh Boot Camp Windows in a Window Life with Microsoft Exchange The Components of Mac OS X Chapter 9 System Preferences The System Preferences Window Bluetooth CDs & DVDs Date & Time Desktop & Screen Saver Displays Dock Energy Saver General iCloud Keyboard Language & Text Mail, Contacts & Calendars Mission Control MobileMe Mouse Network Parental Controls Print & Scan Security & Privacy Sharing Software Update Sound Speech Spotlight Startup Disk Time Machine Trackpad Universal Access Users & Groups Chapter 10 The Free Programs Your Free Mac OS X Programs Address Book App Store Automator Calculator Chess Dashboard Dictionary DVD Player FaceTime Font Book GarageBand iCal iChat iDVD Image Capture iMovie, iPhoto iTunes Launchpad Mail Mission Control Photo Booth Preview QuickTime Player Safari Stickies System Preferences TextEdit Time Machine Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox Chapter 11 CDs, DVDs & iTunes Disks Today Disks In, Disks Out Startup Disks Burning CDs and DVDs iTunes: The Digital Jukebox DVD Movies The Technologies of Mac OS X Chapter 12 Accounts, Parental Controls & Security Introducing Accounts Creating an Account Parental Controls Editing Accounts Setting Up the Login Process Signing In, Logging Out Sharing Across Accounts Fast User Switching Five Mac OS X Security Shields Two Mac OS X Privacy Shields Chapter 13 Networking, File Sharing & AirDrop Wiring the Network File Sharing: Three Ways AirDrop Sharing Your Public Folder Sharing Any Folder Accessing Shared Files Networking with Windows Screen Sharing More Dialing In from the Road Chapter 14 Printing, Scanning, Fonts & Graphics Mac Meets Printer Making the Printout Managing Printouts Printer Sharing Faxing PDF Files Fonts—and Font Book ColorSync Graphics in Mac OS X Screen-Capture Keystrokes Chapter 15 Sound, Movies & Speech Playing Sounds Recording Sound QuickTime Player Speech Recognition The Mac Reads to You VoiceOver Ink: Handwriting Recognition Chapter 16 The Unix Crash Course Terminal Navigating in Unix Working with Files and Directories Unix Help Terminal Preferences Terminal Tips and Tricks Changing Permissions 20 Useful Unix Utilities Putting It Together Mac OS X Online Chapter 17 Internet Setup & iCloud The Best News You’ve Heard All Day Network Central and Multihoming Broadband Connections Cellular Modems Tethering Dial-Up Modem Connections Switching Locations Internet Sharing iCloud Internet Location Files Chapter 18 Mail & Contacts Setting Up Mail Checking Your Mail Writing Messages Stationery Reading Email The Anti-Spam Toolkit RSS Feeds Notes To Dos Address Book Chapter 19 Safari The Three Biggies in Lion Browsing Basics Tips for Better Surfing Tabbed Browsing RSS: The Missing Manual Chapter 20 iChat Welcome to iChat Many Chat Networks Setting Up Your Chat Account(s) The Buddy List Making a List Let the Chat Begin Text Chatting Audio Chats Video Chats Juggling Chats and Windows Sharing Your Screen iChat Theater Chapter 21 SSH, FTP, VPN & Web Sharing Web Sharing FTP Connecting from the Road Remote Access with SSH Virtual Private Networking Appendixes Appendix Installing Mac OS X Lion Hardware Requirements Psychological Requirements The Standard Installation The Setup Assistant The Homemade Lion Installer Disk Uninstalling Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Appendix Troubleshooting Minor Eccentric Behavior Frozen Programs (Force Quitting) Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks Application Won’t Open Startup Problems Fixing the Disk Where to Get Troubleshooting Help Appendix The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary About [this program] Appendix The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List Startup Keystrokes Colophon