Apple Mac OS X User Manual
Welcome to Leopard
Welcome to Snow Leopard
How to get started
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Install Snow Leopard
To install Snow Leopard, insert your installation disk and double-click Install Mac OS X,
then follow the onscreen instructions.
Click here to repair
your startup disk or
restore from a backup.
To restore your computer’s software, see the user guide that came with your computer.
Install Snow Leopard
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Select installation options
When you’re ready, click Install to begin installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard. When the
installation is nished, your computer will restart.
Click Customize if you want
to change what’s installed.
For additional information, see the Instructions folder on your installation disc.
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Install Snow Leopard
Meet Snow Leopard
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Desktop
From the menu to the Dock, Snow Leopard looks great and
helps you stay organized.
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Desktop
Stacks
The Dock includes the Documents, Downloads, and Applications stacks. Stacks provide
a convenient way to get to documents and applications. To create a stack, drag a folder
to the Dock.
When you click a stack,
the items in it appear in
a grid, fan, or list.
Desktop
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Downloads stack
Items you download in Safari, Mail, or iChat always go to the Downloads stack so that
you can nd them quickly.
The latest download
appears here.
Click the Downloads stack to
see items you’ve downloaded.
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Desktop
Customizing stacks
Stacks automatically appear as a fan or a grid, based on the number of items in the stack.
You can specify which style you want to use and change the stack’s sort order.
To customize a stack, press the
Control key and click the stack’s icon.
Desktop
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Exposé
Use Exposé from the Dock at any time to quickly view the windows open in an
application and bring one to the front.
Click and hold the application icon to
view open windows in Exposé.
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Desktop
To see a full-size
preview of a
window, highlight
it and press the
Space bar.
Finder
See full previews of your les in Cover Flow and ip through
them quickly.
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Finder
Cover Flow
Cover Flow lets you ip through your movies, presentations, PDF les, and more in
large-size previews.
Click this button
for Cover Flow.
Move the pointer over
an item to play a movie
or see the pages of a
document, for example.
Drag the slider to
ip through your
documents.
Finder
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Sidebar
The Finder sidebar makes it easy to get to folders on your computer, shared computers on
your network, and your saved searches.
Shared computers
available on your network
automatically appear here.
Commonly used searches are
included in the sidebar, and you
can add your own searches.
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Finder
Spotlight
In a Finder window or the menu bar, use Spotlight to search for items on your computer. If
you use the same search often, save it in the Search For section of the sidebar.
Type your search here.
Click Save to add a
Smart Folder to the
sidebar.
See your search results
in Cover Flow.
Finder
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Shared computers
Shared computers on your network automatically appear in the sidebar so that you can
quickly nd documents they contain.
Search for documents
on shared computers.
Get immediate access
to the Public folder on
any shared computer.
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Finder
Screen sharing
Use screen sharing to get to the desktop of shared computers on your network. You can
monitor use, change settings, and much more all from your computer.
Select the computer in
the sidebar and then
click Share Screen.
To see the screen
sharing toolbar,
choose View >
Show Toolbar
from the menu.
You see the
desktop of the
other computer
in a window.
To use all of your screen, click
the Full-Screen button.
Finder
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Sharing
You can share your les, your website, your screen, and much more with other computers
on your network. To start, open System Preferences and then click Sharing.
Click this Add (+) button
to select users and groups
who can share your les.
Click this Add (+) button
to select any folder you
want to share.
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Finder
Back to My Mac
With your MobileMe subscription, an Internet connection, and Back to My Mac and
sharing turned on, you can access any of your computers from anywhere on the Internet.
Back to My Mac is
on automatically.
Back to My Mac computers
appear in the sidebar.
Finder
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Quick Look
See stunning previews of movies, PDF les, presentations,
spreadsheets, and more without opening an application.
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Quick Look
View documents
You can use Quick Look in the Finder, Time Machine, and Mail. To view an item in
Quick Look, select it and then press the Space bar.
Click the Quick Look
button in the Finder
window toolbar.
Click here for a
full-screen preview.
Quick Look
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