Apple MAC OS X 10.5 User Manual
Welcome to Leopard
Welcome to Leopard
How to get started
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Install Leopard
To upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard, insert your installation disc and double-click Install
Mac OS X. Then click Restart. Your computer restarts, and the Mac OS X Installer opens.
Install Leopard
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Install Leopard
Select a destination
Select your startup disk or the volume that has the version of Mac OS X you want to
upgrade.
Select a volume. You may not
be able to install Leopard on
some volumes.
Look here for important
information about the
installation.
Click Options if you want
to select a dierent type of
installation.
For additional information, see the Instructions folder on your installation disc.
Begin installation
When you’re ready, click Install to begin installing Mac OS X Leopard. When the installation
is nished, your computer will restart.
Click Customize if you want
to change what’s installed.
Install Leopard
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Meet Leopard
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Desktop
Desktop
From the menu to the Dock, Leopard introduces a great new
look and Stacks—a brand-new way to stay organized.
Stacks
Stacks provide a convenient way to get to your documents. Folders already in the Dock
become stacks automatically. To create a stack, drag a folder of documents to the Dock.
When you click a stack, the
items appear in a grid or a fan
above the icon.
Desktop
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Desktop
The Downloads stack
The Dock includes a Documents stack and a 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.
Customization
Stacks appear as a fan or a grid automatically 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, position the pointer
over the stack icon and then hold down
the mouse button until a menu appears.
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Finder
Finder
See your les in Cover Flow and browse through
them quickly.
Cover Flow
Cover Flow lets you see your movies, presentations, PDF les, and more in large-size
previews as you ip through them.
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
thumb through your
documents.
Finder
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Finder
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.
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 in
the search eld.
Click Save to add a
Smart Folder to the
sidebar.
See your search results
in Cover Flow.
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Finder
Shared computers
Shared computers on your network automatically appear in the sidebar so that you can
quickly nd the documents they contain.
Search for documents
on shared computers.
Get immediate access
to the Public folder on
any shared computer.
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 from your computer.
Select the computer
and then click Share
Screen.
To see the
toolbar, choose
View > Show
Toolbar.
You’ll see the
desktop of the
other computer
in a window.
To use all of your screen, click
the Full-screen button.
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Finder
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 the Add (+) button to
select users and groups who
can share your les.
Click the Add (+) button to
select any folder you want
to share.
Back to My Mac
With your .Mac membership, an Internet connection, and Back to My Mac and sharing
services 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.
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Quick Look
Quick Look
See stunning previews of movies, PDF les, presentations,
spreadsheets, and more without opening an application.
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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Quick Look
Browse contents
When you view the documents in Quick Look, you can ip through each page of your
document or view each slide of a Keynote presentation.
Each slide of a Keynote
presentation appears here.
Show collections
You can use Quick Look to view several items at once. To automatically scan through the
items, click the Play button.
Click a picture in the
index sheet to view it.
Click the Index Sheet
button to view all the items.
Click the Camera button
to add a photo to iPhoto.
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Time Machine
Time Machine
Automatically back up your Mac. If you’re missing a
document, travel back in time to recover it.
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