Chapter 17. Managing System Preferences
IN THIS CHAPTER
Using the System Preferences application
Configuring CDs & DVDs preferences
Configuring Date & Time preferences
Configuring Display preferences
Configuring Energy Saver preferences
Configuring Ink preferences
Configuring International preferences
Configuring Keyboard & Mouse preferences
Configuring Parental Controls preferences
Configuring Software Update preferences
Configuring Sound preferences
Configuring Speech preferences
Configuring Startup Disk preferences
Modern computers are highly configurable. Numerous settings let you adjust most aspects of a computer's operation. You can adjust the interface and appearance, the hardware's performance, and network communication settings, as well as overall system operation preferences. Within Mac OS X, system software configuration and settings are managed by a central program known as the System Preferences application. Configuration of individual system settings within the System Preferences application are done through Quartz GUI elements, known as panes. When a specific system preference is selected, the corresponding preference pane is loaded within the System Preferences application. Preference panes redraw themselves within the confines of the initial System Preferences window. The System Preferences window has a fixed width, but it resizes vertically to accommodate the contents of the preference pane being viewed.
The contents of the System Preferences application are divided up into five ...
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