Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide

Chapter 6. Configuring Your Mac

You know that feeling you got when you first unpacked your Mac? You know, the anticipation you felt while you carefully opened the box—the rush of pulling all the clear plastic coverings off the power supply and untying the cables, plugging your precious Mac in, hitting the Power-On button, and finally hearing that “bwong” sound as your Mac started up? Well, that same anticipation is bound to hit you after installing Mac OS X Leopard. As you explore the system, you’re certain to have lots of questions about setting things up and enabling certain checkboxes. This chapter should ease your transition and help you get your Leopard system set up just the way you want it. It presents helpful tips and tricks for configuring your Mac in a simple Q&A format. Each item starts with a simple “How do I . . . " question, followed by the steps you’ll need to take to accomplish that task. For example:

Change the color depth of my display?

System Preferences → Displays → Display → Colors → select from 256 Colors, Thousands, or Millions.

Can’t find something you’re looking for? Flip to the back of the book and look in the index to see whether your question is covered here or elsewhere in the book. The tasks are divided into the following sections:

• AirPort and Wireless Networking

• Customizing the System

• Files and Folders

• Fonts and Font Management

• .Mac

• Mail.app

• Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• Networking

• Obtaining Information About the System

• Printer Configuration and Printing

• Safari ...