Mac OS X Snow Leopard Just the Steps For Dummies

Keith Underdahl

Sep 2009 · John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the newest version of the Mac operating system, with extra power and additional cool features. Mac OS X Snow Leopard Just The Steps For Dummies is the quick step-by-step way to get up and running on this new beast.

This down-to-basics guide features numbered steps and easy-to-follow screen shots that show you exactly how to accomplish more than 150 tasks with Snow Leopard. You’ll learn to:

• Modify the look of the desktop and customize keyboard shortcuts
• Create and manage user accounts
• Save energy by adjusting power settings
• Install and use the iWork productivity suite
• Browse the Internet with Safari or Firefox
• Design and publish a blog or a Web page with iWeb
• Configure iChat for use with GoogleTalk
• Set up iTunes and export songs to your iPod
• Make movies with iMovie and burn them to DVDs
• Download photos from your camera and organize them in iPhoto
• Connect your Mac to a Windows network
• Encrypt your files, safeguard against viruses, and install a firewall

Each task is clearly presented, with step-by-step instructions and corresponding views of what you’ll see on the screen at each step. Mac OS X Snow Leopard Just The Steps For Dummies makes it easy to find what you want to do, and even easier to do it!