Total Lion Superguide

SUPERGUIDES Total Lion SUPERGUIDE Get to Know Mac OS X 10.7 Foreword Over the last decade, Apple’s Mac OS X has evolved from a curious hybrid of the classic Mac OS and the NextStep operating system into a mainstream OS used by millions. It was a decade of continual refinement, capped by the bug-fixing, internals-tweaking release of Snow Leopard in 2009. But the last four years have seen some dramat- ic changes at Apple. In that time, while Mac sales continued to grow, Apple also built an entirely new business around devices that run iOS. Combine the influx of new Mac users with the popularity of the iPhone and iPad, and you get Lion. After a long period of relative stability on the Mac, Lion is a shock to the system. It’s a radical revision, and it makes the Mac a friendlier computer. Can Apple make OS X accessible to people buying their first Macs and add familiar threads for those coming to the Mac from the iPhone, all while keeping Mac veterans happy? That would be a neat trick—and Apple has tried very hard to pull it off with Lion. Whether you’re a relatively new Mac user or someone who remembers the days before there were three colored buttons in the upper left corner of every Mac window, Lion has something new for you. In this book, we’ve assembled in-depth looks at all of Lion’s new features and adjustments, and demonstrated how you can use them to their fullest. There’s never been a better time to be a Mac user. And with Total Lion ELANGER B to help you get acquainted with the Mac’s latest and greatest features, you’ll be on the fast track to more fun and greater productivity. H BY PETER H BY —Jason Snell P Editorial Director, Macworld San Francisco, July 2011 PHOTOGRA 1 Contents What’s New in Lion What You Need to Know . 7. Learn about all of Lion’s new features, applications, and system tweaks. Install Lion Get Your Mac Ready . .18 . Prep your computer before you make the leap to Apple’s next OS. How to Install Lion . 23. Get expert instruction on the various ways you can install Lion. Installation Challenges . 31. Avoid potential installation problems. Make a Bootable Install Disc or Drive . 33 Create a boot drive or disc for emergencies. Do a Clean Install . 37. The pros and cons of wiping your hard drive before installing Lion. Install Lion over Leopard . 39. Tackle the Leopard-to-Lion upgrade path. Lion Recovery . 44 Learn about Lion’s new recovery mode. Navigate Lion Multi-Touch Gestures . .53 . Interact with Lion using new gestures built into the OS. 2 CONTENts The Finder . .57 . Discover new ways to organize and catalog your files with Lion’s updated Finder. Mission Control . 64 Organize windows, full-screen apps, and spaces using Mission Control. Launchpad . .67 . View all your applications in Lion’s new iOS-like icon view. The Dock . 70. Customize the Dock’s indicator lights and learn about its new Multi- Touch–enabled features. Sharing AirDrop . 72. Learn how to use AirDrop to wirelessly transfer files on a local network. Screen Sharing . .74 . Share your screen with others by using the Observe Only mode. Work with Apps Auto Save, Versions, and Resume . .78 . Read about Apple’s new feature trio for automatically saving and backing up your work. Work in Full-Screen Mode . 83. Switch to full-screen mode in Lion apps for a less distracting work experience. Explore the Mac App Store . 85 Download third-party applications from the Mac App Store. Included Apple Apps Address Book . 88. Explore the new interface and social networking enhancements in Address Book. 3 CONTENts FaceTime and iChat . 93 Chat with friends using FaceTime and use third-party plug-ins with iChat. Font Book . .95 . Discover Apple’s new Emoji font and read about interface tweaks to Font Book. iCal . 97. Schedule your appointments in Lion using the completely redesigned version of iCal. Mail . .103 . View your emails in three columns, flag them in multiple colors, arrange them by thread, and more. Preview . 111. Sign documents and view them using magnification thanks to new tools in Preview. QuickTime Player . .113 . Cut, join, and export your video with new QuickTime tools. Safari . .115 . Save and read more using Safari’s Reading List feature, new in Lion. TextEdit . 121 Type notes and quick documents using a redesigned TextEdit. Security Set Your Security . 124. Tweak password settings, add a firewall, and adjust your usage data and location information. Encrypt Your Data . 127 Keep your data safe with FileVault 2’s full-disk encryption. 4 Contributors If it works with, connects to, goes in, or installs on a Mac or on an iOS device, senior editor Dan Frakes probably covers it. Staff writer Lex Friedman loved Macs from the moment he met one. He hopes his three adorable children will feel the same way. To complete his research on this topic, senior associate editor Dan Moren spent time immersed among actual lions. Senior editor Chris Breen offers troubleshooting advice in Macworld.com’s Mac 911 blog and is the author of The iPhone Pocket Guide, sixth edition (Peachpit Press, 2011). Senior editor Roman Loyola has covered Apple and the Macintosh since 1991. TOTAL LION SUPERGUIDE Senior editor Jonathan Editor Heather Kelly President and CEO Mike Kisseberth Seff oversees Macworld’s VP, Editorial Director Jason Snell Executive Editor Dan Miller Playlist coverage of Managing Editor Sue Voelkel iTunes, iPods, Apple TV, Staff Editor Serenity Caldwell Copy Editors Peggy Nauts, video and audio playback, Gail Nelson-Bonebrake and more. Art Director Rob Schultz Designers Lori Flynn, Kate VandenBerghe Senior editor Jackie Production Director Nancy Jonathans Dove runs Macworld’s Prepress Manager Tamara Gargus Macworld is a publication of Mac Publishing, L.L.C., and International Data Group, Inc. Macworld is an independent journal not affiliated with Apple, Inc. Copyright © 2011, Mac Publishing, L.L.C. All rights reserved. Macworld, the Macworld logo, the Macworld Lab, the Create channel, covering mouse-ratings logo, MacCentral.com, PriceGrabber, and Mac Developer Journal are registered trademarks of International Data Group, Inc., and used under license by Mac Publishing, L.L.C. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. Printed in software, hardware, and the United States of America. Have comments or suggestions? Email us at ebooks@macWorld.com. services that help Mac users in creative pursuits. 5 1 What’s New CONTENTS in Lion What You Need to Know PAge 7 The last time Apple updated the Mac operating system—2009’s Snow Leopard release—the most noteworthy changes happened under the hood. That’s not the case with Lion, the next major version of Mac OS X. Apple has gradually pulled back the curtain on a pretty significant shift for the Mac OS, influenced in large part by Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS. Lion’s big changes naturally produce big questions: What’s really new in Lion? How does it work? How can you get it? We’ve spent some time going over Apple’s latest OS X update to answer all of these questions—and more. In this chapter, we’ll briefly discuss some of the major new features and changes coming to your system with Lion. 6 Chapter 1 What’S NEW IN LION What You Need to Know Before you play with Lion, you have to know the basics: where to get it; how to install it on your system; what user interface differences and features you’ll encounter; application changes; and new security improvements. Pricing and Availability If you want to lay your paws on Lion, you’ll need to get it directly from Apple’s Mac App Store (or, starting in August 2011, you can pick up the OS from Apple on a USB stick for $69). The company’s newest operating system costs $30; you need to be running Snow Leopard on your Lion-compatible Mac to begin the installation process. To tell if your Mac can run Lion, check your processor: Computers with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor are all cleared for install. To find out what kind of processor you have, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen and select About This Mac. Buying Lion from the Mac App Store is as simple as any other app transaction; just click the Buy button to begin your download. Lion runs a cool 4GB, so you’ll want to make sure you’re using an Internet connec- tion that can deal with that kind of download. The downloaded installer can be burned to a CD or put on a flash drive if you need to run it on other Macs, or run directly from your computer on the Mac you downloaded it to. As with any applications you purchase from the Mac App Store, you’ll be able to install Lion on any Macs that are authorized with the Apple ID you used to purchase the OS. That means if your family has multiple Macs, a single $30 payment will let you install Lion on every machine. Read more about installing Lion, including information about business licenses and boot disks, in the Install Lion chapter. 7 Chapter 1 What’S NEW IN LION Shiny and New In Lion, you can now organize and categorize your files. Finder In Lion, Apple has simplified and streamlined the Finder’s appearance, removing scrollbars and muting colors to provide a cleaner, more uncluttered look.

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