Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition

The latest edition of one of the hottest Mac books available — updated for Apple's Mac OS X 10.6, known as "Snow Leopard." Those who have made the switch from a Windows PC to a Mac have made a runaway bestseller out of previous editions of "Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual". This guide delivers what Apple doesn't — everything readers need to know to successfully and painlessly move their files and adapt to Mac's way of doing things. The book is written with wit and objectivity by Missing Manual series creator and bestselling author David Pogue.

The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgments; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; What Mac OS X Gives You; What Mac OS X Takes Away; About This Book; The Very Basics; Part I: Welcome to Macintosh; Chapter 1: How the Mac Is Different; 1.1 Power On, Dude; 1.2 That One-Button Mouse; 1.3 On, Off, and Sleep; 1.4 The Menu Bar; 1.5 Finder = Windows Explorer; 1.6 Dock = Taskbar; 1.7 Menulets = Tray; 1.8 Keyboard Differences; 1.9 Disk Differences; 1.10 Where Your Stuff Is; 1.11 Window Controls; 1.12 Terminology Differences; Chapter 2: Folders, Dock, & Windows; 2.1 Getting into Mac OS X; 2.2 The Four Window Views; 2.3 Icon View; 2.4 List View; 2.5 Column View; 2.6 Cover Flow View; 2.7 Quick Look; 2.8 The Dock; 2.9 The Finder Toolbar; 2.10 Getting Help in Mac OS X; Chapter 3: Files, Icons, & Spotlight; 3.1 Renaming Icons; 3.2 Selecting Icons; 3.3 Moving and Copying Icons; 3.4 Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once; 3.5 Color Labels; 3.6 The Trash; 3.7 Get Info; 3.8 The Spotlight Menu; 3.9 The Spotlight Window; 3.10 Customizing Spotlight; 3.11 Smart Folders; Chapter 4: Documents, Programs, & Spaces; 4.1 Opening Mac OS X Programs; 4.2 The New, Improved "Alt-Tab"; 4.3 Exposé: Death to Window Clutter; 4.4 Spaces: Your Free Quad-Display Mac; 4.5 Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way; 4.6 How Documents Know Their Parents; 4.7 Keyboard Control; 4.8 The Save and Open Dialog Boxes; 4.9 Universal Apps (Intel Macs); 4.10 Installing Mac OS X Programs; 4.11 Dashboard; 4.12 Web Clips: Make Your Own Widgets; 4.13 Power Typing in Snow Leopard; 4.14 The Many Languages of Mac OS X Text; 4.15 Data Detectors; Part II: Making the Move; Chapter 5: Seven Ways to Transfer Your Files; 5.1 Transfers by Apple Genius; 5.2 Transfers by Network; 5.3 Transfers by Disk; 5.4 Transfers by File-Sending Web Site; 5.5 Transfers by Email; 5.6 Transfers by iDisk; 5.7 Transfers by Bluetooth; 5.8 Where to Put Your Copied Files; 5.9 Document Conversion Issues; Chapter 6: Transferring Email & Contacts; 6.1 Ways to Move Your Email; 6.2 A Reminder That Could Save You Hours; 6.3 Transferring Your Outlook Mail; 6.4 Transferring Your Outlook Addresses; 6.5 Transferring from Outlook Express (Windows Mail); 6.6 Email Settings; 6.7 Life with Microsoft Exchange; Chapter 7: Special Software, Special Problems; 7.1 ACDSee; 7.2 Acrobat Reader; 7.3 ACT; 7.4 Ad Subtract (Pop-up Stopper); 7.5 Adobe [your favorite program here]; 7.6 America Online; 7.7 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger); 7.8 Children's Software; 7.9 Easy CD Creator; 7.10 Encarta; 7.11 Eudora; 7.12 Excel; 7.13 Firefox; 7.14 Games; 7.15 Google Desktop Search; 7.16 ICQ; 7.17 Internet Explorer; 7.18 iTunes; 7.19 Limewire; 7.20 McAfee VirusScan; 7.21 Microsoft Access; 7.22 Microsoft Money; 7.23 Microsoft Office; 7.24 Microsoft Publisher; 7.25 Microsoft Visio; 7.26 Minesweeper; 7.27 MSN Messenger; 7.28 NaturallySpeaking; 7.29 Netscape; 7.30 Newsgroup Readers; 7.31 Norton AntiVirus; 7.32 Norton Utilities; 7.33 Notepad; 7.34 Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail; 7.35 Paint Shop Pro; 7.36 Palm Desktop; 7.37 Picasa; 7.38 PowerPoint; 7.39 QuickBooks; 7.40 Quicken; 7.41 RealPlayer; 7.42 RssReader; 7.43 Skype; 7.44 SnagIt; 7.45 Solitaire; 7.46 Street Atlas USA; 7.47 TaxCut, TurboTax; 7.48 WinAmp, MusicMatch; 7.49 Windows Media Player; 7.50 WinZip; 7.51 Word; 7.52 WordPerfect; 7.53 Yahoo Messenger; Chapter 8: Windows on Macintosh; 8.1 Boot Camp; 8.2 Windows in a Window; Chapter 9: Hardware on the Mac; 9.1 Printers and Printing; 9.2 Faxing; 9.3 PDF Files; 9.4 Fonts—and Font Book; 9.5 Digital Cameras; 9.6 Disks; 9.7 Burning CDs and DVDs; 9.8 iTunes: The Digital Jukebox; 9.9 DVD Movies; 9.10 Keyboard; 9.11 Mouse; 9.12 Monitors; 9.13 Time Machine Backups; Part III: Making Connections; Chapter 10: Internet Setup & MobileMe; 10.1 Network Central—and Multihoming; 10.2 Broadband Connections; 10.3 Cellular Modems; 10.4 Dial-up Modem Connections; 10.5 Switching Locations; 10.6 Internet Sharing; 10.7 MobileMe; 10.8 Internet Location Files; Chapter 11: Mail & Address Book; 11.1 Checking Your Mail; 11.2 Writing Messages; 11.3 Stationery; 11.4 Reading Email; 11.5 The Anti-Spam Toolkit; 11.6 RSS Feeds; 11.7 Notes; 11.8 To Dos; 11.9 Address Book; Chapter 12: Safari & iChat; 12.1 Safari; 12.2 Tips for Better Surfing; 12.3 Tabbed Browsing; 12.4 RSS: The Missing Manual; 12.5 iChat; 12.6 Making a List; 12.7 Let the Chat Begin; 12.8 Text Chatting; 12.9 Audio Chats; 12.10 Video Chats; 12.11 iChat Tweaks; Part IV: Putting Down Roots; Chapter 13: Accounts, Parental Controls, & Security; 13.1 Introducing Accounts; 13.2 Creating an Account; 13.3 Parental Controls; 13.4 Editing Accounts; 13.5 Setting Up the Login Process; 13.6 Signing In, Logging Out; 13.7 Sharing Across Accounts; 13.8 Fast User Switching; 13.9 Five Mac OS X Security Shields; Chapter 14: Networking, File Sharing, & Screen Sharing; 14.1 Wiring the Network; 14.2 File Sharing; 14.3 Accessing Shared Files; 14.4 Networking with Windows; 14.5 Screen Sharing; Chapter 15: System Preferences; 15.1 The System Preferences Window; 15.2 Accounts; 15.3 Appearance; 15.4 Bluetooth; 15.5 CDs & DVDs; 15.6 Date & Time; 15.7 Desktop & Screen Saver; 15.8 Displays; 15.9 Dock; 15.10 Energy Saver; 15.11 Exposé & Spaces; 15.12 Keyboard; 15.13 Language & Text; 15.14 MobileMe; 15.15 Mouse; 15.16 Network; 15.17 Parental Controls; 15.18 Print & Fax; 15.19 Security; 15.20 Sharing; 15.21 Software Update; 15.22 Sound; 15.23 Speech; 15.24 Spotlight; 15.25 Startup Disk; 15.26 Time Machine; 15.27 Trackpad; 15.28 Universal Access; Chapter 16: The Free Programs; 16.1 Address Book; 16.2 Automator; 16.3 Calculator; 16.4 Chess; 16.5 Dashboard; 16.6 Dictionary; 16.7 DVD Player; 16.8 Font Book; 16.9 Front Row; 16.10 GarageBand; 16.11 iCal; 16.12 iChat; 16.13 iDVD; 16.14 Image Capture; 16.15 iMovie, iPhoto; 16.16 iTunes; 16.17 Mail; 16.18 Photo Booth; 16.19 Preview; 16.20 QuickTime Player; 16.21 Safari; 16.22 Stickies; 16.23 System Preferences; 16.24 TextEdit; 16.25 Time Machine; 16.26 Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox; Part V: Appendixes; Installation & Troubleshooting; Getting Ready to Install; Two Kinds of Installation; The Automatic Installation; The Erase & Install Option; The Setup Assistant; Troubleshooting; The "Where'd It Go?" Dictionary; About [This Program]; The Master Mac OS X Secret Keystroke List; Startup Keystrokes; Colophon;