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Mac OS X Lion
Made Simple







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Axely Congress

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Mac OS X Lion Made Simple
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I would like to dedicate this book to my family, which gave me the courage and
confidence to write this book and supported me throughout the entire process. I would
also like to send a special thanks to my Mom, Dad, and my Love, Yolanda, for their
relentless efforts to assist me in every way imaginable, as well as for helping me keep my
life together.
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Contents at a Glance
Contents v
About the Author ix
About the Technical Reviewer x
Acknowledgments xi
Part I: Mac OSX Lion Quick Start Guide 1
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Getting Around Quickly 3
Part II: Introduction 13
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Welcome to Mac OS X Lion! 15
Part III:You and Your Lion 19
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Chapter 1: Getting Started With Lion 21
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Chapter 2: Getting Around in Lion 29
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Chapter 3: Understanding Lion Application Menus and Shortcuts 55
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Chapter 4: Making iWork ’09 Work 79
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Chapter 5: Using the Mac App Store 97
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Chapter 6: Finding Life in iLife 109
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Chapter 7: Essential Utilities 135
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Chapter 8: It’s a Jungle Out There: Safari and the Internet 157

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Chapter 9: Mail and Other Ways to Say Hello 175
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Chapter 10: Keeping Things Safe: Time Machine and Security 191
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Chapter 11: Automating Tasks and Customizing Lion 209
Index 225
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Contents
Contents at a Glance iv
About the Author ix
About the Technical Reviewer x
Acknowledgments xi

Part I: Mac OSX Lion Quick Start Guide 1
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Getting Around Quickly 3
The Ports on a MacBook Pro 4
The MacBook Pro’s Keyboard 6
Navigating Lion 8
The Finder 10
Using the Trackpad 11
Part II: Introduction 13
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Welcome to Mac OS X Lion! 15
Lion, the Name 17
Navigating this Book 17
Part I: Quick Start Guide 17

Part II: Introduction 17
Part III: Mac OS X Lion Made Simple 17
Quickly Locating Tips and Notes 18
Feedback! 18
Part III: You and Your Lion 19
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Chapter 1: Getting Started With Lion 21
Navigating the Desktop 21
Getting to Know Your Icons and Applications 25
Summary 28
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Chapter 2: Getting Around in Lion 29
Using the Finder 30
The Window View Options 33
The Icon View 33
The List View 33
The Column View 34
The Cover Flow View 35
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Finder Preferences 35
The General Tab 36
The Labels Tab 38
The Sidebar Tab 39
The Advanced Tab 40
The Finder App’s Right-Click Options 41
Stacks 43

Stack Viewing 46
Airdrop 47
Bluetooth—the Airdrop Alternative 49
Using Launchpad 52
Spotlight Searching 53
Summary 54
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Chapter 3: Understanding Lion Application Menus and Shortcuts 55
General Application Menus 55 
The Finder 55
Reviewing the File Menu 58
Drilling Down on the Edit Menu 58
Exploring the View Menu 59
Zipping Around the Finder’s Go Menu 60
Safari 64
iTunes 72
Exploring iTunes’ File Menu 73 
Using the Controls Menu 73 
Accessing the iTunes Store via the Store Menu 74
Manipulating Resources with the Advanced Menu 74
Summary 77
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Chapter 4: Making iWork ’09 Work 79
The iWork ’09 Suite 79
Pages 80
Using Pages 80
Navigating Pages 81
Looking More Closely at Pages’ Inspector 86
Numbers 91
Keynote 94

Summary 96
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Chapter 5: Using the Mac App Store 97
The Mac App Store 98
Keeping Your Apps Up to Date 100
Securing Your Identity 101
App Components and Purchasing 103
Purchasing an App 103
Application Information 104
The Application’s Origins 104
Application Image Previews 105
Finding Similar Applications 106
Summary 107
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Chapter 6: Finding Life in iLife 109
iMovie 110
The iMovie Menu 111
The iMovie Interface 112
Selecting the Right Template 113
Breaking Down iMovie’s Interface 114
Prepping Your Video Content for Editing 117
iPhoto 120
Getting Started 120
iPhoto’s Faces and Places 122 
Additional Features in iPhoto 124

Editing in iPhoto 124 
GarageBand 126 
The GarageBand Interface 126
Welcome Window Pane 126
GarageBand’s Primary Interface 130
Track and Share 133
Summary 133
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Chapter 7: Essential Utilities 135
Enhancing Your Experience with Utilities 136
Monitoring Your System 136
Scrutinizing System Resources 138
Maintaining Hard Drive Health 138
Beyond Disk Utility 140
Data Security 142
Augmenting Lion’s Built-in Data Security 143
Customizing Your Input Devices Further 148
Staying Organized 150 
Leveraging iCal’s Features with Other Utilities 151
Summary 155 
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Chapter 8: It’s a Jungle Out There: Safari and the Internet 157
The Safari Interface 158
Understanding the Address Entry Bar 158
Searching with Google 159
Search Alternatives and Bookmarking 161
Using Top Sites 162
Tabbed Browsing 164
Safari Preferences 165
General 166

Appearance 167
Bookmarks 167
Tabs 168
RSS 168
Autofill 169
Advanced 169
Safari Privacy and Security 170
Security Recommendations 171
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Surfing Privately 171
Safari’s Extras 172
Summary 174
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Chapter 9: Mail and Other Ways to Say Hello 175
Using Mail 176
Mail’s Interface 176 
Reviewing Mail’s Main Menu Functions 177
Other Noteworthy Mail Items 178
E-mail Contextual Menus 181 
Smart Mailbox 181
Composing a Message 182
Attachments 182
Fonts 183
Photo Browser 183
Stationery 184
Other Communication App Alternatives 185

iChat 185
FaceTime 186
Skype 187
Summary 188 
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Chapter 10: Keeping Things Safe: Time Machine and Security 191
Time Machine Overview 191
Setting up Time Machine 192
Using Time Machine 194
Using Time Capsule for Network Storage 194
Retrieving Data 195
Versions 198
Using Versions 199
Backup Alternatives 202 
Super Flexible Backup 202
Carbon Copy Cleaner 204
Using Carbon Copy Cloner 204
Securing Your Lion 207
Cloud Storage and Physical Security 207
Summary 208 
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Chapter 11: Automating Tasks and Customizing Lion 209
Understanding Automation 210
The Basics of Automator 210
Example 1: Automating Text Audio 213
Example 2: Automating Internet Downloads 218
Customizing Lion 220
Folder Organization 221
Indexing with Spotlight 222
Customizing the Screen Saver 223

Summary 224 
Index 225
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About the Author
Axely Congress is the founder and CEO of MacMoral, a computer network
engineering consulting company that deploys high end Mac-based
infrastructures to SLBs, government, and educational institutions. He has been
a successful entrepreneur since 2005, and a decorated educator of computer
networking, and engineerring since 1994. He is also the co-founder, of
Omnymbus, a distributed remote desktop cloud computing company. Axely
spent time in the Air Force as a computer work group manager and Chief of
communications and networking at Mildenhall AFB England. Axely can be
reached at
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About the Technical Reviewer
Originally from Owasso, Oklahoma, Jesse Cole Guthery moved to Phoenix
Arizona to attend College College where he received a Bachelor of Arts in
Film/HDTV Production in 2007. While working as an Apple Technician at
Collins College he received his M.F.A. from Full Sail University in Media
Design. Jesse currently works for the Salt River Project in Phoenix, Arizona as
an HD Post-Production Coordinator. Jesse also is an Apple Certified Macintosh
Technician, and Apple Certified Final Cut 7 Professional.

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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank a few of my Ph.D instructors who have helped me grow as a learner
throughout the last two years: Dr. Dunn, Dr. Irlbeck, Dr. Lane, and Dr. Mike. Without their
guidance and encouragement, this book simply would not have been possible. To my brothers,
Mikee and David, I want to say thanks for always having my back in life. Also, thank you to Ronda
Lobato and Dolores Burns for being the most supportive and awesome friends a guy could have.
I would also like to thank Michelle and Kim for their patience and understanding as I went
through the learning curve associated with understanding the book-writing process. Again, thank
you.
Finally, I would like to thank Richard and Jan Forrest, who have been my dearest friends
throughout the last five years. They have given me every chance in the world to be a success and
urged me to push the boundaries of my talent and creativity to reshape technology and my life.
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Mac OSX Lion Quick Start
Guide
Welcome to the Mac OS X Lion Quick Start Guide. This guide will help you become
more comfortable using the Lion OS, introducing you to some of its most-used
functionality and helping you quickly grasp a few basic concepts that are at the core of
how Lion works. This guide will also walk you through using some of the built-in utilities
and tools that can make your computing life much easier. You should refer to this Quick
Start Guide whenever you need to reference the fundamental aspects of using the Lion
OS. The information contained in this guide will give you the tools you need to set your
Lion free, enabling you to explore endless possibilities that are limited only by your
imagination.

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