- Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- One. Welcome to Macintosh
- 1. How the Mac Is Different
- 2. Folders, Dock & Windows
- 3. Files, Icons & Spotlight
- 4. Documents, Programs & Mission Control
- A Word About Apps
- The Mac App Store
- Other Ways to Get Mac Software
- Opening OS X Programs
- Launchpad
- Windows that Auto-Reopen
- The Application Menu
- The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher
- Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter
- Dashboard
- Exposé
- Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
- How Documents Know Their Parents
- Keyboard Control
- The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
- Auto Save and Versions
- Documents in the Cloud
- 5. Entering, Moving & Backing up Data
- Two. Making the Move
- 6. Transferring Your Files to the Mac
- 7. Special Software, Special Problems
- ACDSee
- Acrobat Reader
- ACT
- Ad Subtract (Pop-Up Stopper)
- Adobe [your favorite program here]
- AOL
- AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
- Children’s Software
- Chrome
- Easy CD Creator
- Encarta
- Eudora
- Excel
- Firefox
- Games
- Google Desktop Search
- Google Earth
- Google Chrome
- ICQ
- Internet Explorer
- iTunes
- McAfee VirusScan
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Money
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visio
- Minesweeper
- MSN Messenger
- NaturallySpeaking
- Netscape
- Newsgroup Readers
- Norton AntiVirus
- Norton Utilities
- Notepad
- Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail
- Paint Shop Pro
- Palm Desktop
- Picasa
- PowerPoint
- QuickBooks
- Quicken
- RealPlayer
- RssReader
- Skype
- SnagIt (Screenshots)
- Solitaire
- Street Atlas USA
- TaxCut, TurboTax
- WinAmp, MusicMatch
- Windows Media Player
- WinZip
- Word
- WordPerfect
- Yahoo Messenger
- 8. Windows on Macintosh
- 9. Hardware on the Mac
- Mac Meets Printer
- Making the Printout
- Managing Printouts
- Printer Sharing
- Faxing
- PDF Files
- Fonts—and Font Book
- Digital Cameras
- Disks
- Startup Disks
- Erasing a Disk
- Burning CDs and DVDs
- iTunes: The Digital Jukebox
- DVD Movies
- AirPlay
- Keyboards
- Mouse
- Monitors
- Scanners
- Three. Making Connections
- 10. Internet Setup & iCloud
- 11. Mail & Contacts
- Checking Your Mail
- Writing Messages
- Stationery
- Reading Email
- VIPs
- The Anti-Spam Toolkit
- Contacts
- 12. Safari & Messages
- Four. Putting Down Roots
- 13. Accounts, Parental Controls & Security
- 14. Networking, File Sharing & Screen Sharing
- 15. System Preferences
- The System Preferences Window
- Accessibility
- Bluetooth
- CDs & DVDs
- Date & Time
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- Dictation & Speech
- Displays
- Dock
- Energy Saver
- General
- iCloud
- Keyboard
- Language & Text
- Mail, Contacts & Calendars
- Mission Control
- Mouse
- Network
- Notifications
- Parental Controls
- Print & Scan
- Security & Privacy
- Sharing
- Software Update
- Sound
- Spotlight
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Trackpad
- Users & Groups
- 16. The Freebie Programs
- Your Free OS X Programs
- App Store
- Automator
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Chess
- Contacts
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- Game Center
- GarageBand
- Image Capture
- iMovie, iPhoto
- iTunes
- Launchpad
- Messages
- Mission Control
- Notes
- Notification Center
- Photo Booth
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- Utilities: Your OS X Toolbox
- Activity Monitor
- AirPort Utility
- AppleScript Editor
- Audio MIDI Setup
- Bluetooth File Exchange
- Boot Camp Assistant
- ColorSync Utility
- Console
- DigitalColor Meter
- Disk Utility
- Grab
- Grapher
- Java Preferences
- Keychain Access
- Migration Assistant
- Network Utility
- RAID Utility
- System Information
- Terminal
- VoiceOver Utility
- Five. Appendixes
- A. Installing OS X Mountain Lion
- B. Troubleshooting
- C. The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary
- About [this program]
- About [this program]
- Accessibility Options control panel
- Active Desktop
- Add Hardware control panel
- Add or Remove Programs control panel
- All Programs
- Alt key
- Automatic Update
- Backspace key
- Battery level
- BIOS
- Briefcase
- Calculator
- Camera and Scanner Wizard
- CDs and DVDs
- Character Map
- Clean Install
- Clipboard
- Command line
- Control Panel
- Copy, Cut, Paste
- Ctrl key
- Date and Time
- Delete Key (Forward Delete)
- Desktop
- Directories
- Disk Defragmenter
- Disks
- Display control panel
- DLL files
- DOS prompt
- Drivers
- End Task dialog box
- Exiting programs
- Explorer
- Favorites
- Faxing
- File Sharing
- Floppy disks
- Folder Options
- Fonts
- Help and Support
- Hibernation
- Internet Explorer
- Internet Options
- IRQs
- Java
- Keyboard control panel
- Logging in
- Mail control panel
- Maximize button
- Menus
- Minimize button
- Mouse control panel
- (My) Computer
- (My) Documents, (My) Pictures, (My) Music
- (My) Network Places
- Network Neighborhood
- Notepad
- Phone and Modem Options control panel
- Power Options
- Printer Sharing
- Printers and Faxes
- PrntScrn key
- Program Files folder
- Properties dialog box
- Recycle Bin
- Regional and Language Options control panel
- Registry
- Run command
- Safe Mode
- ScanDisk
- Scheduled Tasks
- Scrap files
- Screen saver
- Search
- Shortcut menus
- Shortcuts
- Sounds and Audio Devices
- Speech control panel
- Standby mode
- Start menu
- StartUp folder
- System control panel
- System Tray
- Taskbar
- Taskbar and Start Menu control panel
- “Three-fingered salute”
- ToolTips
- Tweak UI
- User Accounts control panel
- Windows (or WINNT) folder
- Windows logo key
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Messenger
- WordPad
- Zip files
- About [this program]
- D. The Master OS X Secret Keystroke List
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright