MAC OS X Lion Pocket Guide

With the addition of features and multi-touch gestures first pioneered on the iPhone and iPad, Lion is truly different than any other Mac OS. This handy guide is packed with concise information to help you quickly get started with Lion, whether you're new to the Mac or a longtime user. Once you learn the essentials, you can use this book as a resource for problem-solving on the fly. Mac OS X Lion Pocket Guide goes right to the heart of Lion, with details on system preferences, built-in applications, and utilities. You'll find configuration tips, keyboard shortcuts, guides.

Table of Contents; Preface; Conventions Used in This Book; Menu Symbols; Attribution and Permissions; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. What's New in Lion?; Getting Your Hands on Lion; A Brand-New Look; Resize from Any Edge; Full-Screen Applications; Mission Control; Launchpad; All My Files; Gestures; AirDrop; Auto Save and Versions; Resume; Mail; What Lion Can't Do; Chapter 2. Installing Lion and Migrating Data; What You Need to Run Lion; Preparing for the Install; Installing Lion; After the Install; Moving Data and Applications from Another Computer

Networking Options When Migrating DataFine-Tuning Data Migration; Chapter 3. A Quick Guide to Lion; What You Need to Know About Mac OS X; User Accounts; Setting up accounts; The Home Folder; Using Lion; Starting Up; Startup key commands; Logging In; Logging Out, Sleeping, and Shutting Down; Shut down and log out shortcuts; Lion Basics; The Menu Bar; The Apple menu; The Application menu; Standard Application menus; Menu extras; The Accounts menu; Spotlight; Use the menu bar less; The Desktop; Mastering the Finder; The Finder window; Customizing the Finder toolbar; The sidebar

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