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Written for Mac users new to Mac OS X, this guide provides step-by- step instructions for navigating Mac OS X and performing basic and advanced tasks. Margin icons point to key concepts, technical information, and warnings, and an appendix covers installation. LeVitus has written other books on computing and writes a column for the Houston Chronicle.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Set preferences, manage folders, and check out iTools

Pounce on cool features like the all-new Finder, iChat videoconferencing, and more

The doctor is in! Let "Dr. Mac" help you put Panther through its paces and see what a cool cat it really is. Discover how to customize your desktop, wander down the Dock, get online with new mail features, jump into iLifeTM, share your Mac, do all that Classic stuff, and make your Panther purr.

The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to: Brush up on OS X basics Find your way around the Dock Open, resize, and move Finder windows Use Open dialog boxes and Save sheets Work with removable media


Book Info
Guide to using Mac OS X Panther the fun and easy way. Updated to cover the new features of Mac OS X version 10.3. Previous edition: c2003. Softcover.


About the Author
Bob LeVitus (Austin, Texas) often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has written 39 computer books, including all previous editions of Mac OS For Dummies. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. Bob presently has a weekly newspaper column "Dr. Mac" in the Houston Chronicle. (Readership 1 million+) He's also been published in more than two-dozen computer magazines over the past thirteen years. Always a popular speaker at computer user groups and trade shows, Bob has spoken at more than 200 seminars here and abroad, presented keynote addresses in three countries, and produced a series of training seminars in five cities.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Set preferences, manage folders, and check out iTools

Pounce on cool features like the all-new Finder, iChat videoconferencing, and more

The doctor is in! Let "Dr. Mac" help you put Panther through its paces and see what a cool cat it really is. Discover how to customize your desktop, wander down the Dock, get online with new mail features, jump into iLife™, share your Mac, do all that Classic stuff, and make your Panther purr.

The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to: Brush up on OS X basics Find your way around the Dock Open, resize, and move Finder windows Use Open dialog boxes and Save sheets Work with removable media

Author Biography: Bob LeVitus, aka "Dr. Mac," has sold more than a million copies of his 39 computer books. He writes a column for the Houston Chronicle and has addressed over 200 seminars.

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