Take Control of Using Mountain Lion

You'll become comfortable with these important Mountain Lion features:

• Notifications: Learn how to view, organize, and control your notifications--so that they don't control you!
• Gatekeeper: Understand the new Gatekeeper security system, and how you can bypass it when necessary.
• Resume: Enjoy the Resume feature that re-opens applications and windows when you restart your Mac or relaunch a program. Or learn how to shut it off.
• Auto Save: Some applications don't have Save commands in Mountain Lion! Learn how to save if you need to, and what to do if OS X saves something you don't want--and discover a new option in Mountain Lion that refines Auto Save in an important way.
• iCloud: Read what Matt thinks is interesting about iCloud, plus come to a full understanding of how to work with Documents in the Cloud in OS X--including how to handle the new Open dialog.
• Window management: Get help with resizing your windows, find out about full-screen mode, and go way beyond the basics with Mission Control and desktop spaces.
• Gestures: If you have a trackpad or Magic Mouse, get ready for more gestures in Mountain Lion!
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You'll learn how handle these core customizations:

• Menu bar: Enable (or disable) menu icons at the right side of the menu bar, and locate the elusive checkbox for making the menu bar look solid.
• Finder windows: Set up the default Finder window in a smart way that suits your needs.
• Dock: Take control of your Dock's appearance, location, and contents.
• Launchpad: Move and remove items in Launchpad--a close cousin to the iOS Home screen--and make "folders" that contain multiple apps.
• Screen: Calibrate your screen so it looks good to you, and learn how to make choppy text look smoother.
• Desktop: Set which elements appear on the Desktop, and pick a custom background image.
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Plus you'll find the answers to these customization-related questions:

• How do I turn off notification banners and alerts, for all my applications, all at once?
• Where did my scrollbars go?
• How do I make the text in my Finder window sidebar larger?
• How do I change the size of my mouse pointer icon?
• How do I create a custom keyboard shortcut for a menu item?
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Chockablock with information, the ebook also teaches you how to:

• Activate the new Voice Dictation feature.
• Issue the nifty keyboard shortcut for the handy Accessibility Options dialog.
• Find missing or deeply buried files quickly.
• Enter accented characters--or type in a different language!
• Install, delete, and organize fonts.
• Let your fingers do the walking by choosing menu items with the keyboard.
• Type a shortcut to "spring" open a closed folder while dragging a file onto it.
• Set up a new user account--and limit its powers.
• Zoom with picture-in-a-picture.
• Find your hidden user Library--and keep it found.
• ...and much more!
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Matt Neuburg has a PhD in Classics and has taught at many universities and colleges. He has been programming computers since 1968. He has written applications for Mac OS X and iOS, is a former editor of MacTech Magazine, and is a long-standing contributing editor for TidBITS. His previous O'Reilly books are Frontier: The Definitive Guide, REALbasic: The Definitive Guide, and AppleScript: The Definitive Guide. He makes a living writing books, articles, and software documentation, as well as by programming, consulting, and training.