The document summarizes new features in Mac OS X Leopard, including updates to the Dock, Finder, Spaces, Spotlight, Mail, and other applications. The Dock now indicates active applications and folders can be displayed in different views. Spaces allows assigning applications to different desktops. Spotlight searches now include definitions, calculations, and Wikipedia links. Enhancements to Finder include Cover Flow, Quick Look previews, and options in the sidebar. Mail adds the ability to create notes, to-do lists, and download events from messages.
15. Calculator Hover your cursor over the small definition to bring up the full definition
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25. Add Another Account to your Mail Account Preferences->Accounts->Account Information --Click the + on the lower left side --Type in the e-mail address & password of your other account --Choose the option “Automatically set up account”. --Apple Mail will automatically set up the new account (this works with a number of pop accounts including GMail, and Yahoo Premium)
26. Stationery Template Add your own photos *Messages typed on “stationery” can also be read by recipients without Leopard. *Some templates will expand to allow unlimited message lengths. Photos come from your iPhoto Library
27. Create Notes From Mail Click the Note icon & type your note. It will appear in the Notes folder in Mail. Create a note from an e-mail message by highlighting & copying the text, clicking on the Note icon, and pasting. The note will show up in the Notes folder. Links copied & pasted into a note are “live”.
28. Create “To-Dos” in Mail *“To-Dos” created in either Mail or iCal will appear in both. Checking off or deleting “To-Dos” will affect both locations *Highlight a “to-do” phrase in a Mail message and click the “ To-Do” button . *The To-Do will show up in the “To-Do” folder, at the head of the message it came from, and in iCal. *Click a “To-Do” from the “To-Do” folder and the message it came from will open. *“To-Dos” independent of an e-mail can also be added.
29. Download Events From a Mail Message to Your iCal Click on the date in the message to bring up the drop-down list. Select “Create New iCal Event” to create the event or “Show This Date in iCal” to check on the date’s availability. Fill in the rest of the event information in the resulting window The Event title will be the same as the Subject Heading in the message, but it can be edited.
30. MAIL: QUICK LOOK Quick Look in Mail, as in Preview, allows you to view an attachment without opening the application that runs it.
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Editor's Notes
Welcome to Moving up the Food Chain: or what the new Leopard operating system has to offer. You can use the arrows below to move through or pause the show. Leopard has some new or updated features that you should know about. As with previous systems, there are multiple ways to accomplish the same things. You get to choose what works for you.