Take Control of Customizing Panther

It's Day 2 of Panther, and you've played with the new features. But you can become even more productive if you customize Panther for your needs. Turn to Matt Neuburg for in-depth instructions on how to customize Finder windows and take advantage of the new sidebar, along with advice on how to use Exposé effectively. You'll also learn the tricks for customizing keyboard shortcuts in any application, how to disable unwanted Services, and the three ways to set Internet helper applications. Tired of infinitely long Font menus and an incomprehensible Font palette? Use Font Book to create custom font collections and disable unnecessary fonts. Additional help for those new to Mac OS X - 75 basic ways to customize your Mac!

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Customizing Panther Quick Start
• Customize Your Installation
• Customize Finder Windows
• Customize Exposé
• Customize the Font Palette and Menu
• Restore (or Install) Third-Party Utilities
• Configure Your Display Profile
• Set Up Internet Helper Applications
• Set Up the Classic Menu
• Enable Keyboard Viewer
• Choose Your Fn Key Behavior
• Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
• Customize Screen Zoom Options
• Customize Services
• Adjust Open and Save Dialogs
• Customize Safari
• Customize Terminal (Slightly)
• Set Finder and System Preferences
• Appendix A: Font Disablement Details

Excerpt from the Introduction

Now it's the second day. You're finished playing and want to work. You'd like to Take Control. And, in particular, you'd like to take control of how your computer looks and behaves. But where to start? What, in this brave new world, is up to you? What is it that needs customization, so that things will go smoothly henceforward? This Take Control ebook covers these second-day-of-Panther sorts of things. In particular, it details ways you can customize your computer that were impossible in previous versions of Mac OS X, and that might not be obvious from a casual inspection.