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Shortcuts and techniques to help you and your business get the most out of Mac OS X, iWork and other Apple products. Brought to you by your local Apple Store and the Apple Business team.

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1 VideoActive Screen Corner Customization If you find yourself accidentally launching your screen saver by moving your cursor to an active screen corner, we’ll show you how to avoid it by customizing a setting in System Preferences. 10 9 09 Free View In iTunes

2 VideoJunk Mail Filtering In this tip, we’ll show you how to turn on and set up Junk Mail filtering in Mail. 2 9 09 Free View In iTunes

3 VideoQuick Look Slideshow Quick Look not only allows you to preview files without opening the associated application, you can also use it to view a fullscreen slideshow of images. 31 8 09 Free View In iTunes

4 VideoTrain the Dictionary Mac OS X can automatically check your spelling as you type. If you’d like to train the built-in dictionary with proper names or company names, we’ll show you how in this tip. 10 8 09 Free View In iTunes

5 VideoKeep Apps in Dock It’s easy to customize the items in your dock, just drag and drop them. In this tip, we’ll show you how to keep an app in your dock that’s currently running. 20 7 09 Free View In iTunes

6 VideoOpen at Login If you have a series of applications that you launch at the start of your workday, you may wish to have them launch when you log on to your Mac. In this tip, we’ll show you how. 29 6 09 Free View In iTunes

7 VideoViewing Long Filenames In Finder windows, longer filenames are shortened to preserve the formatting of the view on your screen. If you'd like to view the entire filename, we'll show you some tricks to allow you to see the file names in their entirety, helping to distinguish files from one another. 8 6 09 Free View In iTunes

8 VideoDownload Linked Files If you receive a link to a movie file in an email massage, when you click to view it Safari may open up and start playing the movie for you. If you’d like to download the movie instead, we’ll show you how to do just that in this tip. 18 5 09 Free View In iTunes

9 VideoMailing a Link While Browsing Instead of copying a pasting a URL from your browser to Mail to send to a colleague, in this tip we’ll show you how to send the information right from within your browser. 4 5 09 Free View In iTunes

10 VideoConserving Energy If you’d like to conserve energy by putting your display to sleep, in this tip we’ll show you how you can quickly achieve that using an active screen corner. 20 4 09 Free View In iTunes

11 VideoSecuring Your System Here are a series of tips to help you make sure your Mac is secure. 6 4 09 Free View In iTunes

12 VideoThe Get Info Inspector Panel If you’d like to access the Get Info panel for multiple files, we’ll show an easy way to view this information, without launching a window for each file. 30 3 09 Free View In iTunes

13 VideoQuick Look in Trash Have you ever tried to open a file that was located in the Trash? Chances are you’ve seen the prompt which asks you to move the file out of the trash first. In this tip, we’ll show you how to quickly view the contents of fles in your trash, without restoring them. 23 3 09 Free View In iTunes

14 VideoEmail Rules Save yourself some time in filing your email by setting up some rules in Mail to do the sorting for you. 16 3 09 Free View In iTunes

15 VideoAdvanced Find In this tip, we’ll show you to do an advanced search in a Finder window. 9 3 09 Free View In iTunes

16 VideoDownload Defensively When you download an application from the internet, Mac OS X tags the application and informs you the first time it is launched. We’ll show you how to make sure you know the application source, helping to keep your Mac secure. 2 3 09 Free View In iTunes

17 VideoOpen Finder from Spotlight When doing a Spotlight search, you may wish to find the location of an item of interest, rather than opening it from the search results. In this tip, we’ll show you how. 23 2 09 Free View In iTunes

18 VideoFinder Path Bar Need to know the path to a file or folder? We’ll show you a few ways to display this information right in the FInder window. 16 2 09 Free View In iTunes

19 VideoManaging Multiple Windows Throughout your workday you’re likely opening several applications, each with several windows. In this tip, we’ll show a few ways to manage all these windows. 9 2 09 Free View In iTunes

20 VideoCustomizing Keyboard Shortcuts Find yourself using a command often, perhaps a command for which there is no keyboard shortcut? In this tip, we’ll show you how to create your very own custom keyboard shortcut. 2 2 09 Free View In iTunes

21 VideoSecuring PDFs Do you have confidential data in a PDF that you would like to secure before forwarding it to your colleagues? This tip demonstrates how to password-protect your PDFs using Preview. 26 1 09 Free View In iTunes

22 VideoMighty Mouse Customization The Mighty Mouse is a powerful mouse which has several customization options that allow you to more easily navigate through your workday. 19 1 09 Free View In iTunes

23 VideoMultiple Accounts in Mail If you’re checking multiple email accounts, there’s no need to manage multiple applications, or even a need to open a web browser ... you can check and manage your email from multiple accounts in Mail. 12 1 09 Free View In iTunes

24 VideoBCC in Mail When sending an email message, you may wish to Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) some individuals. It’s easy to do in Mail. 5 1 09 Free View In iTunes

25 VideoSelect All Mail Messages Selecting an entire email conversation one message at a time? In this tip, we’ll show you how to select and group entire email conversations. 29 12 08 Free View In iTunes

26 VideoBookmark Multiple Tabs When using Safari to browse the web, you may be opening multiple tabs to view a collection of websites. In this tip, we’ll show you how to bookmark a collection of open tabs. 22 12 08 Free View In iTunes

27 VideoMove Windows Between Spaces Spaces allows you to create and manage multiple workspaces in Mac OS X. In this tip, we’ll demonstrate how you can easily move individual and related windows between spaces. 15 12 08 Free View In iTunes

28 VideoSpecial Characters We often need to type special characters into documents, characters such as the copyright or trademark symbols. In this tip, we’ll show you how to quickly access and insert them. 1 12 08 Free View In iTunes

29 VideoVolume Adjustments In this tip, we’ll show you a few different ways to manipulate your Mac’s volume output. 24 11 08 Free View In iTunes

30 VideoHelp Pointers When searching for information using the Help menu item, you can literally be pointed in the right direction. 17 11 08 Free View In iTunes

31 VideoGive Guests Access With a Guest account on your computer, you can allow friends and colleagues to use your system without fear of their tracks being left behind. 10 11 08 Free View In iTunes

32 VideoShortcuts Explained Often you’ll hear about a cool keyboard shortcut, but you’re not sure which keys to use. In this tip, we’ll define the common keys to use these shortcuts. 27 10 08 Free View In iTunes

33 VideoBoolean Spotlight Searches Spotlight is a great tool to help you find information on your computer. In this tip, we’ll show you how to perform an advanced Spotlight search. 20 10 08 Free View In iTunes

34 VideoOrganizing RSS Mail allows you to subscribe to RSS feeds and read them in your inbox. In this tip, we’ll show you how to organize your RSS feeds into folders. 13 10 08 Free View In iTunes

35 VideoDownload Source In this tip, we’ll show you how to recall where a file was downloaded from, whether it be from the internet or via an iChat file transfer. 6 10 08 Free View In iTunes

36 VideoOrganize Your Workspaces You’re likely working with several applications at once for most of your workday. Keeping track of all your open windows can be a task all on its own. We’ll show you how to stay organized using Spaces. 29 9 08 Free View In iTunes

37 VideoDragging Files We’ll show you to create copies and aliases of files by using modifier keys while dragging and dropping. 22 9 08 Free View In iTunes

38 VideoLocking Files Many documents you create are valuable enough that you want to make sure they aren’t accidentally modified or deleted. In this tip, we’ll show you how to secure your documents. 10 9 08 Free View In iTunes

39 VideoSmart Folders With your own custom search criteria, you can create some meaningful Smart folders that you can access quickly in any Finder window. 2 9 08 Free View In iTunes

40 VideoEasy Photo Edits Preview is a powerful application included with Mac OS X. In this tip, we’ll show you how to use Preview to make quick adjustments to images. 18 8 08 Free View In iTunes

41 VideoMultiple Burns In this tip, we’ll show you how to burn to a CD-R multiple times. 11 8 08 Free View In iTunes

42 VideoLists in Mail In this tip, we’ll show you how to create a numbered or bulleted list when composing an email message. 4 8 08 Free View In iTunes

43 VideoBattery Optimization In this tip, we’ll show you how to adjust the settings on your portable computer to get the most out of your battery. 28 7 08 Free View In iTunes

44 VideoRestricting Spotlight In this tip, we’ll show you how to restrict Spotlight from indexing selected folders or files, so that your search results are more meaningful to you. 21 7 08 Free View In iTunes

45 VideoOne Click, Multiple Tabs Does your morning routine involve reading the same collection of websites? In this tip, we’ll show you how to organizing your bookmarks in Safari to launch multiple tabs with a single click. 14 7 08 Free View In iTunes

46 VideoRestrict Time Machine The task of backing up your system is virtually effortless with Time Machine. We’ll show you how to restrict Time Machine from backing up selected folders or files, saving space and time. 7 7 08 Free View In iTunes

47 VideoMerge PDFs With Ease Preview is a powerful application, allowing you to manipulate PDFs in many ways. In this tip, we’ll show you how to merge the contents of two separate PDF files. 30 6 08 Free View In iTunes

48 VideoDeleting Securely Getting rid of sensitive data in a secure manner - these days we all have to do it. We’ll show you how to delete items securely from your Trash and from an external drive. 23 6 08 Free View In iTunes

49 VideoKeyboard Viewer Learning and accessing "special" or international characters is simple with the Keyboard Viewer built into Mac OS X. 16 6 08 Free View In iTunes

50 VideoManaging Browser Tabs While browsing the web, you may find yourself ending up with multiple browser windows, each with multiple tabs. Let us show you how easy it is to manage all of those open webpages using Safari. 27 5 08 Free View In iTunes

51 VideoAnnotating PDFs Working with PDFs on a Mac is even more powerful with Leopard. With Preview, you now have the ability to easily annotate documents. Watch this tip to find out more. 19 5 08 Free View In iTunes

52 VideoiChat File Transfer iChat is great for instant text and video-based communication. What you might not have explored is iChat’s ability to send large files directly to your buddies. 5 5 08 Free View In iTunes

53 VideoPDFs in Safari Mac OS X has many built-in ways to interact with and create PDF files. When browsing the web, you can now view PDFs right in your browser - no need to launch a separate application. 28 4 08 Free View In iTunes

54 VideoSearching the Dictionary Mac OS X’s built-in dictionary can be accessed in a variety of ways, so it’s readily available to you. Added bonus: Dictionary also now pulls in information from Wikipedia. 21 4 08 Free View In iTunes

55 VideoDo More Than Search You turn to Spotlight to quickly find things on your computer. Did you know that you can also use Spotlight for simple calculations and to get dictionary definitions? 14 4 08 Free View In iTunes

56 VideoExporting Presentations Keynote builds beautiful presentations. With a variety of different export options, you can be sure that your presentation is ready to share no matter what type of system you’re using. 7 4 08 Free View In iTunes

57 VideoRSS in Mail Apple’s Mail is not only a great app to manage your email and to-do lists, you can also use it to manage the RSS feeds you subscribe to. 31 3 08 Free View In iTunes

58 VideoTake a Quick Look When sorting through multiple files in a folder, you may have a hard time identifying the file of interest without launching an application to open it. With Quick Look, you can look inside any document without launching an application. 24 3 08 Free View In iTunes

59 VideoSharing Screens It’s easy to start an interactive screen sharing session to see and control other Macs on your network. Here’s how. 17 3 08 Free View In iTunes

60 VideoShort Stack Leopard introduces the Stack to the Dock, providing you with a unique way to organize documents and applications. If you’d like to create your own custom stack, check out this tip. 10 3 08 Free View In iTunes

61 VideoSetting Default Applications When you open a file, an application launches along with it, but it may not be the application you want to associate with the file. In this tip, we’ll show you how to manage these file associations. 3 3 08 Free View In iTunes

62 VideoCreating To-Do’s While browsing through your email messages, you may wish to create a To-Do item for yourself. Leopard brings enhancements to Mail that make this an easy task. Watch and see. 25 2 08 Free View In iTunes

63 VideoRestoring Safari Sessions Have you ever closed a Safari browser window with multiple open tabs? If you’d like to return back to the same tabs, this tip will show you how. 18 2 08 Free View In iTunes

64 VideoManipulating PDFs Reorder, rotate, extract and insert pages in PDFs using the latest enhancements to Preview in Leopard. Check it out. 11 2 08 Free View In iTunes

65 VideoMaps in Address Book It’s easy to launch the Google Map for any address in Address Book to plan your route for your meeting. Here’s how. 11 1 08 Free View In iTunes

66 VideoiChat Bonjour File Transfer Have a file that’s too large to send over email? Send the file to your colleagues wirelessly using Bonjour, built right into iChat. See how it’s done. 7 1 08 Free View In iTunes

67 VideoMail Data Detectors In an email message, Mail automatically detects text fragments like appointments, addresses and time-sensitive information. With a click, you can create a new contact, map an address, or create an iCal event, without leaving Mail. 2 1 08 Free View In iTunes

68 VideoPictures in Presentations Creating slides from images in Keynote, is drag-and-drop fast. Check it out. 24 12 07 Free View In iTunes

69 VideoPrivate Web Browsing If you’re using a shared Mac computer to check on personal or private information online, you may not want Safari to save information about your page history or transactions. Check out how to browse the web in private. 17 12 07 Free View In iTunes

70 VideoShapes: Place and Size, All at Once Shapes are easy to create in Pages and Keynote. If you want even more control of how your document’s shapes are created, check this out. 26 11 07 Free View In iTunes

71 VideoDeleting Forward If you have a Mac portable, you’ll be happy to know that you can use the delete key to delete both backwards and forwards from the cursor position. See how. 16 11 07 Free View In iTunes

72 VideoFill Shapes with Any Image With Keynote or Pages, you can replace old images with new ones that keep the same border, shadow or opacity settings that you applied previously. Check it out. 5 11 07 Free View In iTunes

73 VideoPrint the Preso Save a tree (and some dollars too). Learn print options for your Keynote presentations that can reduce over-use of ink and paper. 29 10 07 Free View In iTunes

74 VideoEasy Mail Merging If you need to send out a letter to multiple people in your Address Book, Pages and Mac OS X make the process simple and fast. 22 10 07 Free View In iTunes

75 VideoZooming in Microsoft Office Zooming in and out of your Excel spreadsheet or Word document is fast with a scroll wheel or scrolling trackpad. See how it’s done. 15 10 07 Free View In iTunes

76 VideoCustom Style, Every Time If you’re working in Keynote or Pages, you can create a default shape, table or chart that’s formatted exactly as you want, for use in other projects. Here’s how. 8 10 07 Free View In iTunes

77 VideoPaste It Perfect When you copy and paste text into a document, it’s easy to choose whether you want to paste or leave out style along with the text. Check it out. 1 10 07 Free View In iTunes

78 VideoOrganizing Files in Finder Is your desktop getting a bit unruly? Here are some fast and easy ways to organize your files and clean up your workspace. 17 9 07 Free View In iTunes

79 VideoSurf Faster There are some great keyboard shortcuts that can speed up your web browsing experience. Check them out here. 10 9 07 Free View In iTunes

80 VideoMedia Browser When you create marketing materials on a Mac, all of your logos, photos, and other crucial business assets can be placed right at your fingertips. Watch how easy it is. 3 9 07 Free View In iTunes

81 VideoPictures in Email If an image file is too large to send, you can actually reduce the image size right from inside Mail and send it on its way. Here’s how it works. 27 8 07 Free View In iTunes

82 VideoPowerPoint to Keynote Is your PowerPoint presentation starting to feel a bit stale? Simply import it into Keynote and watch your audience wake up and take notice. Here’s how. 20 8 07 Free View In iTunes

83 VideoAccessing Favorite Colors Need to recreate that perfect color in your document or graphic? It’s simple to store a color so you can use it later, without having to hunt and peck. 13 8 07 Free View In iTunes

84 VideoNo More Squinting With a simple keyboard shortcut, you can enlarge or reduce the font size in applications like Mail and Safari. Here’s how. 6 8 07 Free View In iTunes

85 VideoKeynote at a Distance Did you know you can use your Apple Remote to navigate Keynote presentations and put your computer to sleep? Check it out. 30 7 07 Free View In iTunes

86 VideoSnapshots of Your Screen Need a screen shot to use in a presentation or send to a co-worker? Here are 3 easy ways to capture screen images. 23 7 07 Free View In iTunes

87 VideoThat Perfect Word A Dictionary and Thesaurus are always nearby when you’re writing in an Apple application. Here’s the easiest way to find the definition or word you need. 9 7 07 Free View In iTunes

88 VideoSetting Favorite Fonts Did you know that your favorite font is always just a click away? Here’s how to set it up. 2 7 07 Free View In iTunes

89 VideoCustomizing Finder The Dock isn’t the only place you can put the applications and documents you need to access quickly. Try these other locations. 26 6 07 Free View In iTunes

90 VideoView Multiple Inspectors Inspectors help you make quick changes to your projects. But did you know that you can access more than one Inspector at the same time? Here’s how. 21 6 07 Free View In iTunes

91 VideoPresentations Uninterrupted Need to demo a website or application during a presentation? Keynote lets you jump in and out of your slideshow without ever revealing the slides or presenter notes to the audience. Check it out. 5 6 07 Free View In iTunes

92 VideoEasily Create PDFs You can effortlessly turn your documents into PDF files and share them with anyone on a Mac or PC. Watch how easy it is. 5 6 07 Free View In iTunes

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Excellent. Short and to-the-point. Just what we need. More, please, Apple!

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This is a great podcast by Apple, done very well with some great tips I use everyday! Recommended if you are keen to stretching your Mac knowledge!

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Need I say any more. Ideal for those new to the Mac (switchers?) and those not so new. All very well presented, class production and an ideal length too. Great stuff.

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