Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 6.2
Appearance and personalization utilities in Mac OS X
Utility
Description
Accessed From
Appearance
Changes the color of buttons
and highlighting, whether scroll
arrows appear at the top or
bottom of scrollbars, the number
of items that appear in “recent
items” menus, and minimum
sizes for font smoothing.
System Preferences
Appearance.
Desktop & Screen
Saver
Selects the image for the desktop
background and sets the screen
saver.
System Preferences
Desktop
& Screen Saver; or right-click
the desktop and choose Change
Desktop Background.
Language & Text
Selects the language used by the
OS; how symbols, smart quotes,
and fractions are displayed;
formats for dates and numbers;
and formats for international
keyboards.
System Preferences
Language & Text.
Dock
Sets where the Dock appears on
the screen (top, side, or bottom);
controls the size of the Dock
and whether icons magnify on
mouseover; what effects windows
use when they minimize; and
whether the Dock hides when not
in use.
Dock; or
right-click the Dock separator
and choose Dock Preferences.
System Preferences
Displays
Controls screen resolution;
manages all displays, including
external monitors and projectors;
controls brightness; and lets you
calibrate the monitor's color.
System Preferences
Displays
Universal Access
Applies settings that help
people who have limited vision,
hearing, or mobility.
System Preferences Universal
Access.
Mouse and Trackpad
Both items control tracking,
scrolling, double-click speed,
button assignments and, on
wireless input devices, battery
levels. The Mouse pane controls
multitouch gestures on the
Magic Mouse. The Trackpad
pane controls more multitouch
gestures and only appears on
notebooks or on iMacs and Mac
Pros with a Magic Trackpad.
System Preferences Mouse;
System Preferences Trac k pad.
