How to use the Zoom feature in Max OS X Leopard.

Enable Zoom

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Universal Access under the System area.

3. Click the On radio button in the Zoom section.

Alternately, you can turn Zoom on by holding and Option while pressing 8.

Keyboard Commands

Zoom in - and Option while pressing =

Zoom out - and option wile pressing -

How to enable fast user switching in Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Accounts under the System area.

3. Check the box for Enable fast user switching.

A menu will be available in the upper-right corner of the screen that enables other user switching.

How to change the computer name of your Mac in OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Sharing under Internet & Network.

3. Enter a new name in the Computer Name field.

Enabling the VoiceOver at login feature is useful for visually impaired users. It will read the content at the login screen aloud.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Accounts under the System section.

3. Select Login Options.

4. Check the box for Use VoiceOver at login window.

Enable the Guest account in Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Accounts under the System section.

3. Select Guest Account on the account list (You might have to expand Other Accounts).

4. Check the box for Allow guests to log into this computer.

You can make a program automatically open upon login in Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Accounts under the System section.

3. Click on your username.

4. Click Login Items.

5. If you want to disable the program from starting at startup, click on the program in the list and then click the minus (-) button. To enable a program to start at startup, click the plus sign (+) and browse to the application you wish to load.

How to enable printer sharing in Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Sharing under the Internet & Network area.

3. Under the Services area, check the box for Printer Sharing.

Don’t want Spotlight to search certain folders on your Mac? Here’s how to stop it from searching them in Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Spotlight in the Personal section.

3. Click Privacy.

4. In the area for Prevent Spotlight from searching these locations: Click the plus sign (+) and select the folder you wish to exclude from Spotlight. Alternately you can drag and drop folders into this list as well.

Setup Mac OS X Leopard to restart automatically when the system loses power due to a power failure.

1. Open System Preferences from the Finder.

2. Open Energy Saver under the Hardware section.

3. Click Show Details.

4. Click the Options button.

5. Check the box for Restart automatically after a power failure.

How to add your Mac to an AppleTalk network.

1. Open System Preferences from the Finder menu.

2. Select Ethernet on the left side.

3. Click Advanced.

4. Click the AppleTalk tab.

5. Select Make AppleTalk Active.

6. Select your AppleTalk Zone.

7. Click Apply.

How to setup Safari to automatically remember usernames and passwords.

1. Select Safari > Preferences.

2. Click Autofill at the top of the window.

3. Check the box for Usernames and passwords.

Now your usernames and passwords should be stored from now on.

Allow others to access your Sites folder (/Users/username/Sites) over the Internet.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Open Sharing under Internet & Networking.

3. Check the box for Web Sharing.

Now others will be able to see your Sites from the web address http://YourIPAddress/~shortusername

Where can I locate the MAC address for my network card for my Mac under OS X Leopard?

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Click Network at the top portion of the window.

3. Click Ethernet on the left.

4. Click the Advanced button.

5. Click the Ethernet tab. Next to Ethernet ID is the MAC address.

By default, the printer icon will appear in the Dock when you print and stay there unless you disable it.

When the printer icon appears in the Dock after a print job, right-click/control-click on it and select Auto Quit.

This will prevent the icon from appearing in the Dock forever for all future print jobs.

Source: 10.5: Auto remove printer icon from Dock after print

Are you constantly losing track of what time it is? Set your Mac to announce the time to you.

1. Open System Preferences.

2. Under the System area select Date & Time.

3. Click the Clock button.

4. Check the box for Announce the time and select how frequently you would like your mac to announce the time.