Cool Leopard Tips & New Version of Nancy’s Tips Manual

December 13th, 2007 at 2:00 PM - Columns and Opinions by Nancy Gravley

If you have already installed the new Mac operating system, OS 10.5 (Leopard) you are probably enjoying some of the great new features.  If you havenit, you might be interested in some of those features and how you make them work.

Incidently, if you do have Leopard installed, be sure you keep up with the software updates and install them as soon as you are aware of them.  Since Leopard is a brand new operating system Apple will be releasing updates as they find any problems and you will find that your system will run better with each update.  10.5.1 is already out.  To check on updates click on the Apple menu > Software Update.

It is hard to pick out the best new features, but here are three that I really like that I think have universal appeal.

The Mail application has added a number of new features.  You can now add stationary with built-in templates for invitations, announcements, etc.  These templates allow you to include photos.  You can also now add numbering, bullets, indentions, and colored text to your messages.

Another cool new feature include in Mail is the ability to create a new address card in Address Book from information included in the content of an e-mail message.  (This only works if you are receiving your mail through the Mail application.)

Preview now gives you the ability to print several different images on a single sheet of paper.  They can be the same or different images.

These tips, and many more are included in the revised version of my manual, Tips, Hints, and Solutions For Seasoned Beginners Using Apple Macintosh Computers With Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.

The entire Table of Contents and all sample page are available for free review for anyone who wishes to see them.

I am making this book available in three formats:

Talking to a generation that remembers what the world was like before there was color, Nancy Carroll Gravley covers issues for people who don’t care how their computer works, but rather what their computer and the internet can do for them.

Nancy has a Master’s degree in Human Services Administration and prior to her retirement she worked for almost 30 years in field of mental health and mental retardation. She has been a Mac user for 14 years.  In addition to writing her column she teaches basic computer skills in both group and one-to-one settings, writes a blog for beginners, and appears periodically as a panelist on MacJury