System Preferences

Preference Panes included in the 10.3 version of "System Preferences" include

• .Mac, Used to set preferences for the users .Mac account and iDisk
• Accounts, User creation/deletion, administrator privileges and user limitations are set here
• Appearance, changes the general color of the OS as well as placement of Scroll arrows and Font Smothing.
• CDs & DVDs, Used to set default settings upon inserting blank CD/DVD's, as well as music CDs, Picture CD's and Video DVDs.
• Classic, Used to activate the Classic environment as well as set up settings for the Classic environment.
• Date & Time, Used to set the Date & Time of the computer, as well as how the clock appears on the menu bar
• Desktop & Screensaver, used to set the Desktop Picture as well as the screensaver, and there settings.
• Displays, Set screen resolution and Color settings here.
• Dock, Adjust the dock size as well as Mignification and position on screen.
• Energy Saver, optimize energy settings as well as sleep times and processor usage.
• Exposé, Set Active Screen Corners and Keyboard and Mouse settings to activate Exposé
• International, Set the default OS language as well as numerical formats.
• Keyboard & Mouse, set keyboard settings, as well as change keyboard shortcuts, and mouse settings.
• Network, Set, Ethernet, Airport, Modem and VPN Settings.
• print & Fax, Set the default Printer as well as fax settings.
• Quicktime, Set Network speeds, plug-in settings, update, and register Quicktime here.
• Security, Set "FileVault" settings, Set up a Master password and Set Account Security Settings.
• Share, Set firewall and computer services preferences.
• Software Update, set default times to check for updates, and view updates already installed.
• Sound, Set Alert Sound, Volume and Input/Output option.
• Speech, Set the computers Default Voice, set up Speech Recognition, and other Speech Settings.
• Startup Disk, Set the default disk, Hard Drive or Otherwise, for the computer to boot into.
• Universal Access, make your computer more accessible for those with, sight, hearing and other impairments.

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