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To take a picture with Photo Booth:
1Click the Photo Booth icon in the Dock to open Photo Booth and turn on the built-in 
iSight camera.
The glowing indicator light next to the camera tells you it’s on.
2Select an effect to apply to your picture, if you like.
3Click the Camera icon below the image to take a picture.
Save the picture as your iChat buddy picture, email it to your friends, or save it in your 
iPhoto library.
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3Click the camera icon to the left of the mode switch and choose Built-in iSight from the 
pop-up menu.
4Click the “Record With iSight” button in the iMovie monitor to begin recording. 
The video you see in the iMovie monitor is recorded as a clip in the iMovie Clips pane.
5Click the “Record With iSight” button again to stop recording.
You can record video as long as your MacBook has enough disk space to hold it.
More information about iMovie HD is available...

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To start a videoconference:
1Open iChat AV.
2Click the Camera button next to a buddy in your buddy list. 
For information about adding people to your buddy list, choose Help > iChat AV Help.
When you click a Camera button in the buddy list, the camera indicator light glows to 
indicate you are displaying video. This also sends an invitation to your buddy to accept 
your video request and lets you preview how you look on camera. When a buddy 
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Using Your Picture as Your Buddy Picture
You can take a picture of yourself using the iSight camera and use it as your buddy 
picture. People who have placed you in their buddy list will see this picture. 
To set your buddy picture:
1Open iChat AV.
2Choose Buddies > Change My Picture.
3Click the Camera button.
Learning About Mac OS X
Your computer comes with Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, which includes Spotlight, a search 
engine that automatically indexes all of...

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Customizing Your Desktop and Setting Your Preferences
You can quickly make your desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. 
Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. 
Feel free to make changes and experiment with the following panes:
ÂAppearance:  Select this preference pane to change the color of buttons, menus, 
windows, and highlight colors, among other options.
ÂDashboard & Exposé:  Select this preference pane to set active...

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ÂDesktop & Screen Saver:  Select this preference pane to change the background color 
or pattern of your desktop, or change it to a photo or image you like. You can also 
choose an eye-catching screen effect that will appear on your screen when the 
computer is left idle.
ÂDock:  Select this preference pane to change the size, location, and behavior of your 
Dock (the bar of icons at the bottom of the screen).
As you get to know your computer, explore the...

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When an Application Doesn’t Respond
On rare occasions, an application might “freeze” on the screen. Mac OS X provides a 
way to quit a frozen application without restarting your computer. Quitting a frozen 
application might allow you to save your work in other open applications.
To force an application to quit:
1Press Command (x)-Option-Esc or choose Apple () > Force Quit from the menu bar.
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To check for updated software:
1Open System Preferences. 
2Click the Software Update icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
ÂFor more information, search for “Software Update” in Mac Help. 
ÂFor the latest information about Mac OS X, go to the Mac OS X website at 
www.apple.com/macosx.
Connecting to a Printer
Follow the instructions that came with your printer to install required software and 
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To set up a printer:
1Open System Preferences and click the Print & Fax icon.
2Click Printing and then click the Add (+) button to add a printer.
3Select the printer you want to use, and then click Add.
4Use the Add (+) and Remove (–) buttons to choose the printers that appear in the 
printer list.
Monitoring Printing
After you send a document to a printer, you can monitor printing, halt your print job, or 
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Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device
If you have an iPod, digital camera, video camera, scanner, or other device that has a 
FireWire or USB connector, you can connect it to your MacBook. Follow the installation 
instructions that came with your device. For information about FireWire, see 
“Connecting with FireWire” on page 57. For information about USB, see “Using 
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Devices” on page 54.
Transferring Files to or from...