The MacMost Question and Answer Forum is a place where you can ask how-to questions about your Mac, iPhone, iPad and other Apple products. MacMost specializes in tutorials, tips and techniques of the “how-to” variety, as opposed to “fix-it” questions that are more about something not working as expected.7/23/11
I tried searching for Excel Documents (kind) in the Finder Spotlight of lion. Then I typed a word that is text in the file to find the excel files that have the word but just 2 files show up that i used today. Nothing else !
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cyrus Dubash
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7/22/11
Like everyone, I’m keen to try Lion, and I don’t think it’s a terrible pocket pinch either. I’m just curious on couple of counts:
A previous post spoke of reservations against Launchpad and you rightly said that Launchpad may not be for all. I too am a ... (3 Comments)
7/22/11
Hi, I already install Lion. However, I just bought a new HD for my Macbook pro. How can I do a fresh installation in a new brand new HD as it used to be from the OS X installation DVD? Thanks!!!
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sergio
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7/22/11
When I want to email a document, I used to go through the Share option in the toolbar, but that doesn’t seem to work in Lion. I can attach the document to an email, but I really like the ease using the Share option. What am I missing?
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Phyllis Steele
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7/22/11
I understand that lion is at the moment just an upgrade, and not a fresh install, so does that mean that all my apps will be intact after I install lion.
Is there any news on iWeb and the original iLife programs in relation to installing lion. Will iWeb GarageBand iDVD iphoto etc ... (3 Comments)
7/22/11
What is the master password? When I use it?
Which password i use in FileVault 2? Is the login password or the master password?
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Javi
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7/22/11
The new versions feature of Mac OS X Lion is very nice, but is there a way to examine the differences between any two versions?
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Richard Fuhr
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7/22/11
After much frustration and reading about this problem (resetting PRAM, scripts, etc.) It just ain’t that hard. Just uncheck the “Use F1, F2, etc…” checkbox in the keyboard system preferences. The labels for all of your function keys will work like they ... (9 Comments)
7/22/11
my jpeg files suddenly won’t show the photo in the icon
just a generic jpeg thumbnail
this happened once before and i fixed it
but this time nothing seems to work (view options, permission repair)
and it’s soooo frustrating
mac osx 10.5.8
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paula
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7/22/11
Gary, now that we have to get Java manually for Lion, how are users to know about updates to Java at later dates?
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Michael
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7/22/11
I am a volunteer bookkeeper for a small newspaper. I use the latest Mac version of Quick Books. Will it work with Lion? I don’t want to loose any data. I love macmost thanks
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Martha Chase
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7/22/11
Have been happy with my magic mouse for iMac, but Lion seems to scream out “Trackpad”! Would I be better to get a trackpad now with
Lion and iMac? Can I do the same things with the mouse? What would you suggest?
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rick
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7/22/11
I have just upgraded my Snow Leopard to Lion and on the whole love it.
The printer driver has stopped working, however – I am a pastor and our church uses a Canon iRC2380i on a network.
I realise it takes some time for manufacturers to roll out updated drivers etc., but ... (2 Comments)
7/22/11
what other app like AOL RADIO is their for mac os x Lion and free ?
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Johnathon
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7/21/11
I’m reading everything about Lion, but I can’t find out how to sort files in Finder in ascending or descending order. I can’t click the column header. Thanks.
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Russell Winkler
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7/21/11
Where can I find my ical alarms that I made in Automator with os X Snow leapard in the new OS X Lion?
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Thomas W
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7/21/11
I was wondering what the practicality of using FileVault on Lion was. I know that it encrypts all of your data which sounds like a good thing in the event
of a lost or stolen macbook pro. I was wondering if enabling FileVault would slow down the computer significantly on the ... (1 Comment)
7/21/11
There’s a lot talking about clean installation of Lion, but no one tells what are the benefits about it.
I just done the normal installation and it’s running very smooth.
So, if you do this clean install, it will format your hard drive, and loose all info in ... (1 Comment)
7/21/11
I have already installed Lion on my system. Is it possible to redownload the Installer to a USB Stick without reinstalling it on my hard drive?
Here is the process I’ve tried:
Option – Click when “Installed” is displayed
The next selection displayed is ... (2 Comments)
7/21/11
Can/should I upgrade to Lion from Leopard if I am using WD’s My Book for Mac? (WD says it has no timetable for a Lion version.)
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Will
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