How Do I Change System Preferences?

To open the Mac OS X System Preferences, simply click the light-switch icon in the Dock (provided you haven’t removed it; Figure 6.15) or choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Either way, a window much like the one in Figure 6.16 will appear.

Figure 6.15. You can open System Preferences by clicking its icon in your Dock.

Figure 6.16. Here’s a view of the System Preferences window, with a few of my third-party software panels in there too.

The System Preferences are divided into four sections: ...

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