Chapter 2. Sharing Your iMac with Other People

Sharing Your iMac with Other People

Mac OS X makes it easy to share your iMac with other people. Each user needs a separate user account, a private space for keeping documents, e-mail, and settings. You can apply restrictions to an account, prevent a user from seeing inappropriate content, and control what the user can do with the iMac.

Create a User Account for Another User 30

Configure Your iMac So Several People Can Use It 32

Share Your iMac with Fast User Switching 34

Turn On Parental Controls for an Account 36

Choose Which Applications a User Can Run 38

Prevent a User from Seeing Inappropriate Content 40

Control Whom a User Can E-mail and ...

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