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[...]... on-screen instructions 7 5 6 Click Continue If you use a Mac account, you see the Encrypted iChat screen 7 268 16_224595 ch13.qxp 2/5/08 11:23 PM Page 269 Chat 8 If you want your chats with other Mac users to be encrypted for better security, check the Enable iChat encryption check box 9 13 chapter Click Continue 8 9 0 Click Done iChat opens, you see your buddy lists, and you are ready to start chatting... the first screen 2 Click Continue 3 4 1 From the Account Type pop-up menu, choose the type of account you want to use to chat Note: You can use a Mac, America Online Instant Messenger (AIM), Jabber, or Google Talk account with iChat 5 Enter a member, screen, or user name for your account 6 4 Enter the password for your account Note: If you do not have a chat account, click the Get an iChat Account button... you start chatting, you need to do some basic configuration of iChat, such as setting up the chat accounts you are going to use, and setting volume levels for the microphone iChat’s Setup Assistant guides you each step of the way Configure an iChat Account 1 Launch iChat by clicking its icon on the Dock or by double-clicking its icon in the Applications folder The first time you launch iChat, the Setup... you Click the message; the window expands to show the response box To decline the chat, click the Decline button To block all attempts to chat, click the Block button To accept the chat, type your response and click Accept Chat just like when you start a chat session ! You can use iChat and Mac OS X’s Bonjour! Bonjour networking function to uuit! Bonne nuit! text, audio, and video chat on your local network... Assistant to configure iChat? PREFERENCES General Ac counts You can configure all Messages Alerts aspects of iChat using its Video Preferences dialog box (press +,) For example, you can use the Accounts pane to configure your chat accounts, and using the Messages pane, you can configure the format of text chats What kind of Internet connection do I need to audio and video chat? Audio and video chats require... 264 chapter 1 3 Chat ! ? ? ! Text chatting is a favorite way to communicate for many people It is not as intrusive as a phone call, but more immediate than e-mail; and text chatting is easy to use With iChat, you can text chat with other people using a variety of accounts iChat also enables you to audio and video chat just as easily as you can text chat Because MacBooks include a built-in iSight camera... iChat audio chat, you can have conversations with one or more people at the same time at no cost to you Before you start talking, take a couple of moments to set up your MacBook s microphone Then you can talk at will Chat with Audio CHECK THE MICROPHONE 1 Press 2 +, The iChat Preferences dialog box opens 2 3 Click the Audio/Video tab 4 5 Speak normally 6 Open the System Preferences application and click... ch12.qxp 2/5/08 11:19 PM Page 251 Create Photo Books and Other Projects with iPhoto 5 6 Select the Constrain check box 7 Click and drag the edges of the selection box until just the part of the photo you want to keep is in the box 8 12 chapter Click Apply From the pop-up menu choose the proportion you want to maintain 7 The photo is cropped and the Crop tools close 9 8 5 9 Click Done to save your changes... conference at the same time VIDEO Is iChat compatible with other kinds of videoconference systems? AUDIO No To use iChat for videoconferences, all participants must be using iChat iChat ONLY 275 16_224595 ch13.qxp 2/5/08 11:23 PM Page 276 Share MacBook s Desktop With iChat, you can share your desktop with other Macs so that the people with whom you are chatting can see what is happening on your screen... To change the volume, drag the slider 6 To add another person to the chat, click the Add button ( ) and choose the buddy you want to add to the conversation To mute your side of the conversation, click the Mute button ( ); click it again to unmute it l Once the second person accepts, all 6 5 4 2 8 three are able to hear each other 7 8 Keep adding people and chatting When you are done, close the chat . the counterclockwise direction, click the Rotate button ( ). Note: You can Option+click the Rotate button to rotate the photo clockwise. 4 To crop the photo, click the Crop button ( ). The Crop. you can rotate, crop, straighten, enhance, remove red-eye, and retouch. You can also apply effects and adjust specific aspects of photos. Each of these tools has specific functions that you can. individually, click Photos. 3 To browse by one of the recent collections, select a collection. l You can click Last Import to browse the photos from your most recent import. 4 Click and drag the