1. | In the Accounts preferences pane (Figure 2 ), click the + button at the bottom of the accounts list to display a blank new user dialog sheet Figure 4 .Figure 4. Creating a new user account is as simple as filling in a form.
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2. | Enter the name of the user in the Name box. |
3. | Enter an abbreviated name for the user in the Short Name box. This name should be in lowercase characters and should not include spaces. |
4. | Enter a password for the user in the Password and Verify boxes. The password should be at least six characters long. |
5. | If desired, enter a hint for the password in the Password Hint box. |
6. | If the user should be given administrator privileges, turn on the Allow user to administer this computer check box. |
7. | Click Create Account. The new account appears in the list of accounts on the left side of the Accounts preferences pane (Figure 5 ).Figure 5. The new account appears in the accounts list.
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8. | Click the System Preferences window's close button to save your settings and quit System Preferences.A folder for the new user appears in the Users folder. |
1. | In the Accounts preferences pane, click to select the name of the account you logged in with (Figure 2 ). Normally, this will be your account, but if you want to set login items for another user, you must log in with that user's account. |
2. | Click the Login Items button to display its options (Figure 15 ).Figure 15. Login items in the Accounts preferences pane. [View full size image] |
3. | To add a startup item, drag its icon into the list (Figure 16 ) or click the + button at the bottom of the list and use the dialog sheet that appears (Figure 17 ) to locate, select, and open the item. The item you dragged or selected appears in the list.Figure 16. One way to add an item to the Login items list is to drag it in. [View full size image] Figure 17. You can use a dialog sheet like this one to locate, select, and open the item you want to add as a startup item.
or To remove an item from the list, click to select it and then click the button at the bottom of the list. The item disappears from the list. |
4. | To automatically hide an item when it launches, turn on the Hide check box beside it. |
1. | In the Accounts preferences pane, click to select the name of the user you want to set access limitations for (Figure 5 ). |
2. | Click the Parental Controls button to display Parental Controls options(Figure 18 ).Figure 18. Parental Controls options enable you to control how your children-or other users-can access the computer.
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3. | To prevent the user from getting e-mail from e-mail addresses other than the ones you specify, turn on the Mail check box and, if necessary, click the Configure button to set options (Figure 19 ). Click the + button beneath the Person list and enter the complete e-mail address for a person you want to add to the list. If you turn on the Send permission e-mails to check box, e-mail from anyone who isn't included on the Person list will automatically be forwarded to the e-mail address you enter; this makes it possible to see who is trying to send e-mail to the user and what that e-mail contains.Figure 19. Use this dialog to list the e-mail addresses of people who can send e-mail to the user.
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4. | To prevent the user from modifying important Finder and System settings and limit access to specific applications, turn on the Finder & System check box. Then click the Configure button to set options (Figure 20 ). Select the Some Limits radio button, then toggle check boxes to set limits and click OK.Open all System Preferences enables the user to open and make changes in all System Preferences.Modify the Dock enables the user to add or remove Dock items. (This only affects the Dock as it appears for the user's account.)Administer printers enables the user to access Printer Setup Utility and use it to change the computer's printer setup.Change password lets the user change his password. To enable this option, you must turn on the Open all System Preferences check box.Burn CDs and DVDs enables the user to burn CDs and DVDs.Allow supporting programs enables applications that are not specifically listed in the dialog to open.This user can only use these applications enables you to specify exactly which applications the user can access. To allow the user to access all applications within a folder, turn on the check box beside the folder name. (Others refers to applications that are not in any of the other folders.) To allow the user to access some of the applications within a specific folder, click the triangle beside the folder name to display a list of all applications within the folder (Figure 21 ). Then turn on the check box beside each application the user can access.Figure 21. Clicking the triangle beside a folder name displays a list of all the applications within that folder. You can then enable or disable specific applications.

Figure 20. The Some Limits enables you to specify what a user can do and which programs he can access.
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5. | To limit who the user can chat with using iChat, turn on the iChat check box and click the Configure button to set options (Figure 22 ). Click the + icon to display a list of Buddies from the Address Book (Figure 23 ), select name, and click Select Buddy. Repeat this process for each buddy you want to allow and click OK.Figure 22. Use this dialog to list the buddies the user can chat with.
 Figure 23. Select a name and click the Select Buddy button.
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6. | To limit the Web sites that the user can access, turn on the Safari check box. You must then log in as the user, open Safari, and add bookmarks for domain names you want to allow. You'll have to enter an administrator name and password to make changes to the bookmarks bar. |
7. | To prevent the user from viewing profanity in the Dictionary application, turn on the Dictionary check box. |
1. | In the Accounts preferences pane, click the Login Options button at the bottom of the accounts list (Figure 28 ).Figure 28. The Login options in the Accounts preferences pane. [View full size image] |
2. | To prevent the Login window from appearing at startup, turn on the Automatically log in as check box and choose a user from the pop-up menu. If you choose a user other than the name already selected, a dialog sheet like the one in Figure 29 appears. Enter the user's password and click OK.Figure 29. Enter the user's password in this dialog sheet.
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3. | Select a Display login window as option:List of users displays the name of each user. Click a name to display a password box for the user and log in.Name and password displays boxes for the user name and password. Enter the user name and password to log in. |
4. | Toggle check boxes to enable other options:Show the Restart, Sleep, and Shut Down buttons shows these buttons in the login window.Show Input menu in login window displays the Input menu in the login window so a user can enter special characters during login.Use VoiceOver at login window enables the VoiceOver feature to provide voice prompts for the login window.Show password hints displays the password hint for an account after the user has tried entering his password three times without success. Turning this option on also displays a Forgot Password button in the login window; you can click this button to display an account's password hint.Enable fast user switching makes it possible for a user to log in without logging out another user. When you turn on the Enable fast user switching check box a Warning dialog like the one in Figure 30 appears. If you trust other computer users, click OK.Figure 30. This Warning dialog tells you a little about the fast user switching feature.
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