System Preferences

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System Preferences is the application program used by Mac OS X to set user preferences, replacing the Control Panels folder found in previous versions of the Mac OS.

in the Applications folder in Mac OS X.

In Mac OS X 10.1.x, this application was shortened to System Prefs, but resumed its full name in Mac OS X 10.2, as it did in Mac OS X 10.0.

Contents 1 Evolution 2 Individual Panels 2.1 Mac OS X Public Beta 2.2 Mac OS X 10.0.x 2.3 Mac OS X 10.1.x 2.3.1 Personal category 2.3.2 Hardware category 2.3.3 Internet & Network category 2.3.4 System category 2.4 Mac OS X 10.2.x 2.4.1 Personal category 2.4.2 Hardware category 2.4.3 Internet & Network category 2.4.4 System category 2.5 Mac OS X 10.3.x 2.5.1 Personal category 2.5.2 Hardware category 2.5.3 Internet & Network category 2.5.4 System category 2.6 Mac OS X 10.4

[edit] Evolution

Under Mac OS X Public Beta and Mac OS X 10.0.x, the user could only drag 6 favourite preferences to the toolbar above, and categories did not exist. System Preferences then had 21 preferences.

Categories started to exist under Mac OS X 10.1.x. At the same time, the number of preferences that can be dragged to the toolbar was rid of its limitations.

Until Mac OS X 10.2.x (and even in "Jaguar"), the System Preferences window would show, even for a short while, a "Loading" screen while a panel was loaded. This disappeared completely as of Mac OS X 10.3, although the title bar now did all the "talking".

Spotlight search capabilities were added in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. At the same time, the toolbar, part of the utility since Mac OS X Public Beta, was fully revamped.

[edit] Individual Panels

[edit] Mac OS X Public Beta

• Classic
• ColorSync
• Date & Time
• Energy Saver
• Displays
• International
• Internet
• Keyboard
• Login
• Monitors
• Mouse
• Network
• Password
• QuickTime
• Screen Saver
• Sharing
• Sound
• Speech
• Startup Disk

[edit] Mac OS X 10.0.x

• Classic
• ColorSync
• Date & Time
• Displays
• Dock
• Energy Saver
• Displays
• International
• Internet
• Keyboard
• Login
• Mouse
• Network
• QuickTime
• Screen Saver
• Sharing
• Software Update
• Sound
• Speech
• Startup Disk
• Users

[edit] Mac OS X 10.1.x

[edit] Personal category

• Desktop
• Dock
• General
• International
• Login
• Screen Saver
• Universal Access

[edit] Hardware category

• ColorSync
• Displays
• Energy Saver
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Sound

[edit] Internet & Network category

• Internet
• Network
• QuickTime
• Sharing

[edit] System category

• Classic
• Date & Time
• Software Update
• Speech
• Startup Disk
• Users

[edit] Mac OS X 10.2.x

[edit] Personal category

• Desktop
• Dock
• General
• International
• Login
• My Account
• Screen Effects

[edit] Hardware category

• Bluetooth
• CDs & DVDs
• ColorSync
• Displays
• Energy Saver
• Ink
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Sound

[edit] Internet & Network category

• Internet
• Network
• QuickTime
• Sharing

[edit] System category

• Classic
• Date & Time
• Software Update
• Speech
• Startup Disk
• Universal Access
• Users

[edit] Mac OS X 10.3.x

[edit] Personal category

• Appearance
• Desktop & Screen Saver
• Dock
• Exposé
• International
• Security

[edit] Hardware category

• CDs & DVDs
• Displays
• Energy Saver
• Keyboard & Mouse
• Print & Fax
• Sound

[edit] Internet & Network category

• .Mac
• Network
• QuickTime
• Sharing

[edit] System category

• Accounts
• Classic
• Date & Time
• Software Update
• Speech
• Startup Disk
• Universal Access

[edit] Mac OS X 10.4

System Preferences panels

.Mac | Accounts | Appearance | Bluetooth | Classic | CDs & DVDs | ColorSync | Dashboard & Exposé | Date & Time | Desktop | Desktop & Screen Saver | Displays | Dock | Energy Saver | Exposé | General | Ink | International | Internet | iTools | Keyboard | Keyboard & Mouse | Login | Monitors | Mouse | My Account | Network | Password | Print & Fax | QuickTime | Screen Effects | Screen Saver | Security | Sharing | Software Update | Sound | Speech | Spotlight | Startup Disk | Universal Access | Users Notes: Items in bold indicate panels of System Preferences which still exist today (Mac OS X 10.4). Items in italics are only available if the corresponding peripheral or software is installed. This list does not include third-party preference panels.