And we’re not even counting all of them. Apple engineers have spent months fine-tuning Panther, tinkering under the hood to offer you the best operating system in the world, bar none. We think you’ll agree.
Engineers took painstaking care to make Panther easier to use, from a revamped Finder to the new Exposé feature that will completely transform how you use your Mac. Read on for a sampling of the features in Panther, and also check out the new features especially designed with creative professionals, IT admins and Open Source in mind.
| User-centric Window Layout |
Navigate Finder windows displaying volumes, network and favorite folders in left column. |
| Action Menu |
Convenient access to context specific Finder commands based on selection. |
| Archive Files and Folders |
Compress and expand files and folders directly in the Finder using the standard gzip format. |
| Fast Searching |
Enjoy super fast filename searching with smart refined search capability. |
| Labels |
Assign color labels with customized names to any file or folder. |
| Local iDisk with Sync |
Access the contents of your iDisk quickly on local hard drive mirror with automatic sync to Internet servers. |
| New Open and Save Panels |
Open and save documents using the new Finder interface in either column or list view. |
| Eject Controls |
Eject CDs and DVDs using button next to their names. |
| Network Browsing |
Browse AFP, NFS, SMB, managed and ad-hoc network servers directly in the Finder. |
| Search Locations |
Narrow Finder searches via popup menu with “local disks,” “home,” “everywhere” and “selection” options. |
| Instant Access to all Windows |
Use Exposé to access any open window. |
| Instant Access to Any Application Window |
Use Exposé to access any open window for only the current app. |
| Instant Access to Desktop |
Use Exposé to clear away all open windows to show files and folders on the desktop. |
| FKEY, Mouse Button, Screen Corner Customization |
Customize Exposé activation including function keys and mouse buttons. |
| Video Conferencing |
Chat with high quality two-way video conferencing over any broadband Internet connection. |
| Audio Conferencing |
Talk with full duplex (two-way) audio conferencing over any 56k dialup or better connection. |
| Full Screen Video |
View video conferences at full screen with great quality, thanks to Quartz Extreme. |
| Buddy Groups |
Filter and organize buddies in different groups. |
| Video and Audio Buddy Icons |
Start a video or audio conference with a glance and a single click at any buddy. |
| Organize by Thread |
View related emails in a single group or thread. |
| Drag and Drop Address Objects |
Easily manage email addresses with contextual menu and simplified drag and drop. |
| Improved Junk Mail Filter |
Ignore more junk mail with respect for ISP Junk Mail Headers and improved detection technology. |
| Safari HTML Rendering |
View HTML email rendered using the standards-based, high-quality Safari engine. |
| Exchange Mail |
Set up Exchange email accounts simply using the IMAP protocol. |
| Attachment Interface |
Manage attachments directly from message header. |
| Jump to Reply |
Quickly open reply by clicking the status icon of the original email. |
| Always Show BCC |
Choose to permanently add a BCC field for newly composed emails. |
| Junk Mail Privacy |
Prevent spammers from knowing you received their junk mail. |
| Erase All Junk Mail |
Erase all accumulated Junk Mail in one fell swoop. |
| Label Printing |
Print labels using more than 250 different Avery label templates. |
| Mail List Printing |
Print a copy of your Address Book to use when you are away from your Mac. |
| Change of Address Notification |
Notify a group of contacts when public info in your “My Card” changes. |
| Related Contacts |
Keep track of family members or assistants for your contacts. |
| Auto-merge |
Reconcile conflicts and updates when importing vCards. |
| Customized Contact Template |
Choose which contact fields are displayed by default for all contacts. |
| Auto-phone Number Formatting |
Display phone numbers in consistent format without typing the format yourself on every card. |
| Private My Card Info |
Keep info about yourself private when sharing vCards. |
| Exchange Contact Synchronization |
Synchronize Address Book contacts with Microsoft Exchange servers. |
| Auto Fill Contact Info |
Save time when entering contact info, such as a company name, that you already entered for another contact. |
| Speakable Address Book |
Use Speech Recognition to look up phone numbers, place calls or start iChats. |
| iChat AV Presence |
View iChat AV Buddy status while browsing contacts. |
| Add Theaters |
Add the address of a movie theater to your Address Book directly from the Sherlock 3 Movies channel. |
| PDF Fast Searching |
Enjoy PDF search with indexed results. |
| PDF Rendering Performance |
Use the fastest PDF reader on any platform. |
| Text and Image Selection and Copy |
Select PDF text and graphics to copy and paste to other applications. |
| FAX Display |
View multi-page TIFF fax documents with high fidelity. |
| Full Screen PDF |
Display any PDF full screen for easy cross platform presentations. |
| PDF Table of Contents |
View table of contents for a PDF. |
| URL Support |
Navigate PDFs via PDF links and Internet URLs. |
| Fast User Switching |
Switch to another user account without logging out and quitting current applications. |
| Context Sensitive Help Icon |
Get help by clicking the purple help icon on many system panels. |
| Desktop Picture Selection From iPhoto Library |
Choose photographs from any iPhoto Album directly from the Desktop system preference. |
| Journalled File System |
Ensure superior reliability of drives with journalled HFS+ file system. |
| Keyboard Shortcut Preferences |
Customize keyboard shortcuts for the system and applications. |
| Finer LCD Font Antialiasing With “Micro-pixel Positioning” |
Read text more easily on flat panel displays. |
| New Accounts Preference |
Set up your Mac for multiple users more easily. |
| Scanner Drivers |
Use some scanner models without additional software. |
| Heads-up Application Switcher |
View active application icons semi-transparently, heads-up style when using Command-Tab. |
| Higher Quality Text-to-Speech Voice |
Listen to text-to-speech applications with higher quality. |
| Refined Aqua Look |
Experience refinements to Aqua such as a new look for tabs and a new sheet animation. |
| Smooth Scrolling |
Enjoy refined and smoother scrolling for drag and page scrolling. |
| Windows-compatible DVD Burning |
Burn data DVDs that are compatible with Windows without any hassle. |
| iMovie 3 |
Use the latest version of the award-winning iMovie application from iLife. |
| iPhoto 2 |
Use the latest version of the award-winning iPhoto application from iLife. |
| iTunes 4 |
Use the latest version of the award-winning iTunes application, featuring the iTunes Music Store. |
| iCal 1.5 |
Track important dates with the latest release of iCal featuring time zone support and Show Info drawer. |
| iSync 1.2 |
Sync more devices and your Safari bookmarks to .Mac with the latest version of iSync. |
| Safari 1.1 |
Surf the web quickly with Apple’s default web browser. |
| DVD Player 3 |
Use the updated DVD Player that features a new interface and remembers place between launches. |
| DVD@ccess Web Links |
Take advantage of DVDs with expanded web content. |
| Sherlock Third Party Channels |
Search the Internet more quickly with super-responsive Sherlock channels and a third party channel listing that makes it easy to find web services. |
| One-button Font Installation |
Install fonts by clicking a single button in Font Book. |
| Font Character Variations |
Quickly see all variations of a specific character glyph in all available fonts |
| Underline, Strike-through and Shadow Controls |
Create strike-throughs, underlines and elegant shadows. |
| New Fonts — Hoefler, Skia, Apple Symbol, Plantagenet Cherokee |
Spice up your documents with additional fonts that support advanced typography and other languages. |
| Drag and Drop Printing Proxies |
Manage print jobs easily via individual printer icons accessible on the Desktop, in folders and the Dock. |
| Fax Receive via Folder, Email or Printer |
Receive a fax from the built-in fax modem as a file, in email or printed to any printer. |
| Fax Sending From any Application |
Print any Mac OS X document as a fax through built-in internal modem. |
| Fax Cover Page |
Create customized cover page for sending faxes. |
| SMB Printing |
Print directly to Windows shared printers over the SMB protocol. |
| Network Setup Assistant |
Use a setup assistant to easily configure new network connections. |
| Authenticate on Wake |
Ensure maximum security of system by prompting user name and password when system wakes from sleep. |
| FileVault Home Directory Encryption |
Secure the contents of your home directory with powerful AES-128 encryption. |
| FileVault Master Password |
Create backup or master password for administrators to access FileVault home directories. |
| Log out Based on Inactivity |
Set your system to log out automatically when idle. |
| V.92 Incoming Call Notification |
Optionally answer incoming voice calls on V.92 modems while connected to Internet. |
| Simplified Network Preferences |
View current status of all network connections via Network preference summary. |
| Scanning Auto Image Enhancements |
Automatically enhance images while scanning with Image Capture. |
| Persistent Conversions |
Use recent conversions across multiple launches of Calculator. |
| Software Update Activation |
Activate Software Update directly from the Apple menu or About this Mac panel. |
| Download Updates in Background |
Download important software updates in the background. |
| Install and Keep Package |
Retain a software update package to install on another Mac without redownloading. |
| Improved Help Application and Content |
Use the more responsive help system with richer information and Safari HTML rendering for speed. |
| Font Styles |
Save font style attributes as a named Style which can be applied later to other text in TextEdit. |
| MS Word Document Import and Export |
Import basic Microsoft Word .DOC documents to TextEdit. |
| Auto-complete Text |
Type words quickly in TextEdit with auto-completion based on the system-supplied spelling dictionary. |
| Bluetooth Encryption |
Use secure connections between Buetooth devices and your Mac. |
| Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard |
Use Bluetooth input devices. |
| Recent Display Resolution Changes |
Access recent display resolutions from Displays Status Menu. |
| Keyboard Viewer Palette |
View keyboard layout and enter text with mouse clicks via system floating palette. |
| Unicode 4 Support |
Take advantage of support for new languages as defined by the latest Unicode standard. |
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Finder Everything you need, just a click away.
Exposé Find the window you need. Now.
iChat AV Video conferencing for the rest of us.
FileVault Safe, secure, and speedy.
Fast User Switching Share well with others.
Mail Follow the thread of any discussion.
iDisk Your online hard drive. Available offline.
Preview Tear through PDFs in no time.
Font Book Letter-perfect type management.
UNIX Mac OS X is based on rock-solid UNIX.
Xcode Ground-breaking new approach to developer productivity.
Visit the Apple Store at the Grove, virtually, to see highlights of Panther’s new features.
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