howto add applications to OS-X autostart or in mac-language howto define login items
March 5th, 2007 at 23:21A real basic thing you need to know as mac-user is howto define auto-start items for your user account.
- First Step is to open System Preferences:
- Select Accounts -> Login Items
- Then add your new Login Item using the Plus-Icon.
Finally you can select if you want to hide the application when you log in or not.
Thats all you need to know regarding Login Items. Really simple isn’t it ?
Edit: this hint works for 10.4 and 10.5
Edit: some images to explain it a bit more detailed

Tags: 10.4, 10.5, autostart, login, login-items, startup, system preferences



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