Just like iOS, you'll get typing indicators to show your friend is responding and delivery receipts that show your message has been delivered to the device. The Messages window is set up with all your recent conversations on the left and the actual conversation window on the right. You can add a picture by dragging and dropping one in, but I wish there were a button for uploading an image. The Messages app lets you chat with both Mac users and people with iOS devices. Apple is also making it available as an API for third-party developers, so expect other apps that produce documents to come out with an update soon after Mountain Lion is released. As I talk about more of the new features in Mountain Lion, you'll see many that are clearly ideas brought over from iOS devices.Īs I mentioned, Documents in the Cloud will work with any Apple app that produces documents currently (like TextEdit and Preview) along with all three iWork apps. The window supports document folders, letting you drag one document on top of another to create a folder, just as you would arrange apps into folders on an iOS device. Using a button at the top, you can also choose to launch documents currently on your Mac. Here you'll see that specific app's iCloud Document Library with all of the documents you have saved to iCloud with the most recent at the top. Now, when you launch a program that produces documents (such as Pages, for example), you'll be presented with what Apple calls the Open Panel. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNETĭocuments in the Cloud should make it easier for those who work on multiple Macs and iOS devices. With Apple's latest version of Mac OS X, upon launch of any app that lets you create documents, you'll now have all of your cloud-synced projects available whether you created them on your Mac or on an iOS device. ICloud integration makes getting started easyĪs the first major operating system release since iCloud, Mountain Lion was built with several new cloud features integrated into many of the apps.

Once the installation is complete, your Mac will automatically restart and you'll be ready to start exploring. All of your photos, documents, applications, and other saved files will be there when you're finished with the upgrade.

Mac OS X Mountain Lion installs in place, so you won't need to create a separate disk or run the installation off an external drive. When the download is finished, the Mountain Lion installer appears in the Dock and launches automatically. The OS is about 4GB (approximately the size of a full-length film download), so depending on your connection, you may want to start the download before going to bed or leaving for work. You'll need to have an account with Apple via the Mac or iTunes Store in order to purchase Mountain Lion. From there, simply navigate to the Mac App Store, purchase the upgrade, and begin downloading.

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