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Hello Everyone,  

The following instructions from SimpleHelp describes how to add your contact
information to the OS X Lion login and lock Screens in case someone finds
your lost Macintosh.  

Mark

HOW TO ADD CONTACT INFO TO THE OS X LOGIN AND LOCK SCREENS 

1.
Select the "Apple Button" from the Menu Bar. Select System Preferences. from
the list. 
 
2.
In the Personal section of the System Preferences, locate Security & Privacy
and click it.

3.
Select the General tab, and then, if necessary, click the "Lock" icon in the
bottom-left corner of the window so that you can make changes.

4.
>From here you'll have a number of options, and will have to decide which
ones you want to enable and which you don't need/want. 

First things first - place a check in the box labeled Show a message when
the screen is locked:. Then enter the information you want displayed in the
space provided. 
Now you may want to enable the Disable automatic login feature. If you do,
that means you'll need to enter your password each time your Mac starts -
and of course your custom message will also be displayed. This way if
someone finds your Mac, they won't be able to access your files (as easily.)
and your contact info will be displayed. 

You may also want to enable the Require password after sleep or screen saver
beings. You'll need to enter your password after your screen saver kicks in
(though you can specify the time) - but again, your contact info will be
displayed on the screen. 

Once you've made all the changes that best suit your needs, just close out
of the System Preferences. 

Now when your Mac starts up (and other scenarios depending on the options
you selected) - your contact information (or whatever message you entered)
will be displayed. 


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