Mac OS X: Where Did My Control Panels Go?

Preference and Configuration Summary

By Gordon Davisson

Copyright (c) 2001, Westwind Computing inc.

Control Panels:

Most of the settings managed in Control Panels under Mac OS 9 are managed in the System Preferences utility (abbreviated SP) on Mac OS X -- but not all of them, and which SP module controls what has changed a bit between versions of Mac OS X. So, this is a reference list of where to look under OS X for the settings you're used to finding in Control Panels in OS 9.

Under OS 9	Under OS X
Appearance	Desktop Pictures: Desktop & Screen Saver SP   or Desktop SP   or Finder Preferences Themes: N/A Appearance: Appearance or General SP Font Preferences: N/A Desktop Patterns: N/A Sound Effects: Sound SP Collapsible Windows: N/A Scroll Arrow Placement: Appearance or General SP
AppleTalk	Network SP
Apple Menu Options	N/A
ColorSync	ColorSync utility, ColorSync SP, and Displays SP
Control Strip	N/A (replaced by the Dock; see Dock SP)
Date & Time	Date & Time SP
Energy Saver	Energy Saver SP
Extensions Manager	N/A
File Exchange	N/A
File Sharing	Sharing SP
File Synchronization	N/A
General Controls	N/A
Infrared	N/A
Internet	Internet SP or browser preferences (proxy settings in Network SP)
Keyboard	Keyboard & Mouse or Keyboard SP
Keychain Access	Keychain Access Utility
Launcher	N/A (replaced by the Dock)
Location Manager	Network SP (partial replacement)
Memory	N/A
Modem	Network SP
Monitors	Displays SP
Mouse	Keyboard & Mouse or Mouse SP
Multiple Users	Accounts or Users SP
Numbers	International SP
QuickTime Settings	QuickTime SP
Remote Access	Network SP Internet Connect Utility
Software Update	Software Update SP
Sound	Sound SP
Speech	Speech SP
Startup Disk	Startup Disk system preferences
TCP/IP	Network system preferences
Text	International system preferences
Trackpad	Keyboard & Mouse or Mouse SP
Web Sharing	Sharing SP

Other Settings: