Alert sounds in Safari and other Mac OS products

I am a PC to Mac convert. I would like to find a list of the alert sounds so that I can see what my system is trying to tell me. I have seen the Library of sounds but it does not tell which sounds go with what alerts. Can someone please point me the right direction?
Thanks

The sounds themselves have no particular meaning, they alert you to when you make an error or when a dialog box appears in that active window. In the Finder, if you open Help and look for "alert sounds" in the Index, this is what it says:
*Adjusting your computer's sound volume*
You can change the volume of all sounds playing through your computer's speakers. You can also select a separate volume for alert sounds (sounds your computer makes when alert dialogs appear). And you can mute your computer's sound.
Obviously, that's kind of vague, but that's the only description they provide. But there is a third-party "hack" that lets you assign specific sounds to specific actions in Mac OS X. You can download a free trial of Xsounds here. There are a variety of sound sets you can download that have already been pre-configured for the action they correspond to. If you like it, it's only $12, so why not try it?

Similar Messages

  • Unable to connet to internet with safari or other mac applications

    I have just moved over to mac. Everything is working well except when I try to access the internet from safari and other mac applications such as iphoto and itunes. I am working off a wireless network. I loaded Firefox and it connects to the internet fine. I can also print through the network from my Macbook. I have checked everything, any thoughts?

    You know....I rebotted the router like 5 times tonight, and it finally worked. I'm not sure what finally got my computer and the router to shake hands, but, I don't care...at least it works now.a

  • How can I get my Mac to connect faster to the Internet? My wifi connection is fine....don't know why Safari and other web browsers are so slow.

    How can I get my Mac to connect faster to the Internet? My wifi connection is fine....don't know why Safari and other web browsers are so slow.

    If possible, connect to your router with Ethernet and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

  • Dont connect with mac AppStore and iTunes store, but Safari and other apps is working good. pleeeease help.(OS X 10.8.5)

    Dont connect with mac AppStore and iTunes store, but Safari and other apps is working good. pleeeease help.(OS X 10.8.5)

    Error message?

  • How do I save changes to a document using VPN, Safari and Excel Mac?

    Hi. I'm using VPN to reach documents on a server. I want to make changes to an excel document and save the changes back to the server. I'm using Safari and Excel Mac. When I'm finish making changes I tried to save the document back to the server. The changes was not saved? When I tried it on a PC it works well. Why can't I save the changes? Hope somebody can help me :-) Thanks a lot. Åke from Norway.

    I did this after I wrote this. I have looked at the documentation but I can't find what I am looking for. Is there another way to open a file for viewing that has the full capabilities or using the normal program...one that uses something besides AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF. The sample that did have a view used AxAcroPDFLib.AxAcroPDF so it wasn't helpful. All I need is normal program functionality of adobe standard or profession within the application. The users have a full version installed on their PC.
    Thanks again.

  • Include the dictionary in Safari and other applications ...

    Hello, do not know where to introduce the suggestions for improvement in the forum, but I think it would be very useful to implement the dictionary, which is now available in iBooks, safari and other Apps that they need.
    I think it's a very necessary feature when you surf the Internet and that brings Mac OS X built.
    Thank you very much for your attention

    Welcome to the forum! Post your comments/feedback to Apple here:
    http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html

  • Message alert sound goes on and off?? but there is NO message?

    message alert sound goes on and off? but there is no message.  I just connected with FB, not sure if that's the reason, as there are no contacts showing? 

    U44M1P2003 - Update 12.1 installation errors | Photoshop Elements, Premiere Elements :
    http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/elements-12-1-update-error.html

  • After installing Flash Player, I lost sound on Youtube and other sites.  How do I fix it?

    After installing Flash Player, I lost sound on Youtube and other sites.  How do I fix it?  I still have sound on some apps.

    To help troubleshoot we'll need the following system information:
    Operating   system  
    Browser  
    Flash   Player version
    When reporting issues with video or audio, it's also helpful to get your system hardware and driver details.  Instructions for finding this information can be found here:
    Windows  
    Mac
    Finally, sometimes video and audio problems are caused at a lower level and not directly related to Flash Player.  I recommend trying both of the links below to see how they perform.  If the problem exists with both, then Flash Player is most likely not the culprit as the HTML5 video link does not use Flash Player when playing.  You can verify the use of HTML5 by right clicking the HTML5 video and looking for the words "About HTML5" at the bottom of the context menu.
    HTML5   video  
    Non-HTML5 video
    Thanks,
    Chris

  • Mi ipad 1gen crash safari and others application

    mi ipad 1gen crash safari and others application....what can I do?

    Hi...
    Reinstalled 10.7.3 from the Combo Updater from apples website.
    The only way to reinstall the Mac OS X or repair the startup disk running v10.7.3 Lion, is to use Lion Recovery The combo update does not do that.
    How much free space on the startup disk? Not enough free space can account for the problems with your apps.
    Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
    and no web-pages will load.
    Try using OpenDNS as suggested here >  Safari 5.0.1 or later: Slow or partial webpage loading, or webpage cannot be found
    Use OpenDNS for better speed, more security, includes anti phishing filters, prevents browser redirects, and it's free.
    Open System Preferences / Preferences then select the Network tab. Click the Advanced tab then click the DNS tab.
    Click +
    Enter these addresses exactly as you see them here.
    208.67.222.222
    Click +
    208.67.220.220
    Then click OK.
    edited by:  cs

  • My iPad does not have sound when on the Internet, including YouTube, but does have sound with iTunes and other apps.  How can I correct this?

    My iPad does not have sound when on the Internet, including YouTube, but does have sound with iTunes and other apps.  How can I correct this?

    If you are sure that you have sound in other apps - and if you can still hear keyboard clicks and get notifications, then system sounds are not muted. Try this and see if it works.
    Close all apps completely and reboot the iPad.
    Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the recents tray will appear with all of your recent apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar.
    Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

  • SAFARI AND OTHER PROGRAMS ENDING UNEXPECTEDLY??

    Safari and other programs are ending unexpectedly, vuze is also doing it during downloads????
    any solutions?

    "...but it does it on multiple internet connections.... "
    What does that mean? I suggested you have a problem with your ISP and/or internet service. Have you checked those out?

  • TS1398 Hello, my iPod touch is not working right. It says its connected but if I select App Store, safari and other apps that require wifi pops out a note saying either"error loading" or "cannot connect to iTunes Store" and would exit the app automaticall

    Hello, my iPod touch is not working right. It says its connected but if I select App Store, safari and other apps that require wifi pops out a note saying either"error loading" or "cannot connect to iTunes Store" and would exit the app automatically. Please help.
    Thank You.

    See:
    Can't connect to the iTunes Store

  • Appearance of iWeb 2.0.2 pages in Safari and other browsers

    I guess this question has been posted several times before because I can't find the relevant search terms to limit the number of answers to a reasonable count. Thus, sorry for the repetition (if so).
    Is there a way to amend the appearance problems of iWeb 2.0.2 pages in Safari and other browsers?
    Problems are:
    Safari: color management (?) - take a look at this site: http://shivaduo.jan-groh.de - Text and frame were created with exactly the same web safe color (990033), but they differ a lot.
    Firefox 2..., IE 6, Camino 1.5, Shiira: no shadows, (some) no reflections, (all) horizontally broken lines in reflections of frames, (Windows) fonts (Trebuchet MS) get changed (worked perfectly before with iWeb 1... on exactly the same computer).
    Is there any remedy to this aestheical disaster (which was the main reason for me to switch to iLife '08)?
    Thanks in advance,
    Rosember
    (Sorry for posting this one again, chose the wrong forum last time... )

    I guess this question has been posted several times before because I can't find the relevant search terms to limit the number of answers to a reasonable count. Thus, sorry for the repetition (if so).
    Is there a way to amend the appearance problems of iWeb 2.0.2 pages in Safari and other browsers?
    Problems are:
    Safari: color management (?) - take a look at this site: http://shivaduo.jan-groh.de - Text and frame were created with exactly the same web safe color (990033), but they differ a lot.
    Firefox 2..., IE 6, Camino 1.5, Shiira: no shadows, (some) no reflections, (all) horizontally broken lines in reflections of frames, (Windows) fonts (Trebuchet MS) get changed (worked perfectly before with iWeb 1... on exactly the same computer).
    Is there any remedy to this aestheical disaster (which was the main reason for me to switch to iLife '08)?
    Thanks in advance,
    Rosember
    (Sorry for posting this one again, chose the wrong forum last time... )

  • Safari and other apps are very slow

    I am frustrated because I have goodled and tried everything.  Safari and other apps on my MacBook Pro are loading very slowly.  This was not the case about a month ago.  I purchased this Macbook in October 2014 and it should not be as slow as it is.  What can I do?  I have changed a few settings and made some adjustments and the performance is still the same. Help.

    When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.  
    These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
              View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
    Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
    Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
    Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
    Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
    When you post the log extract, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

  • Safari and other aplications super slow after update to Snow Leopard. Installed the update combo and nothing happened, still super super slow. Any tips to solve this?

    After updating to Snow Leopard (to install Lion later), Safari and other aplications became super super slow and Preview is not working properly, I can't print anything that was opened with Preview. Already installed the Combo update, nothing happened, Safari still taking hours to load any site. I honestly regret downloading Snow Leopard, the older version worked so much better... Hope Lion is smarter than Snow Leopard...

    This may help:
    Installing or updating Snow Leopard:
    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Snow_Leopard_Installation_Instructions.pdf

Maybe you are looking for