Mac OS X Lion now allows you to add personalized text to your Mac lock screen. In earlier versions of Mac OS X this feature was only available through third-party apps or hacks. You can use this feature to add your contact information to the lock screen which might help you get your Mac back if you lose it.
Once you’ve done that look for Show a message when the screen is locked if you check it then you’ll be able to enter the text you want displayed on the lock screen. Just like in this example:
After entering my information above my lock screen now has the following displayed under the login window:
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8 responses to “Personalize Your Lock Screen With New Text Display Feature In Lion [OS X Tips]”
This was available in Snow Leopard too :-)
This would be useful for mobile devices since those are the ones you may leave laying around somewhere. Text on my desktop lock screen is far less useful. I guess this is really just for laptop users.
Man, how did I miss this??? Great tip.
Awesome, thanks for the tip. I added it to my MacBook Air.