Mac OS® X Snow Leopard® For Dummies®, Pocket Edition

Introduction

Whether you’re brand spanking new to the Mac or a grizzled old Mac vet, I guarantee that reading this book to discover the ins and outs of Mac OS X Snow Leopard will make everything easier.

About This Book

Why write a For Dummies book about Snow Leopard? Well, Snow Leopard is a big, somewhat complicated, personal-computer operating system. This not-so-complicated book shows you what Snow Leopard is all about without boring you to tears, confusing you, or poking you with sharp objects.

The book is chock-full of information and advice, explaining everything you need to know about Mac OS X Snow Leopard in language you can understand — along with timesaving tips, tricks, techniques, and step-by-step instructions, all served up in generous quantities.

How This Book Is Organized

Mac OS X Snow Leopard For Dummies, Portable Edition is divided into six logical chapters, numbered (surprisingly enough) 1 through 6.

It’s better if you read the chapters in order, but if you already know a lot — or think you know a lot — feel free to skip around and read the parts that interest you most.

Chapter 1: Starting at the Beginning: This first chapter is very, very basic training. I start you out by telling you how to start your Mac, shut it down safely, and how to get help when you need it.

Chapter 2: Navigating the Finder, Desktop, and Dock: In this chapter, I take you on a tour of the three things you’ll find most important during your travails: the Finder, Desktop, and Dock.

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