Book description
This latest update to the bestselling OS X guide will have you
working miracles in no time with Mavericks, which brings popular
iOS apps to OS X, including iBooks and Maps. With this
comprehensive guide, you can learn in your own way, whether it is
working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight
to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just
want you need to know at that moment. there are hundreds of
exciting tools and hidden gems in OS X. Author Lynn Beighley uses
her gentle, expert instruction to help you find those tools and
gems and master them, taking full advantage of all that Mavericks
has to offer.
If you are new to OS X, you'll learn the basics of how to use OS X
efficiently and joyfully. From there, you can move on to customize
Mavericks to suit the way you work. And if you've been using OS X
already, you'll learn how to get the most out of iCloud
integration, Notifications, Maps, iBooks, Finder tabs, multiple
displays, and more.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
-
Mac OS X Basics for New Mac Users
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Lesson 1. Introduction to the Mac OS X Desktop
- Get to Know Your Desktop and Finder
- Get to Know Your Finder Window
- Get to Know Your Sidebar and Its Home Folders
- Create Your Own Folders
- Take Advantage of the Sidebar
- Change the View of the Finder Window
- Use Gestures to Navigate Your Mac
- Quick Look
- Use the Dock
- Use the Trash
- Take Advantage of Keyboard Shortcuts
- Learn More about Mac OS X
- Lesson 2. A Bit Beyond the Basics
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Lesson 1. Introduction to the Mac OS X Desktop
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Mac OS X Applications in Mavericks
- Lesson 3. Introduction to Mac OS X Applications
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Lesson 4. TextEdit for Word Processing
- Create and Save a TextEdit Document
- Find and Replace Words or Phrases
- Paste Text to Match the Existing Text
- Use Your Favorite Text Styles Easily
- Tabs and Indents
- Create Lists that Number Themselves
- Create Tables
- Print Automatic Page Numbers
- Automatic Spelling Correction
- Select Noncontiguous Text
- Show Substitutions
- Extra Tips and Notes
- Read Microsoft Word Files
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Lesson 5. Mail for Email and Notes
- Set Up a New Email Account
- Read Your Email
- Compose and Send a Message
- Use Stationery to Send Fancy Email
- Create Mailboxes to Organize Your Mail
- Filter Your Incoming Mail with Rules
- VIP Email Addresses
- Smart Mailboxes
- Add Signatures to Your Messages
- Search Your Mail
- Check Your Mail Icon
- Automatic Data Detection in Messages
- Mail Attachments
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Lesson 6. Contacts for Keeping Track of People
- How You’ll Use Your Contacts
- Create and Edit New Cards
- Designate Your Own Card
- Add Fields to One Card or All Cards
- Check Out the Options
- Map It
- Create a Group
- Create Smart Groups in Contacts
- Search Your Contacts
- Send a Contact Card to Others
- Merge Duplicate Cards
- Invite Contacts to an Calendar Event
- Print in a Variety of Ways
- Back Up Your Entire Digital Database
- View Multiple Contacts with Exposé
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Lesson 7. Safari for Web Browsing
- Safari Web Browser
- Browse in Full-Screen Mode
- Quickly Access Your Top Sites
- Bookmarks
- Bookmarks in a Sidebar
- Open an Entire Folder in Tabs
- Fill in Forms and Passwords Automatically
- Block Pop-Up Windows!
- Search with the Address (and Search) Bar
- Quickly Enlarge or Reduce a Web Page
- Tabbed Browsing
- Show All Tabs
- Find a Word or Phrase on the Current Page
- Message or Email a Web Page or a Link
- View PDF Documents
- Save a Page and Everything on It
- Make a Web Clip Widget
- Print Web Pages
- Private Browsing
- Parental Controls
- View the Reader Version of a Page
- Make a Reading List
- Use Multi-Touch Gestures in Safari
- Safari Security
- Cool Safari Tips
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Lesson 8. Calendar and Reminders for Organizing Your Life
- The Calendar Window
- Set Up Google, Yahoo!, or Exchange Calendars
- Create Calendars
- Create a Group of Calendars
- Create Events
- Sync Calendar with iCloud
- Get Calendar Event Notifications
- Automatic Birthdays Calendar
- Share Your Calendar
- Use Calendar in Full-Screen Mode
- Back Up the Entire Calendar of Information
- Preview Files Attached to Events
- Print in a Variety of Ways
- Reminders
- Lesson 9. Messages and FaceTime for Text, Audio, and Video Messaging
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Lesson 10. iTunes for Your Listening Pleasure
- The iTunes Window
- Buy Music, Movies, or Television Shows
- Tune In to Visual Effects
- Authorize and Deauthorize Computers
- Create a Playlist
- Import Songs from a CD
- Create a Smart Playlist
- Share Your Music
- Burn a CD of Your Own Collection
- Watch Movies in iTunes
- Listen to Radio from around the World
- Audiobooks in iTunes
- Radio, Genius Playlist, and Genius Sidebar
- Print a CD Cover Insert
- Expand your Mind with Podcasts and iTunes U
- Lesson 11. Preview for Viewing Images, PDFs, and More
- Lesson 12. Maps for Finding Your Way
- Lesson 13. Miscellaneous Tools on Your Mac
- Lesson 14. Common Tools in OS X Applications
- Lesson 15. Working between OS X Applications
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Make It Your Own Mac
- Lesson 16. Personalize Your Mac to Meet Your Needs
- Lesson 17. Mission Control to Organize Your Space
- Lesson 18. Notification Center: Keeping You Informed
- Lesson 19. Set Up Printing
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Lesson 20. Share One Mac with Multiple Users
- Overview of Multiple Users
- Guest User Is Already Created
- Create New Users
- Create a Group
- Log Out and Log In
- Switch Users with a Click
- Allow Other Users to Be Admins
- Let Users Adjust Their Own Settings
- Set Up Login Items
- Share Files with Other Users
- Set Permissions for Shared Files
- Apply Parental Controls
- Delete a User
- Lesson 21. Find What You Want, Fast—with Spotlight
- Lesson 22. Time Machine Backup
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Tech Stuff
- Lesson 23. Get Connected and Share Files
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Lesson 24. Basic Troubleshooting
- Hard Disk Is Making Noise?
- Force Quit an Application
- Relaunch the Finder
- Quit All Apps before Restart
- Restart
- Shut Down
- Repair Permissions
- Verify and Repair Disk
- Safe Boot
- Delete the Application Preference File
- Check for Software Updates
- Create Another User and Test
- If You Forgot Your Password
- Use Target Disk Mode
- Force a CD or DVD to Eject
- Report Crashes
- Lesson 25. Secure Your Mac and Its Files
- Lesson 26. Upgrade Your Mac and Migrate Your Files
- Index
Product information
- Title: Mac OS X Mavericks: Peachpit Learning Series
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2013
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780133569971
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