Chapter 10

Working with Special Programs

When you bought your Mac, you might not have known that there are a number of very useful programs that come with it. These special programs offer commonly used capabilities that, in the past, you probably would have needed separate items on your desk to perform those functions. For example, a calculator is often useful when doing all sorts of things in many different programs. Your Mac allows you to have a calculator available whenever you need it. You no longer have to keep a separate calculator on your desk.

Another example is a calendar. How many people used to keep big fat calendars on their desks? Now you can put all of your schedules, meetings, appointments, and so forth into a digital calendar ...

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