Book description
Get the most out of your MacBookYour new MacBook is sleek and powerful, and this down-to-earth guide makes it easier than ever to navigate, personalize, and maximize what it can help you accomplish. From taking it out of the box and turning it on for the first time to file storage and security, to downloading apps and working with iCloud, MacBook For Dummies helps you discover—all in one place—everything your laptop can do.
Ultra-light, ultra-fast, and ultra-powerful, the MacBook is the coolest laptop around, and longtime Mac guru Mark L. Chambers is just the guy you want showing you the ropes. Inside, he shows you how to navigate the Mac desktop, customize your settings, surf the web and set up email, hook into a network, transfer your important documents from another PC or Mac, and troubleshoot with ease. You'll also get the inside scoop on the fun stuff like FaceTime video calling, Messages, Reminders, photos, videos, music, the Mac App Store, and more.
- Explore the new OS X
- Be productive with Keynote and Pages
- Get creative with Photos and iMovie
- Find tips for maintenance and security
Whether you're a PC convert or a seasoned Apple enthusiast, this book helps you get the most of your magnificent MacBook!
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
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Part 1: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!
- Chapter 1: Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need
- Chapter 2: Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse
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Chapter 3: The MacBook Owner’s Introduction to macOS High Sierra
- Your Own Personal Operating System
- Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons?
- Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb
- Performing Tricks with Finder Windows
- Juggling Folders and Icons
- Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune
- Home, Sweet Home Folder
- Working with Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard
- Personalizing Your Desktop
- Customizing the Dock
- What’s with the Trash?
- All You Really Need to Know about Printing
- And Just in Case You Need Help …
- Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS High Sierra
- Part 3: Connecting and Communicating
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Part 4: Living the iLife
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Chapter 12: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
- What Can I Play on iTunes?
- Playing an Audio CD
- Playing Digital Audio Files
- Watching Video
- Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists
- Know Your Songs
- Ripping Audio Files
- Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears
- A New Kind of Radio Station
- iTunes and iCloud Together
- iSending iStuff to iPod, iPhone, and iPad
- Sharing Your Media Across Your Network
- Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles
- Feasting on iTunes Visuals
- Exercising Parental Authority
- Buying Digital Media the Apple Way
- Chapter 13: Focusing on Photos
- Chapter 14: Making Film History with iMovie
- Chapter 15: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand
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Chapter 12: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
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Part 5: Getting Productive and Maintaining Your MacBook
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Chapter 16: Desktop Publishing with Pages
- Creating a New Pages Document
- Open an Existing Pages Document
- Saving Your Work
- Touring the Pages Window
- Entering and Editing Text
- Using Text, Shapes, and Graphics Boxes
- The Three Amigos: Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Formatting Text the Easy Way
- Adding a Spiffy Table
- Adding Alluring Photos
- Adding a Background Shape
- Are You Sure about That Spelling?
- Printing Your Pages Documents
- Sharing That Poster with Others
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Chapter 17: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
- Before You Launch Numbers …
- Creating a New Numbers Document
- Opening an Existing Spreadsheet File
- Save Those Spreadsheets!
- Exploring the Numbers Window
- Navigating and Selecting Cells in a Spreadsheet
- Entering and Editing Data in a Spreadsheet
- Selecting the Correct Number Format
- Aligning Cell Text Just So
- Formatting with Shading
- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
- The Formula Is Your Friend
- Adding Visual Punch with a Chart
- Printing Your Spreadsheet
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Chapter 18: Building Presentations with Keynote
- Creating a New Keynote Project
- Opening a Keynote Presentation
- Saving Your Presentation
- Putting Keynote to Work
- Adding Slides
- Working with Text, Shapes and Graphics Boxes
- Adding and Editing Slide Text
- Formatting Slide Text for the Perfect Look
- Using Presenter’s Notes in Your Project
- Every Good Presentation Needs Media
- Adding a Background Shape
- Creating Your Keynote Slideshow
- Printing Your Slides and Notes
- Chapter 19: When Good Mac Laptops Go Bad
- Chapter 20: Adding New Stuff to Your Laptop
- Chapter 21: Tackling the Housekeeping
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Chapter 16: Desktop Publishing with Pages
- Part 6: The Part of Tens
- About the Authors
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: MacBook For Dummies, 7th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2017
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119417255
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