Chapter 1
macOS Ventura 101 (Prerequisites: None)
IN THIS CHAPTER
Understanding what an operating system is and is not
Turning your Mac on and off
Getting to know the start-up process
Avoiding major Mac mistakes
Pointing, clicking, dragging, and other uses for your mouse
Getting help from your Mac
Congratulate yourself on choosing macOS version 13, generally known as Ventura. Now congratulate yourself again for making your Mac even easier to use, with hundreds of tweaks to help you do more work in less time, and even easier on the eye.
This chapter starts at the very beginning and talks about macOS in mostly abstract terms; then it moves on to explain what you need to know to use macOS Ventura successfully. A number of features described here haven’t changed in years, so if you’ve been using macOS for a while, much of the information in this chapter may seem hauntingly familiar.
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