Book description
Seven content-rich minibooks cover the key features and tools of your Mac
Macs are easy to use, but this guide helps you take advantage of all the cool features and make the most of your Mac. Fully updated, it covers the newest operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, as well as iLife '09, iWork '09, and much more.
Minibooks include Mac Basics; Photos, Music, and Movies; Browsing the Internet; Working with iLife and iWork; Other Mac Programs; Timesaving Tips with a Mac; and Mac Networking.
Ideal for those switching to a Mac from a PC as well as for Mac users who are upgrading
Helps you set up and customize your Mac and get to know the Mac way
Explains how to get online, surf with Safari, and send and receive e-mail
Covers working with photos, music, and movies, as well as crunching numbers and creating presentations with iWork
Explores setting up a network, running Windows on a Mac via Bootcamp, and automating your Mac
Provides troubleshooting tips and advice on protecting your Mac
Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you the full scoop on using all the cool Mac features.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Mac Basics
- I.1. Getting to Know Your Mac
- I.2. Starting Up, Sleeping, and Shutting Down
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I.3. Getting Acquainted with the Mac User Interface
- I.3.1. Mastering the Mouse and Keyboard
- I.3.2. Getting to Know the Mac User Interface
- I.3.3. Playing with Icons in the Dock and Finder
- I.3.4. Getting Help
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I.4. Running, Installing, and Uninstalling Programs
- I.4.1. Launching a Program
- I.4.2. Working with Alias Icons
- I.4.3. Switching between Programs
- I.4.4. Quitting Programs
- I.4.5. Organizing Multiple Desktops with Spaces
- I.4.6. Acquiring New Software Programs
- I.4.7. Installing Software
- I.4.8. Uninstalling Software
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I.5. Working with Files and Folders
- I.5.1. Using the Finder
- I.5.2. Navigating through the Finder
- I.5.3. Organizing and Viewing a Folder
- I.5.4. Creating Folders
- I.5.5. Manipulating Files and Folders
- I.5.6. Archiving Files and Folders
- I.5.7. Searching Files
- I.5.8. Storing Files and Folders in the Dock
- I.5.9. Burning Files and Folders to CD/DVD
- I.5.10. Deleting a File or Folder
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I.6. Customizing Your Mac and Adjusting Settings
- I.6.1. Changing the Desktop
- I.6.2. Customizing the Screen Saver
- I.6.3. Changing the Display and Appearance
- I.6.4. Changing the Date and Time
- I.6.5. Adjusting Sounds
- I.6.6. Saving Energy
- I.6.7. Choosing a Printer
- I.6.8. Creating Separate Accounts
- I.6.9. Using Your Mac's Accessibility Features
- I.6.10. Using Voice Recognition and Speech
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II. Beyond the Basics
- II.1. Doing More with Dashboard Widgets
- II.2. Protecting Your Data with Time Machine and Other Programs
- II.3. Syncing Your Mobile Phone or PDA with iSync
- II.4. Automating Your Mac
- II.5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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III. Your Mac as Your Entertainment Center
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III.1. Tuning In to Music, Audio, and iTunes
- III.1.1. Understanding Audio File Compression Formats
- III.1.2. Playing Audio with iTunes
- III.1.3. Using an iTunes Playlist
- III.1.4. Burning an Audio CD
- III.2. Importing, Viewing, and Organizing Photos
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III.3. Watching Videos and Movies on Your Mac
- III.3.1. Understanding Video Disc Formats
- III.3.2. Understanding Digital Video Formats
- III.3.3. Playing a Digital Video File
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III.3.4. Playing a DVD
- III.3.4.1. Understanding full screen mode and window mode
- III.3.4.2. Viewing the DVD and Title menus
- III.3.4.3. Skipping through a video
- III.3.4.4. Viewing frames in steps and slow motion
- III.3.4.5. Skipping by chapters
- III.3.4.6. Placing bookmarks in a video
- III.3.4.7. Creating video clips
- III.3.4.8. Viewing closed captioning
- III.3.4.9. Viewing different camera angles
- III.3.4.10. Choosing different audio tracks
- III.3.4.11. Customizing DVD Player
- III.4. Using a Mac Remote to Control Programs and Using Front Row for Music, Movies, and Photos
- III.5. Having Fun with a Mac
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III.1. Tuning In to Music, Audio, and iTunes
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IV. Online Endeavors and Safety
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IV.1. Connecting to the Internet and Browsing the Web
- IV.1.1. Setting Up an Internet Connection
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IV.1.2. Browsing Web Sites
- IV.1.2.1. Setting Safari's home page
- IV.1.2.2. Visiting a Web site
- IV.1.2.3. Searching for Web sites
- IV.1.2.4. Returning to Web site search results with SnapBack
- IV.1.2.5. Searching previously viewed Web sites
- IV.1.2.6. Protecting your Web history privacy with Private Browsing
- IV.1.2.7. Using the Top Sites view to display favorite sites
- IV.1.2.8. Using bookmarks
- IV.1.2.9. Using tabbed browsing
- IV.1.2.10. Capturing Web Clips
- IV.1.3. Saving and Sharing Web Pages
- IV.1.4. Viewing and Playing Multimedia Files
- IV.1.5. Downloading Files
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IV.2. Sending and Receiving E-Mail
- IV.2.1. Setting Up an E-Mail Account
- IV.2.2. Writing E-Mails
- IV.2.3. Receiving and Reading E-Mail
- IV.2.4. Organizing E-Mail
- IV.2.5. Dealing with Junk E-Mail
- IV.3. Instant Messaging and Video Chatting with iChat
- IV.4. Protecting Your Mac against Threats
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IV.1. Connecting to the Internet and Browsing the Web
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V. iLife
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V.1. Viewing and Organizing Photos with iPhoto
- V.1.1. Importing Pictures
- V.1.2. Organizing Events in the Library
- V.1.3. Organizing Pictures
- V.1.4. Choosing and Organizing Pictures with Faces and Places
- V.1.5. Editing Pictures
- V.1.6. Sharing Pictures
- V.2. Making Movies with iMovie
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V.3. Burning DVDs with iDVD
- V.3.1. Burning a Video Straight to DVD
- V.3.2. Creating a DVD with the Magic iDVD Option
- V.3.3. Working with iDVD Projects
- V.4. Making Music with GarageBand
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V.5. Building Web Sites with iWeb
- V.5.1. The Parts of a Web Page
- V.5.2. Creating a Web Site with iWeb
- V.5.3. Designing a Web Page
- V.5.4. Customizing the Parts of a Web Page
- V.5.5. Publishing Your Web Pages
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V.1. Viewing and Organizing Photos with iPhoto
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VI. iWork
- VI.1. Creating Documents with Pages
- VI.2. Presenting with Keynote
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VI.3. Crunching with Numbers
- VI.3.1. Understanding the Parts of a Numbers Spreadsheet
- VI.3.2. Creating a Numbers Spreadsheet
- VI.3.3. Working with Sheets
- VI.3.4. Setting Up Tables
- VI.3.5. Typing Data into Tables
- VI.3.6. Making Charts
- VI.3.7. Making Your Spreadsheets Pretty
- VI.3.8. Sharing Your Spreadsheet
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VII. Address Book, iCal, and Running Windows
- VII.1. Managing Contacts with Address Book
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VII.2. Staying on Schedule with iCal
- VII.2.1. Understanding iCal
- VII.2.2. Working with the Calendar List
- VII.2.3. Using the Mini-Month
- VII.2.4. Creating and Modifying Events
- VII.2.5. Finding Events
- VII.2.6. Making a To-Do List
- VII.2.7. Subscribing to Online Calendars
- VII.2.8. Managing iCal Files
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VII.3. Running Windows on a Mac
- VII.3.1. Giving Your Mac a Split Personality with Boot Camp
- VII.3.2. Using Virtual Machines
- VII.3.3. Using CrossOver Mac
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VIII. Mac Networking
- VIII.1. Networking Your Macs
- VIII.2. Sharing Files and Resources on a Network
- VIII.3. Connecting to Bluetooth Wireless Devices and Networks
- A. Brushing Up on Painting and Drawing
Product information
- Title: Macs All-in-One for Dummies®, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2009
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470537985
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