Book description
The latest update of this bestselling OS X guide will have you
working miracles in no time with Mountain Lion, which features
all-new, system-wide integration with iCloud. With this book, you
can learn in your own way, whether it's working through the lessons
from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises
about new features, or looking up just what you need to know at
that moment. There are hundreds of exciting tools and hidden gems
in your Macintosh. Author Lynn Beighley uses her gentle, yet
expert, instruction to help you find these tools and gems and
master them, taking full advantage of all that Mountain Lion 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
Mountain Lion to suit the way you work. And if you've been using OS
X already, you'll learn to use all of Mountain Lion's new features,
including iCloud integration, Messages, Reminders, Notes, the
Notification Center, Share Sheets, Gatekeeper, and more.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- OS X Basics for New Mac Users
-
OS X Applications in Mountain Lion
- Lesson 3. Introduction to OS X Applications
- Lesson 4. TextEdit for Word Processing
- Lesson 5. Mail for Email and Notes
- Lesson 6. Contacts for Keeping Track of People
- Lesson 7. Safari for Web Browsing
- Lesson 8. Calendar and Reminders for Organizing Your Life
- Lesson 9. Messages and FaceTime for Text, Audio, and Video Messaging
- Lesson 10. iTunes for Your Listening Pleasure
- Lesson 11. Preview for Viewing Images, PDFs, and More
- Lesson 12. Game Center for Playing with Friends
- Lesson 13. Miscellaneous Tools on Your Mac
- Lesson 14. Common Tools in OS X Applications
- Lesson 15. Working Between OS X Applications
-
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
- Lesson 20. Share One Mac with Multiple Users
- Lesson 21. Find What You Want, Fast—with Spotlight
- Lesson 22. Time Machine Backup
- Tech Stuff
- Index
Product information
- Title: OS X Mountain Lion: Peachpit Learning Series
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2012
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780133088403
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