Book description
The visual guide to getting up and running with your new Mac
Macs are enjoying robust sales, and visual learners are drawn to their intuitive interface. This colorful, step-by-step guide quickly gets you up to speed on your new Mac, and if you're moving to a Mac from Windows, it smoothes the transition. Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions show you how to navigate the interface and explain how to attach hardware, sync mobile devices, browse the web with Safari, manage photos with iPhoto, shop at the iTunes store, and much more. There are even productivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting tips.
New Mac users, those switching from Windows, and Mac veterans upgrading to the newest version of OS X will get up and running quickly and easily with this full-color, step-by-step guide
Covers basic set-up, hardware add-ons, syncing iPhones and iPods to the Mac, using popular apps, browsing the Internet with Safari, and setting up e-mail
Shows how to manage your photos with iPhoto and create professional-looking home movies with iMovie
Includes a variety of productivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks as well as important details on the capabilities of Mac OS X Lion
Numbered steps and colorful screen shots demonstrate each task
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 3rd Edition is just what visual learners need to start making the most of the Mac.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Chapter 1: Reviewing Mac Types
- Chapter 2: Learning What You Can Do with a Mac
- Chapter 3: Connecting Devices
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Chapter 4: Learning Mac Basics
- Explore the OS X Screen
- Tour the Dock
- Start an Application
- Switch Between Applications
- Tour an Application Window
- Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu
- Select a Command Using a Toolbar
- Select Options with Dialog Controls
- Save a Document
- Open a Document
- Print a Document
- Edit Document Text
- Copy a File
- Move a File
- Rename a File
- Delete a File
- Chapter 5: Listening to Music
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Chapter 6: Viewing and Editing Photos
- View a Preview of a Photo
- View a Slide Show of Your Photos
- Open and Close iPhoto
- Import Photos from a Digital Camera
- View Your Photos
- Create an Album
- Crop a Photo
- Rotate a Photo
- Straighten a Photo
- Remove Red Eye from a Photo
- Add Names to Faces in Your Photos
- Map Your Photos
- Email a Photo
- Take Your Picture
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Chapter 7: Working with Digital Video
- Play a DVD Using DVD Player
- Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player
- Create a New Movie Project
- Import a Video File
- Add Video Clips to Your Project
- Trim a Clip
- Add a Transition Between Clips
- Add a Photo
- Add a Music Track
- Record a Voiceover
- Add Titles and Credits
- Play the Movie
- Publish Your Movie to YouTube
- Chapter 8: Browsing the Web
- Chapter 9: Communicating with Your Mac
- Chapter 10: Working with Contacts and Events
- Chapter 11: Learning Useful Mac Tasks
- Chapter 12: Working with Your iCloud Account
- Chapter 13: Customizing Your Mac
- Chapter 14: Networking with Your Mac
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Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Mac
- Empty the Trash
- Organize Your Desktop
- Check Hard Drive Free Space
- Uninstall Unused Applications
- Set a Software Update Schedule
- Update Software Manually
- Force a Stuck Application to Close
- Configure Time Machine Backups
- Restore Files Using Time Machine
- Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery
- Restart Your Mac
Product information
- Title: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Visual
- ISBN: 9781118354650
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