Book description
Get to know the new cat in the pride-Mac OS X Mountain Lion-with this VISUAL guide
Apple's new Mac OS X Mountain Lion is impressive, with features and functions that will be familiar to Mac users from their iPhones and iPads. Make sure you get the most out of your new big cat with this practical guide. Using step-by-step instructions and full-color screenshots or illustrations on virtually every page-the hallmark of the practical Teach Yourself VISUALLY series-this book clearly shows you how to accomplish tasks, rather than burying you with paragraphs of text.
You'll learn how to customize your Mac; make the most of your digital media; use OS X's new Game Center, Messages, and Notifications; and much more.
Helps Mac OS X Mountain Lion users get up to speed quickly on all the features of this new Mac operating system, such as Game Center, Messages, and Notifications
Teaches practical techniques using easy-to-follow, step-by-step visuals and brief explanations
Features full-color screenshots or illustrations on almost every page
Also covers how to customize your Mac, enjoy your digital media, and use peripherals, as well as how to continue to get the most out of Mission Control and the App Store
Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Mountain Lion is the perfect guide for visual learners who want to quickly tame Apple's new Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Chapter 1 Reviewing What You Can Do with OS X
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Chapter 2 Learning Basic OS X Program Tasks
- Explore the OS X Screen
- Tour the Dock
- Start an Application
- Start an Application Using Launchpad
- Switch Between Applications
- View Running Applications with Mission Control
- Tour an Application Window
- Run an Application Full Screen
- Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu
- Select a Command Using a Toolbar
- Select Options with Dialog Controls
- Chapter 3 Learning Basic OS X Document Tasks
- Chapter 4 Browsing the World Wide Web
- Chapter 5 Communicating via E-mail
- Chapter 6 Talking via Messages and FaceTime
- Chapter 7 Tracking Your Contacts and Events
- Chapter 8 Playing and Organizing Music
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Chapter 9 Learning Useful OS X Tasks
- Connect an iPod, iPhone, or iPad
- Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad
- Install a Program Using the App Store
- Write a Note
- Pin a Note to the Desktop
- Create a Reminder
- Create a New Reminder List
- Sign In to Your Twitter Account
- Send a Tweet
- Share Information with Other People
- Work with the Notification Center
- View the OS X Screen on Your TV
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Chapter 10 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
- E-mail a Photo
- Take Your Picture
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Chapter 11 Playing and Creating 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 12 Customizing OS X
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Chapter 13 Maintaining OS X
- Empty the Trash
- Organize Your Desktop
- Check Hard Disk 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
- Chapter 14 Working with Your iCloud Account
- Chapter 15 Networking with OS X
Product information
- Title: Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Mountain Lion
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): Visual
- ISBN: 9781118401408
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