OS X Mavericks for dummies
Coast through OS X Mavericks with help from Dr. Mac and For Dummies Ready to make friends with Mavericks? Then, Dr. Mac's your man. Author and longtime Mac guru, Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus shares his witty insights and helpful tips in this full-color update to his bestselling OS X guide. Y...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey
John Wiley & Sons
2013
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| Series: | --for dummies
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Beyond the Book; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with OS X Mavericks; Chapter 1: OS X Mavericks 101 (Prerequisites: None); Gnawing to the Core of OS X; A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (Or Any User); Not Just a Beatles Movie: Help and the Help Menu; Chapter 2: The Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!); Touring the Finder and Its Desktop; Anatomy of a Window; Dialog Dealie-Boppers; Working with Windows; Menu Basics
- Chapter 13: The Multimedia MacPlaying Movies and Music in QuickTime Player; iBooks: Finally on the Mac; You're the Star with Photo Booth; Viewing and Converting Images and PDFs in Preview; Importing Media; Chapter 14: Words and Letters; Processing Words with TextEdit; Font Mania; Part IV: Mastering Your Mavericks; Chapter 15: Publish or Perish: The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing; Before Diving In . . .; Ready: Connecting and Adding Your Printer; Set: Setting Up Your Document with Page Setup; Print: Printing with the Print Sheet; Preview and PDF Options; Chapter 16: Sharing Your Mac and Liking It
- Digging for Icon Data in the Info WindowPart II: Mavericks Taming (Or "Organization for Smart People""); Chapter 6: The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders; Understanding the OS X Folder Structure; Saving Your Document Before It's Too Late; Open Sez Me; Organizing Your Stuff in Folders; Shuffling Around Files and Folders; Chapter 7: Four Terrific Timesaving Tools; With a Quick Look; Spotlight on Finding Files and Folders Faster; Exposé Yourself to Mission Control; Launchpad: The Place for Applications; Customizing Your Launchpad; Chapter 8: Dealing with Disks; Comprehending Disks
- Chapter 3: Have It Your WayIntroducing System Preferences; Putting a Picture on the Desktop; Setting Up a Screen Saver; Putting Widgets on the Dashboard; Giving Buttons, Menus, and Windows a Makeover; Adjusting the Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad, and Other Hardware; Styling Your Sound; Chapter 4: What's Up, Dock?; A Quick Introduction to Your Dock; Customizing Your Dock; Chapter 5: The Finder and Its Desktop; Introducing the Finder and Its Minions: The Desktop and Icons; Aliases: Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread; The View(s) from a Window; Finder on the Menu; Customizing Finder Windows
- Surprise: Your PC Disks Work, Too!Chapter 9: Organizing Your Life; Keeping Track with Calendar; Reminders: Protection Against Forgetting; Use Notes for Making Notes; Part III: Do Unto Mavericks: Getting Things Done; Chapter 10: (Inter)Networking; Getting Connected to the Internet; Browsing the web with Safari; Video Calls with FaceTime; Chapter 11: Communications Made Easy; Collecting Your Contacts; Sending and Receiving E-Mail with Mail; Communicating with Messages; Maps Are Where It's At; Chapter 12: The Musical Mac; Introducing iTunes; Working with Media; All About Playlists
- Includes bibliographical references