My new Mac : 52 simple projects to get you started / Wallace Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Wally.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macintosh (Computer)--Programming.

Macintosh (Computer).

Operating systems (Computers).

Mac OS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (723 p.)

Edition:

Snow Leopard ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Mac OS is a beautiful and reliable operating system, but it can still confuse brand new Mac owners-especially if they come from Windows. After all, Mac OS is not Windows, and that's a good thing. But that doesn't necessarily mean that it's easy for new users to penetrate this different operating system. Fortunately, with My New Mac , it won't be long before readers are relishing those differences. Rather than focus each chapter on a specific program or feature of Mac OS (as most beginner books do), Wallace Wang takes a project-oriented approach that mirrors the sorts of things people want to d

Contents:

My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Understanding Computer Terms; Telling the Computer What to Do; Finding a Command; Using the Keyboard; How This Book Is Organized; I. Basic Training; 1. Turning Your Macintosh On and Off Manually or Automatically; What You'll Be Using; Turning Your Macintosh Off the Normal Way; Forcing Your Macintosh to Shut Down; Restarting Your Macintosh; Scheduling a Time to Turn Your Macintosh On or Off; Starting Programs When Your Macintosh Turns On; 2. Learning to Use the Mouse; What You'll Be Using; How to Point and Click the Mouse

Dragging the Mouse Double-Clicking the Mouse; Right-Clicking the Mouse; Using the Scroll Ball; Using the Side Buttons; Customizing the Mouse; Customizing the Trackpad; Additional Ideas for Using the Mouse; 3. Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar; What You'll Be Using; Understanding the Menu Bar; Understanding Dialogs; Understanding the Parts of the Menu Bar; Additional Ideas for Using the Menu Bar; 4. Loading Programs and Files from the Dock; What You'll Be Using; Understanding Program Icons; Starting a Program Through the Finder; Starting a Program Through the Applications Folder on the Dock

Starting a Program Through the Dock Switching Programs and Windows from the Dock; Quitting Programs from the Dock; Accessing the Documents and Downloads Folders on the Dock; Browsing Through the Documents Folder; Browsing Through the Downloads Folder; Additional Ideas for Using the Dock; 5. Customizing the Dock; What You'll Be Using; Hiding (and Showing) the Dock; Moving the Dock; Making the Dock Easier to See; Changing the Size of the Dock; Turning Magnification On or Off; Rearranging Icons on the Dock; Adding and Removing Icons on the Dock; Dragging an Icon to the Dock

Opening a Program and Keeping It on the Dock Removing an Icon from the Dock by Dragging; Choosing the Remove from Dock Command; Adding and Removing Files and Folders on the Dock; Adding a File or Folder to the Dock; Removing a File or Folder from the Dock; Additional Ideas for Customizing the Dock; 6. Manipulating Windows; What You'll Be Using; Arranging Windows; Closing a Window; Moving a Window; Resizing a Window; Scrolling a Window; Minimizing a Window; Zooming a Window; Hiding the Toolbar of a Window; Hiding and Displaying Windows with Exposé; Hiding All Windows out of Sight

Displaying Only Windows from a Single Program Viewing All Windows as Thumbnail Images; Working with Multiple Desktops with Spaces; Setting Up Spaces; Switching Between Desktops; Moving Windows Between Desktops; Additional Ideas for Manipulating Windows; 7. Navigating Through Folders with the Finder; What You'll Be Using; Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files; Understanding the Finder; Viewing the Contents of a Drive; Viewing a Folder Hierarchy; Opening a Folder; Identifying Your Location in the Folder Hierarchy; Navigating Back and Forth Through Folders; Shortcuts to Viewing Folders

Additional Ideas for Navigating the Folder Hierarchy

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781593272654

1593272650

OCLC:

830164287