OS X Yosemite all-in-one for dummies / by Mark L Chambers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Mark L., author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (748 p.)

Other Title:

--For dummies

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : John Wiley and Sons, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Get the most out of the latest version of OS X This reference combines eight content-rich minibooks in one complete package to give you all-access, easy-to-understand coverage of the key features and tools needed to get the most out of the latest OS X release from Apple. In OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies, you'll learn the ins and outs of OS X basics, navigating and running programs, searching with Spotlight, having fun with Photo Booth, keeping in touch with Contacts, using Reminders, writing in Notes, setting up the Notification Center, customizing the OS X desktop, jamming with iTunes,

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Book I: Getting Started with OS X; Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with OS X; Convince Me: Why OS X?; Pretty to behold; Stable, stable, stable; Multitasking and multithreading for normal human beings; The definition of Internet savvy; Lots of free goodies; What Do I Really Need to Run the Big X?; Upgrading from Mavericks; Back up! - Please, back up!; Snuff out disk errors; Plug it, road warrior

Personalizing the Big XChapter 2: Navigating and Running Programs; Restarting, Sleeping, and Shutting Down; A Window Is Much More Than a Frame: Navigating Windows; Opening and closing windows; Scrolling windows; Minimizing and restoring windows; Zooming windows; Those hard-working toolbars; Moving windows; Resizing windows; Switching windows; Menu Mysteries Explained; Icons 'R Us; Hardware; Programs and applications; Files; Folders; Aliases; Selecting Icons for Fun and Profit; Selecting a single icon; Selecting multiple icons; Keyboard Shortcuts for the True Power User

Houston, We're Go to Launch Programs Starting applications from your drives; Running applications from a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM; Switching 'Twixt Programs with Aplomb; Opening and Saving Your Stuff in an Application; Opening a document; Saving a document; Quitting Applications; Chapter 3: Basic OS X Housekeeping; Finder: The Wind beneath Your Wings; Copying and Moving Files and Folders; Cloning Your Items - It's Happening Now!; Deleting That Which Should Not Be; Dragging unruly files against their will; Deleting with the menus and the keyboard; Emptying That Wastepaper Basket

Wait! I Need That After All! Renaming Your Items; Adding a Dash of Color with Tags; Displaying the Facts on Files and Folders; Adding Spotlight comments; Displaying file extensions; Choosing the application to launch a file; Locking files against evildoers; Creating an Alias; Using the Apple Menu; Using Recent Items; Playing with the Dock; Bad program! Quit!; Tracking down your version; Visiting the App Store; Specifying a location; Availing Yourself of OS X Services; Get Thee Hence: Using the Go Menu; Monkeying with the Menu Bar; Using menu bar icons; Doing timely things with the clock

Eject, Tex, Eject! Common Tasks Aplenty; Opening and editing text files; Listening to an audio CD; Recording - nay, burning - a data CD; All You Really Need to Know about Printing; Chapter 4: Searching Everything with Spotlight; Doing a Basic Search; How Cool Is That!? Discovering What Spotlight Can Do; Expanding Your Search Horizons; Customizing Spotlight to Your Taste; Chapter 5: Fun with Photo Booth; Capturing the Moment with FaceTime HD and Photo Booth; Producing Video on the Spot with iMovie; Chapter 6: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications; Remind Me to Use Reminders

Taking Notes the Yosemite Way

Notes:

"Making everything easier!"--Cover.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-99091-9