Teach yourself visually MacBook / by Brad Miser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miser, Brad, author.

Series:

Teach yourself visually.

Teach Yourself Visually

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Macintosh (Computer)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Macintosh (Computer).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

MacBook

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Wiley, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long-winded explanations, then this book is for you. You?ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 MacBook tasks. Each task-based spread includes easy, visual directions for performing necessary operations, including using the Dock and Dashboard, managing Expos? and Spaces, video chatting with iChat, and creating albums and photos in iPhoto. Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task so that you can get started using your MacBook today.

Contents:

Teach Yourself Visually MacBook; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Explore the MacBook; Tour MacBook; Start Up and Log In; Explore the Mac OS X Desktop; Point and Click, Double-click, or Right-click; Understand Disks, Volumes, Discs, Folders, and Files; Sleep, Log Out, Restart, or Shut Down; Chapter 2 Look Through Mac OS X Finder Windows; Understand Finder, Application, and Document Windows; Open, View, and Scroll in Windows; Minimize, Resize, Move, or Close Windows; View Finder Windows in Icon View; View Finder Windows in List View; View Finder Windows in Column View

View Finder Windows in Cover Flow ViewConfigure the Sidebar; Use the Action Pop-up Menu and Quick Look; Configure the Finder Window Toolbar; Chapter 3 Manage the Desktop with the Dock, Exposé, Spaces, and the Dashboard; Explore the Dock, Exposé, Spaces, and the Dashboard; Use and Configure the Dock; Manage Open Windows with Exposé; Create and Use Desktop Spaces; Use and Configure the Dashboard; Chapter 4 Work on the Mac Desktop; Go Places; Return to Where You Have Been Before; Open Files and Folders; Move or Copy Folders and Files; Create Folders; Create Smart Folders

Rename Files and FoldersCompress Files and Folders; Delete Files and Folders; Eject Disks and Discs; Find Files, Folders, and Other Information; Get Information about Files and Folders; Burn a CD or DVD; Chapter 5 Work with Mac Applications; Understand Applications; Install Applications; Launch and Control Applications; Remove Applications; Save Documents; Chapter 6 Personalize Your MacBook; Set Finder Preferences; Explore the System Preferences Application; Change the Desktop's Appearance; Set a Desktop Picture; Choose a Screen Saver; Save Energy; Configure MacBook's Screen

Configure the Keyboard and TrackpadControl MacBook's Sound; Create and Configure User Accounts; Set Login Options; Set and Configure MacBook's Clock; Protect Users with Parental Controls; Chapter 7 Connect to a Network and the Internet; Understand Networking Concepts; Obtain an Internet Account; Set Up a Local Network; Protect MacBook from Internet Attacks; Connect to the Internet with Ethernet; Connect to the Internet with AirPort; Share Files on a Local Network; Troubleshoot an Internet Connection; Chapter 8 Surf the Web; Explore Safari; Move to Web Sites; Search the Web; Download Files

Browse the Web with TabsSet and Organize Bookmarks; Open Several Web Pages at the Same Time; Watch Movies on the Web; Use AutoFill to Quickly Complete Web Forms; Create Your Own Web Widget; Save or E-mail Web Pages; Set Safari Preferences; Chapter 9 E-mail; Explore Mail; Set Up E-mail Accounts; Read and Reply to E-mail; Send E-mail; Work with Files Attached to E-mail; Attach Files to E-mail; Organize E-mail; Search E-mail; Avoid Spam; Create and Use E-mail Signatures; Create E-mail Rules; Set Mail Preferences; Chapter 10 Use .Mac; Explore .Mac; Obtain and Configure a .Mac Account

Use an iDisk

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611285678

9781281285676

1281285676

9780470370483

0470370483

OCLC:

234175565