Macbook for dummies / Mark L Chambers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Mark L., author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MacBook (Computer).

Mac OS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Make friends with your MacBook the fun and easy way! Ultra-light, ultra-fast, and ultra-powerful, the MacBook is the coolest laptop in town, and longtime Mac guru Mark L. Chambers is just the guy to help you get to know your MacBook in no time. Take a closer look at the latest features, get the lowdown on OS X, unleash your creative forces with iLife, take care of business with the iWork applications, and sync it all with iCloud with the expert advice in this bestselling MacBook guide. Whether this is your first MacBook or your first laptop, period, you''ll learn to navigate the Mac desktop, c

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; Foolish Assumptions; About This Book; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!; Chapter 1: Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need; An Overview of Your Mac Laptop; Meet the MacBooks; Location, Location, Location!; Unpacking and Connecting Your Laptop; Great, a Lecture about Handling My Laptop; An Overview of Mac Software Goodness; Other Stuff That Nearly Everyone Wants; Chapter 2: Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse

Tales of the On ButtonMark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy Laptop; You Won't Lecture Me about Batteries, Will You?; Setting Up and Registering Your Laptop; Importing Stuff from Another Mac; Importing Stuff from Windows (If You Must); Chapter 3: The Laptop Owner's Introduction to OS X; Your Own Personal Operating System; And Just in Case You Need Help . . .; Part II: Shaking Hands with OS X; Chapter 4: Opening and Closing and Tapping and Such; Using the All-Powerful Finder; Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons?; Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb

Juggling Folders and IconsKeys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune; Performing Tricks with Finder Windows; Chapter 5: Getting to the Heart of Mavericks; Home, Sweet Home Folder; Personalizing Your Desktop; Customizing the Dock Just So; What's with the Trash?; Working Magic with Mission Control and the Dashboard; Printing in OS X; Chapter 6: A Nerd's Guide to System Preferences; An Explanation - in English, No Less; Locating That Certain Special Setting; Popular Preferences Panes Explained; Chapter 7: Sifting Through Your Stuff; A Not-So-Confusing Introduction to Spotlight

Other Search Tools Are Available, TooWith Widgets, the Internet Is Your Resource; Chapter 8: Using Reminders, Notes, Notifications, and Maps; Remind Me to Use Reminders; Taking Notes the Mavericks Way; Staying Current with the Notification Center; Introducing the Maps Window; Switching Views in Maps; Getting Directions over Yonder; Part III: Connecting and Communicating; Chapter 9: Let's Go on Safari!; Pretend You've Never Used This Thing; Visiting Websites; Navigating the Web; Setting Up Your Home Page; Adding and Using Bookmarks; Working with the Reading List and Shared Links

Downloading FilesUsing History and Top Sites; Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends; Printing Web Pages; Protecting Your Privacy; Chapter 10: iCloud Is Made for MacBooks; So How Does iCloud Work, Anyway?; Configuring iCloud; Managing Your iCloud Storage; Chapter 11: Your Laptop Goes Multiuser; Once Upon a Time (An Access Fairy Tale); Big-Shot Administrator Stuff; Mundane Chores for the Multiuser Laptop; Chapter 12: Working Well with Networks; What Exactly Is the Network Advantage?; Should You Go Wired or Wireless?; Be a Pal: Share Your Internet!; What Do I Need to Connect?; Connecting to the Network

USE YOUR FIREWALL!

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118864654

1118864654

9781118864593

111886459X

OCLC:

906580067