MacOS big sur / by Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle "Dr. Mac" columnist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LeVitus, Bob, author.

Series:

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Genre:

Instructional and educational works.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 508 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : For Dummies, a Wiley brand, [2021]

Summary:

Wherever you like to Mac--at home in front of your trusty iMac or over a coffee with your portable MacBook Air--macOS provides you with the seamless, efficient, and reliable user experience that makes these devices so famously a pleasure to use. macOS Big Sur For Dummies is here to heighten the experience for new users and upgraders alike by providing the very latest on the ways macOS Big Sur can enhance how you work and play. Written in a no-jargon style by Bob LeVitus--the Houston Chronicle's much-loved "Dr. Mac" since 1996--this guide starts with the basics, like getting set up, and explains more advanced uses, like making music and movies, exploring the expanding universe of apps and giving tips on how to save time and enhance productivity along the way. With this book, you'll learn to Set up and connect your Mac Get friendly with Siri Enhance your world with apps Work better and faster Use the comprehensive capabilities of macOS Big Sur to do anything and everything you would like to do--and do it even better. For beginners and experts alike, macOS Big Sur For Dummies is the best way to step into the magical world of getting things done with Mac.

Contents:

part 1. MacOS basics: MacOS Big Sur 101 (prerequisites: none) ; Desktop and windows and menus (oh my!) ; What's up, dock? ; Getting to know Finder and its Desktop ; Delving even deeper into Big Sur's Desktop and Finder

part 2. How stuff works: Having it your way ; Opening and saving files ; File and folder management made easy ; Comprehending the macOS clipboard

part 3. Getting things done: Five terrific time-saving tools ; Organizing your life ; Are you Siri-ous? ; Maps are where it's at ; Apps born in iOS

part 4. Getting along with others: (Inter)networking ; Dealing with people ; Communicating with mail and messages ; Sharing your Mac and liking it

part 5. Getting creative: The musical Mac ; The multimedia Mac ; Words and letters ; Publish or perish : the fail-safe guide to printing

part 6. Care and feeding: Features for the way you work ; Safety first : backups and other security issues ; Utility chest ; Troubleshooting macOS

part 7. The part of tens: Ten ways to speed up your Mac experience ; Ten great websites for Mac freaks.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-73013-9

1-119-73011-2

OCLC:

1202467126