MacOS Ventura / Guy Hart-Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hart-Davis, Guy, author.

Series:

--For dummies.

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

Macintosh (Computer).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (499 pages)

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

ワイリーパブリッシングジャパン.

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

MacOS Ventura For Dummies is packed with all the information you need on this latest version of macOS. With expert tips, tricks, and troubleshooting ideas, it's the trusted guide for those new to Mac computers and those upgrading their systems. Learn how to organize your files, ensure that your data is secure, work more efficiently, and take advantage of the newest features. Dummies helps you navigate the interface, use helpful shortcuts, and beyond--the easy way. This is the perfect Dummies guide for first-time macOS users, as well as people who are upgrading their systems and need a reference.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1 macOS Basics

Chapter 1 macOS Ventura 101 (Prerequisites: None)

Okay, What Does macOS Do?

A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (or Any User)

Turning the dang thing on

What you should see on start-up

Shutting down properly

A few things you should definitely not do with your Mac

Point-and-click 101

Getting Help

Chapter 2 Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!)

Touring Finder and Its Desktop

Anatomy of a Window

Top o' the window to ya!

A scroll new world

(Hyper)active windows

Opening a Dialog with Your Mac

Working with Windows

Opening and closing windows

Resizing windows and window panes

Moving windows

Shuffling windows

Menu Basics

The ever-changing menu bar

Contextual (shortcut) menus: They're sooo contextual!

Recognizing disabled options

Navigating submenus

Under the Apple menu tree

Using keyboard-shortcut commands

Chapter 3 What's Up, Dock?

A Quick Introduction to Your Dock

The default icons of the Dock

Trash talkin'

Way #1

Way #2

Opening app menus on the Dock

Reading Dock icon body language

Opening files from the Dock

Customizing Your Dock

Adding Dock icons

Removing an icon from the Dock

Resizing the Dock

What should you put on your Dock?

Configuring your Dock settings

Global Dock settings

Folder and disk Dock icon menu preferences

Chapter 4 Getting to Know Finder and Its Desktop

Introducing Finder and Its Minions: The Desktop and Icons

Introducing the desktop

Bellying up to the toolbar

Figuring out what an icon is

Identifying your Finder icons in the wild

Aliases Are Awesome!

Creating aliases.

Deleting aliases

Hunting down an alias's parent

The View(s) from a Window

Moving through folders fast in Column view

Perusing in Icon view

Listless? Try viewing folders as a list

Hangin' in the Gallery (view)

What's next on the (View) menu?

Finder on the Menu

The actual Finder menu

Like a road map: The current folder's pop-up menu

Go places with the Go menu

Customizing Finder Windows

Adding folders to the sidebar

Configuring Finder settings

General pane

Tags pane

Sidebar pane

Advanced pane

Digging for Data in the Info Window

Chapter 5 Delving Even Deeper into Ventura's Desktop and Finder

Cleaning Up Your Desktop Automatically with Stacks

Quick Actions: Now Playing All Over Ventura

Getting the most out of Markup

Trimming video without launching an app

Doing Things Quicker with Finder Quick Actions

Creating PDFs without launching an app

Creating custom Finder Quick Actions

Shooting Screen Stills and Movies

Chapter 6 Having It Your Way

Introducing System Settings

Setting Wallpaper

Configuring a Screen Saver or Just Turning Off the Display

Configuring Appearance Settings

Choosing Desktop &amp

Dock Settings

Adjusting the Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad, and Other Hardware

Choosing keyboard settings

Tweaking your mouse

Configuring your trackpad

Configuring Sound Settings

Part 2 Getting Things Done

Chapter 7 Opening and Saving Files

A Quick Primer on Finding Files

Understanding the macOS Folder Structure

Understanding nested folders

From the top: The Computer folder

Peeking into the Applications folder

Visiting the Library folders

Let it be: The System folder

There's no place like Home

Your personal library card

Saving Your Document Before It's Too Late

Stepping through a basic save.

Save As versus Duplicate: Different names for the same result

Open, Sez Me

With drag-and-drop

With a Quick Look

When your Mac can't open a file

With the app of your choice

Assigning a file type to an app

Opening a file with an app other than the default

Chapter 8 File and Folder Management Made Easy

Organizing Your Stuff in Folders

Working with files versus folders

Organizing your stuff with subfolders

Creating new folders

Navigating with spring-loaded folders

Using smart folders

Shuffling Files and Folders

Moving files and folders

Selecting multiple items

Renaming items

Renaming multiple items at once

Compressing files

Getting rid of files and folders

Using iCloud, iCloud+, and iCloud Drive

Chapter 9 Eight Terrific Time-Saving Tools

Are You Siri-ous?

What Siri can do for you

Working with Siri

Making Siri your own

Comprehending the macOS Clipboard

Introducing the Clipboard

Copying files and folders

Pasting from the Clipboard

Expanding your horizons with the Universal Clipboard

Share and share alike with the Share menu

Slide into Slideshow (full-screen) mode

Spotlight on Finding Files and Folders Faster

Using the Find command

Using the Spotlight menu and its keyboard shortcut

Blast Off with Mission Control

Setting Mission Control parameters

Hot corners are hot stuff!

Organizing desktops and spaces with Mission Control

All the World's a Stage . . . and You're the Manager

Enabling Stage Manager

Using Stage Manager

Taking Control of Essential Settings

Launchpad: The Place for Apps

Chapter 10 Organizing Your Life

Keeping Track with Calendar

Navigating Calendar views

Understanding the Calendar list

Creating calendars

Sharing and publishing calendars

Deleting a calendar.

Creating and managing events

Inviting others to attend an event

Setting an alert

Reminders: Protection Against Forgetting

Getting started with Reminders

To do or not to do: Setting reminders

Sharing lists and assigning reminders

Everything You Need to Know about Notification Center

Tweaking Notification settings

Managing Widgets 101

Using Notification Center

Getting focused

Use Notes for Making Notes

Taking a Quick Note with Quick Note

Tracking Productivity with Screen Time

Chapter 11 Maps Are Where It's At

Finding Your Current Location with Maps

Finding a Person, Place, or Thing

Views, Zooms, and Pans

Maps and Contacts

Time-Saving Map Tools: Favorites, Guides, and Recents

Favorites

Guides

Recents

Smart Map Tricks

Get route maps and driving directions

Get walking directions

Get directions for public transportation

Get traffic info in real time

Enjoying flyovers and look arounds

Flyovers

Look arounds

Do more on the Info sheet

Chapter 12 Apps Born in iOS

Taking Stock of the Market with Stocks

Adding and removing stocks, funds, and indexes

Details, details, details

Charting a course

Read All about It in News

What are your interests?

How News works

Managing your news

Recording Memos with Voice Memos

Recording a voice memo

Listening to a voice memo

Naming a voice memo

Trimming a voice memo

Automating Repetitive Tasks with Shortcuts

Controlling Lights, Locks, and More with Home

Part 3 Getting Along with Others

Chapter 13 (Inter)Networking

Getting Connected to the Internet

Choosing an Internet service provider (ISP)

Connecting your Mac to a network via Wi-Fi

Managing your Wi-Fi networks

Connecting your Mac to a network via Ethernet

Browsing the Web with Safari

Owning your toolbar.

Using the Safari sidebar

Tab groups are the new pinned tabs

Shared with You: Links from others

Bookmarking your favorite pages

Finding your bookmarks in the sidebar

Managing your favorites and the Favorites bar

What's on your Reading list?

Website-specific settings

Reader view

Controlling audio and video playback

Chapter 14 Dealing with People

Collecting Your Contacts

Adding contacts

Importing contacts from other apps

Creating a basic list

Setting up a smart list (based on contact criteria)

Deleting a list or smart list

Sync + Contacts = Your contacts everywhere

Making Audio and Video Calls with FaceTime

Making a FaceTime call

Enjoying using SharePlay during a FaceTime call

Chapter 15 Communicating with Mail and Messages

Sending and Receiving Email with Mail

Setting up Mail

A quick overview of the toolbar

Composing a new message

Sending email from the Contacts app

Checking your mail

Dealing with spam

Mailboxes smart and plain

Plain old mailboxes

Smart mailboxes

Changing settings for Mail

Sign here, please

Mail rules rule

Take a (Quick) look and (Slide) show me some photos

Markup and Mail Drop

Markup

Mail Drop

Unsubscribe and Block Sender

Communicating with Messages

What the heck is an iMessage?

Chitchatting with Messages

Chapter 16 Sharing Your Mac and Liking It

Introducing Networks and File Sharing

Portrait of home and home-office networking

How to build your home or home-office network

Setting Up File Sharing

Access and Permissions: Who Can Do What

Users and groups and guests

Creating users

Changing a user

Removing a user

macOS knows best: Folders shared by default

Sharing a folder or disk by setting permissions

Making sense of permissions

Sharing a folder.

Useful settings for permissions.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-91288-1

OCLC:

1352092482