Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hart-Davis, Guy.

Series:

Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech) Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mac OS.

MacBook (Computer).

Laptop computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

The visual learner's guide to getting up and running with your Apple laptop Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro and MacBook Air covers all the vital information you need to start working on your MacBook. With this highly illustrated and easy-to-follow guide, you'll learn to navigate the macOS interface like a pro; customize your desktop with the widgets you need; and get your MacBook working with iCloud, your iPhone, and your iPad. This book's graphical, step-by-step instructions walk you through everything from installation to troubleshooting, helping you to get the most out of the investment you've made in your MacBook. This fully updated edition helps you become a power user of the latest MacBook models and exploit the features in macOS Sonoma, Apple's state-of-the-art operating system, and the apps that come with it. If you prefer to learn visually, this is the book you need. Get up to speed with the latest macOS version, Sonoma, and its new features Perform everyday tasks quickly and easily Customize settings to make macOS and its apps work the way you prefer Communicate via audio and video with FaceTime, via instant messaging with Messages, and via email with Mail Organize your life with Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Notes, and Maps Make the most of your iCloud account Instead of confusing tech-speak and vague instructions, this guide is packed with screenshots, easy-to-follow instructions, and a practical sensibility. Grab Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro and MacBook Air and explore all that your MacBook can do.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

About the Author

How to Use This Book

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your MacBook

Understanding the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

Identify Your MacBook's Main Features

Identify the Ports on the MacBook Pro Models

Meet Your MacBook's Keyboard

Understanding and Using the Touch Bar

Set Up Your MacBook

Start Your MacBook and Log In

Explore the macOS Desktop

Work with the Finder Menu Bar and Menus

Work with Finder Windows

Work with the Dock and Sidebar

Point and Click with the Trackpad

Point and Click

Double-Click

Point, Click, and Drag

Secondary Click (Control + Click)

Connect to a Wireless Network

Give Commands

Give a Command from a Menu

Choose Among Groups of Features on a Menu

Give a Command from a Toolbar

Choose Among Groups of Features on a Toolbar

Open, Close, and Manage Windows

Open a Window

Move, Resize, and Zoom a Window

Close a Window

Minimize or Hide a Window

Using Control Center

Open Control Center and Toggle Settings On and Off

Change Display Brightness and Configure Display Settings

Change the Sound Volume and Select an Output Device

Apply a Focus

Using Notifications

View a Notification

Display Notification Center When Your Desktop Is Visible

Choose What Notifications to Display and Configure Focus Settings

Add Widgets to Your Desktop

Add and Remove Widgets

Edit a Widget

Put Your MacBook to Sleep and Wake It Up

Put Your MacBook to Sleep.

Wake Your MacBook

Log Out, Shut Down, and Resume

Log Out from Your MacBook

Shut Down Your MacBook

Chapter 2 Configuring Your MacBook

Change the Wallpaper

Display the Wallpaper Pane in System Settings

Apply a Built‐In Wallpaper

Apply One or More Photos as Wallpaper

Apply a Color as Wallpaper

Set Up a Screen Saver

Configure Battery and Sleep Settings

Customize the Dock

Add an App to the Dock

Add a File or Folder to the Dock

Remove an Item from the Dock

Configure the Dock

Configure Control Center and the Menu Bar

Add or Remove Desktop Spaces

Create Hot Corners to Control Screen Display

Set Up a Hot Corner

Using a Hot Corner to Run Mission Control

Make the Screen Easier to See

Configure the Appearance, Accent, and Highlight

Configure the Keyboard

Configure the Trackpad or Other Pointing Device

Configure iCloud Settings

Add a Second Display

Using an Apple TV and HDTV as an Extra Display

Using an iPad as an Extra Display and Input Device

Connect External Devices

Explore Other Important Settings

Chapter 3 Sharing Your MacBook with Others

Create a User Account

Configure Your MacBook for Multiple Users

Configure Your MacBook for Multiple Users.

Share Your MacBook with Fast User Switching

Share Your MacBook with Fast User Switching

Log in to the MacBook

Display the Login Window

Set Up Family Sharing

Turn On Screen Time for a Child

Configure Downtime

Set Time Limits for Apps and Websites

Make Apps Always Available to a User

Apply Content and Privacy Restrictions

Display the Content &amp

Privacy Pane and Enable Restrictions

Set Content Restrictions

Review a User's Actions

Chapter 4 Running Apps

Open an App and Quit It

Open an App from the Dock

Open an App from Launchpad

Open an App from the Applications Folder

Quit an App

Install an App

Run an App Full Screen

Switch the Active App to Full Screen

Switch to Another App

Return from Full‐Screen Display to a Window

Set Apps to Run Automatically at Login

Using the Dock to Set an App to Run at Login

Using System Settings to Set an App to Run at Login

Using Split View

Switch Quickly Among Apps

Switch Apps Using the Trackpad

Switch Among Apps Using the Keyboard

Switch Apps Using Mission Control

Switch Among All Your Open Apps and Windows

Switch Among All the Windows in the Active App

Enable and Configure Stage Manager

Switch Apps Using Stage Manager

Set Up Dictation and Spoken Content

Using Dictation and Spoken Content.

Using Dictation and Spoken Content

Using Dictation

Make the Spoken Content Feature Read Text Aloud

Hear Alerts from Spoken Content

Configure and Invoke Siri

Configure Siri

Invoke Siri

Perform Tasks with Siri

Remove Apps

Remove an App Using Launchpad

Remove an App Using the Applications Folder

Identify Problem Apps

Force a Crashed App to Quit

Force Quit an App from the Dock

Force Quit an App from the Force Quit Applications Dialog

Revert to an Earlier Version of a Document

Chapter 5 Managing Your Files and Folders

Explore Your MacBook's File System

Using the Finder's Views

Using Icon View

Using List View

Using Column View

Using Gallery View

Work with Finder Tabs

View a File with Quick Look

Organize Your Desktop Files with Stacks

Turn On Stacks and Choose the Grouping

Browse a Stack and Open a File

Search for a File or Folder

Search Quickly from the Desktop

Search from a Finder Window

Create a New Folder

Rename a File or Folder

Copy a File

Copy a File by Clicking and Dragging

Copy a File Using Copy and Paste

Move a File

Move a File Between Folders on the Same Drive

Move a File from One Drive to Another

View the Information About a File or Folder

Organize Your Files with Tags

Customize Your Tags

Apply Tags to Files and Folders.

View Files and Folders by Tags

Work with Zip Files

Compress Files to a Zip File

Extract Files from a Zip File

Using the Trash

Place a File in the Trash

Recover a File from the Trash

Configure Finder Settings

Customize the Finder Toolbar

Customize the Finder Sidebar

Chapter 6 Surfing the Web

Open Safari and Customize Your Start Page

Open a Web Page

Follow a Link to a Web Page

Open Several Web Pages at Once

Open Several Pages on Tabs in the Same Safari Window

Open Several Pages in Separate Safari Windows

Navigate Among Web Pages

Go Back One Page

Go Forward One Page

Go Back Multiple Pages

Go Forward Multiple Pages

Return to a Recently Visited Page

Return to a Page on the History List

Clear Your Browsing History

Play Music and Videos on the Web

Play Music

Play Videos

Set Your Home Page and Search Engine

Create Bookmarks for Web Pages

Create a New Bookmark

Organize Your Bookmarks

Using Reader View and Reading List

Switch a Web Page to Reader View

Add a Web Page to Reading List

Open Reading List and Display a Page

Organize Safari Tabs into Tab Groups

Download a File

Create and Use Safari Profiles

Configure Safari for Security and Privacy

Configure Safari for Security and Privacy.

Chapter 7 Sending and Receiving E-Mail.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Configure the Appearance, Accent, and Highlight

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ISBN:

9781394254378

1394254377

OCLC:

1419869940