MacBook for Dummies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Mark L.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages)

Edition:

10th ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

Discover the best tips and tricks for using your new Mac laptop For years, MacBook For Dummies has been making it easy to learn new technology. This new edition keeps the easy-to-follow instructions coming. Learn the basics of customizing your Dock and using desktop widgets. Then, figure out how to go on the internet, stream music, send instant messages, and more. Expert author Mark Chambers will show you how to navigate the macOS operating system and personalize your MacBook to your liking. And you'll learn your way around features like Stage Manager, Continuity Camera, SharePlay, and Handoff. Is this your first new computer in a while? MacBook For Dummies gives you the rundown on how to exist without an internal DVD drive. Whether you're a newbie or a Mac veteran looking for insider tips, this is the quick start guide for you. Learn the features and productivity tools from macOS Stay protected by making the most of the built-in Mac security features Organize your life with Mac's multitasking feature, Stage Manager Discover how to stream music, edit videos, and share media content online MacBook beginners and upgraders alike will graduate to power users of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, thanks to this trusted Dummies title.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

Foolish Assumptions

About This Book

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1 Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!

Chapter 1 Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need

An Overview of Your Mac Laptop

The parts you probably recognize

That magnificent screen

The keyboard and trackpad

Food for your ears

The power cable

The power button

The FaceTime HD camera

The battery

The holes called ports

Don't forget the parts you can't see

Meet the MacBooks

Comparing the MacBooks

What are the similarities?

So what's so flippin' radical?

Look, Ma, no moving parts!

Whoa! Where's my familiar USB port?

Adding a DVD drive

Location, Location, Location!

Unpacking and Connecting Your MacBook

Unpacking for the road warrior

Connecting Cables 101

The absolutely essential connection

Adding the internet to the mix

Great - a Lecture about Handling My Laptop

An Overview of Mac Software Goodness

What comes with my laptop?

Connecting to the internet from your lap

Applications that rock

Other Stuff That Nearly Everyone Wants

Chapter 2 Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse

Throwing the Big Leaf Switch

Mark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy Laptop

You Won't Lecture Me about Batteries, Will You?

Harriet, It's Already Asking Me Questions!

Setting up macOS Sonoma

Registering your MacBook

Importing Documents and Data from Your Old Mac

Manually Importing Documents and Data from Windows

Chapter 3 The MacBook Owner's Introduction to macOS Sonoma

Your Own Personal Operating System

The Sonoma Desktop

Meet me at the Dock

Check out that Control Center

Dig those crazy icons

There's no food on this menu

The Finder menu bar is your friend.

There's always room for one more window

Widgets on parade

Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons?

Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb

Performing Tricks with Finder Windows

Scrolling in and resizing windows

Minimizing and restoring windows

Moving and zooming windows

Closing windows

Juggling Folders and Icons

A field observer's guide to icons

Selecting items

Selecting one thing

Selecting a whole bunch of things

Copying items

Moving things from place to place

Duplicating in a jiffy

Using Finder Tabs

Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune

Special keys on the keyboard

Using the Finder and application keyboard shortcuts

Home, Sweet Home Folder

Working with Mission Control

Hiring a Stage Manager

Switching Desktops with Spaces

Personalizing Your Desktop

Taking Control of Your MacBook

Customizing the Dock

Adding applications and extras to the Dock

Using Desktop widgets

Keeping track with Stacks

Resizing the Dock

What's with the Trash?

All You Really Need to Know about Printing

And Just in Case You Need Help . . .

The Sonoma built-in Help system

The Apple web-based support center

Online resources

Local Mac user groups

Part 2 Shaking Hands with macOS Sonoma

Chapter 4 What's New in Sonoma?

Widgets Invade Your Desktop

Safari Profiles Keep You Organized

Ramp Up Your Gaming

Put Your MacBook on Lockdown

Screen Savers Go Hollywood

Chapter 5 A Nerd's Guide to System Settings

An Explanation - without Jargon, No Less

Locating That Certain Special Setting

Popular System Settings Panes Explained

The Displays pane

The Desktop &amp

Dock pane

Dock settings

Desktop &amp

Stage Manager settings

Widgets settings

Windows settings

Mission Control settings.

The Screen Saver pane

The General pane

The Battery pane

The Control Center pane

The Wallpaper pane

iCloud settings

Appearance pane

Notifications settings

Chapter 6 Searching Amidst MacBook Chaos

Doing a Basic Search

How Cool Is That? Discovering What Spotlight Can Do

Expanding Your Search Horizons

Customizing Spotlight to Your Taste

Chapter 7 Using Reminders, Notes, Notifications, Maps, and News

Remind Me to Use Reminders

Taking Notes the Sonoma Way

Staying Current with Notification Center

Introducing the Maps Application

Switching Views in Maps

Getting Directions Over Yonder

Creating and Using Guides

Catching Up on News

Using Favorites and Channels

Part 3 Connecting and Communicating

Chapter 8 Let's Go on Safari!

Pretend You've Never Used This Thing

Visiting Websites

Navigating the Web

Organizing with Profiles

Configuring Your Home Page and Start Page

Adding and Using Bookmarks

Working with the Reading List

Downloading Files

Using History

Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends

Printing Web Pages

Protecting Your Privacy

Yes, there are such things as bad cookies

Banishing pesky iCloud Keychain passwords

Handling ancient history

Setting notifications

Avoiding those @*!^% pop-up ads

Chapter 9 Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud

So How Does iCloud Work, Anyway?

Moving, Saving, and Opening iCloud Documents

Putting Handoff to Work

Expanding Your Horizons with Sidecar

Configuring iCloud

Managing Your iCloud Storage

Chapter 10 Creating a Multiuser MacBook

Once Upon a Time (an Access Fairy Tale)

Big-Shot Administrator Stuff

Deciding who needs what access

Adding users

Modifying user accounts

I banish thee, mischievous user!

Setting up login items and managing access

Automating with login items.

Managing an account's access settings

Tackling Mundane Chores for the Multiuser MacBook

Logging in and out of Sonoma For Dummies

Exploring your login options

Logging out

Interesting stuff about sharing stuff

Encrypting your Home folder can be fun

Chapter 11 Working Well with Networks

What Exactly Is the Network Advantage?

Should You Go Wired or Wireless?

Be a Pal: Share Your Internet!

Using your MacBook as a sharing device

Using a dedicated internet-sharing device

What Do I Need to Connect?

Wireless connections

Connecting a MacBook to an existing wireless network

Using a base station to go wireless

Joining a wireless network

Wired connections

Making a connection to a wired network

Wired network hardware

Joining a wired Ethernet network

Connecting to the Network

Sharing stuff nicely with others

Network internet connections

Network file sharing

Sharing a network printer

Use Your Firewall!

Chapter 12 Hooking Up with Your World

Using Photo Booth

Conversing with FaceTime

Sending and Receiving Instant Messages

Sharing Your Screen

Using Continuity Camera

Part 4 Living the iLife

Chapter 13 The Multimedia Joys of Music and TV

What Can I Play in Music?

Playing Digital Audio Files

Finding songs in your Music library

Removing old music from the library

Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists

Know Your Songs

Setting the song information automatically

Setting or changing the song information manually

Ripping Audio Files

Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears

A New Kind of Radio Station

Tuning in your own stations

Radio stations in your playlists

Creating a custom Music Radio station

iSending iStuff to iPhone and iPad

Feasting on Music Visuals

Exercising Parental Authority.

Watching Video with TV

Buying Digital Media the Apple Way

Chapter 14 Focusing on Photos

Delving into Photos

Working with Images in Photos

Import images 101

Organize mode: Organizing and sorting your images

A new kind of photo album

Working with People &amp

Pets

Organizing with keywords

Digging through your library with keywords

Searching by locations where photos were taken

Edit mode: Removing and fixing stuff the right way

Rotating tipped-over shots

Crop 'til you drop (and a whole lot more)

Enhancing images to add pizzazz

Removing rampant red-eye

Retouching like the pros

Using filters and adjustments to add a mood

Exploring iCloud Photos

Putting iCloud Shared Albums to Work

Creating an iCloud Link on the Web

Chapter 15 Making Film History with iMovie

Shaking Hands with the iMovie Window

A Bird's-Eye View of Moviemaking

Importing the Building Blocks

Pulling in video clips

Making use of still images

Importing and adding audio from all sorts of places

Importing iOS iMovie projects

Building the Cinematic Basics

Adding clips to your movie

Marking clips

Removing clips from your movie

Reordering clips in your movie

Editing clips in iMovie

Transitions for the masses

Even Gone with the Wind had titles

Adding maps and backgrounds

Creating an Honest-to-Goodness Movie Trailer

Browsing Your Video Library

Sharing Your Finished Classic

Chapter 16 Recording Your Hits with GarageBand

Shaking Hands with Your Band

Composing Made Easy

Adding tracks

Choosing loops

Looking for just the right loop

Second verse, same as the first

Resizing, repeating, and moving loops

Using the Arrangement track

Tweaking the settings for a track

Sharing Your Songs

Creating song files in Music

Exporting a project.

Burning an audio CD.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781394252763

1394252765

OCLC:

1432603612