Chapter 1 Reviewing Mac TypesUnderstanding Mac Types 4
Learn About the iMac 6
Delve into the Mac mini 8
Get to Know the Mac Pro 10
Check Out the MacBook Pro 12
Tour the MacBook Air 14
Chapter 2 Learning What You Can Do with a Mac
Create Documents 18
Play and Record Music 20
View and Organize Your Photos 22
Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show 24
Take Advantage of the Web 26
Communicate with Others 28
Organize Your Contacts and Appointments 30
Chapter 3 Connecting Devices
Connect Your Mac to an External Display 34
Connect a Printer 36
Connect a Fax Modem 40
Connect an iPod 42
Connect an iPhone 44
Connect an iPad 46
Connect a Bluetooth Device 48
Connect Your Mac to Another Mac 52
Chapter 4 Learning Mac Basics
Explore the OS X Screen 58
Tour the Dock 59
Start an Application 60
Switch Between Applications 62
Tour an Application Window 63
Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu 64
Select a Command Using a Toolbar 65
Select Options with Dialog Controls 66
Save a Document 68
Open a Document 69
Print a Document 70
Edit Document Text 72
Copy a File 76
Move a File 77
Rename a File 78
Delete a File 79
Chapter 5 Listening to Music
Open and Close iTunes 82
Understanding the iTunes Library 84
Navigate the iTunes Window 85
Play a Song 86
Play a Music CD 88
Import Tracks from a Music CD 92
Create a Playlist 94
Burn Music Files to a CD 96
Edit Song Information 98
Purchase Music from the iTunes Store 100
Listen to an Internet Radio Station 102
Chapter 6 Viewing and Editing Photos
View a Preview of a Photo 106
View a Slide Show of Your Photos 108
Open and Close iPhoto 110
Import Photos from a Digital Camera 112
View Your Photos 114
Create an Album 116
Crop a Photo 118
Rotate a Photo 120
Straighten a Photo 122
Remove Red Eye from a Photo 124
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 126
Map Your Photos 128
Email a Photo 130
Take Your Picture 132
Chapter 7 Working with Digital Video
Play a DVD Using DVD Player 136
Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player 138
Create a New Movie Project 140
Import a Video File 142
Add Video Clips to Your Project 144
Trim a Clip 146
Add a Transition Between Clips 148
Add a Photo 150
Add a Music Track 152
Record a Voiceover 154
Add Titles and Credits 156
Play the Movie 158
Publish Your Movie to YouTube 160
Chapter 8 Browsing the Web
Open and Close Safari 164
Select a Link 166
Enter a Web Page Address 167
Open a Web Page in a Tab 168
Navigate Web Pages 170
Navigate with the History List 172
Change Your Home Page 174
Bookmark Web Pages 176
Search for Sites 178
Chapter 9 Communicating with Your Mac
Open and Close Mail 182
Add an Email Account 184
Send an Email Message 186
Add a File Attachment 188
Add a Signature 190
Receive and Read Email Messages 192
Reply to a Message 194
Forward a Message 196
Open and Save an Attachment 198
Configure Messages 200
Send a Message 202
Sign In to FaceTime 204
Connect Through FaceTime 206
Chapter 10 Working with Contacts and Events
Open and Close Contacts 210
Add a New Contact 212
Edit a Contact 214
Create a Contact Group 216
Open and Close Calendar 218
Navigate the Calendar 220
Create an Event 222
Create a Repeating Event 224
Chapter 11 Learning Useful Mac Tasks
Install a Program Using the App Store 228
Write a Note 230
Pin a Note to the Desktop 232
Create a Reminder 234
Create a New Reminder List 236
Sign In to Your Twitter Account 238
Send a Tweet 240
Share Information with Other People 242
Work with the Notification Center 244
View the Mac Screen on Your TV 246
Chapter 12 Working with Your iCloud Account
Create an Apple ID 250
Sign In to iCloud 254
Set Up iCloud Synchronization 256
Send and Receive iCloud Mail 258
Work with iCloud Contacts 260
Manage Your Schedule with iCloud 262
Locate a Lost Mac, iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad 264
Chapter 13 Customizing Your Mac
Display System Preferences 268
Change the Desktop Background 270
Activate the Screen Saver 272
Set Your Mac’s Sleep Options 274
Change the Display Resolution 276
Create an App Folder in Launchpad 278
Add a User Account 280
Customize the Dock 282
Add an Icon to the Dock 284
Hide the Dock 286
Chapter 14 Networking with Your Mac
Understanding Networking 290
Connect to a Wireless Network 292
Connect to a Network Resource 294
Turn On File and Printer Sharing 296
Share a Folder 298
Share a Printer 300
Add a Shared Printer 302
Chapter 15 Maintaining Your Mac
Empty the Trash 306
Organize Your Desktop 307
Check Hard Drive Free Space 308
Uninstall Unused Applications 310
Set a Software Update Schedule 312
Update Software Manually 314
Force a Stuck Application to Close 316
Configure Time Machine Backups 318
Restore Files Using Time Machine 320
Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 322
Restart Your Mac 324
Index 326