Teach yourself visually MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
Book - 2024
"Get up to speed with your new MacBook Pro or MacBook Air faster than you thought possible. In Teach Yourself VISUALLY: MacBook Pro & MacBook Air, technology educator extraordinaire and bestselling author Guy Hart-Davis delivers a highly illustrated and easy-to-follow guide to using your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with macOS Monterey. In the book, you'll get up and running quickly whether you're brand new to computers or just transitioning from an older Mac or a PC. With the graphics-driven approach used successfully by tens of thousands of readers of the Teach Yourself VISUALLY series, you see exactly what each step of instruction should look like on your own screen and can follow-step-by-step-through the installation pr...ocess, file management, email, and messaging, and much more"--
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2024]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 7th edition
- Physical Description
- 354 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781394251322
- Chapter 1. Getting Started with Your MacBook
- Understanding the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
- Set Up Your MacBook
- Start Your MacBook and Log In
- Explore the macOS Desktop
- Point and Click with the Trackpad
- Connect to a Wireless Network
- Give Commands
- Open, Close, and Manage Windows
- Using Control Center
- Using Notifications
- Add Widgets to Your Desktop
- Put Your MacBook to Sleep and Wake It Up
- Log Out, Shut Down, and Resume
- Chapter 2. Configuring Your MacBook
- Change the Wallpaper
- Set Up a Screen Saver
- Configure Battery and Sleep Settings
- Customize the Dock
- Configure Control Center and the Menu Bar
- Add or Remove Desktop Spaces
- Create Hot Corners to Control Screen Display
- 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
- Share Your MacBook with Fast User Switching
- 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
- Review a User's Actions
- Chapter 4. Running Apps
- Open an App and Quit It
- Install an App
- Run an App Full Screen
- Set Apps to Run Automatically at Login
- Using Split View
- Switch Quickly Among Apps
- Switch Apps Using Mission Control
- Enable and Configure Stage Manager
- Switch Apps Using Stage Manager
- Set Up Dictation and Spoken Content
- Using Dictation and Spoken Content
- Configure and Invoke Siri
- Perform Tasks with Siri
- Remove Apps
- Identify Problem Apps
- Force a Crashed App to Quit
- 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
- Work with Finder Tabs
- View a File with Quick Look
- Organize Your Desktop Files with Stacks
- Search for a File or Folder
- Create a New Folder
- Rename a File or FoLder
- Copy a File
- Move a File
- View the Information About a File or Folder
- Organize Your Files with Tags
- Work with Zip Files
- Using 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
- Navigate Among Web Pages
- Return to a Recently Visited Page
- Play Music and Videos on the Web
- Set Your Home Page and Search Engine
- Create Bookmarks for Web Pages
- Using Reader View and Reading List
- Organize Safari Tabs into Tab Groups
- Download a File
- Create and Use Safari Profiles
- Configure Safari for Security and Privacy
- Chapter 7. Sending and Receiving E-Mail
- Set Up Your E-Mail Accounts
- Send an E-Mail Message
- Receive and Read Your Messages
- Reply to a Message
- Forward a Message
- Send a File via E-Mail
- Receive a File via E-Mail
- View E-Mail Messages by Conversations
- Block and Unblock Contacts
- Reduce the Amount of Spam You Receive
- Chapter 8. Chatting and Calling
- Configure the Messages App
- Chat with a Contact
- Send and Receive Files with Messages
- Sign In to FaceTime and Choose Settings
- Make and Receive FaceTime Calls
- Configure and Use Handoff with Your iPhone
- Chapter 9. Organizing Your Life
- Manage Your Apple 10 and iCloud Account
- Navigate the Calendar App
- Create a New Calendar
- Create an Event
- Share an iCloud Calendar with Other People
- Subscribe to a Shared Calendar
- Add Someone to Your Contacts
- Organize Contacts into Lists
- Create Notes
- Track Your Commitments with Reminders
- Make the Most of the Maps App
- Chapter 10. Enjoying Music, Video, and Books
- Add Your Music to the Music App
- Set Up Home Sharing
- Play Songs
- Create Playlists
- Create Smart Playlists
- Listen to Apple Radio and Internet Radio
- Enjoy Podcasts
- Play Videos with the TV App
- Read Books
- Chapter 11. Making the Most of Your Photos
- Import Photos
- Browse Your Photos
- Select Photos from Bursts
- Crop a Photo
- Rotate or Straighten a Photo
- Improve a Photo's Colors
- Add Filters to Photos
- Create Photo Albums
- Create and Play Slide Shows
- E-Mail a Photo
- Shoot Photos or Movies of Yourself
- Chapter 12. Networking, Security, and Troubleshooting
- Transfer Files Using AirDrop
- Connect to a Shared Folder
- Share a Folder
- Connect to a Shared or Network Printer
- Turn Off Automatic Login
- Enable and Configure the Firewall
- Choose Privacy Settings for Location Services
- Reclaim Space by Emptying the Trash
- Keep Your MacBook Current with Updates
- Control Checking for Software and App Updates
- Back Up Your Files
- Recover Files from Backup
- Recover When macOS Crashes
- Recover, Restore, or Reinstall macOS
- Index