Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Mavericks

Chapter 1 Discovering What You Can Do with OS X
Create Documents 4
Play and Record Music 6
View and Organize Your Photos 8
Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show 10
Take Advantage of the Web 12
Communicate with Others 14
Organize Your Contacts and Appointments 16
Chapter 2 Learning Basic Program Tasks
Explore the OS X Screen 20
Tour the Dock 21
Start an Application 22
Start an Application Using Launchpad 24
Switch Between Applications 26
View Running Applications with Mission Control 27
Tour an Application Window 28
Run an Application Full Screen 29
Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu 30
Select a Command Using a Toolbar 31
Select Options with Dialog Controls 32
Chapter 3 Learning Basic Document Tasks
Save a Document 36
Open a Document 37
Print a Document 38
Edit Document Text 40
Copy a File 44
Move a File 45
Rename a File 46
Delete a File 47
Open a Folder in a Tab 48
Chapter 4 Browsing the Web
Select a Link 52
Enter a Web Page Address 53
Open a Web Page in a Tab 54
Navigate Web Pages 56
Navigate with the History List 58
Change Your Home Page 60
Bookmark Web Pages 62
Search for Sites 64
Download a File 66
View Links Shared On Social Networks 68
Create a Web Page Reading List 70
Chapter 5 Communicating via E-mail
Add an E-mail Account 74
Send an E-mail Message 76
Add a File Attachment 78
Add a Signature 80
Receive and Read E-mail Messages 82
Reply to a Message 84
Forward a Message 86
Open and Save an Attachment 88
Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages 90
Chapter 6 Talking via Messages and FaceTime
Configure Messages 94
Send a Message 96
Send a File in a Message 98
Sign In to FaceTime 100
Connect Through FaceTime 102
Chapter 7 Tracking Contacts and Events
Add a New Contact 106
Edit a Contact 108
Create a Contact Group 110
Navigate the Calendar 112
Create an Event 114
Create a Repeating Event 116
Send or Respond to an Event Invitation 118
Chapter 8 Playing and Organizing Music
Understanding the iTunes Library 122
Navigate the iTunes Window 123
Play a Song 124
Play a Music CD 126
Import Tracks from a Music CD 130
Create a Playlist 132
Burn Music Files to a CD 134
Edit Song Information 136
Purchase Music from the iTunes Store 138
Listen to an Internet Radio Station 140
Chapter 9 Learning Useful OS X Tasks
Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad 144
Install a Program Using the App Store 146
Write a Note 148
Pin a Note to the Desktop 150
Create a Reminder 152
Create a New Reminder List 154
Sign In to Your Facebook Account 156
Post to Facebook 158
Sign In to Your Twitter Account 160
Send a Tweet 162
Share Information with Other People 164
Work with the Notification Center 166
Organize Files with Tags 168
Search Files with Tags 170
Search for a Location 172
Get Directions to a Location 174
Install a Font 176
Chapter 10 Viewing and Editing Photos
View a Preview of a Photo 180
View a Slide Show of Your Photos 182
Import Photos from a Digital Camera 184
View Your Photos 186
Create an Album 188
Crop a Photo 190
Rotate a Photo 192
Straighten a Photo 194
Remove Red Eye from a Photo 196
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 198
Map Your Photos 200
E-mail a Photo 202
Take Your Picture 204
Chapter 11 Playing and Creating Videos
Play a DVD Using DVD Player 208
Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player 210
Create a New Movie Project 212
Import a Video File 214
Add Video Clips to Your Project 216
Trim a Clip 218
Add a Transition Between Clips 220
Add a Photo 222
Add a Music Track 224
Record a Voiceover 226
Add Titles and Credits 228
Play the Movie 230
Publish Your Movie to YouTube 232
Chapter 12 Customizing OS X
Display System Preferences 236
Change the Desktop Background 238
Activate the Screen Saver 240
Set Your Mac's Sleep Options 242
Change the Display Resolution and Brightness 244
Create an App Folder in Launchpad 246
Add a User Account 248
Customize the Dock 250
Add an Icon to the Dock 252
Hide the Dock 254
Add a Widget to the Dashboard 256
Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays 258
Chapter 13 Maintaining OS X
Empty the Trash 262
Organize Your Desktop 263
Check Hard Drive Free Space 264
Uninstall Unused Applications 266
Force a Stuck Application to Close 268
Configure Time Machine Backups 270
Restore an Earlier Version of a File 272
Restore Files Using Time Machine 274
Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 276
Restart Your Mac 278
Chapter 14 Working with Your iCloud Account
Create an Apple ID 282
Sign In to iCloud 286
Set Up iCloud Synchronization 288
Generate a Website Password 290
Send and Receive iCloud Mail 292
Work with iCloud Contacts 294
Manage Your Schedule with iCloud 296
Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad 298
Chapter 15 Networking with OS X
Understanding Networking 302
Connect a Bluetooth Device 304
Connect to a Wireless Network 308
Connect to a Network Resource 310
Change Your Password 312
Turn On File and Printer Sharing 314
Share a Folder 316
Share a Printer 318
Add a Shared Printer 320
Share a Screen with Another Mac 322
View OS X on Your TV 324
Index 326