macOS Ventura For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part 1: macOS Basics 5

Chapter 1: macOS Ventura 101 (Prerequisites: None) 7

Chapter 2: Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!) 21

Chapter 3: What's Up, Dock? 43

Chapter 4: Getting to Know Finder and Its Desktop 61

Chapter 5: Delving Even Deeper into Ventura's Desktop and Finder 93

Chapter 6: Having It Your Way 105

Part 2: Getting Things Done 125

Chapter 7: Opening and Saving Files 127

Chapter 8: File and Folder Management Made Easy 151

Chapter 9: Eight Terrific Time-Saving Tools 165

Chapter 10: Organizing Your Life 195

Chapter 11: Maps Are Where It's At 217

Chapter 12: Apps Born in iOS 229

Part 3: Getting Along with Others 241

Chapter 13: (Inter)Networking 243

Chapter 14: Dealing with People 261

Chapter 15: Communicating with Mail and Messages 273

Chapter 16: Sharing Your Mac and Liking It 299

Part 4: Getting Creative 327

Chapter 17: The Musical Mac 329

Chapter 18: The Multimedia Mac 343

Chapter 19: Publish or Perish: Creating Documents and Printing 355

Part 5: Care and Feeding 377

Chapter 20: Features for the Way You Work 379

Chapter 21: Safety First: Backups and Other Security Issues 409

Chapter 22: Utility Chest 425

Chapter 23: Troubleshooting macOS 437

Part 6: The Part of Tens 447

Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience 449

Chapter 25: Ten Great Websites for Mac Freaks 457

Index 463