How to Do Everything Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Name: How to Do Everything Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Brand: McGraw-Hill Education
Price: 59.99 EUR
Availability: OnlineOnly

Dwight Spivey(Autor*in)

McGraw-Hill Education (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 20. November 2012

574 Seiten

E-Book

ePUB mit Adobe-DRM

Systemvoraussetzungen

978-0-07-180441-7 (ISBN)

59,99 €inkl. 7% MwSt.

Systemvoraussetzungen

für ePUB mit Adobe-DRM

E-Book Einzellizenz

Als Download verfügbar

Beschreibung

Weitere Details

Weitere Ausgaben

Inhalt

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Get Started with Your Mac
Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Mac!
Types of Macs
What's the Difference Between a Consumer Mac and a Professional Mac?
Which Macs Are for Consumers?
Which Macs Are for Professionals?
Intel Processors
Explore Your Mac
What Are All These Ports (and Other Items) For?
Set Up Your Mac
Hook Up Your Keyboard and Mouse
Connect to a Power Source
Set Up Your Working (or Playing!) Environment
Start It Up!
Use the Setup Assistant
What's All This on My Screen?
How Do I Drive This Thing?
What Version of the Mac OS Do You Have?
Restart, Shut Down, and Put Your Mac to Sleep
Summary
Chapter 2: First Things First: Getting to Know Your Mac
A Very Brief Word About Keyboards
It's GUI, Not Sticky
What's a GUI?
Discover Your Inner GUI
Internal Storage, CDs, and DVDs
Lost Already? Get Help from Your Mac
Summary
Chapter 3: Cruisin': Navigating Your Mac
Discover the Finder
Get Around in a Finder Window
Choose the Right View for You
Set Finder Preferences
Get Information About Your Files and Folders
Discover and Use OS X's Files and Folders
The Users Folder, In Depth
Create, Rename, and Delete Files and Folders
Look! Quick! It's Quick Look!
Search for Stuff on Your Mac
Search Using Spotlight
Search Using Find
I Wanna Dock!
Add, Move, and Delete Icons in the Dock
The Icons Aren't Just There for Show
Access Files and Folders from the Dock
Set Preferences for the Dock
Manipulating Windows with Mission Control
Managing Finder and Application Windows
Spaced Out!
Create Spaces
Run Widgets from the Dashboard
Dashboard Basics
Open and Close Widgets
Set Preferences in Widgets
Find More Cool Widgets Than You Can Shake a Stick At
Use Launchpad to Blast Off Applications
Summary
Chapter 4: Stylin' and Profilin'! Customizing Your Mac
Tailor Your Environment
Choose a Desktop Picture
Select a Screen Saver
Customize the Finder Window Toolbar
Use the General Preferences Pane
Set the Basic Settings
Set the Time and Date
Change Monitor Preferences
Change Sound Settings
Personalize (and Protect) Your Mac Even Further with User Accounts
Why Use Individual Accounts?
Add a New User Account
Set Account Types, Usernames, and Passwords
Parental Controls Need-to-Knows
Summary
Chapter 5: Getting Started on the Internet
Get Connected
Dial-up or Broadband?
Use the Network Setup Assistant
Communicate with the World
Understand Email Basics
Surfin' Safari!
Chat It Up with Messages
The Future of Calling Is Here with FaceTime
Summary
Part II: Making Your Mac Earn Its Keep
Chapter 6: How to Use Your Mac's Applications
Realize What Applications and Utilities Come with Your Mac
Applications
Utilities
Find Common Ground for OS X's Applications
Launch an Application
Find More Details About the Application
Set Your Application's Preferences
Create a New Document
Select, Cut, Copy, and Paste Items
Save Documents
Open Documents
Print Documents
Quit Applications
Identify Basic Application Commands
Summary
Chapter 7: I Work, You Work, We All Work with iWork
Identify Common Tools
Get to Know Pages
Use Templates
Start from Scratch: Use a Blank Document
Get to Know Keynote
Create a New Slideshow
Play, Save, and Share Your Slideshow
Get to Know Numbers
Create a Sample Spreadsheet
Make a Simple Spreadsheet from Scratch
Summary
Chapter 8: Start the Presses! Printing and Faxing Your Documents
Determine What You Need to Get Started
Inkjet or Laser Printer?
The Type of Cables You Need
Choose Print Media
Install Printer Drivers
The Print & Scan Preferences Pane
Install Your Printer
Connect Your Printer via a Network
Print a Job
Choose Print Options
Manage Print Jobs
Troubleshoot Printer Installation Problems
Share Printers
What Is PDF?
Make Your Own PDF Files
Just the Fax, Ma'am!
Send a Fax
Summary
Chapter 9: Connected and Organized: Two Things Most of Us Are Not!
Let Your Mouse Do the Walking: Using Contacts
Add Contacts
Create Groups of Contacts
Print Your Contacts
Your Scheduling Pal, Calendar
Create Calendars
Create Events for Your Calendars
Share Your Calendars
Subscribe to Calendars
Print Calendars
Need a Reminder?
Take Notes
Summary
Part III: Pictures, Music, and Movies, Oh My!
Chapter 10: The Quick and the Time: QuickTime
What the Heck Is QuickTime?
Cool Ways to Use QuickTime
View Video Files
Listen to Audio Files
Record Audio and Video
Shorten Your Movies
QuickTime on the Web
Use QuickTime Within Your Web Browser
Convert Movies to a Different Format
Share Your Files Easily
Summary
Chapter 11: Say Cheese! Managing Your Photos with iPhoto
iPhoto: A Darkroom on Your Desktop
Understand the iPhoto Interface
Bring Your Memories into iPhoto
Create Albums
Put Together a Slideshow
Create Cards, Calendars, and Books
Edit Photos
Share Your Memories
Print Your Pictures
Summary
Chapter 12: Well, Turn It Up, Man! Get in Tune with iTunes
It's Your Party and You're the D.J.!
Use the Mighty iTunes Store
Find Much More Than Just Music
Import Tracks to Your Library
Import Tracks from CDs
Import Files
Check Out iTunes' Preferences
General
Playback
Sharing
Store
Parental
Devices
Advanced
Create Playlists
Create a Standard Playlist
Create a Smart Playlist
Burn, Baby, Burn!
Take Your Tunes on the Road: Connect Your iPod, iPad, or iPhone
Summary
Chapter 13: iLights! iCamera! iAction!: Using iMovie
iMovie: Your Personal Editing Room
Import Video into iMovie
Import Movie Files
Import iMovie HD Projects
Import from a Video Camera
View Your Imported Video
Select Video to Work With
Create an iMovie Project
Add Video to Your Project
Add Music and Sound Effects to Your Project
Share Your Masterpiece
Sharing Over the Internet
Export Your Movie
Summary
Part IV: Time to Geek Out! Digging Deeper into Your Mac
Chapter 14: Making Sense of the System Preferences
Personal
General
Desktop & Screen Saver
Dock
Mission Control
Language & Text
Security & Privacy
Spotlight
Hardware
CDs & DVDs
Displays
Energy Saver
Keyboard
Mouse
Trackpad
Print & Fax
Sound
Internet & Wireless
iCloud
Mail, Contacts & Calendars
Network
Bluetooth
Sharing
System
Users & Groups, Parental Controls, and Date & Time
Software Update
Dictation & Speech
Time Machine
Accessibility
Startup Disk
Summary
Chapter 15: Making Your Mac Play Pretty with Other Computers
Wired or Wireless? That Is the Question!
A Look at Wireless Connections
Wires Are Good, Too!
Network Setup Assistant Revisited
Soar with AirPort
Become Pals with the Network Preferences
Meet the Basic Network Preferences Pane
Meet the Advanced Network Settings
Mom Always Taught Me to Share
Services
Summary
Chapter 16: Deeper into the Internet Jungle with Safari
Embark on Advanced Safari
Use Bookmarks
Create Bookmarks
Keep Bookmarks Organized
Import and Export Bookmarks
Configure Safari Preferences
Find Information on the Internet
Sharing Websites
Summary
Chapter 17: Mail Call!
Set Preferences for Mail
General
Accounts
Junk Mail
Fonts & Colors
Viewing
Composing Preferences
Signatures
Rules
Create Mailboxes and Smart Mailboxes
Format Your Messages
Choose Fonts and Colors
Add Photos with Photo Browser
Use Stationery
Add Attachments
Add Email Addresses to Contacts
Use More Than One Account
Summary
Part V: Making Your Mac Even Better: Adding Microsoft Windows and Hardware
Chapter 18: ATTENTION! Welcome to Boot Camp, Private!
Why Install Windows on Your Mac?
Have the Best of Both Worlds: Install Windows with Boot Camp
Choose Which OS to Boot Into
Summary
Chapter 19: It's Alive! Adding Hardware to Your Mac (enstein)
Understand Why Adding More Memory Is Never a Bad Idea
Discover What Adding Memory Does for Your Mac
"I'm Convinced! How Do I Install More Memory?"
Add External Devices
Choose Between USB and FireWire
"Which Is Best for My Needs?"
Summary
Part VI: Troubleshooting and Getting Further Help When You Need It
Chapter 20: What the Heck Just Happened?
Don't Panic!
Master Troubleshooting
Rule Numero Uno: Restart
Log in to a Different Account
Back Up Your Stuff
Troubleshoot Typical Hardware Problems
My Mac Won't Power Up!
External Devices Don't Work Properly
System Information
Troubleshoot Typical Software Problems
The Mother of All Computer Troubleshooting Techniques
Check Whether Your Mac Is Running the Latest OS Version
Troubleshoot Startup Issues
Overcome Kernel Panic
Repair Disk Permissions
My Application Just Crashed!
Thaw Freezes
Confront a Blue Screen
Evaluate Third-Party Solutions
Consider Third-Party Disk Utility Software
Consider Third-Party Antivirus Software
When All Else Fails, Reinstall
Summary
Chapter 21: Helpful Resources for Your Mac
Consult OS X's Help System
Exploit Apple's Support Pages
Call for Help
Find Helpful Mac Sites on the Web
Troubleshooting and Repair Sites
Information and News Sites
Sites for Tips, Tricks, and Hints
Software Sites
Fun Stuff!
Summary
Part VII: Change the Silicon Every Three Thousand Miles: Maintaining Your Mac
Chapter 22: Keeping the Engine Tuned
Check for Updates with the App Store
Keep Your Third-Party Applications Updated
Follow Simple Mac Maintenance Procedures
A Clean Mac Is a Happy Mac!
Summary
Chapter 23: Getting Under the Hood
Get Familiar with Disk Utility
Work with the Disk Utility Toolbar
Work with the Disk Utility Tabs
First Aid
Use Disc Utility to Erase Rewriteable CDs and DVDs
Use Disk Utility to Create and Burn Disk Images
Create Blank Disk Images
Create a Disk Image from an Existing Disk
Burn Images to Disks
Summary
Chapter 24: Back'er Up: Using Time Machine
Back Up with Time Machine
Set Time Machine's Preferences
Use the WABAC Machine
Summary
Index

Systemvoraussetzungen

Als PDF speichern Als Link merken