macOS Sierra: The Missing Manual
The book that should have been in the box
Published on 29. November 2016
879 pages
978-1-4919-7721-7 (ISBN)
Description
With Sierra, Apple brings never-before-seen features to macOSlike Siri voice control, file sharing across all your iOS devices, picture-in-picture mode for iTunes and Safari, and AI photo search. Once again, David Pogue brings his humor and expertise to the #1 bestselling Mac book.Whether youre a developer or a home-user, this guide offers a wealth of detail on Apples OS X 10.12 operating system, this new edition covers everything Sierra has to offer.Perfect for newcomers. Get crystal-clear, jargon-free introduction to the Dock, the macOS folder structure, Safari, Mail, and iCloud.Go in-depth. Learn how to use key new features such as Optimized Storage, the Universal Clipboard, Siri for Mac, and iCloud Drive Sync.Get the full story. David Pogue doesn't stop at telling you how to use macOS features. He wants you to know why to use themand how to avoid common pitfalls.
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Content
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
- What's New in Sierra
- About This Book
- The Very Basics
- Folders, Windows & Finder Tabs
- Getting into macOS
- Windows and How to Work Them
- The Four Window Views
- Icon View
- List View
- Column View
- Cover Flow View
- Keep Folders on Top
- The Preview Pane
- Quick Look
- Finder Tabs
- Tabs in Other Apps
- Logging Out, Shutting Down
- Getting Help in macOS
- Organizing Your Stuff
- The macOS Folder Structure
- Icon Names
- Selecting Icons
- Moving and Copying Icons
- Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
- Finder Tags
- The Trash
- Get Info
- Shortcut Menus, Action Menus
- Optimized Storage
- Spotlight
- The Spotlight Menu
- The Searching Window
- Customizing Spotlight
- Smart Folders
- Dock, Desktop & Toolbars
- The Dock
- Setting Up the Dock
- Using the Dock
- The Finder Toolbar
- Designing Your Desktop
- Menulets: The Missing Manual
- Documents, Programs & Mission Control
- The Mac App Store
- Other Ways to Get Mac Software
- Opening macOS Programs
- Launchpad
- Windows That Auto-Reopen
- The Application Menu
- The "Heads-Up" Program Switcher
- Full Screen Mode
- Split Screen Mode
- Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter
- Spaces (Virtual Desktops)
- Dashboard
- Exposé
- Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
- How Documents Know Their Parents
- Keyboard Control
- The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
- Auto Save and Versions
- iCloud Drive
- The Cocoa Advantage
- Data: Typing, Sharing & Backing Up
- The Mac Keyboard
- The Touch Bar + Fingerprint Reader
- Notes on Right-Clicking
- Power Typing
- The Many Languages of macOS Text
- Ink: Handwriting Recognition
- Data Detectors
- Moving Data Between Documents
- Exchanging Data with Other Macs
- Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
- The Share Button
- Time Machine
- Dictation & Siri
- Dictation
- Siri on the Mac
- How to Use Siri
- How to Use "Hey, Siri"
- What to Say to Siri
- Advanced Siri
- The Mac Reads to You
- Mac+iPhone: Continuity & AirDrop
- Mac as Speakerphone
- Texting from the Mac
- Instant Hotspot
- Handoff
- AirDrop
- The Universal Clipboard
- Apple Watch Login
- System Preferences
- The System Preferences Window
- Accessibility
- App Store
- Bluetooth
- CDs & DVDs
- Date & Time
- Desktop & Screen Saver
- Displays
- Dock
- Energy Saver
- Extensions
- General
- iCloud
- Internet Accounts
- Keyboard
- Language & Region
- Mission Control
- Mouse
- Network
- Notifications
- Parental Controls
- Printers & Scanners
- Security & Privacy
- Sharing
- Siri
- Sound
- Spotlight
- Startup Disk
- Time Machine
- Touch ID
- Trackpad
- Users & Groups
- Notifications
- Insta-Respond to Bubbles
- Shutting Up the Bubbles
- The Notification Center
- The Free Programs of macOS
- Your Free Programs
- App Store
- Automator
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Chess
- Contacts
- Dashboard
- Dictionary
- DVD Player
- FaceTime
- Font Book
- GarageBand
- iBooks
- Image Capture
- iMovie
- iPhoto
- iTunes
- Launchpad
- Maps
- Messages
- Mission Control
- Notes
- Numbers, Pages
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Preview
- Reminders
- QuickTime Player
- Safari
- Stickies
- System Preferences
- TextEdit
- Time Machine
- Utilities: Your macOS Toolbox
- Accounts, Security & Gatekeeper
- Introducing Accounts
- Creating an Account
- Parental Controls
- Editing Accounts
- Setting Up the Login Process
- Signing In, Logging Out
- Sharing Across Accounts
- Fast User Switching
- macOS and Security
- Five Privacy Shields
- Networking, File Sharing & AirDrop
- Wiring the Network
- File Sharing: Three Ways
- AirDrop
- Sharing Your Public Folder
- Sharing Any Folder
- Accessing Shared Files
- Networking with Windows
- Screen Sharing
- More Dialing In from the Road
- Graphics, Fonts & Printing
- Mac Meets Printer
- Making the Printout
- Managing Printouts
- Printer Sharing
- Faxing
- PDF Files
- Fonts-and Font Book
- ColorSync
- Graphics in macOS
- Screen-Capture Keystrokes
- Movies & Sound
- QuickTime Player
- Playing Sounds
- Recording Sounds
- Internet Setup & iCloud
- The Best News You've Heard All Day
- Network Central and Multihoming
- Broadband Connections
- Cellular Modems
- Tethering (Personal Hotspot)
- Dial-Up Modem Connections
- Switching Locations
- Internet Sharing
- Meet iCloud
- iCloud Drive
- Photos
- Email Address
- Data Synchronization
- Find My Mac, Find My iPhone
- Family Sharing
- Back to My Mac
- Apple Pay on the Web
- More iCloud Features
- Mail & Contacts
- Setting Up Mail
- Checking Your Mail
- Tailoring the Look of Mail
- Writing Messages
- Stationery
- Reading Email
- VIPs
- The Anti-Spam Toolkit
- Contacts
- Safari
- The Unified Address/Search Bar
- Bookmarks, Favorites, and Top Sites
- Full Screen and Gestures
- Scrolling
- Five Ways to Magnify a Page
- Customizing the Toolbar
- Saved Passwords: The iCloud Keychain
- Tabbed Browsing
- Tips for Better Surfing
- Privacy and Security Features
- Messages
- Welcome to Messages
- Setting Up Messages
- Let the Chat Begin
- iMessages
- Other Chat Networks
- Sharing Your Screen
- FTP, SSH, VPN & Web Sharing
- FTP
- Connecting from the Road
- Remote Access with SSH
- Virtual Private Networking
- Installing macOS Sierra
- Hardware Requirements
- The Standard Installation
- The Setup Assistant
- The Homemade Installer Disk
- Troubleshooting
- Slowdowns and Fans
- Minor Eccentric Behavior
- Frozen Programs (Force Quitting)
- Application Won't Open
- Startup Problems
- Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks
- Fixing the Disk
- Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
- The Windows-to-Mac Dictionary
- The Master Secret Keystroke List
- Index
