Wang Mac OS X for Absolute Beginners

1. ed
ISBN: 978-1-4842-1913-3
Verlag: Apress
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 507 Seiten

Best-selling author Wallace Wang teaches you how to use El Capitan, the latest version of the Mac operating system, in everyday situations. This book shows you, the beginner Mac user, how to get up and running, operate, and work day-to-day on your Mac. You will learn how to run applications, manage windows and files, work with the internet, and more. You will even learn how to use your Mac with an iPhone and an Apple watch. 
If you've ever felt that you couldn't learn how to use a Mac, this is your opportunity to give it a go. 
What you'll learnHow to get up and running with Mac OS X El Capitan
How to navigate and manage views
How to manage your files
What entertainment options are available to you, and how to use them 
How to maintain your Mac 
How to work with iPhone and Apple watch. Who This Book Is For
Anyone who wants to learn how to use OS X El Capitan. No previous experience is required. 

Wallace Wang is a former Windows enthusiast who took one look at Vista and realized that the future of computing belonged to the Macintosh. He's written more than 40 computer books, including Microsoft Office for Dummies, Beginning Programming for Dummies, Steal This Computer Book, My New Mac, and My New iPad. In addition to programming the Macintosh and iPhone/iPad, he also performs stand-up comedy, having appeared on A&E's 'Evening at the Improv,' and having performed in Las Vegas at the Riviera Comedy Club at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. When he s not writing computer books or performing stand-up comedy, he also enjoys blogging about screenwriting at his site, The 15 Minute Movie Method, where he shares screenwriting tips with other aspiring screenwriters who all share the goal of breaking into Hollywood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Wallace

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents at a Glance;6
2;Contents;8
3;About the Author;22
4;About the Technical Reviewer;24
5;Acknowledgments;26
6;Introduction;28
7;Part I: Basic Training;31
7.1;Chapter 1: Understanding OS X;32
7.1.1;Why Computers Are So Difficult to Understand;33
7.1.2;Computers Are Designed for Experts, Not Beginners;36
7.1.3;Understanding the Mac Philosophy;36
7.1.4;Understanding the OS X Desktop;38
7.1.5;Using a Keyboard;40
7.1.6;Using a Mouse or Trackpad;42
7.1.7;How to Turn a Mac On and Off;49
7.1.8;Summary;50
7.2;Chapter 2: Giving Commands with the Mouse, Trackpad, and Keyboard;52
7.2.1;Hovering;52
7.2.2;Pointing and Clicking;53
7.2.3;Dragging;56
7.2.4;Right-Clicking (or Secondary Clicking);57
7.2.5;Using the Keyboard;60
7.2.6;Summary;62
7.3;Chapter 3: Running Programs;64
7.3.1;Finding a Program;65
7.3.2;Using the Dock;69
7.3.2.1;Adding Program Icons to the Dock;69
7.3.2.2;Rearranging Icons on the Dock;71
7.3.2.3;Removing Icons from the Dock;71
7.3.3;Using a Program;72
7.3.3.1;Moving Windows;74
7.3.3.2;Resizing Windows;75
7.3.3.3;Switching Windows;77
7.3.3.4;Hiding Windows;78
7.3.3.5;Minimizing Windows;80
7.3.3.6;Closing Windows;81
7.3.4;Using Mission Control;81
7.3.5;Quitting a Program;83
7.3.6;Summary;83
7.4;Chapter 4: Typing and Editing Text;85
7.4.1;Moving the Cursor;85
7.4.2;Selecting Text;86
7.4.2.1;Selecting Text with the Mouse or Trackpad;87
7.4.2.2;Selecting Text with the Keyboard;88
7.4.3;Deleting Text;89
7.4.4;Copying Text;89
7.4.5;Moving Text;90
7.4.6;Copying and Moving Text by Dragging;91
7.4.7;Formatting Text;92
7.4.8;Typing Unusual Characters;95
7.4.9;Summary;98
7.5;Chapter 5: Understanding Files and Folders;99
7.5.1;How OS X Organizes Files;101
7.5.1.1;Navigating Through Folders;104
7.5.1.2;Navigating Through Previously Viewed Folders;106
7.5.2;Viewing the Contents of a Folder;107
7.5.3;Creating Folders;111
7.5.4;Summary;113
7.6;Chapter 6: Manipulating Files;114
7.6.1;Opening a File;114
7.6.2;Previewing a File;120
7.6.3;Creating and Saving a File;121
7.6.4;Identifying an Open File’s Location;121
7.6.5;Renaming a File;122
7.6.6;Copying a File;122
7.6.6.1;Select the File;123
7.6.6.2;Copy the File;124
7.6.6.3;Paste the File;124
7.6.7;Moving a File;124
7.6.8;Deleting a File;126
7.6.9;Searching for a File;127
7.6.10;Tagging Files;128
7.6.10.1;Customizing Tags;131
7.6.11;Searching with Tags;133
7.6.12;Using iCloud;135
7.6.13;Summary;137
7.7;Chapter 7: Sharing Files;138
7.7.1;Creating a PDF File;139
7.7.2;Opening a PDF File;141
7.7.3;Importing a File;142
7.7.4;Exporting a File;143
7.7.5;Compressing Files;144
7.7.6;Using AirDrop;145
7.7.6.1;Using AirDrop Between Two Mac Computers;146
7.7.6.2;Using AirDrop Between a Mac and an iPhone/iPad;147
7.7.7;Using File Attachments with E-mail;149
7.7.8;Summary;151
8;Part II: Customizing OS X;152
8.1;Chapter 8: Using the Dock and the Launchpad;153
8.1.1;Changing the Location of the Dock;154
8.1.2;Changing the Size of Dock Icons;156
8.1.3;Magnifying the Dock Icon;156
8.1.4;Temporarily Hiding the Dock;157
8.1.5;Adding Folders to the Dock;158
8.1.5.1;Displaying Folder Contents;159
8.1.5.2;Displaying Folder Contents in the Finder Window;164
8.1.6;Using the Launchpad;164
8.1.7;Summary;166
8.2;Chapter 9: Installing Software;167
8.2.1;Finding Software on the Mac App Store;168
8.2.1.1;Viewing Software on the Mac App Store;173
8.2.1.2;Installing Software from the Mac App Store;175
8.2.2;Installing Software from the Internet;175
8.2.2.1;Installing Software Blocked from Running;177
8.2.2.2;Modifying Security Preferences for Downloaded Software;180
8.2.3;Installing Programs from a DVD;183
8.2.4;Uninstalling Programs;184
8.2.5;Summary;185
8.3;Chapter 10: Customizing the Screen;186
8.3.1;Changing the Desktop Wallpaper;186
8.3.1.1;Choosing Pictures Randomly or Sequentially;192
8.3.1.2;Defining How to Display a Small Picture;193
8.3.2;Defining a Screen Saver;196
8.3.3;Defining Hot Corner Shortcuts;200
8.3.4;Password Protecting a Mac;202
8.3.5;Saving Power;205
8.3.6;Summary;207
8.4;Chapter 11: Customizing the Finder Window;208
8.4.1;Changing the Sidebar;208
8.4.2;Adding Custom Folders to the Finder Sidebar;211
8.4.3;Customizing the Default Folder to Display;213
8.4.4;Customizing the Toolbar;215
8.4.4.1;Changing the Appearance of the Toolbar Icons;224
8.4.4.2;Customizing the Toolbar;225
8.4.5;Using Tabs;227
8.4.5.1;Creating a Finder Tab;227
8.4.5.2;Merging (and Separating) Finder Tabs;228
8.4.5.3;Closing Finder Tabs;228
8.4.6;Summary;229
8.5;Chapter 12: Organizing Windows;230
8.5.1;Minimizing a Window;230
8.5.2;Hiding Windows;231
8.5.3;Using Mission Control;233
8.5.4;Using Multiple Desktops;237
8.5.4.1;Creating Additional Desktops;237
8.5.4.2;Switching Between Desktops;238
8.5.4.3;Moving Windows Between Desktops;239
8.5.4.4;Rearranging Desktops;240
8.5.4.5;Deleting a Desktop;240
8.5.4.6;Using Split View;241
8.5.4.7;Using Full-Screen Mode;242
8.5.5;Summary;242
9;Part III: Having Fun;244
9.1;Chapter 13: Playing with Photos;245
9.1.1;Using the Photos Program;245
9.1.1.1;Adding Pictures to Photos;246
9.1.1.2;Viewing Pictures in Photos;247
9.1.1.3;Editing Pictures in Photos;248
9.1.2;Organizing Pictures in Albums;251
9.1.2.1;Creating Standard Albums;252
9.1.2.2;Adding Pictures to a Standard Album;253
9.1.2.3;Removing Pictures from a Standard Album;255
9.1.3;Tagging Pictures;256
9.1.4;Searching with Tags;259
9.1.5;Creating Smart Albums;259
9.1.6;Exporting a Picture;262
9.1.7;Using the Image Capture Program;264
9.1.8;Summary;266
9.2;Chapter 14: Watching and Editing Video;267
9.2.1;Watching a Video with Quick Look;268
9.2.2;Watching a Video with the QuickTime Player;270
9.2.2.1;Exporting a Video in Different Resolutions;271
9.2.2.2;Trimming Video in the QuickTime Player;272
9.2.2.3;Splitting Video into Clips;273
9.2.2.4;Rearranging Clips;274
9.2.3;Capturing a Video of the Screen;275
9.2.4;Burning a Video to a DVD;277
9.2.5;Summary;278
9.3;Chapter 15: Playing Music;279
9.3.1;Playing Audio with Quick Look;279
9.3.2;Playing Audio with the QuickTime Player;280
9.3.3;Playing an Audio File in iTunes;281
9.3.3.1;Importing Audio Files into iTunes;281
9.3.4;Importing Audio CDs into iTunes;282
9.3.5;Playing Audio in iTunes;284
9.3.5.1;Playing a Single Audio Track;284
9.3.5.2;Playing Multiple Audio Tracks;286
9.3.6;Making Playlists;287
9.3.6.1;Creating a Playlist;287
9.3.6.2;Creating a Playlist from a Selection of Audio Tracks;290
9.3.6.3;Creating a Smart Playlist;291
9.3.6.4;Editing a Playlist;295
9.3.6.5;Listening to a Playlist;295
9.3.6.6;Deleting a Playlist;297
9.3.7;Listening to the Radio;297
9.3.7.1;Listening to Internet Radio;297
9.3.7.2;Listening to Apple Music Radio;299
9.3.8;Summary;300
9.4;Chapter 16: Reading e-Books;301
9.4.1;Reading an e-Book in a PDF;301
9.4.2;Reading a PDF File with the Preview Program;304
9.4.2.1;Viewing PDF Files;306
9.4.3;Changing How to Scroll Pages;306
9.4.4;Navigating Through a PDF File;307
9.4.5;Using Bookmarks;310
9.4.6;Reading PDF, ePub, and iBook Files;311
9.4.7;Finding e-Books in iBooks;312
9.4.8;Making e-Book Collections;313
9.4.9;Reading e-Books in iBooks;315
9.4.9.1;Viewing a Table of Contents;315
9.4.9.2;Using Bookmarks;316
9.4.10;Deleting e-Books;318
9.4.11;Summary;318
10;Part IV: Getting on the Internet;320
10.1;Chapter 17: Browsing the Internet;321
10.1.1;Connecting to the Internet;321
10.1.2;Defining a Default Browser;324
10.1.3;Visiting Web Sites;326
10.1.4;Defining a Default Search Engine;327
10.1.5;Opening Multiple Web Sites;328
10.1.5.1;Opening a Web Site in Another Window;328
10.1.5.2;Opening a Web Site in a Tab;328
10.1.5.3;Defining Default Web Sites for New Windows and Tabs;329
10.1.5.4;Turning Tabs into Multiple Windows (and vice versa);330
10.1.6;Going Back to Previously Viewed Web Sites;331
10.1.7;Protecting Your Privacy;334
10.1.7.1;Erasing Your Browsing History;335
10.1.7.2;Defining Browser Privacy Settings;336
10.1.8;Using Bookmarks;337
10.1.8.1;Bookmarking a Web Site;337
10.1.8.2;Viewing Bookmarks;338
10.1.8.3;Creating Bookmark Folders;338
10.1.8.4;Editing Bookmarks;340
10.1.8.5;Importing and Exporting Bookmarks;340
10.1.9;Creating a Reading List;341
10.1.10;Using AutoFill;343
10.1.11;Muting Audio;344
10.1.12;Dealing with Unresponsive Web Pages;345
10.1.13;Summary;346
10.2;Chapter 18: Using E-mail;348
10.2.1;Setting Up an E-mail Account;349
10.2.2;Sending E-mail;351
10.2.2.1;Saving Drafts;354
10.2.2.2;Formatting Text;355
10.2.2.3;Using Stationery;356
10.2.2.4;Attaching a File;357
10.2.3;Viewing Sent Messages;358
10.2.4;Saving E-mail Addresses;359
10.2.5;Getting New Mail;361
10.2.6;Replying to Messages;363
10.2.7;Searching Messages;365
10.2.8;Organizing Messages with Smart Mailboxes;367
10.2.8.1;Creating and Using a Smart Mailbox;367
10.2.9;Deleting Messages;370
10.2.9.1;Retrieving Deleted Messages;371
10.2.9.2;Erasing Deleted Messages for Good;371
10.2.10;Summary;373
10.3;Chapter 19: Using Messages and FaceTime;374
10.3.1;Setting Up a Messages Account;374
10.3.2;Sending a Message;376
10.3.3;Reading Messages;378
10.3.4;Sending Audio as a Message;379
10.3.5;Deleting Messages;380
10.3.6;Using FaceTime;382
10.3.7;Blocking Callers in Messages and FaceTime;384
10.3.8;Summary;387
10.4;Chapter 20: Using iCloud;388
10.4.1;Setting Up an iCloud Account;388
10.4.2;Moving Files to and from iCloud;390
10.4.3;Accessing iCloud from a Browser;391
10.4.4;Using iWork for iCloud;392
10.4.4.1;Opening a File in iWork for iCloud;394
10.4.4.2;Downloading Online Files;395
10.4.4.3;Collaborating Online;396
10.4.5;Exiting from iCloud;398
10.4.6;Summary;399
11;Part V: Getting Work Done;400
11.1;Chapter 21: Keeping Track of Contacts;401
11.1.1;Storing Data;401
11.1.2;Searching for a Name;404
11.1.3;Grouping Names;405
11.1.3.1;Creating a Group;405
11.1.3.2;Selecting Names to Put in a Group;407
11.1.3.3;Creating a Smart Group;407
11.1.3.4;Renaming a Group;410
11.1.3.5;Removing Names from a Group;411
11.1.3.6;Deleting a Group;411
11.1.4;Deleting Names;411
11.1.5;Merging Names;412
11.1.6;Sharing Contact Information;413
11.1.7;Summary;413
11.2;Chapter 22: Using Notes, Stickies, and the Calendar;414
11.2.1;Jotting Down Notes;414
11.2.1.1;Creating a New Note;415
11.2.1.2;Creating a New Folder;416
11.2.1.3;Searching for a Note;417
11.2.1.4;Sharing Notes;418
11.2.1.5;Renaming a Folder;419
11.2.1.6;Deleting Folders and Notes;420
11.2.2;Using Stickies;422
11.2.2.1;Creating a Sticky Note;422
11.2.2.2;Making a Sticky Note Easy to See;424
11.2.2.3;Importing and Exporting Text into a Sticky Note;425
11.2.2.4;Deleting a Sticky Note;426
11.2.3;Using the Calendar;427
11.2.3.1;Changing the Calendar View;427
11.2.3.2;Setting an Appointment;428
11.2.3.3;Deleting an Appointment;430
11.2.4;Summary;431
11.3;Chapter 23: Modifying PDF Files;432
11.3.1;Rearranging Pages;432
11.3.2;Adding Pages;434
11.3.3;Deleting Pages;434
11.3.4;Marking Up Text;435
11.3.5;Adding Text;437
11.3.6;Adding Signatures;440
11.3.6.1;Capturing a Signature with a Trackpad;441
11.3.6.2;Capturing a Signature with the Mac Camera;442
11.3.6.3;Placing a Signature in a PDF File;443
11.3.6.4;Deleting a Signature;444
11.3.7;Saving Changes to a PDF File;444
11.3.8;Summary;445
11.4;Chapter 24: Capturing Screenshots and Video;446
11.4.1;Capturing Screenshots with OS X;447
11.4.1.1;Capturing the Whole Screen;447
11.4.1.2;Capturing Part of the Screen;447
11.4.1.3;Capturing a Window;448
11.4.2;Using the Grab Program;448
11.4.2.1;Capturing a Timed Screen;451
11.4.2.2;Capturing the Pointer;452
11.4.3;Capturing Screenshots with the Preview Program;453
11.4.4;Capturing Video and Audio;455
11.4.4.1;Capturing an Audio Recording;456
11.4.5;Capturing a Screen Recording;457
11.4.6;Capturing a Movie Recording;458
11.4.7;Summary;459
11.5;Chapter 25: Syncing a Mac with an iPhone or iPad;460
11.5.1;Connecting a Mac to an iPhone or iPad;461
11.5.2;Backing Up Your iPhone or iPad;463
11.5.3;Syncing Through iCloud;464
11.5.4;Syncing Through iTunes;466
11.5.5;Disconnecting an iPhone or iPad;468
11.5.6;Summary;469
12;Part VI:Useful Macintosh Information;470
12.1;Chapter 26: Protecting Your Data;471
12.1.1;Retrieving Deleted Files;471
12.1.2;Using Time Machine;473
12.1.2.1;Configuring an External Hard Disk with Time Machine;474
12.1.2.2;Retrieving Deleted Files with Time Machine;476
12.1.3;Using the Disk Utility Program;477
12.1.4;Summary;479
12.2;Chapter 27: Protecting a Mac from Malware;480
12.2.1;Password Protecting a Mac;481
12.2.2;Turning on the Firewall;483
12.2.3;Protecting Safari;486
12.2.3.1;Defining “Safe” Files to Download;486
12.2.3.2;Defining Safari Security Settings;488
12.2.4;Summary;490
12.3;Chapter 28: Shopping for a New Mac;492
12.3.1;Time Your Purchases with Apple’s Upgrade Cycle;492
12.3.2;Buy Refurbished;494
12.3.3;Shop During Holidays;496
12.3.4;Do Your Own Memory Upgrade;496
12.3.5;Get an Educational Discount;496
12.3.6;Buy a Used Mac;497
12.3.7;Buy from Apple Retailers;499
12.3.8;Summary;499
13;Index;500