Easy Mac® Computer Basics
See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Mac Computer Basics teaches you the fundamentals of working with your Mac and how to work with other Apple hardware such as iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, and so on. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through each task, building the skills you need to download and manage your music and videos with ease. No need to feel intimidated–we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.
Learn how to…
• Set up and customize your Mac or MacBook
• Connect and synchronize a Mac with an iPod or iPhone
• Install Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp
• Synchronize Address Book and iCal data with your Mac, iPod, and iPhone
• Set up Time Capsule on a wireless network
• Create albums and edit photos with iPhoto
• Play music and movies in iTunes
• Connect to the Internet, surf with Safari, chat with your buddies, and send and receive email in Mail
• Access your iDisk, chat, and publish a website with MobileMe, iChat, and iWeb
Easy steps guide you through each task.
Items you select or click are shown in bold.
Each step is fully illustrated.
Easy Mac® Computer Basics
See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Mac Computer Basics teaches you the fundamentals of working with your Mac and how to work with other Apple hardware such as iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, and so on. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through each task, building the skills you need to download and manage your music and videos with ease. No need to feel intimidated–we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.
Learn how to…
• Set up and customize your Mac or MacBook
• Connect and synchronize a Mac with an iPod or iPhone
• Install Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp
• Synchronize Address Book and iCal data with your Mac, iPod, and iPhone
• Set up Time Capsule on a wireless network
• Create albums and edit photos with iPhoto
• Play music and movies in iTunes
• Connect to the Internet, surf with Safari, chat with your buddies, and send and receive email in Mail
• Access your iDisk, chat, and publish a website with MobileMe, iChat, and iWeb
Easy steps guide you through each task.
Items you select or click are shown in bold.
Each step is fully illustrated.
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Overview
Easy Mac® Computer Basics
See it done. Do it yourself. It’s that Easy! Easy Mac Computer Basics teaches you the fundamentals of working with your Mac and how to work with other Apple hardware such as iPod, iPhone, AppleTV, and so on. Fully illustrated steps with simple instructions guide you through each task, building the skills you need to download and manage your music and videos with ease. No need to feel intimidated–we’ll hold your hand every step of the way.
Learn how to…
• Set up and customize your Mac or MacBook
• Connect and synchronize a Mac with an iPod or iPhone
• Install Windows on your Mac with Boot Camp
• Synchronize Address Book and iCal data with your Mac, iPod, and iPhone
• Set up Time Capsule on a wireless network
• Create albums and edit photos with iPhoto
• Play music and movies in iTunes
• Connect to the Internet, surf with Safari, chat with your buddies, and send and receive email in Mail
• Access your iDisk, chat, and publish a website with MobileMe, iChat, and iWeb
Easy steps guide you through each task.
Items you select or click are shown in bold.
Each step is fully illustrated.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780768678864 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Pearson Education |
| Publication date: | 08/15/2008 |
| Series: | Easy |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 272 |
| File size: | 9 MB |
About the Author
Lisa Lee is an avid Mac user. She works at Apple and is the author of several best-selling Mac books, including Easy iMac, Easy iBook, Introducing Adobe Photoshop Elements, and Upgrading and Repairing Your Mac. She has also written about digital photography, networks, and operating systems. Lisa has also worked at Microsoft, where she worked on WebTV, MSNTV, UltimateTV, and Windows Media Center. When she’s not writing, she enjoys painting, drawing, digital photography, and an occasional babysitting gig.
Table of Contents
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1 Setting Up and Connecting Your Mac with
iPod and iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Setting Up an iMac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Setting Up a MacBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Navigating the Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Navigating the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Navigating Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Connecting an iPod to a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Connecting an iPhone to a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Syncing Content to an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Setting Up and Syncing Content to an iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
2 Working with Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Showing and Hiding Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Moving and Resizing Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Choosing a View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Selecting and Moving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Copying a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Deleting a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sharing Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Finding Files or Folders Using Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Renaming a File or Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Compressing Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
3 Customizing Mac OS X Leopard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Customizing File and Folder Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Customizing the Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting the Desktop Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Customizing the Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Adjusting Mouse Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Changing Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Changing the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Working with Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Customizing Icons on the Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Changing Your Computer’s Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
4 Installing and Using Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Installing and Opening Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Opening a File with TextEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Working with TextEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Copy and Pasting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Using the Font Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Using Front Row to Surf Your Music, Movies, and Photos . . . .57
Showing and Hiding Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Saving a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Using Preview to Navigate a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Viewing Photos with Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
5 Using Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Installing iWork ‘08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Creating a Word Processing Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Adding and Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Finding Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Adding and Editing Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Working with Inline and Floating Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Working with Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Creating Linked Text Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Adding a Page Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Working with Headers and Footers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Inserting a Footnote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Saving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Printing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Customizing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Customizing the Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Exporting to Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Printing a Spreadsheet with Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Playing a Slideshow with Keynote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
6 Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Setting Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Setting Up a Wired Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Setting Up a Wireless Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Surfing the Web with Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Adding a Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Viewing Multiple Pages in a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Configuring MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Accessing Files on MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Creating a Web Page on MobileMe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Creating a Photo Grid Page with iWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Publishing a Website to MobileMe with iWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Sending Files Attached to Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
7 Setting Up a Wireless Home Network . . . . . . . . . . .102
Setting Up an AirPort Extreme Base Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Configuring an AirPort Extreme Time Capsule . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Connecting to a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Choosing a Different Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Sharing Files with Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Connecting to a Windows Vista Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
8 Managing and Syncing Contacts with
Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Adding a Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Edit an Address Book Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Adding a New Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Removing a Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Creating a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Printing a Mailing List with Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Syncing Contacts with iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Syncing Names with iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
9 Managing and Syncing Your Calendar
with iCal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Adding an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Editing an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Creating a Repeating Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Customizing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Adding a Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Moving an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Syncing Events with an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Syncing Events with iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
10 Playing Music and Movies in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Configuring iTunes in OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Purchasing a Song or Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Playing Music in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Playing a Movie in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Playing a Podcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Creating an iTunes Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Removing Songs from a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Ripping an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Burning an Audio CD in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Purchasing a TV Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Disabling Auto-Syncing with an iPod or iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Manually Syncing with an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Permanently Removing Music and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Transferring Purchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Authorizing a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Backing Up Music and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Exporting a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Importing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
11 Working with Digital Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Navigating Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Importing Photos on your Hard Drive into iPhoto . . . . . . . . . .162
Creating an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Deleting Photos from an Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Removing Red-Eye in a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Retouch a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Rotating a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Cropping a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Exporting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Importing Photos from a Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Syncing Photos to iPod and iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
12 Working with the Built-in Camera and
Photo Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Taking a Still Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Making a Movie Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Deleting a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Viewing Photos as a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Exporting a Photo to iPhoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Creating a Buddy Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
13 Chatting and Sharing Files with iChat . . . . . . . . . . .180
Setting Up Your MobileMe Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Setting Up a Google Talk Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Adding a Buddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Chatting with a Buddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Changing Your Online Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Sharing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Sharing Images in iChat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Customizing Your iChat Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Sharing Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Saving a Chat Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Customizing Your Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Starting a Bonjour Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
14 Adding New Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Connecting a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Removing a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Adding a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Connecting to Another Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Connecting to an Apple TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Connecting to a Computer via FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Using an iPod as a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Connecting a TV as a Second Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Connecting a Wireless Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Connecting a Wireless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Selecting a Time Capsule Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Connecting to a Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
15 Running Windows on Your Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Installing Windows with Boot Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Customizing Your Windows Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Installing iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Adding and Playing Music in iTunes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Syncing Your iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
16 Protecting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Creating Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Removing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Disabling Automatically Opening Files in Safari . . . . . . . . . . .227
Blocking Pop-Up Windows in Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Locking and Unlocking the Keychain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Deleting Selected Cookies in Safari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Clearing Safari’s Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Removing All Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Viewing Active Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
17 Taking Care of Your Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Backing Up Files with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Restoring Files with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Backing Up Files to a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Using Disk Utility to Check the Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
Repairing Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240
Checking for Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Manually Installing Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Partitioning a Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Sending Crash Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Resetting an iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Preface
It's hard to believe the first Macintosh was introduced in 1984. Today, they're as popular as ever. The iMac, MacBook, Mac Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini all run Mac OS X Leopard. You can also run a Microsoft Windows operating system on any Mac with an Intel processor. Wait, there's more! Sync an iPod, iPhone, or digital camera to your Mac to organize and share music, movies, and photos.
Easy Mac Computer Basics shows you how to set up an iMac and a MacBook, connect them to an iPod and iPhone, and work with a wide range of Apple software. Learn to do things such as synchronize your calendar (iCal) and Address Book with iTunes, play music or movies, organize photos, surf with Safari, and get a handle on text with Pages. Using Macs with iPods and iPhones with OS X Leopard and OS X applications is the focus of this book. Although nearly all the iPod and iPhone tasks in this book show Mac OS X, doing the same task with iTunes on Windows is similar. This book also covers Boot Camp and various Windows computer tasks.
This book is divided into three parts: connecting and customizing Macs, working with applications, and maintaining Macs. The first part shows some elementary but necessary tasks. Part 1 shows you how to set up your Mac and connect it to an iPod or iPhone. Parts 2 and 3 focus on Mac OS X basics such as customizing Mac OS X and selecting, moving, and finding files and folders. Part 4 covers some common tasks with TextEdit, copy/paste, and creating PDFs with your text documents.
The second part of the book covers connecting to the Internet, setting up a wireless homenetwork, and some popular Apple applications: iTunes, iPhoto, Pages, iChat, iCal (calendar), Address Book, and Photo Booth. Learn how to set up a wireless back up with Time Machine and Time Capsule, surf with Safari, organize your music, movies and photos; set up and sync calendar and contact information from your Mac to your iPod or iPhone; and chat with your buddies or create a great-looking document with Pages!
Parts 14, 15, 16, and 17 focus more on your Mac hardware. Part 15 walks you through setting up Boot Camp, running Boot Camp and configuring your Mac to install Windows Vista. Parts 14, 16, and 17 show you how to connect and remove devices, add security to your Mac, and maintain it.
You can read this book from beginning to end, starting gradually and learning as you complete each chapter. If that doesn't float your boat, you can pick any task and dig in to Easy Mac Computer Basics and use this book as a reference. Either way, Easy Mac Computer Basics lets you see it done, and then do it yourself.
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