Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Reviewing What You Can Do with OS X
Create Documents 4
Play and Record Music 6
View and Organize Your Photos 8
Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show 10
Take Advantage of the Web 12
Communicate with Others 14
Organize Your Contacts and Appointments 16
Plan Journeys 18
Chapter 2 Learning Basic OS X Program Tasks
Explore the OS X Screen 22
Tour the Dock 23
Start an Application 24
Start an Application Using Launchpad 26
Switch Between Applications 28
View Running Applications with Mission Control 29
Tour an Application Window 30
Run an Application Full Screen 31
Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu 32
Select a Command Using a Toolbar 33
Select Options with Dialog Controls 34
Move Windows Between Screens 36
Add Special Characters and Accents When Typing 38
Using Quick Look to Preview Documents 40
Chapter 3 Working with Files and Documents
Save a Document 44
Open a Document 45
Print a Document 46
Edit Document Text 48
Copy a File 52
Move a File 53
Rename a File 54
Delete a File 55
Using Finder Tabs 56
Tag Documents and Files 58
Add Tags When Saving a Document 60
Search for Documents and Files 62
Duplicate a Document 64
Store a Document in iCloud 66
Chapter 4 Browsing the World Wide Web
Open and Close Safari 70
Select a Link 72
Enter a Web Page Address 73
Open a Web Page in a Tab 74
Navigate Web Pages 76
Navigate with the History List 78
Change Your Home Page 80
Bookmark Web Pages 82
Search for Sites 84
Download a File 86
Using Top Sites in Safari 88
Using the Safari Sidebar 90
Share Links with the Share Button 92
Turn On Private Browsing 94
Access iCloud Tabs 96
Sync Passwords Between Devices 98
Using the Password Generator 100
Navigate Open Tabs in Safari 102
Chapter 5 Communicating via E-mail
Open and Close Mail 106
Add an E-mail Account 108
Send an E-mail Message 110
Add a File Attachment 112
Add a Signature 114
Receive and Read E-mail Messages 116
Reply to a Message 118
Forward a Message 120
Open and Save an Attachment 122
Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages 124
Create Rules to Filter Incoming Messages 126
Set an Out-of-Office Auto Reply with iCloud 128
Create a Smart Mailbox 130
Flag E-mails in Your Inbox 132
Mark E-mail as Junk 134
Sort E-mails in Your Inbox 136
Search for an E-mail 138
Chapter 6 Talking via Messages and FaceTime
Configure Messages 142
Send a Message 144
Send a File in a Message 146
Add Non-iCloud Accounts to Messages 148
Using an AIM Account with Messages 150
Open and Close FaceTime 152
Sign In to FaceTime 154
Connect Through FaceTime 156
Make a FaceTime Call Through Messages 158
Set Up FaceTime Notifications 160
Set Up FaceTime Call Reminders 162
Chapter 7 Tracking Contacts and Events
Open and Close Contacts 166
Add a New Contact 168
Edit a Contact 170
Create a Contact Group 172
Open and Close Calendar 174
Navigate the Calendar 176
Create an Event 178
Create a Repeating Event 180
Send or Respond to an Event Invitation 182
Using the Inspector to View Event Information 184
Open and Close Maps 186
Search for a Location 188
Bookmark a Location 190
Change the Map View 192
Using Flyover 194
Get Directions 196
Find and View Suggested Locations 198
Access Location Information with Local Search 200
Send Directions to an iOS Device 202
Turn On Location Services 204
Print Directions 206
Chapter 8 Playing and Organizing Music
Open and Close iTunes 210
Understanding the iTunes Library 212
Navigate the iTunes Window 213
Play a Song 214
Play a Music CD 216
Import Tracks from a Music CD 220
Create a Playlist 222
Burn Music Files to a CD 224
Edit Song Information 226
Purchase Music from the iTunes Store 228
Listen to an Internet Radio Station 230
Listen to iTunes Radio 232
Subscribe to iTunes Match 234
Download Music with iTunes Match 236
Listen to iTunes Match Songs 238
Set the Audio Output 240
Open and Close iBooks 242
Set Up iBooks 244
Browse the iBooks Store 246
Preview and Buy an iBook 248
Read a Book in iBooks 250
Take Notes in iBooks 252
Chapter 9 Learning Useful OS X Tasks
Connect an iPod, iPhone, or iPad 256
Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad 258
Install a Program Using the App Store 262
Write a Note 264
Pin a Note to the Desktop 266
Create a Reminder 268
Create a New Reminder List 270
Sign In to Your Twitter Account 272
Send a Tweet 274
Share Information with Other People 276
Work with the Notification Center 278
View the OS X Screen on Your TV 280
View an Application in Full-Screen Mode 282
Dictate Text into an Application 284
Define Words with the Dictionary 286
Take a Screenshot 288
Chapter 10 Viewing and Editing Photos
View a Preview of a Photo 292
View a Slide Show of Your Photos 294
Open and Close iPhoto 296
Import Photos from a Digital Camera or iOS Device 298
View Your Photos 300
Create an Album 302
Crop a Photo 304
Rotate a Photo 306
Straighten a Photo 308
Remove Red Eye from a Photo 310
Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 312
Map Your Photos 314
E-mail a Photo 316
Take Your Picture 318
Set Up Photo Stream 320
Share Photos Via Photo Stream 322
Upload Photos to Facebook and Twitter 324
Chapter 11 Playing and Creating Digital Video
Play a DVD Using DVD Player 328
Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player 330
Create a Screen Recording with QuickTime Player 332
Record a Video with QuickTime Player 334
Record Audio with QuickTime Player 336
Trim Video and Audio with QuickTime Player 338
Open and Close iMovie 340
Create a New Movie Project 342
Import a Video File 344
Add Video Clips to Your Project 346
Trim a Clip 348
Add a Transition Between Clips 350
Add a Photo 352
Add a Music Track 354
Record a Voiceover 356
Add Titles and Credits 358
Play the Movie 360
Publish Your Movie to YouTube 362
Chapter 12 Viewing and Editing Documents with Preview
Open and Close Preview 366
Open a Document in Preview 368
Scan a Document with Preview 370
Annotate a Document with Preview 372
Share a Document 374
Export a Document 376
Mark Up a Document 378
Delete, Move, or Add PDF Pages 380
Chapter 13 Customizing OS X
Display System Preferences 384
Change the Desktop Background 386
Activate the Screen Saver 388
Set Your Mac’s Sleep Options 390
Change the Display Resolution 392
Create an App Folder in Launchpad 394
Add a User Account 396
Customize the Dock 398
Add an Icon to the Dock 400
Hide the Dock 402
Add a Widget to the Dashboard 404
Using Do Not Disturb 406
Set Trackpad Gestures 408
Set the Default Apps for File Types 410
Set the Default Web Browser 412
Choose Audio Input and Output Devices 414
Chapter 14 Maintaining OS X
Empty the Trash 418
Organize Your Desktop 419
Check Hard Drive Free Space 420
Uninstall Unused Applications 422
Set a Software Update Schedule 424
Update Software Manually 426
Force a Stuck Application to Close 428
Configure Time Machine Backups 430
Restore Files Using Time Machine 432
Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 434
Restart Your Mac 436
Check and Repair a Hard Drive 438
Partition a Hard Drive 440
Chapter 15 Working with Your iCloud Account
Create an Apple ID 444
Sign In to iCloud 448
Set Up iCloud Synchronization 450
Send and Receive iCloud Mail 452
Work with iCloud Contacts 454
Manage Your Schedule with iCloud 456
Locate a Lost Mac, iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad 458
Manage iCloud Storage 460
Turn On Back to My Mac 462
Chapter 16 Networking with OS X
Understanding Networking 466
Connect a Bluetooth Device 468
Connect to a Wireless Network 472
Connect to a Network Resource 474
Change Your Password 476
Turn On File and Printer Sharing 478
Share a Folder 480
Share a Printer 482
Add a Shared Printer 484
Share a Screen with Another Mac 486
Chapter 17 Downloading New Software
Open and Close the Mac App Store 490
Browse Software 492
Sign In to the Mac App Store 494
Update Software from the Mac App Store 496
Set Which Application Types Can Be Installed 498
Install Previous Purchases 500
Install Software from the Internet 502
Chapter 18 Playing Games on Your Mac
Open and Close Game Center 506
Create a Game Center Account 508
Find Friends to Play Games With 510
Challenge Friends to Beat Your Scores 512
Discover New Games 514
Index 516