How to Do Everything Mac OS X Mountain Lion | How to do Everything

How to Do Everything Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Authors: Dwight Spivey

Published: November 2012

eISBN: 9780071804417 0071804412 | ISBN: 9780071804400

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

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: Networking and Sharing

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 101

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