Macs All-in-One For Dummies - Softcover

Hutsko, Joe; Boyd, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111812961X ISBN 13: 9781118129616

Publisher: For Dummies, 2012

Synopsis

The ultimate beginner resource for learning the key features and tools of your Mac

Macs are easy to use, but this guide helps you take advantage of all the cool features and make the most of your Mac. Fully updated, it covers the newest operating system, as well as the latest versions of iLife and iWork. The featured minibooks introduce you to Mac basics; photos, music, and movies; the Internet; other Mac programs; timesaving tips with a Mac; and Mac networking.

• Serves as an ideal resource for those switching to a Mac from a PC as well as for Mac users who are upgrading
• Helps you set up and customize your Mac and get to know the Mac way
• Explains how to get online, surf with Safari, and send and receive e-mail
• Covers working with photos, music, and movies, as well as crunching numbers and creating presentations with iWork
• Explores setting up a network, running Windows on a Mac via Bootcamp, and automating your Mac
• Provides troubleshooting tips and advice on protecting your Mac

Macs All-in-One For Dummies, 3nd Edition gives you the full scoop on using all the cool Mac features.

About this title

About the Author

Joe Hutsko worked at Apple from 1984 to 1988. Since then he has written about computers, gadgets, video games, trends, and high-tech movers and shakers for numerous publications and websites. Barbara Boyd worked at Apple from 1985 to 1990 and currently writes about food, gardens, travel, and technology. They are also the authors of iPhone All-in-One For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

Get started, get working, be happy with your Mac.

This 6-in-1 guide makes it easy!

Got a new Mac or recently upgraded? The six books in this value-packed, all-in-one guide give you the 411 on your Mac, no matter which model you own. From plugging it in to plugging yourself into the Internet, you'll soon be multi- touching your way to getting things done and having fun with your Mac!

• Be a startup guru — get acquainted with the Mac's Finder, Mission Control, and Launchpad, and the multitouch gestures

• Get to the core — install and run programs, understand icons, folders, and windows, and customize your preferences

• Correspondence course — communicate with e-mail, instant message with iChat, and video-chat with FaceTime

• What are you syncing about? — sync all your devices with iCloud and back up and restore your data with Time Machine®

• Music, movies, and more — be the iLife of the party with iTunes, iPhoto, GarageBand, and iMovie

• Get creative — edit your photos, compose music, and build your own website

• Mac at work — get right to business with Pages®, Numbers®, Keynote®, Address Book, and iCal®

• Do the network thing — set up a network, go wireless, share files and resources, and connect to Bluetooth® devices

Open the book and find:

• How to set up and configure your Mac

• Tips for syncing your stuff with iCloud

• How to use iPhoto®, iMovie®, iDVD®, GarageBand®, iTunes®, and iWeb

• Steps for networking your Macs

• How to work with iWork®

• Helpful maintenance and troubleshooting advice

• Details about running Windows® on your Mac

• Valuable information on making and storing backups

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• Mac® Basics

• Online Communications

• Beyond the Basics

• Your Mac as a Multimedia Entertainment Center

• Taking Care of Business

• Mac Networking

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111812961X
• ISBN 13: 9781118129616
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 888