Macbook for dummies

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
	Foolish Assumptions
	About This Book
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part I Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!
	Chapter 1 Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need
		An Overview of Your Mac Laptop
			The parts you probably recognize
			The holes called ports
			Don’t forget the parts you can’t see
		Meet the MacBooks
			Comparing the MacBooks
			Look, Ma, no moving parts!
			What if I need that pesky optical drive?
		Location, Location, Location!
		Unpacking and Connecting Your Laptop
			Unpacking for the road warrior
			Connecting Cables 101
		Great, a Lecture about Handling My Laptop
		An Overview of Mac Software Goodness
			What comes with my laptop?
			Connecting to the Internet from your lap
			Applications that rock
			Boot Camp For Dummies
		Other Stuff That Nearly Everyone Wants
	Chapter 2 Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse
		Tales of the On Button
		Mark’s Favorite Signs of a Healthy Laptop
		You Won’t Lecture Me about Batteries, Will You?
		Setting Up and Registering Your Laptop
			Your iCloud account is your friend
			Setting up OS X El Capitan
			Registering your MacBook
		Importing Stuff from Another Mac
		Importing Stuff from Windows (If You Must)
	Chapter 3 The MacBook Owner’s Introduction to OS X El Capitan
		Your Own Personal Operating System
			The El Capitan Desktop
		Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons?
		Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb
		Performing Tricks with Finder Windows
			Scrolling in and resizing windows
			Minimizing and restoring windows
			Moving and zooming windows
			Closing windows
		Juggling Folders and Icons
			A field observer’s guide to icons
			Selecting items
			Copying items
			Moving things from place to place
			Duplicating in a jiffy
			Using Finder Tabs
		Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune
			Special keys on the keyboard
			Using the Finder and application keyboard shortcuts
		Home, Sweet Home Folder
		Working with Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard
			Switching Desktops with Spaces
			Stick it on the Dashboard
		Personalizing Your Desktop
		Customizing the Dock
			Adding applications and extras to the Dock
			Keeping track with Stacks
			Resizing the Dock
		What’s with the Trash?
		All You Really Need to Know about Printing
		And Just in Case You Need Help . . .
			The El Capitan built‐in Help system
			The Apple web‐based support center
			Magazines
			Mac support websites
			Local Mac user groups
Part II Shaking Hands with OS X El Capitan
	Chapter 4 What’s New in OS X El Capitan?
		Hey, Did You Just Split Your View?
		Lost Your Pointer? Give It a Shake!
		Adding Functionality to Photos
		Find My Friends Arrives in OS X
		Banishing the Menu Bar
		Browsing Attachments within Notes
	Chapter 5 A Nerd’s Guide to System Preferences
		An Explanation — without Jargon, No Less
		Locating That Certain Special Setting
		Popular Preferences Panes Explained
			The Displays pane
			The Desktop & Screen Saver pane
			Mission Control preferences
			The General pane
			The Energy Saver pane
			The Dock pane
			The Sharing pane
			The Time Machine pane
			iCloud preferences
			Notifications preferences
	Chapter 6 Sifting Through Your Stuff
		Doing a Basic Search
		How Cool Is That? Discovering What Spotlight Can Do
		Expanding Your Search Horizons
		Customizing Spotlight to Your Taste
	Chapter 7 Using Reminders, Notes, Notifications, and Maps
		Remind Me to Use Reminders
		Taking Notes the El Capitan Way
		Staying Current with Notification Center
		Introducing the Maps Application
		Switching Views in Maps
		Getting Directions Over Yonder
Part III Connecting and Communicating
	Chapter 8 Let’s Go on Safari!
		Pretend You’ve Never Used This Thing
		Visiting Websites
		Navigating the Web
		Setting Up Your Home Page
		Adding and Using Bookmarks
		Working with the Reading List and Shared Links
			Saving pages for later with the Reading List
			Visiting pages recommended by friends
		Downloading Files
		Using Subscriptions and History
		Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends
		Printing Web Pages
		Protecting Your Privacy
			Yes, there are such things as bad cookies
			Banishing pesky iCloud Keychain passwords
			Handling ancient history
			Setting notifications
			Avoiding those @*!^%$ pop‐up ads
	Chapter 9 iCloud Is Made for MacBooks
		So How Does iCloud Work, Anyway?
		Moving, Saving, and Opening iCloud Documents
		Putting Handoff to Work
		Configuring iCloud
		Managing Your iCloud Storage
	Chapter 10 Your Laptop Goes Multiuser
		Once Upon a Time (An Access Fairy Tale)
		Big‐Shot Administrator Stuff
			Deciding who needs what access
			Adding users
			Modifying user accounts
			I banish thee, mischievous user!
			Setting up login items and parental controls
		Mundane Chores for the Multiuser Laptop
			Logging in and out in El Capitan For Dummies
			Interesting stuff about sharing stuff
			Encrypting your Home folder can be fun
	Chapter 11 Working Well with Networks
		What Exactly Is the Network Advantage?
		Should You Go Wired or Wireless?
		Be a Pal: Share Your Internet!
			Using your MacBook as a sharing device
			Using a dedicated Internet‐sharing device
		What Do I Need to Connect?
			Wireless connections
			Wired connections
		Connecting to the Network
			Verifying that the contraption works
			Sharing stuff nicely with others
		USE YOUR FIREWALL!
Part IV Living the iLife
	Chapter 12 The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
		What Can I Play on iTunes?
		Playing an Audio CD
		Playing Digital Audio Files
			Browsing the Library
			Finding songs in your Music Library
			Removing old music from the Library
		Watching Video
		Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists
		Know Your Songs
			Setting the song information automatically
			Setting or changing the song information manually
		Ripping Audio Files
		Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears
		A New Kind of Radio Station
			Internet Radio
			Tuning in your own stations
			Radio stations in your playlists
			Creating a custom iTunes Radio station
		iTunes and iCloud Together
		iSending iStuff to iPod, iPhone, and iPad
		Sharing Your Media across Your Network
		Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles
		Feasting on iTunes Visuals
		Exercising Parental Authority
		Buying Digital Media the Apple Way
	Chapter 13 Focusing on Photos
		Delving into Photos
		Working with Images in Photos
			Import images 101
			Organize mode: Organizing and sorting your images
			Edit mode: Removing and fixing stuff the right way
		Producing Your Own Coffee‐Table Masterpiece
		Introducing iCloud Photo Library
		Putting My Photo Stream and Shared Albums to Work
	Chapter 14 Making Film History with iMovie
		Shaking Hands with the iMovie Window
		A Bird’s‐Eye View of Moviemaking
		Importing the Building Blocks
			Pulling in video clips
			Making use of still images
			Importing and adding audio from all sorts of places
		Building the Cinematic Basics
			Adding clips to your movie
			Marking clips
			Removing clips from your movie
			Reordering clips in your movie
			Editing clips in iMovie
			Transitions for the masses
			Even Gone with the Wind had titles
			Adding maps and backgrounds
		Creating an Honest‐to‐Goodness Movie Trailer
		Sharing Your Finished Classic with Others
	Chapter 15 Recording Your Hits with GarageBand
		Shaking Hands with Your Band
		Composing Made Easy
			Adding tracks
			Choosing loops
			Resizing, repeating, and moving loops
			Using the Arrangement track
			Tweaking the settings for a track
		Sharing Your Songs
			Creating song files and ringtones in iTunes
			Exporting a project
			Burning an audio CD
Part V Getting Productive and Maintaining Your MacBook
	Chapter 16 Desktop Publishing with Pages
		Creating a New Pages Document
		Open an Existing Pages Document
		Saving Your Work
		Touring the Pages Window
		Entering and Editing Text
		Using Text and Graphics Boxes
		The Three Amigos: Cut, Copy, and Paste
			Cutting stuff
			Copying text and images
			Pasting from the Clipboard
		Formatting Text the Easy Way
		Adding a Spiffy Table
		Adding Alluring Photos
		Adding a Background Shape
		Are You Sure about That Spelling?
		Printing Your Pages Documents
		Sharing That Poster with Others
	Chapter 17 Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
		Before You Launch Numbers . . .
		Creating a New Numbers Document
		Opening an Existing Spreadsheet File
		Save Those Spreadsheets!
		Exploring the Numbers Window
		Navigating and Selecting Cells in a Spreadsheet
		Entering and Editing Data in a Spreadsheet
		Selecting the Correct Number Format
		Aligning Cell Text Just So
		Formatting with Shading
		Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
		The Formula Is Your Friend
		Adding Visual Punch with a Chart
		Printing Your Spreadsheet
	Chapter 18 Building Presentations with Keynote
		Creating a New Keynote Project
		Opening a Keynote Presentation
		Saving Your Presentation
		Putting Keynote to Work
		Adding Slides
		Working with Text and Graphics Boxes
		Adding and Editing Slide Text
		Formatting Slide Text for the Perfect Look
		Using Presenter’s Notes in Your Project
		Every Good Presentation Needs Media
		Adding a Background Shape
		Creating Your Keynote Slideshow
		Printing Your Slides and Notes
	Chapter 19 When Good Mac Laptops Go Bad
		Repeat after Me: Yes, I Am a Tech!
		Step‐by‐Step Laptop Troubleshooting
			The number one rule: Reboot!
			Special keys that can come in handy
			All hail Disk Utility, the troubleshooter’s friend
			Mark’s MacBook Troubleshooting Tree
		Okay, I Kicked It, and It Still Won’t Work
			Local service, at your service
			The OS X Help Center
			Apple Help Online
	Chapter 20 Adding New Stuff to Your Laptop
		More Memory Will Help
			Figuring out how much memory you have
			Installing memory modules
		Considering a Hard Drive Upgrade?
			Ponder your external options
			Gotta have internal
		A List of Dreamy Laptop Add‐Ons
			Game controllers
			Video controllers
			Music hardware
	Chapter 21 Tackling the Housekeeping
		Cleaning Unseemly Data Deposits
			Getting dirty (or, cleaning things the manual way)
			Using a commercial clean‐up tool
		Backing Up Your Treasure
			Saving files
			Putting things right with Time Machine
		Maintaining Hard Drive Health
		Automating Those Mundane Chores
		Updating OS X Automatically
Part VI The Part of Tens
	Chapter 22 Top Ten Laptop Rules to Follow
		Keep Your Laptop in a Bag
		Maximize Your RAM
		Install a Tracker Application
		Keepeth Thy Drive Encrypted
		Brand Your MacBook
		Disable Your Wireless
		Take a Surge Protector with You
		Use Power‐Saving Features
		Use an External Keyboard and Mouse
		Not Again! What Is It with You and Backing Up?
	Chapter 23 Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague
		USB 1.1 Storage Devices
		Phishing Operations
		Oddly Shaped Optical Discs
		Submerged Keyboards
		Antiquated Utility Software
		Software Piracy
		The Forbidden Account
		Unsecured Wireless Connections
		Refurbished Hardware
		Dirty Laptops
Index
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