macOS Catalina: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits
Introduction
	What’s New in Catalina
	About This Book
	The Very Basics
Part One:The macOS Desktop
Chapter 1: Folders, Windows
	Getting into macOS
	Windows and How to Work Them
	The Four Window Views
	Icon View
	List View
	Column View
	Gallery View
	The Preview Pane
	Quick Look
	Keep Folders on Top
	Finder Tabs
	Tabs in Other Apps
	Logging Out, Shutting Down
	Getting Help in macOS
Chapter 2: Organizing Your Stuff
	The macOS Folder Structure
	Desktop Stacks
	Icon Names
	Selecting Icons
	Moving and Copying Icons
	Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once
	Finder Tags
	The Trash
	Get Info
	Shortcut Menus, Action Menus
	Optimized Storage
Chapter 3: Spotlight
	The Spotlight Menu
	The Searching Window
	Customizing Spotlight
	Smart Folders
Chapter 4: Dock, Desktop & Toolbars
	The Dock
	Setting Up the Dock
	Using the Dock
	The Finder Toolbar
	Designing Your Desktop
	Menulets: The Missing Manual
Part Two:Programs in macOS
Chapter 5: Documents, Programs
	The Mac App Store
	Other Ways to Get Mac Software
	The Death of 32-Bit Programs
	Opening macOS Programs
	Launchpad
	Windows That Auto-Reopen
	The Application Menu
	The App Switcher
	Full Screen Mode
	Split Screen Mode
	Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter
	Spaces (Virtual Desktops)
	Exposé
	Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way
	How Documents Know Their Parents
	Keyboard Control
	The Save and Open Dialog Boxes
	Auto Save and Versions
	iCloud Drive
	Screen Time
Chapter 6: Data: Typing, Sharing & Backing Up
	The Mac Keyboard
	The Touch Bar + Fingerprint Reader
	Notes on Right-Clicking
	Power Typing
	The Many Languages of macOS Text
	Ink: Handwriting Recognition
	Data Detectors
	Moving Data Between Documents
	Exchanging Data with Other Macs
	Exchanging Data with iPhones or iPads
	Exchanging Data with Windows PCs
	The Share Button
	Time Machine
Chapter 7: Voice Control,
	Voice Control
	Dictation
	Siri on the Mac
	How to Use Siri
	What to Say to Siri
	Advanced Siri
	The Mac Reads to You
Chapter 8: Continuity: Mac + iPhone
	Mac as Speakerphone
	Texting from the Mac
	Instant Hotspot
	AirDrop
	Handoff
	Continuity Camera
	Continuity Sketch
	Continuity Markup
	The Universal Clipboard
	Apple Watch Login and Approval
Part Three:The Components of macOS
Chapter 9: System Preferences
	The System Preferences Window
	Apple ID, Family Sharing
	Accessibility
	Bluetooth
	CDs & DVDs
	Date & Time
	Desktop & Screen Saver
	Displays
	Dock
	Energy Saver
	Extensions
	General
	Internet Accounts
	Keyboard
	Language & Region
	Mission Control
	Mouse
	Network
	Notifications
	Printers & Scanners
	Screen Time
	Security & Privacy
	Sharing
	Sidecar
	Siri
	Software Update
	Sound
	Spotlight
	Startup Disk
	Time Machine
	Touch ID
	Trackpad
	Users & Groups
	Wallet & Apple Pay
Chapter 10: Notifications
	Insta-Respond to Bubbles
	Shutting Up the Bubbles
	The Notification Center
Chapter 11: The Free Programs of macOS
	Automator
	Books
	Calculator
	Calendar
	Chess
	Dictionary
	DVD Player
	FaceTime
	Find My
	GarageBand
	Home
	Image Capture
	iMovie
	iTunes
	Maps
	News
	Notes
	Numbers, Pages
	Photo Booth
	Podcasts
	Reminders
	Stickies
	Stocks
	TextEdit
	Utilities: Your macOS Toolbox
	Core Services: The Island of Misfit Apps
Part Four: The Technologies of macOS
Chapter 12: Accounts, Security
	Introducing Accounts
	Creating an Account
	Editing Accounts
	Setting Up the Login Process
	Signing In, Logging Out
	Sharing Across Accounts
	Fast User Switching
	macOS and Security
	16 Privacy Shields
Chapter 13: Networking, File Sharing & Remote Access
	Wiring the Network
	File Sharing: Three Ways
	AirDrop
	Sharing Your Public Folder
	Sharing Any Folder
	Accessing Shared Files
	Networking with Windows
	Screen Sharing
	Connecting from the Road
Chapter 14: Photos
	The Top Controls
	The Sidebar
	Opening Photos
	Editing Photos
	Shared Albums
	My Photo Stream
	iCloud Photos
Chapter 15: Printing, Scanning, Fonts & Graphics
	Mac Meets Printer
	Making the Printout
	Managing Printouts
	Printer Sharing
	PDF Files
	Preview
	Faxing
	Fonts—and Font Book
	ColorSync
	Graphics in macOS
	Screen Capture
Chapter 16: Movies, Music & Sound
	QuickTime Player
	TV
	Music
	Playing Sounds
	Voice Memos
	Using the Microphone
Part Five:macOS Online
Chapter 17: Internet Setup & iCloud
	Network Central and Multihoming
	Broadband Connections
	Tethering (Personal Hotspot)
	Cellular Modems
	Dial-Up Modem Connections
	Switching Locations
	Internet Sharing
	Meet iCloud
	iCloud Drive
	Photos
	Mail
	Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Notes…
	Find My Mac, Find My iPhone
	Family Sharing
	Apple Pay on the Web
	More iCloud Features
Chapter 18: Mail & Contacts
	Setting Up Mail
	Checking Your Mail
	Tailoring the Look of Mail
	Writing Messages
	Reading Email
	VIPs
	The Anti-Spam Toolkit
	Contacts
Chapter 19: Safari
	The Unified Address/Search Bar
	Bookmarks, Favorites, and Top Sites
	Full Screen and Gestures
	Scrolling
	Five Ways to Magnify a Page
	Customizing the Toolbar
	Autofill: Your Name and Info
	Autofill: Your Passwords
	Autofill: Credit Cards
	Autofill: Text-Message Authentication Codes
	Tabbed Browsing
	Tips for Better Surfing
	Per-Website Settings
	Privacy and Security Features
Chapter 20: Messages
	Welcome to Messages
	Let the Chat Begin
	iMessages
	Group Chats
	Audio and Video Chats
	Sharing Your Screen
Part Six:Appendixes
Appendix A: Installing macOS Catalina
	Hardware Requirements
	The Standard Installation
	The Setup Assistant
	The Homemade Installer Disk
Appendix B: Troubleshooting
	Slowdowns and Fans
	Minor Eccentric Behavior
	Frozen Programs (Force-Quitting)
	Startup Problems
	Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks
	Rewinding macOS
	Fixing the Disk
	Where to Get Troubleshooting Help
Appendix C: The Windows-to-Mac
Appendix D: The Master Secret Keystroke List