My New Mac: 52 Simple Projects to Get You Started

Copyright......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
Introduction......Page 25
Telling the Computer What to Do......Page 26
Finding a Command......Page 28
How This Book Is Organized......Page 30
Part 1: Basic Training......Page 33
1. Learning to Use the Mouse and Trackpad......Page 35
How to Point and Click the Mouse and Trackpad......Page 36
Dragging the Pointer......Page 37
Right-Clicking the Mouse......Page 39
Additional Ideas for Using the Mouse andTrackpad......Page 40
2. Controlling Your Mac with Your Fingers......Page 41
Using the Trackpad......Page 42
Customizing the Trackpad......Page 44
Point and Click Gestures......Page 45
Scroll and Zoom Gestures......Page 46
More Gestures......Page 47
Additional Ideas for Using Finger Gestures......Page 49
3. Choosing Commands on the Menu Bar......Page 51
Understanding the Menu Bar......Page 52
Understanding Dialogs......Page 55
Understanding the Parts of the Menu Bar......Page 57
Additional Ideas for Using the Menu Bar......Page 58
4. Running Programs and Files from the Dock......Page 61
Starting a Program Through the Finder......Page 62
Switching Programs and Windows from the Dock......Page 64
Quitting Programs from the Dock......Page 65
Browsing Through the Documents Folder......Page 66
Browsing Through the Downloads Folder......Page 67
Additional Ideas for Using the Dock......Page 68
5. Customizing the Dock......Page 69
Hiding (and Showing) the Dock......Page 70
Moving the Dock......Page 71
Making the Dock Easier to See......Page 72
Turning Magnification On or Off......Page 73
Dragging an Icon to the Dock......Page 74
Opening a Program and Keeping It on the Dock......Page 75
Choosing the Remove from Dock Command......Page 76
Additional Ideas for Customizing the Dock......Page 77
6. Using Full-Screen Viewing......Page 79
Switching to Full-Screen Viewing......Page 80
Using Full-Screen Viewing in the Finder......Page 81
Additional Ideas for Using Full-Screen Viewing......Page 82
7. Organizing Screens with Mission Control......Page 83
Starting Mission Control......Page 84
Creating Additional Virtual Desktops (Spaces)......Page 85
Customizing the Mission Control Hotkey......Page 88
Additional Ideas for Using Mission Control......Page 90
8. Opening Apps with Launchpad......Page 91
Starting and Closing Launchpad......Page 92
Navigating the Launchpad Screen......Page 93
Removing a Program from a Launchpad Folder......Page 94
Additional Ideas for Using Launchpad......Page 95
Part 2: Wrangling Files and Folders......Page 97
9. Navigating Through Folders with the Finder......Page 99
Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files......Page 100
Understanding the Finder Window......Page 101
Using All My Files......Page 102
Changing the View of Folders......Page 103
Jumping to a Specific Folder......Page 104
Opening a Folder......Page 105
Identifying Your Location in the Folder Hierarchy......Page 106
Navigating Back and Forth Through Folders......Page 107
Placing a Folder as a Stack on the Dock......Page 108
10. Tricks for Managing Your Files and Folders......Page 109
Creating a Folder in the Save Dialog......Page 110
Sorting Files......Page 112
Peeking Inside a File......Page 113
Renaming a File or Folder......Page 114
Copying a File or Folder......Page 115
Moving a File or Folder......Page 116
Labeling Files and Folders by Color......Page 117
Searching Files and Folders by Color......Page 118
Additional Ideas for Managing Files and Folders......Page 119
11. Finding Files Fast with Spotlight and Smart Folders......Page 121
Using Spotlight Through the Finder......Page 122
Using Spotlight from the Menu Bar......Page 124
Using Smart Folders......Page 125
Additional Ideas for Finding Files......Page 127
12. Sharing Files Wirelessly......Page 129
Turning On Bluetooth Sharing......Page 130
Sharing Files with Bluetooth......Page 131
Using AirDrop......Page 133
Additional Ideas for Transferring Files Wirelessly......Page 135
13. Storing Files on a CD or DVD......Page 137
Erasing a Read/Write (RW) Disc......Page 138
Choosing Files to Burn to a CD or DVD......Page 139
Creating a Burn Folder......Page 140
Burning Files Directly to Disc......Page 141
Additional Ideas for Burning CDs and DVDs......Page 142
14. Using Resume, Auto Save, and Versions......Page 143
Using Resume and Auto Save......Page 144
Using Versions......Page 145
Additional Ideas for Using Resume, Auto Save, and Versions......Page 147
15. Retrieving Files Back in Time......Page 149
Backing Up and Retrieving Files with Time Machine......Page 150
Setting Up Time Machine......Page 151
Retrieving Files with Time Machine......Page 152
Additional Ideas for Backing Up Files......Page 153
Part 3: Making Life Easier......Page 155
16. Working Faster with Shortcut Commands......Page 157
Using Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 158
Using Buttons......Page 159
Using Shortcut Menus......Page 161
Additional Ideas for Using Shortcuts......Page 162
17. Controlling Your Macintosh with Hot Corners......Page 163
Defining a Hot Corner......Page 164
Additional Ideas for Using Hot Corners......Page 166
18. Putting Information at Your Fingertips with Dashboard......Page 167
Starting Dashboard......Page 168
Changing the Appearance of Dashboard......Page 169
Adding and Removing Dashboard Widgets......Page 170
Removing Widgets from Dashboard......Page 171
Customizing Widgets......Page 172
Finding More Widgets......Page 173
Additional Ideas for Using Dashboard......Page 174
19. Giving Your Macintosh Multiple Personalities with User Accounts......Page 177
Understanding User Accounts......Page 178
Creating User Accounts......Page 179
Logging In and Out of an Account......Page 181
Deleting an Account......Page 182
Additional Ideas for Using Accounts......Page 184
20. Slapping Parental Controls on Your Kids......Page 185
Creating a Managed with Parental ControlsAccount......Page 186
Restricting Programs......Page 188
Restricting Web Access......Page 190
Restricting Access to Other People......Page 191
Setting Time Limits for Using the Macintosh......Page 193
Restricting Other Features......Page 194
Additional Ideas for Using Managed with Parental Controls Accounts......Page 195
21. Making Your Mac Easier to See, Hear, and Control......Page 197
Increasing the Font Size......Page 198
Magnifying the Screen......Page 199
Replacing Beeps with Screen Flashing......Page 200
Turning On Sticky Keys......Page 201
Using the Keyboard to Control the Mouse Pointer......Page 202
Additional Ideas for Using Universal AccessFeatures......Page 203
22. Using the Mac App Store......Page 205
Accessing the Mac App Store......Page 206
Searching for a Program......Page 208
Downloading Programs......Page 209
Additional Ideas for Using the Mac App Store......Page 210
23. Installing, Updating, and Uninstalling Software......Page 211
Installing Software over the Internet......Page 212
Updating Apple’s Software......Page 215
Additional Ideas for Installing Software......Page 217
24. Saving Contact Information......Page 219
Storing Contacts......Page 220
Deleting a Card......Page 222
Searching for a Name (and Other Information)......Page 223
Creating and Filling a Group......Page 224
Creating a Smart Group......Page 226
Additional Ideas for Using Address Book......Page 227
25. Making Appointments in Your Calendar......Page 229
Changing Calendar Views......Page 230
Modifying an Appointment......Page 231
Creating Reminders......Page 233
Modifying a Reminder......Page 234
Viewing Appointments on Different Calendars......Page 235
Additional Ideas for Using iCal......Page 236
26. Typing Foreign Languages......Page 239
Typing Foreign Characters......Page 240
Adding the Character Viewer to the Language & Text Menulet......Page 241
Choosing Characters with the Character Viewer......Page 242
Choosing a Foreign Language......Page 243
Typing in a Foreign Language......Page 244
Typing Using a Foreign Language Input Method......Page 245
Writing Chinese Characters by Hand......Page 246
Additional Ideas for Typing Foreign Characters......Page 247
Part 4: Playing Music and Movies......Page 249
27. Playing Audio CDs and Audio Files with iTunes......Page 251
Playing Audio CDs......Page 252
Adding Digital Audio Files to iTunes......Page 253
Rewinding (and Skipping) a Song......Page 254
Adjusting the Volume......Page 255
Creating a Playlist......Page 256
Making Changes to a Playlist......Page 257
Creating a Smart Playlist......Page 258
Using the Genius Feature......Page 260
Tagging Your Songs......Page 262
Additional Ideas for Playing Music on Your Macintosh......Page 263
28. Ripping and Burning Audio CDs......Page 265
Ripping Songs off an Audio CD......Page 266
Burning a Custom Audio CD......Page 268
Additional Ideas for Ripping and Burning CDs......Page 270
29. Playing a DVD......Page 271
Switching Between Full Screen and Window Mode......Page 272
Viewing DVD Movie Chapters......Page 273
Creating a Bookmark......Page 274
Additional Ideas for Playing a DVD......Page 275
30. Listening to News, Music, and Talk Shows Online......Page 277
Finding and Listening to an Internet Radio Station......Page 278
Finding Podcasts......Page 281
Additional Ideas for Listening to Radio Stations and Podcasts......Page 282
31. Listening to Free College Lectures......Page 285
Listening to a College Lecture from iTunes U......Page 286
Additional Ideas for Listening to Lectures......Page 288
32. Editing Video with iMovie......Page 289
Transferring Video from a Camcorder or Mobile Phone......Page 290
Importing a Video File into iMovie......Page 293
Understanding iMovie’s Interface......Page 294
Trimming and Selecting an Event......Page 295
Adding Visual and Audio Effects to a Video Clip......Page 296
Adding Transitions to a Video Clip......Page 297
Adding Titles......Page 298
Deleting Selections from Your Project......Page 299
Additional Ideas for Using iMovie......Page 300
Part 5: The Digital Shutterbug......Page 301
33. Transferring Pictures to Your Macintosh......Page 303
Transferring Photos from a Digital Camera......Page 304
Transferring Images from a Scanner......Page 305
Saving a Web Page Image as a File......Page 306
Capturing Screen Images......Page 307
Additional Ideas for Transferring andStoring Images......Page 308
34. Organizing Digital Photos in iPhoto......Page 309
How iPhoto Works......Page 310
Viewing the Photos in an Event......Page 311
Naming an Event......Page 312
Working with Faces......Page 313
Naming Faces in a Picture......Page 314
Finding Pictures Organized by Faces......Page 315
Viewing Photos with Places......Page 316
Editing Photo Locations......Page 318
Additional Ideas for Organizing Digital Photos in iPhoto......Page 319
35. Tagging and Sorting Digital Photos in iPhoto......Page 321
Tagging Photos......Page 322
Rating a Photo......Page 323
Adding Keywords to a Photo......Page 324
Additional Ideas for Sorting Digital Photos in iPhoto......Page 325
36. Editing Digital Photos in iPhoto......Page 327
Rotating and Straightening Photos......Page 328
Cropping a Photo......Page 329
Touching Up a Photo......Page 330
Creating Unusual Visual Effects......Page 331
Adjust a Photo Manually......Page 332
Additional Ideas forEditing Digital Photosin iPhoto......Page 333
37. Showing Off Your Pictures......Page 335
Displaying Your Pictures on the Desktop......Page 336
Creating a Special Picture Folder......Page 337
Additional Ideas for Displaying Pictures......Page 339
38. Taking Pictures of Yourself with Photo Booth......Page 341
Capturing Pictures with Photo Booth......Page 342
Viewing Photo Booth Pictures......Page 344
Additional Ideas for Using Photo Booth......Page 345
Part 6: Surfing and Sharing on the Internet......Page 347
39. Getting on the Internet and Sharing Folders......Page 349
Testing Your Ethernet Connection......Page 350
Connecting to a Wireless Network......Page 352
Sharing Folders over a Network......Page 354
Additional Ideas for Connecting to theInternet......Page 356
40. Remembering Your Favorite Websites......Page 359
Using the History Menu......Page 360
Viewing Thumbnail Images of Previously Visited Websites......Page 361
Creating a List of Top Sites......Page 362
Editing the Top Sites List......Page 363
Searching the Top Sites List......Page 364
Using Bookmarks......Page 365
Bookmarking a Website......Page 366
Moving and Copying a Bookmark......Page 367
Creating a Bookmark Folder......Page 368
Adding Bookmarks to a Folder......Page 370
Saving and Sharing Bookmarks......Page 371
Additional Ideas for Using Bookmarks and the History Menu......Page 372
41. Saving a Web Page......Page 373
Creating a Reading List......Page 374
Deleting a Website from the Reading List......Page 375
Saving a Web Page as a File......Page 376
Saving to Page Source (HTML) or Web Archive Format......Page 377
Saving a Web Page as a PDF File......Page 378
Emailing an Entire Web Page......Page 379
Additional Ideas for Saving Web Pages......Page 380
42. Keeping Your Internet Activities Private......Page 381
Identifying Safe Websites......Page 382
Clearing Your Internet Tracks......Page 383
Resetting Safari......Page 384
Hiding Your Browsing from Others......Page 385
Cleaning Out Cookies......Page 386
Additional Ideas for Browsing in Private......Page 387
43. Customizing Safari......Page 389
Choosing a Different Home Page......Page 390
Changing the Download Settings......Page 391
Using Reader to Remove Ads......Page 392
Using Windows and Tabs......Page 394
Additional Ideas for Customizing Safari......Page 395
44. Setting Up an Email Account......Page 397
Getting Your Email Account Information......Page 398
Configuring Mail Automatically......Page 399
Configuring Mail Manually......Page 400
Additional Ideas for Creating Accounts in Mail......Page 402
45. Reading and Writing Email......Page 403
Automatically Retrieving Messages......Page 404
Reading Email Messages......Page 405
Retrieving a File Attachment......Page 406
Saving Email Addresses......Page 408
Creating a New Message......Page 409
Sending a Message to Multiple People......Page 410
Attaching a File to a Message......Page 411
Additional Ideas for Reading and Writing Messages......Page 412
46. Making Email Look Pretty......Page 413
Using Stationery......Page 414
Creating a Signature......Page 416
Deleting a Signature......Page 417
Additional Ideas for Making Email Look Pretty......Page 418
47. Organizing Your Email......Page 419
Searching for Messages......Page 420
Using Smart Mailboxes......Page 421
Creating a New Smart Mailbox......Page 422
Editing a Smart Mailbox......Page 423
Creating a Folder for Sorted Messages......Page 424
Creating Rules......Page 425
Additional Ideas for Organizing Email......Page 427
48. Dealing with Junk Email......Page 429
Configuring the Junk Mail Filter......Page 430
Identifying Junk Mail......Page 431
Additional Ideas for Dealing with Junk Email......Page 432
49. Video Chatting with FaceTime......Page 433
Setting Up a FaceTime Account......Page 434
Making a Call with FaceTime......Page 435
Additional Ideas for Using FaceTime......Page 437
50. Instant Messaging with iChat......Page 439
Setting Up an iChat Account......Page 440
Starting iChat......Page 441
Adding a Name to Your Buddy List......Page 442
Chatting with Others in iChat......Page 443
Starting an Audio Chat......Page 444
Starting a Video Chat......Page 445
Additional Ideas for Using iChat......Page 446
Part 7: Maintaining Your Mac......Page 447
51. Learning About Your Macintosh......Page 449
Identifying Your Operating System Version, Processor Type, and Memory......Page 450
Identifying Your Monitor’s Resolution......Page 451
Identifying Your Macintosh’s Memory (RAM)......Page 452
Additional Ideas......Page 454
52. Conserving Energy While Using Your Macintosh......Page 455
Sleepy Time......Page 456
Making Your Macintosh Sleep (and Start) on a Schedule......Page 457
Additional Ideas for Conserving Energy......Page 458
53. Ejecting Stuck CDs or DVDs......Page 459
How to Eject a Stuck CD or DVD......Page 460
Eject from the Disk Utility Program......Page 461
Restart and Hold Down the Left Mouse Button......Page 462
Additional Ideas for Ejecting and Preventing Stuck CDs or DVDs......Page 463
54. Password Protecting Your Macintosh......Page 465
Password Protecting System Preferences......Page 466
Disabling Automatic Login......Page 467
Choosing and Changing Your Passwords......Page 468
Additional Ideas for Password Protecting Your Macintosh......Page 469
55. Encrypting Your Data and Guarding Your Privacy......Page 471
Encrypting Your Hard Disk......Page 472
Additional Ideas for Encrypting Your Data......Page 475
56. Configuring the Firewall......Page 477
Turning the Firewall On (or Off)......Page 478
Configuring the Firewall......Page 479
Additional Ideas for Using the Firewall......Page 481
The Next Step......Page 483
Index......Page 485