Mac OS X Lion for Dummies 1st Edition by Bob Levitus ISBN 978-1118022054 111802205X

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ISBN 10: 111802205X

ISBN 13:  978-1118022054

Author: Bob Levitus

The bestselling Mac guide, updated for the latest Mac OS X and now in full color!
Mac OS X Lion represents a new era in the Mac operating system. This friendly guide is fully updated for the latest Mac OS X and provides everything new Mac users and users upgrading to Mac OS X Lion need to know. A bestseller in previous editions, Mac OS X Lion For Dummies covers all the cool stuff and prepares you for the quirks. So whether it’s your first Mac or just an OS upgrade, you’ll learn to tame your Lion with the expert advice of Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Dummies.

Covers using the Finder, customizing Lion, adding widgets to the Dashboard, organizing and managing files and folders, searching with Spotlight, and working with Spaces
Explores browsing the web with Safari, using Apple Mail and iCal, connecting a printer, performing backups with Time Machine, troubleshooting, and setting up a network
Walks readers through the new features of Mac OS X Lion, including FaceTime, Photo Booth, Launchpad, Mission Control, Full-screen apps, and more
Gets you up and running with iTunes, downloading fun apps from the Mac App Store, and staying entertained with videos, photos, and other multimedia
You’ll make your Lion roar with the friendly advice in Mac OS X Lion For Dummies.

Table of contents: 

Part I: Introducing OS X Mountain Lion: The Basics
Chapter 1: OS X Mountain Lion 101 (Prerequisites: None)
Gnawing to the Core of OS X
A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (Or Any User)
Not Just a Beatles Movie: Help and the Help Menu
Chapter 2: The Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My)!
Touring the Finder and Its Desktop
Anatomy of a Window
Dialog Dealie-Boppers
Working with Windows
Menu Basics
Chapter 3: Have It Your Way
Introducing System Preferences
Putting a Picture on the Desktop
Setting Up a Screen Saver
Putting Widgets on the Dashboard
Giving Buttons, Menus, and Windows a Makeover
Adjusting the Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad, and Other Hardware
Styling Your Sound
Chapter 4: What’s Up, Dock?
A Quick Introduction to Your Dock
Customizing Your Dock
Chapter 5: The Finder and Its Desktop
Introducing the Finder and Its Minions: The Desktop and Icons
Aliases: Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread
The View(s) from a Window
Finder on the Menu
Customizing Finder Windows
Digging for Icon Data in the Info Window
Part II: Mountain Lion Taming (Or “Organization for Smart People”)
Chapter 6: The Care and Feeding of Files and Folders
Understanding the OS X Folder Structure
Saving Your Document before It’s Too Late
Open Sez Me
Organizing Your Stuff in Folders
Shuffling Around Files and Folders
Chapter 7: Four Terrific Timesaving Tools
With a Quick Look
Spotlight on Finding Files and Folders Faster
Exposé Yourself to Mission Control’s Spaces
Launchpad: The Place for Applications
Customizing Your Launchpad
Chapter 8: Dealing with Disks
Comprehending Disks
Surprise: Your PC Disks Work, Too!
Burning CDs and DVDs
Getting Disks out of Your Mac
Chapter 9: Organizing Your Life
Keeping Track with Calendar
Reminders: Protection Against Forgetting
Use Notes for Making Notes
Part III: Do Unto Mountain Lion: Getting Things Done
Chapter 10: Internet-Working
Getting Connected to the Internet
Browsing the Web with Safari
Video Calls with FaceTime
Chapter 11: Communications Made Easy
Collecting Your Contacts
Sending and Receiving E-Mail with Mail
Communicating with Messages
Chapter 12: The Musical Mac
Introducing iTunes
Working with Media
All about Playlists
Chapter 13: The Multimedia Mac
Watching Movies with DVD Player
Playing Movies and Music in QuickTime Player
You’re the Star with Photo Booth
Viewing and Converting Images and PDFs in Preview
Importing Media
Chapter 14: Words and Letters
Processing Words with TextEdit
Font Mania
Part IV: Making This Mountain Lion Your Very Own
Chapter 15: Publish or Perish: The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing
Before Diving In . . .
Ready: Connecting and Adding Your Printer
Set: Setting Up Your Document with Page Setup
Print: Printing with the Print Sheet
Preview and PDF Options
Just the Fax . . .
Chapter 16: Sharing Your Mac and Liking It
Introducing Networks and File Sharing
Setting Up File Sharing
Access and Permissions: Who Can Do What
Connecting to a Shared Disk or Folder on a Remote Mac
Changing Your Password
More Types of Sharing
Chapter 17: Features for the Way You Work
Talking and Listening to Your Mac
Automatic Automation
A Few More Useful Goodies
AirPlay Mirroring
Part V: The Care and Feeding of Your Mountain Lion
Chapter 18: Safety First: Backups and Other Security Issues
Backing Up Is (Not) Hard to Do
Why You Need Two Sets of Backups
Non-Backup Security Concerns
Protecting Your Data from Prying Eyes
Chapter 19: Utility Chest
Calculator
Activity Monitor
AirPort Utility
ColorSync Utility
DigitalColor Meter
Disk Utility
Grab
Grapher
Keychain Access
Migration Assistant
System Information
Terminal
Chapter 20: Troubleshooting OS X
About Startup Disks and Booting
Recovering with Recovery HD
If Your Mac Crashes at Startup
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Almost Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience
Use Those Keyboard Shortcuts
Improve Your Typing Skills
Resolution: It’s Not Just for New Year’s Anymore
A Mac with a View — and Preferences, Too
Get a New, Faster Model
You Can Never Have Too Much RAM!
Get an Accelerated Graphics Card
Get a New Hard Drive
Get a Solid State Drive (SSD)
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Make Your Mac Better by Throwing Money at It
RAM
Backup Software and/or Hardware
A Better Monitor (Or a Second One)
A Fast Internet Connection
Games
Multimedia Titles
Some Big Honking Speakers with a Subwoofer
A New Mouse and/or Keyboard
A MacBook Air or MacBook Pro
Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Great Websites for Mac Freaks
MacFixIt
Macworld
The Mac Observer
CNET Downloads (formerly VersionTracker)
MacInTouch
Alltop
Apple Support and Knowledge Base
Ramseeker
Other World Computing
EveryMac.com
dealmac
Dr. Mac Consulting
Part VI: Appendix: Installing or Reinstalling OS X Mountain Lion (Only If You Have To)
How to Install (or Reinstall) OS X
Getting Set Up with Setup Assistant
Cheat Sheet

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