macOS Sierra: Up To Speed

Description

The macOS Sierra: Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running quickly with Apple's latest operating system. This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic macOS topics and moving on to more advanced features of the operating system, designed to help you to become more productive more quickly. Though comprehensive, the information in this book is presented in a clear, concise manner with screenshots providing helpful visual guidance all along the way. In no time at all you'll be navigating Sierra, setting up and maintaining user accounts, managing files, playing music and video, modifying system preferences, surfing the Web and working with applications like a pro. Some of the topics include: Operating System Basics Logging On to Your Mac Understanding the Mac Interface Using the Mouse & Keyboard Investigating Menus Using Shortcut Menus Using Gestures with a Trackpad Using the Dock Using Trash Getting Help Shutting Down your Computer Navigating a Window Minimizing, Full Screen Zooming and Closing a Window Moving a Window Changing the Size of a Window Displaying the Status Bar Switching Between Windows Using Split Window View Hiding the Finder Toolbar and Sidebar Using Mission Control Changing Window Views Using Quick Look Using Finder Tabs A Look at macOS Sierra Disk Organization Opening Folders and Disks Using the Go Menu The Finder Toolbar & the Sidebar Accessing Recent Folders Arranging & Sorting the Contents of a Folder Keeping Folders on Top When Sorting Browsing the Contents of Folders Navigating Folder Hierarchy Using iCloud & iCloud Drive Optimizing Disk Storage Store Most Files on iCloud Empty Trash After 30 Days Creating a New Folder Renaming a File or Folder Copying, Moving & Deleting Files and Folders Restoring a Deleted File Emptying the Trash Using the Info Window Finding Files using Spotlight Finding Files from the Finder Window Using Smart Folders Searching with Siri Selecting Multiple Files and Folders Creating an Alias Using & Creating Finder Tags Compressing Files and Folders Working with Burn Folders Batch Rename Files Expand all Finder Subfolders with One Mouse Click Arranging Finder Window Icons Setting Dock Properties Adding & Removing Items to the Dock Setting System Preferences Modifying Appearance Preferences Auto-Hiding the Menu Bar Changing the Desktop Background Adding a Screen Saver Using an External Monitor with a Laptop Using AirPlay Adding a Printer Playing CDs & DVDs Setting Spotlight Preferences Setting Mission Control Preferences Modifying Notification Center Settings Set a keyboard shortcut to display the Notification Center Setting View Options & Finder Preferences Applying and Removing a Custom Icon Syncing Documents & Desktop to the Cloud Setting Energy Saver Options Setting Parental Controls Creating a User Account Changing a User Account’s Picture Switching User Accounts Changing Your Password Security & Privacy Opening Applications and Documents Opening Items at Login Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text Formatting Text Saving a File Duplicating a Document Using the Save As Command Quitting an Application Forcing an Application to Quit Installing & Removing Applications Previewing Fonts with Font Book Using Automator Organizing Contacts with the Contacts Application Organizing Your Schedule with the Calendar Application Getting Things Done with the Reminders Application Using the Notes Application Using Dictation Working with the Photos App Managing Applications with Launchpad Backing Up with Time Machine Sharing Files with Airdrop Moving Between Devices with Handoff Sharing between Devices with the Universal Clipboard Mac Utilities Setting up an Internet Connection Starting Safari Browsing a Web Page Adding & Managing Bookmarks Pinning Frequently Visited Sites Searching the Internet Using Apple Pay in Safari And More....