Teach Yourself Visually OS X Mavericks

Chapter 1 Discovering What You Can Do with OS X Create Documents 4 Play and Record Music 6 View and Organize Your Photos 8 Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show 10 Take Advantage of the Web 12 Communicate with Others 14 Organize Your Contacts and Appointments 16 Chapter 2 Learning Basic Program Tasks Explore the OS X Screen 20 Tour the Dock 21 Start an Application 22 Start an Application Using Launchpad 24 Switch Between Applications 26 View Running Applications with Mission Control 27 Tour an Application Window 28 Run an Application Full Screen 29 Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu 30 Select a Command Using a Toolbar 31 Select Options with Dialog Controls 32 Chapter 3 Learning Basic Document Tasks Save a Document 36 Open a Document 37 Print a Document 38 Edit Document Text 40 Copy a File 44 Move a File 45 Rename a File 46 Delete a File 47 Open a Folder in a Tab 48 Chapter 4 Browsing the Web Select a Link 52 Enter a Web Page Address 53 Open a Web Page in a Tab 54 Navigate Web Pages 56 Navigate with the History List 58 Change Your Home Page 60 Bookmark Web Pages 62 Search for Sites 64 Download a File 66 View Links Shared On Social Networks 68 Create a Web Page Reading List 70 Chapter 5 Communicating via E-mail Add an E-mail Account 74 Send an E-mail Message 76 Add a File Attachment 78 Add a Signature 80 Receive and Read E-mail Messages 82 Reply to a Message 84 Forward a Message 86 Open and Save an Attachment 88 Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages 90 Chapter 6 Talking via Messages and FaceTime Configure Messages 94 Send a Message 96 Send a File in a Message 98 Sign In to FaceTime 100 Connect Through FaceTime 102 Chapter 7 Tracking Contacts and Events Add a New Contact 106 Edit a Contact 108 Create a Contact Group 110 Navigate the Calendar 112 Create an Event 114 Create a Repeating Event 116 Send or Respond to an Event Invitation 118 Chapter 8 Playing and Organizing Music Understanding the iTunes Library 122 Navigate the iTunes Window 123 Play a Song 124 Play a Music CD 126 Import Tracks from a Music CD 130 Create a Playlist 132 Burn Music Files to a CD 134 Edit Song Information 136 Purchase Music from the iTunes Store 138 Listen to an Internet Radio Station 140 Chapter 9 Learning Useful OS X Tasks Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad 144 Install a Program Using the App Store 146 Write a Note 148 Pin a Note to the Desktop 150 Create a Reminder 152 Create a New Reminder List 154 Sign In to Your Facebook Account 156 Post to Facebook 158 Sign In to Your Twitter Account 160 Send a Tweet 162 Share Information with Other People 164 Work with the Notification Center 166 Organize Files with Tags 168 Search Files with Tags 170 Search for a Location 172 Get Directions to a Location 174 Install a Font 176 Chapter 10 Viewing and Editing Photos View a Preview of a Photo 180 View a Slide Show of Your Photos 182 Import Photos from a Digital Camera 184 View Your Photos 186 Create an Album 188 Crop a Photo 190 Rotate a Photo 192 Straighten a Photo 194 Remove Red Eye from a Photo 196 Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 198 Map Your Photos 200 E-mail a Photo 202 Take Your Picture 204 Chapter 11 Playing and Creating Videos Play a DVD Using DVD Player 208 Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player 210 Create a New Movie Project 212 Import a Video File 214 Add Video Clips to Your Project 216 Trim a Clip 218 Add a Transition Between Clips 220 Add a Photo 222 Add a Music Track 224 Record a Voiceover 226 Add Titles and Credits 228 Play the Movie 230 Publish Your Movie to YouTube 232 Chapter 12 Customizing OS X Display System Preferences 236 Change the Desktop Background 238 Activate the Screen Saver 240 Set Your Mac s Sleep Options 242 Change the Display Resolution and Brightness 244 Create an App Folder in Launchpad 246 Add a User Account 248 Customize the Dock 250 Add an Icon to the Dock 252 Hide the Dock 254 Add a Widget to the Dashboard 256 Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays 258 Chapter 13 Maintaining OS X Empty the Trash 262 Organize Your Desktop 263 Check Hard Drive Free Space 264 Uninstall Unused Applications 266 Force a Stuck Application to Close 268 Configure Time Machine Backups 270 Restore an Earlier Version of a File 272 Restore Files Using Time Machine 274 Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 276 Restart Your Mac 278 Chapter 14 Working with Your iCloud Account Create an Apple ID 282 Sign In to iCloud 286 Set Up iCloud Synchronization 288 Generate a Website Password 290 Send and Receive iCloud Mail 292 Work with iCloud Contacts 294 Manage Your Schedule with iCloud 296 Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad 298 Chapter 15 Networking with OS X Understanding Networking 302 Connect a Bluetooth Device 304 Connect to a Wireless Network 308 Connect to a Network Resource 310 Change Your Password 312 Turn On File and Printer Sharing 314 Share a Folder 316 Share a Printer 318 Add a Shared Printer 320 Share a Screen with Another Mac 322 View OS X on Your TV 324 Index 326