OS X Mountain Lion

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Information & Library Science Library

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QA76.774.M33 B45 2013
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Available

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Summary

The latest update of this bestselling OS X guide will have you working miracles in no time with Mountain Lion, which features all-new, system-wide integration with iCloud. With this book, you can learn in your own way, whether it's working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just what you need to know at that moment. There are hundreds of exciting tools and hidden gems in your Macintosh. Author Lynn Beighley uses her gentle, yet expert, instruction to help you find these tools and gems and master them, taking full advantage of all that Mountain Lion has to offer.

If you are new to OS X, you'll learn the basics of how to use OS X efficiently and joyfully. From there, you can move on to customize Mountain Lion to suit the way you work. And if you've been using OS X already, you'll learn to use all of Mountain Lion's new features, including iCloud integration, Messages, Reminders, Notes, the Notification Center, Share Sheets, Gatekeeper, and more.

Contents

  • os x basics for new mac users
  • 1 Introduction to the OS X Desktop
  • 2 A Bit Beyond the Basics
  • os x applications in mountain lion
  • 3 Introduction to OS X Applications
  • 4 TextEdit for Word Processing
  • 5 Mail for Email and Notes
  • 6 Contacts for Keeping Track of People
  • 7 Safari for Web Browsing
  • 8 Calendar and Reminders for Organizing Your Life
  • 9 Messages and FaceTime for Text, Audio, and Video Messaging
  • 10 iTunes for Your Listening Pleasure
  • 11 Preview for Viewing Images, pdfs, and More
  • 12 Game Center for Playing with Friends
  • 13 Miscellaneous Tools on Your Mac
  • 14 Common Tools in OS X Applications
  • 15 Working Between OS X Applications make it your own mac
  • 16 Personalize Your Mac to Meet Your Needs
  • 17 Mission Control to Organize Your Space
  • 18 Notification Center: Keeping You Informed
  • 19 Set Up Printing
  • 20 Share One Mac with Multiple Users
  • 21 Find What You Want, Fast-with Spotlight
  • 22 Time Machine Backup tech stuff
  • 23 Get Connected and Share Files
  • 24 Basic Troubleshooting
  • 25 Secure Your Mac and Its Files
  • 26 Upgrade Your Mac and Migrate Your Files
  • Index

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