Teach Yourself VISUALLY macOS High Sierra

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• Chapter 1 Learning Basic macOS TasksStart an Application 4Start an Application Using Launchpad 6Locate the Mouse Pointer 7Switch Between Applications 8View Running Applications with Mission Control 9Run an Application Full Screen 10Split the Screen with Two Applications 11Search Your Mac 12Voice‐Operate Your Mac with Siri 14Save a Document 16Open a Document 17Print a Document 18Copy a File 20Move a File 21Rename a File 22Delete a File 23Open a Folder in a Tab 24Open a Document in a Tab 25Chapter 2 Browsing the WebOpen a Web Page in a Tab 28Navigate Web Pages 30Navigate with the History List 32Change Your Home Page 34Bookmark Web Pages 36Pin a Web Page Tab 38Set the Default Zoom Level for a Website 39Mute a Web Page Tab 40Control Automatic Media Playback for a Website 41Display a Web Page Video as Picture‐in‐Picture 42Search for Sites 43Download a File 44View a Page Without Distracting Features 46Create a Web Page Reading List 48Chapter 3 Communicating via EmailAdd an Email Account 52Send an Email Message 54Add a File Attachment 56Add a Signature Block 58Receive and Read Email Messages 60Reply to a Message 62Forward a Message 64Open and Save an Attachment 66Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages 68Add Events and Contacts from a Message 70Process Messages Using Gestures 71Chapter 4 Enhancing Online PrivacyDelete a Site from Your Browsing History 74Ask Websites Not to Track You 76Install and Use a Content Blocker 78Remove Saved Website Data 80Enable Private Browsing 82Delete a Saved Website Password 84Delete Saved Credit Card Data 86Move Spam to the Junk Mailbox Automatically 88Configure Advanced Junk Mail Filtering 90Disable Remote Images 92Chapter 5 Talking via Messages and FaceTimeSign In to Messages 96Send a Message 98Send a File in a Message 100Sign In to FaceTime 102Connect Through FaceTime 104Chapter 6 Tracking Contacts and EventsAdd a New Contact 108Edit a Contact 110Create a Contact Group 112Navigate the Calendar 114Create an Event 116Create a Repeating Event 118Send or Respond to an Event Invitation 120Chapter 7 Playing and Organizing MusicUnderstanding the iTunes Library 124Navigate the iTunes Window 125Play a Song 126Create a Playlist 128Purchase Music from the iTunes Store 130Apply Parental Controls 132Subscribe to a Podcast 134Chapter 8 Learning Useful macOS TasksIntegrate macOS and Your iPhone or iPad 138Using Handoff to Switch Between a Device and macOS 140Install a Program Using the App Store 142Write a Note 144Enhance Notes with Attachments 146Create a Reminder 148Create a New Reminder List 150Work with the Notification Center 152Organize Files with Tags 154Search Files with Tags 156Search for a Location 158Get Directions to a Location 160Install a Font 162Access Non‐Keyboard Characters 164Chapter 9 Connecting to Social NetworksSign In to Your Facebook Account 168Post to Facebook 170Publish a Photos Album to Facebook 172Sign In to Your Twitter Account 174Send a Tweet 176Connect to Your LinkedIn Account 178Post to LinkedIn 180Update Your Social Network Profile Picture 182Connect to Your Flickr Account 184Send Photos to Flickr 186Set Up Your Vimeo Account 188Send a Video to Vimeo 190Share Information with Other People 192Chapter 10 Viewing and Editing Photos and VideosView a Preview of a Photo 196View a Slideshow of Your Photos 198Import Photos from a Digital Camera 200View Your Photos 202Create an Album 204Crop a Photo 206Rotate a Photo 208Enhance a Photo with a Filter 209Straighten a Photo 210Remove Red Eye from a Photo 212Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 214Mark Your Favorite Photos 216Set an Album’s Key Photo 217Email a Photo 218Take Your Picture 220Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player 222Chapter 11 Securing macOSChange Your Password 226Require a Password on Waking 228Disable Automatic Logins 230Configure App Downloads 232Turn On the Firewall 234Configure Location Services 236Enable the Guest User Account 238Chapter 12 Customizing macOSDisplay System Preferences 242Change the Desktop Background 244Set Your Mac’s Sleep Options 246Change the Display Resolution and Brightness 248Create an App Folder in Launchpad 250Add a User Account 252Customize the Dock 254Add an Icon to the Dock 256Hide the Dock 258Add a Widget to the Notification Center 260Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays 262Customize the Share Menu 264Customize Siri 266Customize the Mouse and Trackpad 268Chapter 13 Maintaining macOSEmpty the Trash 272Organize Your Desktop 273Check Hard Drive Free Space 274Uninstall Unused Applications 276Force a Stuck Application to Close 278Configure Time Machine Backups 280Restore an Earlier Version of a File 282Restore Files Using Time Machine 284Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 286Restart Your Mac 288Chapter 14 Working with iCloudCreate an Apple ID 292Set Up iCloud Synchronization 296Generate a Website Password 298Activate and Configure iCloud Drive 300Manage Your iCloud Storage 302Set Up Family Sharing 304Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad 306Chapter 15 Networking with macOSUnderstanding Networking 310Connect a Bluetooth Device 312Connect to a Wireless Network 316Connect to a Network Resource 318Turn On File and Printer Sharing 320Share a Folder 322Share a Printer 324Add a Shared Printer 326View macOS on Your TV 328Index 330