The Ultimate Mac OS X Handbook

180 Pages·2016·65.16 MB·English

by  Barlow Graham (Ed).

Got an Apple iMac or MacBook? You need this book!
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which takes using a Mac Apple has been busy in other areas since
to even greater levels of Yosemite was released, too. For example, there’s
excellence. While the look the new Apple Music service, which we cover in
and feel of El Capitan is very much like Yosemite full here, and a brand new version of iTunes to
(El Capitan is, after all, a particular rock formation play with. Apple’s iCloud service is also going
in Yosemite National Park), there have been from strength to strength, making it easier than
some important additions that make using a ever to collaborate on documents with other
Mac easier than ever. people, and back your data up to the cloud.
Of particular note is Split View, a great new I hope you enjoy this guide to El Capitan, and
way of working with two apps at once, and it helps you to get more than ever out of using a
there have been some important improvements Mac. OS X just keeps getting better and better.
in Mission Control that make it easier than ever
to switch between your open programs and Graham Barlow, Editor
Ultimate Handbooks are designed when you need to know how to we’ll show you the best ways
to give you a complete guide to do something or solve a problem to do everything
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guarantee you’ll get the following or even in the workplace can use with your device or software
from each book… to get the best possible results
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your desk or next to your computer from solving new problems to thanks to the free digital edition of this
and consult time and time again discovering new things to try out, book – see page 178 for more details
How are we doing? Email [email protected] and let us know if we’ve lived up to our promises!
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Get started 85 Master your mouse a
86 Set up your sound
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87 Using Bluetooth
Meet Apple’s new OS 88 Set up a printer
89 Network and sharing |
and get your Mac set up 90 Share files C
91 Use airdrop
10 Meet El Capitan 92 Call and text forwarding o
16 75 hidden secrets of Apple’s new OS 93 Move tasks between devices
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32 Set up your new Mac 94 Facebook integration
34 Migrate to El Capitan
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38 Dual boot with Boot Camp
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The basics
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apps that come with El Capitan
98 Browse the web with Safari
Master the key elements of
100 Advanced features of Safari
using a Mac and the new OS X 102 Master Mail’s new tricks
106 Become an expert Mail Markup
42 The El Capitan desktop 108 Make a date with Calendar
44 Master the Finder 110 Get from A to B with Maps
48 Customise the Finder sidebar 111 Master OS X Reminders
50 Discover OS X’s gestures 112 iCloud Drive
52 Master Mission Control 114 Download great books
54 Arrange apps in Split View 116 Master the Notes app
56 Manage your login items 120 Get to know iTunes 12
57 Launch apps quickly 124 Discover Apple Music
58 Using Notification Center 130 Do more with Photos
62 Discover the Today view 138 Discover the power of Preview
64 View files with Quick Look 140 More apps for your Mac
65 Discover the Dashboard 141 Using the App Store
66 Search with Spotlight 142 Free apps for your Mac
Setup & preferences
Advanced
Make OS X work for you
Back up your Mac, recover
70 Setting up your desktop lost files and much more!
72 Alter the look of your Mac
74 Setting OS X preferences 156 Back up with Time Machine
76 Using iCloud with a Mac 158 Never lose your work again
78 Set up iCloud keychain 160 Recover from major problems
79 Manage user accounts 162 Secure your Mac
80 Get more information about your Mac 163 Automate repetitive tasks
82 Enable El Capitan’s dark mode 164 Get started with Disk Utility
84 Manage multiple displays 166 Become an Apple Genius
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Get started
Meet Apple’s new OS
and get your Mac set up
10 Meet El Capitan
Find out what’s new in OS X 10.11 El Capitan
16 75 hidden secrets of Apple’s new OS
Jump straight into the best new El Capitan features
32 Set up your new Mac
Get started with the latest OS X
34 Migrate to El Capitan
Make the move with Migration Assistant.
36 Migrate from Windows
If you’re transferring from a PC there’s
a Windows Migration Assistant too…
38 Dual boot with Boot Camp
Turn your Mac into a dual-booting machine
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GET STARTED | Welcome to El Capitan
Welcome to El Capitan
The latest OS X offers the perfect combination of simplicity and power
The all-new, all-singing, all- If you have an iPad or an iPhone, you’ll Probably our favourite improvements in
dancing, OS X 10.11 El Capitan is be right at home with El Capitan’s fresh- this version are the improvements to
here – and you’ll love it! Like its looking interface, which takes many a cue managing how your apps are laid out on the
predecessor, OS X 10.10 from iOS – in fact, as of their 2015 releases, screen. Mission Control does a much better
Yosemite, it continues the theme of all three of Apple’s operating systems job of directing you to whatever window you
Californian place names: El Capitan is the (watchOS being the other) use the same need to work in with just a simple gesture on
name of a rock formation situated within system font – a custom one called San your trackpad or mouse and then a click.
Yosemite National Park. Also like Yosemite, Francisco. Where Yosemite was criticised Even OS X’s full-screen mode is massively
this new version can be downloaded for free for its sometimes overzealous application improved with the ability to display two apps
from the Mac App Store. (Find out about of transparency effects, Apple has toned alongside each other: allocate all the available
upgrading from an older Mac or migrating them down to make El Capitan even more screen space to the apps on which you need
from a Windows PC on page 34 onwards.) pleasant to look at and use. to focus and shove all other distractions aside.
El Capitan’s interface has a fresh, clean look with a new system font, a couple of new desktop backgrounds, and simplified icons to provide a real ‘easy on the eyes’ experience.
Maps can provide you with directions that use public El Capitan even borrows a trick from the iPhone and iPad, El Capitan’s Notification Centre provides three different
transport, though only for select locations, such as London. enabling you to simply swipe on emails to deal with them. ways to sort notifications.
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