Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Air

383 Pages·2013·110.39 MB·English

by  Guy Hart-Davis

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About the Author
Guy Hart-Davis is the author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro
Second Edition, Teach Yourself VISUALLY iMac, and iMac Portable Genius
Fourth Edition.
Author’s Acknowledgments
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write the book; Lynn Northrup for keeping me on track and guiding the
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Cohen for reviewing the book for technical accuracy and contributing
helpful suggestions; and TCS/SPS for laying out the book.
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DISCOVERING MACBOOK AIR CH6APTER
Configure the Display
Personalizing Your MacBook Air
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resolution is highlighted on to change the screen’ s brightness. Press to the display. You will not likely need to do this
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because the display is set to a
lower resolution.
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Table of Contents
Part I Discovering MacBook Air
Chapter 1 Exploring MacBook Air
Tour MacBook Air .....................................................4
Start Up and Log In .................................................8
Explore the OS X Desktop ........................................ 10
Point and Click, Double-Click, or Secondary Click ......... 14
Understanding Drives, Volumes, Optical Discs,
Folders, and Files ............................................... 16
Configure the Keyboard ........................................... 18
Configure the Trackpad ........................................... 20
Sleep, Log Out, Restart, or Shut Down ....................... 22
Chapter 2 Looking Through the OS X Finder Windows
Understanding Finder, Application,
and Document Windows ....................................... 24
View Finder Windows in Icon View ............................ 26
View Finder Windows in List View ............................. 28
View Finder Windows in Column View ........................ 30
View Finder Windows in Cover Flow View .................... 32
Configure the Sidebar ............................................. 33
Work with Finder Tabs ............................................. 34
Using the Action Pop-up Menu and Quick Look ........... 36
Configure the Finder Window Toolbar......................... 37
Chapter 3 Managing the MacBook Air Desktop Workspace
Understanding Desktop Management Tools ................. 38
Using and Configuring the Dock ............................... 40
Manage the Desktop with Mission Control .................. 42
Configure and Use Mission Control and Desktops ......... 44
Manage Open Windows with Mission Control ............... 48
Using and Configuring the Dashboard ........................ 50
Work with Notifications ........................................... 52
Chapter 4 Working on the Mac Desktop
Move to Locations on the Desktop ............................ 56
Rename Files and Folders ........................................ 58
Compress Files and Folders ...................................... 59
Find Files, Folders, and Other Information .................. 60
Create Smart Folders ............................................... 64
Get Information About Files and Folders .................... 66
Organize Your Files and Folders with Tags .................. 68
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Chapter 5 Working with Mac Applications
Understanding Applications and Documents ............... 70
Install Applications from the App Store ..................... 72
Install Applications from Distribution Files ................ 74
Launch Applications with the Launchpad ................... 76
Launch Applications from the Desktop ....................... 78
Control Applications ............................................... 80
Save Documents..................................................... 82
Work with Versions of Documents ............................. 84
Expand an Application to Full Screen Mode ................ 86
Work with Multiple Application Windows .................... 87
Chapter 6 Personalizing Your MacBook Air
Set Finder Preferences ............................................ 88
Explore the System Preferences Application ................ 90
Change General Preferences ..................................... 92
Set a Desktop Picture ............................................. 94
Choose a Screen Saver ............................................ 96
Set and Configure the Clock ..................................... 98
Save Energy .........................................................100
Configure the Display ............................................102
Control Sound.......................................................104
Create and Configure User Accounts .........................106
Protect Users with Parental Controls.........................110
Set Login Options .................................................112
Set Up Internet Accounts .......................................114