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<p><b>Chapter 1 Learning Basic macOS Tasks</b></p> <p>Start an Application 4</p> <p>Start an Application Using Launchpad 6</p> <p>Locate the Mouse Pointer 7</p> <p>Switch Between Applications 8</p> <p>View Running Applications with Mission Control 9</p> <p>Run an Application Full Screen 10</p> <p>Split the Screen with Two Applications 11</p> <p>Search Your Mac 12</p> <p>Voice‐Operate Your Mac with Siri 14</p> <p>Save a Document 16</p> <p>Open a Document 17</p> <p>Print a Document 18</p> <p>Copy a File 20</p> <p>Move a File 21</p> <p>Rename a File 22</p> <p>Delete a File 23</p> <p>Open a Folder in a Tab 24</p> <p>Open a Document in a Tab 25</p> <p><b>Chapter 2 Browsing the Web</b></p> <p>Open a Web Page in a Tab 28</p> <p>Navigate Web Pages 30</p> <p>Navigate with the History List 32</p> <p>Change Your Home Page 34</p> <p>Bookmark Web Pages 36</p> <p>Pin a Web Page Tab 38</p> <p>Mute a Web Page Tab 39</p> <p>Display a Web Page Video as Picture‐in‐Picture 40</p> <p>Search for Sites 41</p> <p>Download a File 42</p> <p>View Links Shared on Social Networks 44</p> <p>Create a Web Page Reading List 46</p> <p><b>Chapter 3 Communicating via Email</b></p> <p>Add an Email Account 50</p> <p>Send an Email Message 52</p> <p>Add a File Attachment 54</p> <p>Add a Signature Block 56</p> <p>Receive and Read Email Messages 58</p> <p>Reply to a Message 60</p> <p>Forward a Message 62</p> <p>Open and Save an Attachment 64</p> <p>Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages 66</p> <p>Add Events and Contacts from a Message 68</p> <p>Process Messages Using Gestures 69</p> <p><b>Chapter 4 Enhancing Online Privacy</b></p> <p>Delete a Site from Your Browsing History 72</p> <p>Prevent Websites from Tracking You 74</p> <p>Remove Saved Website Data 76</p> <p>Enable Private Browsing 78</p> <p>Delete a Saved Website Password 80</p> <p>Delete Saved Credit Card Data 82</p> <p>Move Spam to the Junk Mailbox Automatically 84</p> <p>Configure Advanced Junk Mail Filtering 86</p> <p>Disable Remote Images 88</p> <p><b>Chapter 5 Talking via Messages and FaceTime</b></p> <p>Sign In to Messages 92</p> <p>Send a Message 94</p> <p>Send a File in a Message 96</p> <p>Sign In to FaceTime 98</p> <p>Connect Through FaceTime 100</p> <p><b>Chapter 6 Tracking Contacts and Events</b></p> <p>Add a New Contact .104</p> <p>Edit a Contact .106</p> <p>Create a Contact Group .108</p> <p>Navigate the Calendar 110</p> <p>Create an Event .112</p> <p>Create a Repeating Event 114</p> <p>Send or Respond to an Event Invitation</p> <p><b>Chapter 7 Playing and Organizing Music</b></p> <p>Understanding the iTunes Library .120</p> <p>Navigate the iTunes Window 121</p> <p>Play a Song .122</p> <p>Create a Playlist 124</p> <p>Purchase Music from the iTunes Store .126</p> <p>Apply Parental Controls 128</p> <p>Subscribe to a Podcast 130</p> <p><b>Chapter 8 Learning Useful macOS Tasks</b></p> <p>Integrate macOS and Your iPhone or iPad 134</p> <p>Using Handoff to Switch Between a Device and macOS 136</p> <p>Install a Program Using the App Store 138</p> <p>Write a Note .140</p> <p>Enhance Notes with Attachments .142</p> <p>Create a Reminder 144</p> <p>Create a New Reminder List .146</p> <p>Work with the Notification Center 148</p> <p>Organize Files with Tags .150</p> <p>Search Files with Tags 152</p> <p>Search for a Location .154</p> <p>Get Directions to a Location 156</p> <p>Install a Font 158</p> <p>Access Non‐Keyboard Characters 160</p> <p><b>Chapter 9 Connecting to Social Networks</b></p> <p>Sign In to Your Facebook Account 164</p> <p>Post to Facebook .166</p> <p>Publish a Photos Album to Facebook .168</p> <p>Sign In to Your Twitter Account .170</p> <p>Send a Tweet 172</p> <p>Connect to Your LinkedIn Account 174</p> <p>Post to LinkedIn 176</p> <p>Update Your Social Network Profile Picture 178</p> <p>Connect to Your Flickr Account 180</p> <p>Send Photos to Flickr .182</p> <p>Set Up Your Vimeo Account .184</p> <p>Send a Video to Vimeo 186</p> <p>Share Information with Other People 188</p> <p><b>Chapter 10 Viewing and Editing Photos and Videos</b></p> <p>View a Preview of a Photo .192</p> <p>View a Slideshow of Your Photos 194</p> <p>Import Photos from a Digital Camera 196</p> <p>View Your Photos .198</p> <p>Create an Album 200</p> <p>Crop a Photo .202</p> <p>Rotate a Photo 204</p> <p>Straighten a Photo .206</p> <p>Remove Red Eye from a Photo 208</p> <p>Add Names to Faces in Your Photos 210</p> <p>Mark Your Favorite Photos .212</p> <p>Set an Album’s Key Photo 213</p> <p>Email a Photo 214</p> <p>Take Your Picture .216</p> <p>Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player .218</p> <p><b>Chapter 11 Securing macOS</b></p> <p>Change Your Password 222</p> <p>Require a Password on Waking .224</p> <p>Disable Automatic Logins 226</p> <p>Configure App Downloads 228</p> <p>Turn On the Firewall .230</p> <p>Configure Location Services .232</p> <p>Enable the Guest User Account 234</p> <p><b>Chapter 12 Customizing macOS</b></p> <p>Display System Preferences 238</p> <p>Change the Desktop Background 240</p> <p>Set Your Mac’s Sleep Options .242</p> <p>Change the Display Resolution and Brightness .244</p> <p>Create an App Folder in Launchpad .246</p> <p>Add a User Account 248</p> <p>Customize the Dock 250</p> <p>Add an Icon to the Dock .252</p> <p>Hide the Dock .254</p> <p>Add a Widget to the Notification Center 256</p> <p>Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays 258</p> <p>Customize the Share Menu 260</p> <p><b>Chapter 13 Maintaining macOS</b></p> <p>Empty the Trash 264</p> <p>Organize Your Desktop 265</p> <p>Check Hard Drive Free Space 266</p> <p>Uninstall Unused Applications .268</p> <p>Force a Stuck Application to Close 270</p> <p>Configure Time Machine Backups 272</p> <p>Restore an Earlier Version of a File .274</p> <p>Restore Files Using Time Machine .276</p> <p>Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery 278</p> <p>Restart Your Mac 280</p> <p><b>Chapter 14 Working with iCloud</b></p> <p>Create an Apple ID .284</p> <p>Sign In to iCloud Online .288</p> <p>Set Up iCloud Synchronization .290</p> <p>Set Up iCloud Keychain .292</p> <p>Generate a Website Password .294</p> <p>Activate and Configure iCloud Drive 296</p> <p>Access Your Desktop and Documents on Other Devices 298</p> <p>Save and Open Documents Using iCloud Drive 300</p> <p>Manage Your iCloud Storage 302</p> <p>Set Up Family Sharing 304</p> <p>Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad 306</p> <p><b>Chapter 15 Networking with macOS</b></p> <p>Understanding Networking 310</p> <p>Connect a Bluetooth Device .312</p> <p>Connect to a Wireless Network .316</p> <p>Connect to a Network Resource 318</p> <p>Turn On File and Printer Sharing 320</p> <p>Share a Folder .322</p> <p>Share a Printer 324</p> <p>Add a Shared Printer 326</p> <p>View macOS on Your TV .328</p> <p><b>Index 330</b></p>

<p><b>Paul McFedries</b> (Toronto, Ontario) is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has been programming since he was a teenager in the mid-1970s, has programmed everything from mainframes to desktops to bar code scanners, and has worked with many different languages, including Fortran, assembly language, C++, and, of course, JavaScript. Paul has written more than three dozen books that have sold more than two million copies worldwide. These books include <i>iPhone Portable Genius</i> and <i>Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X El Capitan</i>. Paul encourages all readers to drop by his Web site, www.mcfedries.com.</p>

<p><b><i>Teach Yourself</i><br/> VISUALLY</b> <p>Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something—and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 155 macOS Sierra tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on macOS Sierra in no time. <p><b>You'll learn to:</b> <ul> <li><b>Accomplish more using Siri^®</b></li> <li><b>Copy and paste across devices</b></li> <li><b>Import, edit, and identify photos</b></li> <li><b>Gain more control of online privacy</b></li> <li><b>Access the Mac^® desktop on an iPad^®</b></li> </ul> <p><b>Designed for visual learners</b> <ul> <li><b>Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules</b></li> <li><b>Succinct explanations walk you through step by step</b></li> <li><b>Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task</b></li> <li><b>Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks</b></li> </ul>

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