Teach Yourself Visually OS X® Mavericks

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Discovering What You Can Do with OS X

Create Documents

Play and Record Music

View and Organize Your Photos

Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show

Take Advantage of the Web

Communicate with Others

Organize Your Contacts and Appointments

Chapter 2: Learning Basic Program Tasks

Explore the OS X Screen

Tour the Dock

Start an Application

Start an Application Using Launchpad

Switch Between Applications

View Running Applications with Mission Control

Tour an Application Window

Run an Application Full Screen

Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu

Select a Command Using a Toolbar

Select Options with Dialog Controls

Chapter 3: Learning Basic Document Tasks

Save a Document

Open a Document

Print a Document

Edit Document Text

Copy a File

Move a File

Rename a File

Delete a File

Open a Folder in a Tab

Chapter 4: Browsing the Web

Select a Link

Enter a Web Page Address

Open a Web Page in a Tab

Navigate Web Pages

Navigate with the History List

Change Your Home Page

Bookmark Web Pages

Search for Sites

Download a File

View Links Shared On Social Networks

Create a Web Page Reading List

Chapter 5: Communicating via E-mail

Add an E-mail Account

Send an E-mail Message

Add a File Attachment

Add a Signature

Receive and Read E-mail Messages

Reply to a Message

Forward a Message

Open and Save an Attachment

Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages

Chapter 6: Talking via Messages and FaceTime

Configure Messages

Send a Message

Send a File in a Message

Sign In to FaceTime

Connect Through FaceTime

Chapter 7: Tracking Contacts and Events

Add a New Contact

Edit a Contact

Create a Contact Group

Navigate the Calendar

Create an Event

Create a Repeating Event

Send or Respond to an Event Invitation

Chapter 8: Playing and Organizing Music

Understanding the iTunes Library

Navigate the iTunes Window

Play a Song

Play a Music CD

Import Tracks from a Music CD

Create a Playlist

Burn Music Files to a CD

Edit Song Information

Purchase Music from the iTunes Store

Listen to an Internet Radio Station

Chapter 9: Learning Useful OS X Tasks

Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad

Install a Program Using the App Store

Write a Note

Pin a Note to the Desktop

Create a Reminder

Create a New Reminder List

Sign In to Your Facebook Account

Post to Facebook

Sign In to Your Twitter Account

Send a Tweet

Share Information with Other People

Work with the Notification Center

Organize Files with Tags

Search Files with Tags

Search for a Location

Get Directions to a Location

Install a Font

Chapter 10: Viewing and Editing Photos

View a Preview of a Photo

View a Slide Show of Your Photos

Import Photos from a Digital Camera

View Your Photos

Create an Album

Crop a Photo

Rotate a Photo

Straighten a Photo

Remove Red Eye from a Photo

Add Names to Faces in Your Photos

Map Your Photos

E-mail a Photo

Take Your Picture

Chapter 11: Playing and Creating Videos

Play a DVD Using DVD Player

Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player

Create a New Movie Project

Import a Video File

Add Video Clips to Your Project

Trim a Clip

Add a Transition Between Clips

Add a Photo

Add a Music Track

Record a Voiceover

Add Titles and Credits

Play the Movie

Publish Your Movie to YouTube

Chapter 12: Customizing OS X

Display System Preferences

Change the Desktop Background

Activate the Screen Saver

Set Your Mac’s Sleep Options

Change the Display Resolution and Brightness

Create an App Folder in Launchpad

Add a User Account

Customize the Dock

Add an Icon to the Dock

Hide the Dock

Add a Widget to the Dashboard

Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays

Chapter 13: Maintaining OS X

Empty the Trash

Organize Your Desktop

Check Hard Drive Free Space

Uninstall Unused Applications

Force a Stuck Application to Close

Configure Time Machine Backups

Restore an Earlier Version of a File

Restore Files Using Time Machine

Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery

Restart Your Mac

Chapter 14: Working with Your iCloud Account

Create an Apple ID

Sign In to iCloud

Set Up iCloud Synchronization

Generate a Website Password

Send and Receive iCloud Mail

Work with iCloud Contacts

Manage Your Schedule with iCloud

Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad

Chapter 15: Networking with OS X

Understanding Networking

Connect a Bluetooth Device

Connect to a Wireless Network

Connect to a Network Resource

Change Your Password

Turn On File and Printer Sharing

Share a Folder

Share a Printer

Add a Shared Printer

Share a Screen with Another Mac

View OS X on Your TV