Mac Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in Easy Steps · for Apple iMacs and MacBooks - Over 800 Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts by Provan, Drew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Copyright Contents 1 Finder Tips

Using the Apple Menu Resizing Window Columns Change Finder Views Finder Options Control the Sidebar Remove the Indicator Lights Resize Finder Icons Clean Up the Menu Bar FTP using the Finder Customize Notification Alerts Finding Files Using Spotlight to Find Files Hiding Sensitive Files Quick Look at Files Keep Files in the Cloud Opening Foreign Files Viewing File Information File Sharing Create Aliases Locate a Saved File Sort your Files using Finder Create Folder from Selection Always Open With... Basic Folder Housekeeping Let Smart Folders do the Work Hide Running Apps Launch Apps using Spotlight Streamline the Login Items Quick App Switching Gatekeeper Alerts Quick Hide/Show the Dock Spotlight is a Calculator! Turn on Dark Mode Screenshots in Other Formats Editing Screenshots Create an Encrypted USB Drive Reveal your own Library Running Multiple Desktops Switch Resume On/Off Hide Unwanted System Prefs Yosemite Tweaks Hidden Second Clipboard Accessing Emoticons Mouse & Trackpad Access the Dictionary Deactivate Widgets Save Text as Snippets Using System Information Clean Install of OS X from USB

2 Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Finder and other Shortcuts

3 Browsing the Net

Change your Default Browser Select another Search Engine Save Web Pages for Later Clear Safari History Get rid of Cookies! Using Safari Tabs Organize your Bookmarks! Search Google in any App Download YouTube Videos

4 Networking Tricks

Access your Mac anywhere Viewing Remote Desktop Connect using an iPad or iPhone Connect to Wi-Fi Get Online using Mobile Phone Share your Wi-Fi Connection Anonymous Surfing Network Utility

5 Printing Tricks

Printer Drivers Exploring Printing Options Print to PDF Create User Presets Save Paper and Ink!

6 Font Management

Font Book Where to store Fonts Disable (Deactivate) Fonts! Resolve Duplicate Fonts Accessing Special Characters

7 Personalizing your Mac

Customize the Login Screen Change the Clock Wallpapers Screen Savers Desktop Icon Size Notifications Save Energy using Energy Saver System Sounds Bring Back Save As...

8 Mac Maintenance

General Maintenance Automate the Cleaning! CCleaner OnyX & MainMenu Time Machine Back up Everything? Other Backup Solutions Backup Apps Defragmenting your Drive Clear the Desktop! Install an Antivirus App? Repair Disk Permissions Rebuild Spotlight Database Rebuild Mail Database Installers Uninstalling Apps Uninstaller Apps

9 Running Windows or Linux

Running Windows on the Mac Boot Camp Virtualization Parallels Virtualization VMWare Fusion Views Installing Linux Running Ubuntu (Linux)

10 Command Line Hacks

Using Terminal commands Finder Hacks App-specific Commands Entertainment Networking and Internet

11 Tips & Tricks for Common Apps

Make Mail work for You! Safari Tips Getting more out of Preview iPhoto Share Reminders iTunes Tips Use iSight Camera for Notes Convert DVDs with Handbrake Image Capture App Explore your iOS Device Annotate PDFs with Skitch

12 Keeping your Mac Secure

FileVault Disable Automatic Login Secure Empty Trash Activate OS X Firewall Install an Antivirus App Use Keychain Access Parental Controls

13 Troubleshooting the Mac

Disk Utility Mac won’t Start Boot into Safe Mode Cannot Eject a Disk or Drive Running out of Disk Space Corrupt Preference Files Repair Disks Speed Up your Mac! Force an App to Close Memory Hogs Wireless Problem Solving

14 Miscellaneous Tips

Window Tricks AirPlay Mirroring Creating Digital Signatures Apps for Tweaking your Mac Sharing Using AirDrop Screen Sharing Record your iOS Screen

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