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Format: 1 online resource (499 pages)

Edition: [First edition].

ISBN: 1-119-91288-1

Series Statement: For Dummies

Content: MacOS Ventura For Dummies is packed with all the information you need on this latest version of macOS. With expert tips, tricks, and troubleshooting ideas, it's the trusted guide for those new to Mac computers and those upgrading their systems. Learn how to organize your files, ensure that your data is secure, work more efficiently, and take advantage of the newest features. Dummies helps you navigate the interface, use helpful shortcuts, and beyond--the easy way. This is the perfect Dummies guide for first-time macOS users, as well as people who are upgrading their systems and need a reference.

Note: Includes index. , Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 macOS Basics -- Chapter 1 macOS Ventura 101 (Prerequisites: None) -- Okay, What Does macOS Do? -- A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (or Any User) -- Turning the dang thing on -- What you should see on start-up -- Shutting down properly -- A few things you should definitely not do with your Mac -- Point-and-click 101 -- Getting Help -- Chapter 2 Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!) -- Touring Finder and Its Desktop -- Anatomy of a Window -- Top o' the window to ya! -- A scroll new world -- (Hyper)active windows -- Opening a Dialog with Your Mac -- Working with Windows -- Opening and closing windows -- Resizing windows and window panes -- Moving windows -- Shuffling windows -- Menu Basics -- The ever-changing menu bar -- Contextual (shortcut) menus: They're sooo contextual! -- Recognizing disabled options -- Navigating submenus -- Under the Apple menu tree -- Using keyboard-shortcut commands -- Chapter 3 What's Up, Dock? -- A Quick Introduction to Your Dock -- The default icons of the Dock -- Trash talkin' -- Way #1 -- Way #2 -- Opening app menus on the Dock -- Reading Dock icon body language -- Opening files from the Dock -- Customizing Your Dock -- Adding Dock icons -- Removing an icon from the Dock -- Resizing the Dock -- What should you put on your Dock? -- Configuring your Dock settings -- Global Dock settings -- Folder and disk Dock icon menu preferences -- Chapter 4 Getting to Know Finder and Its Desktop -- Introducing Finder and Its Minions: The Desktop and Icons -- Introducing the desktop -- Bellying up to the toolbar -- Figuring out what an icon is -- Identifying your Finder icons in the wild -- Aliases Are Awesome! -- Creating aliases. , Deleting aliases -- Hunting down an alias's parent -- The View(s) from a Window -- Moving through folders fast in Column view -- Perusing in Icon view -- Listless? Try viewing folders as a list -- Hangin' in the Gallery (view) -- What's next on the (View) menu? -- Finder on the Menu -- The actual Finder menu -- Like a road map: The current folder's pop-up menu -- Go places with the Go menu -- Customizing Finder Windows -- Adding folders to the sidebar -- Configuring Finder settings -- General pane -- Tags pane -- Sidebar pane -- Advanced pane -- Digging for Data in the Info Window -- Chapter 5 Delving Even Deeper into Ventura's Desktop and Finder -- Cleaning Up Your Desktop Automatically with Stacks -- Quick Actions: Now Playing All Over Ventura -- Getting the most out of Markup -- Trimming video without launching an app -- Doing Things Quicker with Finder Quick Actions -- Creating PDFs without launching an app -- Creating custom Finder Quick Actions -- Shooting Screen Stills and Movies -- Chapter 6 Having It Your Way -- Introducing System Settings -- Setting Wallpaper -- Configuring a Screen Saver or Just Turning Off the Display -- Configuring Appearance Settings -- Choosing Desktop & -- Dock Settings -- Adjusting the Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad, and Other Hardware -- Choosing keyboard settings -- Tweaking your mouse -- Configuring your trackpad -- Configuring Sound Settings -- Part 2 Getting Things Done -- Chapter 7 Opening and Saving Files -- A Quick Primer on Finding Files -- Understanding the macOS Folder Structure -- Understanding nested folders -- From the top: The Computer folder -- Peeking into the Applications folder -- Visiting the Library folders -- Let it be: The System folder -- There's no place like Home -- Your personal library card -- Saving Your Document Before It's Too Late -- Stepping through a basic save. , Save As versus Duplicate: Different names for the same result -- Open, Sez Me -- With drag-and-drop -- With a Quick Look -- When your Mac can't open a file -- With the app of your choice -- Assigning a file type to an app -- Opening a file with an app other than the default -- Chapter 8 File and Folder Management Made Easy -- Organizing Your Stuff in Folders -- Working with files versus folders -- Organizing your stuff with subfolders -- Creating new folders -- Navigating with spring-loaded folders -- Using smart folders -- Shuffling Files and Folders -- Moving files and folders -- Selecting multiple items -- Renaming items -- Renaming multiple items at once -- Compressing files -- Getting rid of files and folders -- Using iCloud, iCloud+, and iCloud Drive -- Chapter 9 Eight Terrific Time-Saving Tools -- Are You Siri-ous? -- What Siri can do for you -- Working with Siri -- Making Siri your own -- Comprehending the macOS Clipboard -- Introducing the Clipboard -- Copying files and folders -- Pasting from the Clipboard -- Expanding your horizons with the Universal Clipboard -- With a Quick Look -- Share and share alike with the Share menu -- Slide into Slideshow (full-screen) mode -- Spotlight on Finding Files and Folders Faster -- Using the Find command -- Using the Spotlight menu and its keyboard shortcut -- Blast Off with Mission Control -- Setting Mission Control parameters -- Hot corners are hot stuff! -- Organizing desktops and spaces with Mission Control -- All the World's a Stage . . . and You're the Manager -- Enabling Stage Manager -- Using Stage Manager -- Taking Control of Essential Settings -- Launchpad: The Place for Apps -- Chapter 10 Organizing Your Life -- Keeping Track with Calendar -- Navigating Calendar views -- Understanding the Calendar list -- Creating calendars -- Sharing and publishing calendars -- Deleting a calendar. , Creating and managing events -- Inviting others to attend an event -- Setting an alert -- Reminders: Protection Against Forgetting -- Getting started with Reminders -- To do or not to do: Setting reminders -- Sharing lists and assigning reminders -- Everything You Need to Know about Notification Center -- Tweaking Notification settings -- Managing Widgets 101 -- Using Notification Center -- Getting focused -- Use Notes for Making Notes -- Taking a Quick Note with Quick Note -- Tracking Productivity with Screen Time -- Chapter 11 Maps Are Where It's At -- Finding Your Current Location with Maps -- Finding a Person, Place, or Thing -- Views, Zooms, and Pans -- Maps and Contacts -- Time-Saving Map Tools: Favorites, Guides, and Recents -- Favorites -- Guides -- Recents -- Smart Map Tricks -- Get route maps and driving directions -- Get walking directions -- Get directions for public transportation -- Get traffic info in real time -- Enjoying flyovers and look arounds -- Flyovers -- Look arounds -- Do more on the Info sheet -- Chapter 12 Apps Born in iOS -- Taking Stock of the Market with Stocks -- Adding and removing stocks, funds, and indexes -- Details, details, details -- Charting a course -- Read All about It in News -- What are your interests? -- How News works -- Managing your news -- Recording Memos with Voice Memos -- Recording a voice memo -- Listening to a voice memo -- Naming a voice memo -- Trimming a voice memo -- Automating Repetitive Tasks with Shortcuts -- Controlling Lights, Locks, and More with Home -- Part 3 Getting Along with Others -- Chapter 13 (Inter)Networking -- Getting Connected to the Internet -- Choosing an Internet service provider (ISP) -- Connecting your Mac to a network via Wi-Fi -- Managing your Wi-Fi networks -- Connecting your Mac to a network via Ethernet -- Browsing the Web with Safari -- Owning your toolbar. , Using the Safari sidebar -- Tab groups are the new pinned tabs -- Shared with You: Links from others -- Bookmarking your favorite pages -- Finding your bookmarks in the sidebar -- Managing your favorites and the Favorites bar -- What's on your Reading list? -- Website-specific settings -- Reader view -- Controlling audio and video playback -- Chapter 14 Dealing with People -- Collecting Your Contacts -- Adding contacts -- Importing contacts from other apps -- Creating a basic list -- Setting up a smart list (based on contact criteria) -- Deleting a list or smart list -- Sync + Contacts = Your contacts everywhere -- Making Audio and Video Calls with FaceTime -- Making a FaceTime call -- Enjoying using SharePlay during a FaceTime call -- Chapter 15 Communicating with Mail and Messages -- Sending and Receiving Email with Mail -- Setting up Mail -- A quick overview of the toolbar -- Composing a new message -- Sending email from the Contacts app -- Checking your mail -- Dealing with spam -- Mailboxes smart and plain -- Plain old mailboxes -- Smart mailboxes -- Changing settings for Mail -- Sign here, please -- Mail rules rule -- Take a (Quick) look and (Slide) show me some photos -- Markup and Mail Drop -- Markup -- Mail Drop -- Unsubscribe and Block Sender -- Communicating with Messages -- What the heck is an iMessage? -- Chitchatting with Messages -- Chapter 16 Sharing Your Mac and Liking It -- Introducing Networks and File Sharing -- Portrait of home and home-office networking -- How to build your home or home-office network -- Setting Up File Sharing -- Access and Permissions: Who Can Do What -- Users and groups and guests -- Creating users -- Changing a user -- Removing a user -- macOS knows best: Folders shared by default -- Sharing a folder or disk by setting permissions -- Making sense of permissions -- Sharing a folder. , Useful settings for permissions.

Additional Edition: Print version: Hart-Davis, Guy MacOS Ventura for Dummies Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2022 ISBN 9781119912873

Language: English