Overview
"This book delivers a state-of-the-art, customized Snow Leopard learning experience to every user. It integrates outstanding step-by-step guidance and real-life examples with easy-to-use online content - including how-to screencasts, instructor videos, podcasts, and more. Leading computer trainer Yvonne Johnson covers everything you want to know and do with Snow Leopard. What's more, she carefully explains the ""why"" as well as the ""how,"" so you understand more and get productive faster. Johnson walks beginning-to-intermediate Snow Leopard users through all this, and more:: "" Getting comfortable with Snow Leopard, tailoring the desktop, and managing files and applications "" Making the most of Snow Leopard's web and productivity applications, including Safari, Mail, iCal, and Address Book "" Using the Mac's easy, powerful creativity tools, including iPhoto and iMovie "" Keeping Macs safe and up-to-date This book's easy step-by-step instructions give beginners a solid foundation for using Snow Leopard, and its tightly-linked online content expands on these basics - offering bonus practical advice, tips, suggestions, activities, and advanced techniques. The next best thing to live, one-on-one Snow Leopard personal instruction, without the cost! Packed with real-life examples and step-by-step guidance from one of the world's most experienced computer trainers Covers everything you want to do - from creativity to productivity to security Integrated with online how-to screencasts, instructor videos, and podcasts"
Full Product Details
Author: Yvonne Johnson
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 22.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 15.30cm
Weight: 0.448kg
ISBN: 9780789743268
ISBN 10: 0789743264
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 20 May 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9780789741202
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print 
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Table of Contents
Introduction xix Part I: Introducing Mac OS X Snow Leopard 1 Setting Up Snow Leopard 2 Initializing a New Computer 2 Following the Prompts 3 Selecting the Language 3 Selecting a Keyboard Layout 5 Importing Data 7 Selecting the Network 8 Registering the Mac 8 Answering Demographic Questions 9 Creating Your User Account 9 Purchasing the AppleCare Protection Plan 12 Purchasing a MobileMe Account 13 Keeping Records 14 Recording Apple ID Information 15 Recording User Account Information 15 Recording AppleCare Protection Plan Information 16 Recording MobileMe Information 17 Upgrading to Snow Leopard 17 Troubleshooting the Installation 20 Settling In 20 2 Getting Comfortable with Snow Leopard 21 Starting Up 21 Exploring the Desktop 21 Using the Dock 23 Launching Applications 23 Quitting Applications 24 Checking Out the Dashboard 4 Looking at Stacks 26 Going through the Trash 28 Using Menus 28 Using the Menu Bar 29 Using Contextual Menus 31 Exploring the Finder Window 32 Identifying Components of the Finder Window 32 Exploring the Sidebar 34 Using the Icon View 36 Using the List View 36 Using the Column View 37 Using the Cover Flow View 38 Observing the Default Behavior of the Finder 39 Launching Safari for the First Time 39 Sharing Your Computer with Another User 41 Setting Up Another User Account 41 Setting Up a Guest Account 44 Deleting a User Account 44 Logging In and Out 45 Putting Your Mac to Sleep or Shutting It Down 46 Putting the Mac to Sleep 47 Shutting Down 47 3 Getting Familiar with Your Hardware 49 Controlling the Screen Brightness 49 Adjusting the Sound 50 Using the Keyboard to Adjust Sound 50 Setting Sound Preferences 50 Setting Keyboard Preferences 52 Setting the Full Keyboard Access Option 52 Setting Keyboard Preferences for a Laptop 53 Operating the Mouse or Trackpad 53 Using the Mouse 53 Setting Mouse Preferences 53 Using the Trackpad 54 Setting Trackpad Preferences 55 Using CD/DVD Drives 56 Inserting and Ejecting Discs 56 Setting Preferences for CDs and DVDs 57 Using External Drives 58 Connecting a Drive 59 Ejecting a Drive 59 Installing and Managing Printers 59 Connecting and Using a Printer 59 Setting a Default Printer 61 Setting Up a Simple Network 62 4 Tailoring the Desktop to Your Liking 63 Setting System Preferences 63 Customizing the Desktop Background 65 Working with Icons on the Desktop 67 Showing Icons for Disks 67 Adding and Deleting Icons on the Desktop 68 Arranging Icons 69 Customizing the Appearance of Icons on the Desktop 70 Customizing the Appearance of the Dock 71 Positioning and Sizing the Dock 72 Animating the Dock 73 Working with Stacks 73 Working with Icons in the Dock 74 Deleting Icons in the Dock 74 Adding Application Icons 75 Adding Folder and File Icons 75 Moving Icons 76 Customizing the Finder 76 Customizing the Finder Toolbar 76 Customizing the Menu Bar 77 Setting Date & Time Preferences 78 Setting the Mac’s Date, Time, and Time Zone 79 Customizing the Clock 80 Setting the Date and Time Formats 81 Using a Screen Saver 82 5 Making Use of Support Resources 85 Using Help on the Mac 85 Navigating the Help Files 86 Sizing the Help Window 89 Using the Index 89 Using Apple’s Online Support 90 Going to the Apple Support Page 91 Searching 92 Refining Search Techniques 93 Using Advanced Search 93 Searching the Web for Help 94 Getting Help from Apple Discussion Forums 95 Talking to an Apple Expert 95 Getting Help One to One 96 Visiting the Genius Bar 97 Getting Free Training 98 Using Online Training 98 Taking a Free Workshop 98 6 Managing Applications and Files 99 Handling Open Applications 99 Resizing and Moving Windows 99 Minimizing Windows 100 Closing Windows 100 Switching Between Windows on the Desktop 101 Using Expose 101 Using Spaces 102 Forcing an Application to Quit 103 Installing Applications 104 Exploring the File Structure 104 Adapting the Finder to Your Use 107 Customizing the Sidebar 107 Setting the Default View 108 Creating Different Types of Folders 109 Creating New Folders 109 Creating Smart Folders 111 Working with Files 112 Finding Files 112 Using Color Labels 112 Using Spotlight in the Finder 112 Using Spotlight in the Menu Bar 113 Using Quick Look 114 Opening and Closing Files 115 Renaming Files and Folders 116 Opening Multiple Finder Windows 116 Copying Files 117 Moving Files 118 Moving Files to the Trash (Deleting) 119 Part II: Getting Busy 7 Browsing the Web 121 Opening Safari 121 Setting Safari Preferences 121 Using Top Sites 123 Setting Parental Controls 123 Browsing in Tabs or Windows 124 Navigating the Web 125 Working with Bookmarks 127 Bookmarking a Web Page 127 Using a Bookmark 127 Organizing Bookmarks 128 Customizing the Bookmarks Bar 129 Harnessing the Power of Bookmarks 129 Downloading and Viewing Files 130 Saving Web Pages 130 Customizing Safari’s Toolbar 131 Quitting Safari 131 8 Keeping Your Address Book and Schedule 132 Using the Address Book 132 Customizing the Template 133 Creating Address Cards 134 Finding, Editing, and Deleting an Address Card 135 Working with Groups 136 Using iCal 136 Viewing, Navigating, and Printing the Calendar 137 Adding Events to the Calendar 139 Finding, Editing, and Deleting an Event 140 Creating a New Calendar 141 Creating To Do Lists 141 9 Emailing and Chatting Online 143 Using Mac Mail 143 Getting Set Up 143 Exploring the Mail Window 144 Viewing and Reading Email 145 Opening Attachments 147 Sending New Messages and Replies 148 Sending Attachments 152 Filtering Spam 153 Finding Messages 153 Deleting Messages 154 Organizing Your Messages 154 Working with Reminders 155 Quitting Mail 155 Using iChat 156 Opening iChat the First Time 156 Working with the Buddy List 157 Showing Your Status 158 Chatting with Text 159 Sending a Text Message 160 Chatting with Audio 160 Chatting with Video 161 Making Presentations with iChat Theater 161 Sharing Your Computer 162 Quitting iChat 162 10 Using TextEdit 163 Working with Documents 163 Navigating and Editing Text 166 Navigating in a Document 166 Editing Text 166 Correcting Spelling 167 Finding and Replacing Text 167 Inserting Page Breaks 168 Setting Margins and Tabs 168 Setting the Margins 169 Setting Tabs 170 Formatting Text 170 Adding Emphasis 171 Selecting a Font Type and Size 172 Formatting Paragraphs 172 Setting Alignment 172 Setting Spacing Options 172 Exploring Other Formatting Features 173 Printing 174 11 Managing and Editing Your Photos 175 Setting Up iPhoto 175 Importing Photos and Movies 176 Viewing Photos 179 Increasing the Photo Size on Screen 181 Viewing Photos in a Simple Slideshow 181 Viewing, Changing, and Adding Photo Information 183 Viewing Information for Photos 183 Changing Photo Information 185 Using Keywords 186 Assigning Ratings 187 Viewing and Changing Information for Events 187 Sorting Photos 189 Exploring Methods to Organize Photos 190 Splitting, Merging, and Creating Events 190 Copying, Deleting, and Moving Photos 192 Organizing by People’s Faces 192 Organizing by Place 195 Flagging Photos 197 Collecting Pictures in Photo Albums 198 Searching for Photos 199 Editing Photos 199 Sharing Photos with Others 202 Emailing Photos 202 Putting Photos on a Disc 203 Printing Photos 204 Sharing Photos Online 205 12 Using Widgets and Other Applications 206 Using Widgets 206 Managing Widgets 206 Downloading More Widgets 208 Creating Your Own Web Clip Widget 208 Using Preview 209 Consulting the Dictionary 211 Posting Stickies 212 Using the Calculator 214 13 Keeping Your Mac Safe, Updated, and Backed Up 216 Safely Surfing the Web 216 Exploring Security Settings 216 Using a Firewall 218 Working with the Keychain 218 Maintaining Your Mac Software 218 Getting Software Updates 219 Upgrading to New Versions of Mac Applications 220 Backing Up with Time Machine 220 Creating Full Backups 220 Restoring Data 221 Being Diligent 222 Part III: Having Fun and Getting Creative 14 Watching Movies, Listening to Music, and Playing Games 224 Watching Movies and Videos 224 Using DVD Player 224 Using Front Row 225 Using QuickTime Player 226 Attaching Your Mac to a TV 226 Listening to Music with iTunes 227 Adding Music to the Library 228 Creating and Using Playlists 229 Burning a Music CD 230 Listening to Radio 231 Listening to Music in Front Row 231 Acquiring and Playing Podcasts 231 Playing Games 232 15 Being Creative with Photos 233 Making Self-Portraits in Photo Booth 233 Taking Pictures and Movies 233 Sending Photos and Movies to iPhoto or Email 234 Creating and Exporting Slideshows 235 Designing and Publishing a Photo Book 237 Creating Other Keepsakes 241 Using Comic Life 243 16 Making Your Own Movies 244 Getting Started 244 Adding Video to the Events Library 246 Playing Clips in the Event Library 248 Creating and Playing a New Movie Project 248 Trimming and Splitting Clips 249 Adding Transitions between Clips 250 Adding Titles 251 Sharing and Exporting Movies 252 17 Making Your Own Audio Recordings 254 Getting Started 254 Creating a Magic GarageBand Project 255 Creating a Voice Project 256 Recording the Track 258 Playing the Recording 259 Adding and Deleting Tracks 259 Adding Loops 259 Exporting a Recording 260 18 Making Your Own DVDs 261 Getting Started 261 Creating a Magic iDVD Project 262 Enhancing a Project 264 Customizing Menu Buttons and Titles 264 Adding a Submenu 266 Configuring a New Submenu 266 Editing Drop Zones and Menu Backgrounds 267 Adding Sound to a Menu 267 Adding a ROM Section 267 Burning the Disc 268 19 Creating a Website 269 Opening iWeb and Creating a New Site 269 Designing the Site 271 Adding Pages 272 Hyperlinking to External Pages and Files 274 Moving and Deleting Pages 274 Editing Pages 274 Adding Graphics and Videos 274 Adding Your Own Text 275 Adding Special Buttons and Widgets 277 Deleting Web Page Elements 277 Publishing the Site 277 Index 279
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Yvonne Johnson has been writing computer books and teaching computer classes since 1982. She has written more than 60 computer books and college texts for well-known publishers on practically every type of software that exists–from operating systems to desktop publishing, from word processing and spreadsheets to databases, from programming to graphic design and web design. Her most recent Mac projects include doing the technical editing for Easy iLife 09 (Que) and Switching to Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Pearson Education). She started the first proprietary computer-training school in Kentucky and operated it for 12 years, serving local clients such as Brown & Williamson Tobacco and General Electric, and sending out trainers to locations all over the country for the Department of Defense, the IRS, and Fortune 500 companies. During that time, she wrote the curricula for all the software programs taught at the school. After selling the school, she worked as a freelance computer curriculum developer, writing a large percent of the curricula offered by a national computer-training company headquartered in Chicago. She also wrote computer-training material and trained extensively for a computer-training and consulting subsidiary of the Washington Post. Ultimately, she took the position of Vice President of Curriculum Development with this company. Although she has a tremendous depth and breadth of computer knowledge, she has never forgotten how to communicate with beginning learners. She is known for the simplicity of her writing and her ability to explain complex topics in understandable terms. This ability comes from years of delivering classroom training on computer applications to thousands of employees of large and small businesses, military and government personnel, teachers, attorneys, secretaries, and, yes, even Microsoft software support engineers.
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