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Macs for seniors / by Mark L. Chambers.

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It's never too late to become an expert on Macs--and this friendly, updated guide written specifically for the 50+ set is the easy way to do it! Featuring larger text and figures, Macs for Seniors for Dummies takes you through all you need to know to get the most out of your Apple computer. It makes it simple for you to stay in touch with family and friends, enjoy your favorite music, TV, and movies, and hang with the younger generation using the latest social apps and video games

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ISBN: 9781119607823
ISBN: 1119607825
Physical Description: xi, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]

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Previous edition: 2016

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Part I: Buying and setting up your Mac -- Buying a Mac -- Setting up your Mac -- Part 2: Getting started with your Mac -- Getting around the Mac desktop -- Customizing Catalina -- Working with files and folders -- Working with printers and scanners -- Getting help -- Part 3: Having fun and getting things done with software -- Creating documents with pages -- Working with numbers -- Get the most from photos -- Enjoying music, video, and podcasts -- Playing games in Catalina -- Part 4: Exploring the internet -- Understanding internet basics -- Browsing the web with Safari -- Using mail -- Connecting with people online -- Part 5: Taking care of your computer -- Protecting Catalina -- Maintaining your Mac

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 1
	Foolish Assumptions	p. 1
	About This Book	p. 2
	Icons Used in This Book	p. 4
	Beyond the Book	p. 4
	Where to Go from Here	p. 4
Part 1	Buying and Setting Up Your Mac	p. 7
Chapter 1	Buying a Mac	p. 9
	Know What Your Mac Can Do	p. 10
	Understand Hardware and Software	p. 11
	Choose a Desktop or Laptop	p. 13
	Know How Much Computing Power Is Too Much	p. 15
	Choose a Price Range	p. 16
	Select a Monitor	p. 18
	Compare Processors, Memory, and Internal Drives	p. 20
	Decide Which Software You Want	p. 21
	Buy Online or at the Apple Store	p. 22
Chapter 2	Setting Up Your Mac	p. 23
	Choose a Location for Your New Mac	p. 24
	Unpack Your New Mac	p. 25
	Get Power	p. 27
	Figure Out Ports	p. 27
	Access the Internet	p. 29
	Setting Up the Keyboard/Mouse/Monitor	p. 30
	Use Your Mouse	p. 31
	Turn On Your Mac and Run macOS Setup	p. 32
	Change Your Account Password	p. 35
	Add Another Account to Your System	p. 37
	Switch between Accounts	p. 41
	Set Your Mac's Date and Time	p. 43
	Turn Off Your Mac	p. 45
Part 2	Getting Started with Your Mac	p. 47
Chapter 3	Getting Around the Mac Desktop	p. 49
	Tour the Desktop	p. 50
	Discover the Finder	p. 52
	Working with Hardware Icons	p. 53
	Open and Switch Applications from the Dock	p. 55
	Run Applications from Your Internal Drive	p. 56
	Add Favorite Applications (and More) to the Dock	p. 57
	Stack Files and Folders on the Dock	p. 59
	Change the Dock Size and Location	p. 60
	Empty the Trash	p. 61
	Search Your Mac with Spotlight	p. 62
	View the Finder in Icon View	p. 65
	List Finder Items in List View	p. 66
	See Items in Column View	p. 67
	Appreciate Items in Gallery View	p. 68
	Open Windows	p. 70
	Use Mission Control to Switch Windows	p. 71
	Scroll Windows	p. 72
	Minimize and Restore Windows	p. 74
	Zoom Windows	p. 74
	Move and Resize Windows	p. 75
	Close Windows	p. 76
	Close Applications	p. 77
Chapter 4	Customizing Catalina	p. 79
	Fine-Tune Catalina	p. 80
	Change the Desktop Background	p. 80
	Change the Desktop Appearance and Colors	p. 83
	Select a Screen Saver	p. 85
	Customize the Keyboard	p. 86
	Organize Icons on the Desktop	p. 88
	Customize Your Pointing Device	p. 90
	Set Your Screen for Maximum Visibility	p. 92
	Use the Accessibility Tools	p. 93
	Replace Sounds with Visual Cues	p. 94
	Set Up Dictation	p. 95
Chapter 5	Working with Files and Folders	p. 99
	Store Files on Your Mac	p. 100
	Organize Files with Folders	p. 102
	Open Files and Folders	p. 103
	View Documents with Quick Look	p. 106
	View images and PDF Documents with Preview	p. 107
	Create an Alias to a File or Folder	p. 109
	Launch Recently Used Documents and Programs	p. 110
	Select Items	p. 111
	Create Folders	p. 113
	Rename Items	p. 113
	Delete Items You No Longer Need	p. 114
	Copy Files and Folders	p. 115
	Move Things from Place to Place	p. 117
Chapter 6	Working with Printers and Scanners	p. 119
	Add a USB Printer to Your System	p. 120
	Print a File	p. 121
	Choose a Default Printer	p. 122
	Remove a Printer	p. 124
	Create a PDF Document	p. 124
	Install a USB Scanner	p. 126
Chapter 7	Getting Help	p. 127
	Explore the Help Window	p. 128
	Search Help	p. 129
	Find Help in the Apple Forums	p. 131
	Saving and Printing Help Topics	p. 132
	Search Other Mac Support Resources	p. 133
Part 3	Having Fun and Getting Things Done with Software	p. 135
Chapter 8	Creating Documents with Pages	p. 137
	Create a New Pages Document	p. 138
	Open an Existing Pages Document	p. 139
	Type and Edit Text within Pages	p. 140
	Selecting Text, Images, and Objects	p. 142
	Cut Text	p. 143
	Copy Text	p. 143
	Paste from the Clipboard	p. 144
	Format Text with Panache	p. 144
	Insert Tables	p. 146
	Add Photos	p. 148
	Resize an Image	p. 149
	Add a Shape to the Document Background	p. 151
	Check Your Spelling	p. 151
	Find and Replace Text	p. 152
	Print Documents	p. 153
	Save Your Work	p. 155
	Close a Document	p. 156
Chapter 9	Working with Numbers	p. 157
	Understand Spreadsheets	p. 158
	Create a New Spreadsheet	p. 159
	Open an Existing Spreadsheet	p. 160
	Navigate and Select Cells in a Spreadsheet	p. 161
	Enter and Edit Data in a Spreadsheet	p. 163
	Choose a Number Format	p. 164
	Change the Cell Text Alignment	p. 165
	Change Character Formatting	p. 166
	Format with Shading	p. 167
	Insert and Delete Rows and Columns	p. 168
	Add Simple Calculations	p. 168
	Insert Charts	p. 170
	Save Your Work	p. 171
Chapter 10	Getting the Most from Photos	p. 173
	Upload Pictures from Your Digital Camera	p. 174
	Display a Digital Image in Photos	p. 176
	Tag Your Photos with Keywords	p. 177
	Organize Photos in Albums	p. 180
	Create a Slide Show	p. 181
	Edit Photos with Panache	p. 182
	Add Photos to Your Email	p. 185
Chapter 11	Enjoying Music, Video, and Podcasts	p. 187
	Set Up Speakers	p. 188
	Control the Volume	p. 190
	Add Music from a CD to Your Library	p. 191
	Play an Audio CD in Music	p. 193
	Play Digital Music	p. 193
	Create and Use a Music Playlist	p. 194
	Bum an Audio CD in Music	p. 196
	Watch Visualizations	p. 197
	Find and Buy Music and Video at the iTunes Store	p. 197
	Watch Movies and TV	p. 200
	Listen to Podcasts	p. 201
Chapter 12	Playing Games in Catalina	p. 203
	Play Chess	p. 204
	Download New Games from Apple	p. 205
	Play Games Online	p. 208
Part 4	Exploring the Internet	p. 211
Chapter 13	Understanding Internet Basics	p. 213
	Understand How the Internetworks	p. 214
	Explore Internet Connections	p. 215
	Set Up a Broadband Internet Connection	p. 217
	Set Up a Wireless Internet Connection	p. 218
	Find Out about iCIoud	p. 220
	Keep Your Mac Secure Online	p. 223
	Know the Antivirus Basics	p. 225
	Follow Common Sense: Things Not to Do Online	p. 227
Chapter 14	Browsing the Web with Safari	p. 229
	Visit a Website	p. 230
	Navigate the Web	p. 232
	Search the Web	p. 234
	Find Content on a Web Page	p. 235
	Add Pages to the Reading List	p. 236
	Set Up a Home Page	p. 237
	Bookmark a Website	p. 238
	Organize Bookmarks	p. 240
	View Your Browsing History	p. 240
	Use Tabs	p. 241
	Download Files	p. 242
	Keep Your Finances Safe Online	p. 243
	Delete History Files	p. 244
	Delete Cookie Files	p. 245
	Delete the Safari Downloads List	p. 246
	Print a Web Page	p. 247
Chapter 15	Using Mail	p. 249
	Set Up an internet Email Account	p. 250
	Set Up an Apple Mail Account	p. 251
	Get to Know Apple Mail	p. 253
	Manage Email Accounts	p. 255
	Read and Delete Email	p. 256
	Reply to a Message	p. 258
	Create and Send Email	p. 260
	Send an Attachment	p. 262
	Save an Attachment That You Receive	p. 264
	Format Email Messages	p. 264
	Add Contacts	p. 265
	Customize Apple Mail	p. 265
	Add a Signature to All Outgoing Messages	p. 267
	Use Folders	p. 268
	Handle Junk Mail	p. 269
Chapter 16	Connecting with People Online	p. 271
	Check Your Equipment	p. 272
	Set Up Messages	p. 273
	Building Buddies	p. 274
	Chat with a Buddy	p. 275
	Start an Audio Chat	p. 276
	Start a Video Chat	p. 277
	Share on a Blog (an Online Journal)	p. 278
	Communicate in Message Forums	p. 279
	Network with Others	p. 280
Part 5	Taking Care of Your Computer	p. 283
Chapter 17	Protecting Catalina	p. 285
	Understand Computer Security	p. 286
	Customize the Catalina Firewall	p. 286
	Configure and Run FileVault	p. 290
	Configure Secure User Options	p. 293
Chapter 18	Maintaining Your Mac	p. 295
	Scan a Drive for Errors	p. 296
	Keep Catalina Up to Date	p. 298
	Back Up Important Files and Folders	p. 299
	Remove Unnecessary Files	p. 301
	Index	p. 303

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