macOS Monterey For Dummies
- Length: 512 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2021-12-02
- ISBN-10: 1119836964
- ISBN-13: 9781119836964
- Sales Rank: #65298 (See Top 100 Books)
Unlock the potential of macOS Monterey with this updated guide from “Dr. Mac” himself
Macs are famously an absolute pleasure to use. But it’s even more fun discovering all the cool things a new version of macOS can do. macOS Monterey, introduced in 2021, makes the latest macOS features aviailable to Mac users everywhere. macOS Monterey For Dummies is your personal roadmap to finding every single awesome new bell and whistle in this world-famous operating system.
You’ll read about upgrades to the accessibility options, how to use Live Text to grab text from all of your photos, manage your iPhone from your Mac and vice versa, and use the new Universal Control to seamlessly transition between Apple devices.
You can also:
- Learn how to watch TV or a movie with friends while you’re on a FaceTime call
- Explore the new “Shared With You” feature so you can access the content people send to you directly in the relevant app
- Explore the online world with the Safari browser included with every installation of MacOS Monterey
Perfect for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the latest version of Apple’s intuitive and user-friendly operating system, macOS Monterey For Dummies is the fastest, easiest way to master the newest features and the coolest capabilities included with macOS Monterey. With hundreds of pages of simple instructions and images of the macOS interface, this is the last handbook you’ll need to make the most of the newest macOS.
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 Monterey 101 (Prerequisites: None) Gnawing to the Core of macOS A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (or Any User) Turning the dang thing on What you should see on startup Shutting down properly A few things you should definitely not do with your Mac Point-and-click Not Just a Beatles Movie: Help and the Help Menu 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 Dialog Dealie-Boppers 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’ Opening application 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? Setting your dock 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 Going places with the Go menu Customizing Finder Windows Adding folders to the sidebar Setting Finder preferences Digging for Icon Data in the Info Window Chapter 5 Delving Even Deeper into Monterey’s Desktop and Finder Cleaning Up Your Desktop Automatically with Stacks Managing your Stacks Quick Actions: Now Playing All Over Monterey Getting the most out of Markup Trimming video without launching an app Do It Quicker with Finder Quick Actions Creating PDFs without launching an app Creating custom Finder Quick Actions Four More Cool Monterey Tricks Shooting screens Dynamic desktop images Part 2 How Stuff Works Chapter 6 Having It Your Way Introducing System Preferences The Desktop & Screen Saver System Preferences Pane The Desktop tab The Screen Saver tab The General System Preferences Pane Adjusting the Keyboard, Mouse, Trackpad, and Other Hardware The Keyboard System Preferences pane The Mouse System Preferences pane The Bluetooth System Preferences pane The Trackpad System Preferences pane The Sound System Preferences Pane Changing sound effects Choosing output and input options 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 application of your choice Chapter 8 File and Folder Management Made Easy Organizing Your Stuff in Folders Files versus folders Organizing your stuff with subfolders Creating new folders Navigating with spring-loaded folders Smart folders Shuffling Files and Folders Moving files and folders Selecting multiple icons Playing the icon name game: Renaming icons Renaming multiple icons at once Compressing files Getting rid of icons The Incredible iCloud+ (and iCloud Drive) Chapter 9 Comprehending the macOS Clipboard Introducing the Clipboard Copying Files and Folders Pasting from the Clipboard Monterey’s Universal Clipboard Part 3 Getting Things Done Chapter 10 Five Terrific Time-Saving Tools 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 The Mission Control pane: It’s painless Hot corners are hot stuff! Mission Control’s Spaces from 30,000 feet (an overview) Getting around in space(s) Taking Control of Essential Settings Launchpad: The Place for Applications Chapter 11 Organizing Your Life Keeping Track with Calendar Navigating Calendar views Creating calendars Deleting a calendar Creating and managing events 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 Widget management Using Notification Center Getting focused Use Notes for Making Notes Take a Quick Note with Quick Note Tracking Productivity with Screen Time Chapter 12 Are You Siri-ous? What Siri Can Do for You Working with Siri Making Siri Your Own Chapter 13 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 Flyovers and look arounds Do more on the Info sheet Chapter 14 Apps Born in iOS Taking Stock of the Market with Stocks Adding and deleting 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 4 Getting Along with Others Chapter 15 (Inter)Networking Getting Connected to the Internet Your internet service provider and you Plugging in your internet-connection settings Browsing the Web with Safari Owning your toolbar Using the Safari sidebar Checking out Help Center Chapter 16 Dealing with People Collecting Your Contacts Adding contacts Importing contacts from other programs Creating a basic group Setting up a smart group (based on contact criteria) Deleting a group or smart group Sync + Contacts = your contacts everywhere Audio and Video Calls with FaceTime About SharePlay Chapter 17 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 Changing your preferences Sign here, please Mail rules rule Take a (Quick) look and (Slide) show me some photos Markup and Mail Drop Communicating with Messages What the heck is an iMessage? Chit-chatting with Messages Chapter 18 Sharing Your Mac and Liking It Introducing Networks and File Sharing Portrait of home office networking Three ways to build a network Setting Up File Sharing Access and Permissions: Who Can Do What Users and groups and guests Creating users macOS knows best: Folders shared by default Sharing a folder or disk by setting permissions Useful settings for permissions Unsharing a folder Connecting to a Shared Disk or Folder on a Remote Mac Changing Your Password Changing your account password on your Mac Changing the password of any account but your own on your Mac More Types of Sharing Sharing a screen Sharing the internet And yet more ways to share Part 5 Getting Creative Chapter 19 The Musical Mac Apple Music and iTunes Match Rock! Introducing Music (the App Formerly Known as iTunes) Working with Media Adding songs Listening to Radio All about Playlists Creating a regular playlist Working with smart playlists Working with the Genius playlist Burning a playlist to CD Chapter 20 The Multimedia Mac Playing Movies and Music in QuickTime Player Watching TV Using the Books App Buying an e-book or audiobook Shopping for e-books without Apple Finding and Listening to Podcasts with the Podcasts App You’re the Star with Photo Booth Viewing and Converting Images and PDFs in Preview Chapter 21 Words and Letters Processing Words with TextEdit Creating and composing a document Working with text Adding graphics to documents Font Mania Types of fonts Managing your fonts with Font Book Chapter 22 Publish or Perish: The Fail-Safe Guide to Printing Before Diving In . . . Ready: Connecting and Adding Your Printer Connecting your printer Setting up a printer for the first time One last thing: Printer sharing Set: Setting Up Your Document with Page Setup Print: Printing with the Print Sheet Printing a document Choosing among different printers Choosing custom settings Saving custom settings Preview and PDF Options Part 6 Care and Feeding Chapter 23 Features for the Way You Work Finally, a Dark Mode App Shopping, Improved Using Your iPhone as Your Mac’s Camera or Scanner Talking and Listening to Your Mac Keyboard System Preferences pane: You talk and your Mac types Commanding your Mac by voice Listening to your Mac read your screen Automatic Automation Script Editor app: Write and edit AppleScripts Automator app: Automate almost anything A Few More Useful Goodies Accessibility System Preferences pane: Make your Mac more accessible Battery and Energy Saver System Preferences panes: For energy conservation and sleep Bluetooth System Preferences pane: Where Bluetooth lives Ink System Preferences pane: Visible to pen-input tablet users only Automatic Login in the Users & Groups System Preferences pane: Don’t bother with the login screen Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac Boot Camp Assistant app: Run Windows on your Mac . . . really AirPlay and AirPlay to Mac Handoff Universal Control Chapter 24 Safety First: Backups and Other Security Issues Backing Up Is (Not) Hard to Do Backing up with Monterey’s excellent Time Machine Backing up by using the manual, brute-force method Backing up by using commercial backup software Why You Need Two Sets of Backups Non-Backup Security Concerns About viruses and other malware Install recommended software updates Protecting Your Data from Prying Eyes Blocking or limiting connections Locking down files with FileVault Setting other options for security Chapter 25 Utility Chest In the Applications and Utilities Folders Calculator Activity Monitor Disk Utility Keychain Access Passwords System Preferences pane Migration Assistant System Information Terminal Screenshot The best keyboard shortcut to memorize Monterey screen-shooting options Monterey screen recording Chapter 26 Troubleshooting macOS About Startup Disks and Booting Finding or creating a startup disk They call it a prohibitory sign for a reason Recovering with Recovery HD Step 1: Run First Aid Step 2: Safe boot into Safe mode Step 3: Zapping the PRAM/NVRAM Step 4: Reinstalling macOS Step 5: Things to try before taking your Mac in for repair If Your Mac Crashes at Startup Managing Storage Part 7 The Part of Tens Chapter 27 Ten Ways to Speed Up Your Mac Experience Use Those Keyboard Shortcuts Improve Your Typing Skills Try a Different Keyboard Change Your Resolution Purchase a Faster Mac Add RAM Add a Second Display Use Your iPad as a Second Display Upgrade to a Solid-State Drive (SSD) Get More Storage Chapter 28 Ten Great Websites for Mac Freaks The Mac Observer Macworld TidBITS iMore AppleWorld.Today The Wirecutter Apple Support Other World Computing Apple’s Refurbished and Clearance Store Six Colors Index EULA
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