Part 1: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!
by Mark L. Chambers
MacBook For Dummies, 8th Edition
- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!
- Chapter 1: Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need
- Chapter 2: Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse
- Chapter 3: The MacBook Owner’s Introduction to macOS Catalina
- Your Own Personal Operating System
- The Catalina Desktop
- Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons?
- Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb
- Performing Tricks with Finder Windows
- Juggling Folders and Icons
- Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune
- Home, Sweet Home Folder
- Working with Mission Control
- Switching Desktops with Spaces
- Personalizing Your Desktop
- Customizing the Dock
- What’s with the Trash?
- All You Really Need to Know about Printing
- And Just in Case You Need Help …
- Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS Catalina
- Part 3: Connecting and Communicating
- Part 4: Living the iLife
- Chapter 12: The Multimedia Joys of Music and TV
- What Can I Play in Music?
- Playing an Audio CD
- Playing Digital Audio Files
- Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists
- Know Your Songs
- Ripping Audio Files
- Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears
- A New Kind of Radio Station
- iSending iStuff to iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad
- Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles
- Feasting on Music Visuals
- Exercising Parental Authority
- Watching Video with TV
- Buying Digital Media the Apple Way
- Chapter 13: Focusing on Photos
- Chapter 14: Making Film History with iMovie
- Chapter 15: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand
- Chapter 12: The Multimedia Joys of Music and TV
- Part 5: Getting Productive and Maintaining Your MacBook
- Chapter 16: Desktop Publishing with Pages
- Creating a New Pages Document
- Opening an Existing Pages Document
- Saving Your Work
- Touring the Pages Window
- Entering and Editing Text
- Using Text, Shapes, and Graphics Boxes
- The Three Amigos: Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Formatting Text the Easy Way
- Adding a Spiffy Table
- Adding Alluring Photos
- Adding a Background Shape
- Are You Sure About That Spelling?
- Printing Your Pages Documents
- Sharing That Poster with Others
- Chapter 17: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
- Before You Launch Numbers …
- Creating a New Numbers Document
- Opening an Existing Spreadsheet File
- Save Those Spreadsheets!
- Exploring the Numbers Window
- Navigating and Selecting Cells in a Spreadsheet
- Entering and Editing Data in a Spreadsheet
- Selecting the Correct Number Format
- Aligning Cell Text Just So
- Formatting with Shading
- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
- The Formula Is Your Friend
- Adding Visual Punch with a Chart
- Printing Your Spreadsheet
- Chapter 18: Building Presentations with Keynote
- Creating a New Keynote Project
- Opening a Keynote Presentation
- Saving Your Presentation
- Putting Keynote to Work
- Adding Slides
- Working with Text, Shapes, and Graphics Boxes
- Adding and Editing Slide Text
- Formatting Slide Text for the Perfect Look
- Using Presenter’s Notes in Your Project
- Every Good Presentation Needs Media
- Adding a Background Shape
- Creating Your Keynote Slideshow
- Printing Your Slides and Notes
- Chapter 19: When Good Mac Laptops Go Bad
- Chapter 20: Adding New Stuff to Your Laptop
- Chapter 21: Tackling the Housekeeping
- Chapter 16: Desktop Publishing with Pages
- Part 6: The Part of Tens
- Index
- About the Authors
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Part 1
Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous!
IN THIS PART …
Tour the features of your MacBook and macOS Catalina.
Compare the different MacBook models.
Unpack and set up your MacBook.
Maintain your laptop’s battery the right way.
Familiarize yourself with the basics of macOS.
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