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The Little Mac Book,9780201745801
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The Little Mac Book


Edition: 7th
Author(s): Williams, Robin
ISBN10:  0201745801
ISBN13:  9780201745801
Format:  Paperback
Pub. Date:  1/1/2001
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press

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SummaryTable of Contents
A clear and friendly introduction to computing basics with Macintosh computers. Teaches beginners the basic skills, including word processing, using the mouse, keyboard shortcuts, Sherlock, and using the Internet. Designed to inspire readers to feel confident and get creative with their Mac computers. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.
Read Me First 11(2)
From the Publisher 13(2)
Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel
Tutorial 15(12)
Don't Limit Yourself
Quick Start
Start the Tutorial Here
Using the Mouse
Using Menus and Menu Commands
Using the Desk Accessories
Manipulating Windows
Recognizing Icons
Keyboard Commands
Folders, Backing Up, and the Trash
Word Processing
Printing
Other Very Important Features
User Groups!
part one the basics
Ks, Megs, Gigs, and Disks
27(8)
Bits
Bytes
Kilobytes
Floppy Disks
Caring for Floppy Disks
Initializing a New Disk
Locking and Unlocking a Floppy Disk
Hard Disks
Megabytes
Gigabytes
Removable Storage Media, Cartidge Hard Disks
Specifications
Making Backup Disks
Hardware and Software
Other Ware
Quiz
Starting Up
35(8)
Turning It On
Internal Hard Disk
External Hard Disk
Other Attached Devices
Monitors
System Folder
Startup Disk
Inserting a Disk into a Drive
Inserting a CD into a CD-ROM Drive
Installing Your New Software
ReadMe Files
Installing New Fonts
System and Software Versions
Power User
Quiz
The Mouse
43(6)
The Pointer
Using the Mouse
Trackballs and Trackpads
Mouse Pad
Moving the Mouse
Mouse Control Panel
Connecting the Mouse
Cleaning the Mouse
Did You Ask Why?
Quiz
Desktop and Finder
49(6)
Finder
Well, What's It Called---the Desktop or the Finder?
The Desktop as Home Base
Organizing Your Desktop
Hide Others
Clean Up the Desktop
Desktop Colors or Patterns
Quiz
Menus
55(6)
Choosing a Menu Command
Pop-Out, Pop-Up, and Contextual Menus
Gray vs. Black Commands
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ellipses in the Menus
Other Menus and their Visual Clues
Quiz
Important Keys
61(8)
Modifier Keys
Any Key
Caps Lock Key
Command Key
Control Key
Delete Key/Backspace Key
Return Key
Enter Key
Escape Key
Option Key (Alt Key)
Shift Key
Spacebar
Tilde
Asterisk (star)
Forward Slash
Tab Key
Fkeys
Numeric Keypad, Clear Key, Num Lock
fn Key
Arrow Keys
Edit Keys
Del Key
Power Key
Quiz
All Windows on the Mac
69(6)
Windows
Title Bar
Moving the Window
Active Window
Size Box
Zoom Box
Collapse Box
Close Box
Scroll Bars
Gray Scroll Bar
White Scroll Bar
Scroll Arrows
Scroll Box
Click in the Scroll Bar
``Smart Scrolling''
Quiz
Desktop Windows
75(16)
View the Contents of the Window
Regular Windows vs. Pop-Up Windows
Organizing Your Views
Sort and Arrange Choices
Resize and Rearrange the Columns
Sort Order Button
The Window Menu
Clean Up and Arrange
Outline View
Close all of the Windows
Scroll Through the Window without the Scroll Bars
Spring-Loaded Folders
Gray Icons
Hierarchy of a Folder (Window)
Preferences Dialog Box
Fonts in the Windows
Print the Window
Print the Desktop
Print Other Windows or the Screen
Quiz
Icons and Files
91(14)
Disk Icons
Folder Icons
Application Icons
Document Icons
Blank Document Icons
System Icons
Highlighted, or Selected (dark) Icons
Gray Icons
Putting Away Wayward Icons
Moving Icons
Renaming Icons
Undoing a Name Change
If You Can't Change the Name
Creating Your Own Icons
Screen Shots
Color Your Icons with Labels
Get Info
Locking the File
Stationery Pad
Quiz
Folders
105(8)
Creating a New Folder
Naming the new Folder
Changing the Name of a Folder
Putting Something inside a Folder
Opening a Folder
Removing Something from a Folder
Organizing Your Disk Using Folders
Outline Mode
Moving an Item to a ``Buried'' Folder
Creating a New Folder for a Specific Project
Quiz
Copying and Selecting Files
113(8)
Copying from the Hard Disk to another Disk
Copying from a Removable Disk to the Hard Disk
Duplicate/Copy a File on the Same Disk
Copying More Than One File at a Time
Shift-Click to Select More Than One File
Shift-Click to Deselect
Selection Shortcuts
Selecting from Expanded Views
Using Sherlock to Select Files
Quiz
Trash Can
121(4)
Putting Something in the Trash
More Ways to Trash Files
Taking Something out of the Trash
Emptying the Trash
Disabling the Warning Box
Quiz
Opening Files
125(6)
What is an Application?
Opening an Application
Opening a Document from the Desktop
Drag-and-Drop to Open a Document
New vs. Open
An ``Open'' Dialog Box
Quiz
Word Processing (also known as ``typing'')
131(12)
I-Beam
Insertion Point
Delete (or Backspace)
One Space After Periods
Highlighting (Selecting) Text
When to Use the Return Key
Blank Spaces
Centering Text
Changing Fonts (typefaces) and Rule #2
Changing Style
Changing Styles Mid-Sentence---Without Using the Menu
Changing Type Size
Alignment
Cut, Copy, and the Clipboard
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete or Clear and the Clipboard
Undo
Commands Z, X, C, V
Using Real Accent Marks
Accessing Special Characters
Using Characters from a Different Font
Quiz
Saving Documents
143(8)
RAM: Random Access Memory
Danger!
Rule #1: Save Often!
Save As vs. Save
Making Several Versions
Templates and Stationery
Reverting to a Previously Saved Version
The ``Save As'' Dialog Box
Visual Clues in the Dialog Box
Quiz
Printing Documents
151(18)
Quick Start
Or First Time Ever Printing to this Printer
Do This Before Moving On!
Printers
Chooser
Background Printing
Page Setup
Ok, Ok, Let's Print!
Print the Window
Print the Desktop
Printing from the Desktop (Finder)
Desktop Printer Utility
Desktop Printer Dialog Box
Quiz
Closing and Quitting
169(4)
Quit vs. Close
Closing a Document
Quitting an Application
Quiz
Ejecting Disks
173(6)
Ejecting a Removable Disk
Mounting and Unmounting
Something is Still in Use?
The Mouse Trick
The Paperclip Trick
Quiz
Shutting Down
179(6)
Good Housekeeping
Quitting All Applications
Shut Down
Improper Shutdown
Quiz
part two beyond the basics
System Folder
185(10)
What's in the System Folder?
System File
Finder
System Resources
Clipboard and Scrapbook File
Note Pad File
Control Panels
Apple Menu Items Folder
Startup Items Folder
Shutdown Items Folder
Extensions Folder
Preferences Folder
Appearance Folder
Contextual Menu Items Folder
Help Folder
Favorites Folder
Internet Search Sites Folder
PrintMonitor Documents Folder
Fonts Folder
Launcher Items Folder
Control Strip Modules Folder
All Other Folders
Easier Access to Folders You Use Often
Installing Files into the System Folder
Quiz
Fonts
195(18)
Fonts
PostScript Printers
Non-PostScript Printers
PostScript Fonts
What Do You Get When You Acquire a New Font?
TrueType Fonts
Adobe Type Manager (ATM)
Which Font Technology for You?
How to Install Fonts
Resident Fonts
Fonts of the Same Name
Is It TrueType or PostScript?
Why Do You See Both Icons?
You Can See What Any Font Looks Like
Font Substitution
Samples of Installed Fonts
Quiz
Desk Accessories
213(12)
Calculator
Graphing Calculator
Chooser
CD Player
Key Caps
Note Pad
Jigsaw Puzzle
Scrapbook
The Scrapbook and the Clipboard
Stickies
Installing Desk Accessories
Closing Desk Accessories
Quiz
Apple Menu
225(12)
Apple Menu
Aliases
What Are All These Things?
Favorities
Automated Tasks
Recent Applications, Recent Documents, Recent Servers
Installing Apple Menu Items
Suggestions for Customizing
Hey---Let's Get Obsessive!
How to Organize your Apple Menu
Apple Menu Options
Quiz
Control Panels
237(28)
Control Panels
Apple Menu Options
ColorSync
Appearance
General Controls
Date & Time
Launcher
Memory
Mouse
Monitors
Sound
File Exchange
Numbers
Text
Keyboard
Extensions Manager
Speech
Control Strip
Networking Control Panels
Startup Disk
Internet Control Panels
Energy Saver
Location Manager
Quiz
Aliases
265(8)
Aliases
Using Aliases
Finding Files with Aliases
Making Aliases
Details of Aliases
Finding the Original File
Linking an Alias to a New Original
Quiz
Sherlock (find things)
273(18)
The May Faces of Sherlock
How to Quit Sherlock
Find a File on Your Hard Disk
Narrow your Search
Search a Specific Disk or Folder
The ``Contents'' Button
Delete the Index
Find Something on the Internet
Shop on the Internet
Boolean Operators
Internet Search Sites
Make New Channels and Customize Existing Channels
Saving a Search
Saving a Location
Extra Little Tip
Quiz
Sharing Files
291(16)
File Sharing Software
AppleTalk, LocalTalk, and Ethernet
Networking Options
Connect the Computers
Turn Apple Talk On
Choose Your Connection Method
Name the Mac
Make a Folder to Share
Set up Guest Access
Connect the Other Mac to Yours
Now You Can Share Files!
Disconnecting
Reconnecting
Navigating and Saving
307(14)
Visual Reference
Different Ways of Looking at the Same Thing
Where Does the Document Go?
For Instance
Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigating
Very Important Information
321(10)
Hard Disk vs. Memory
How much RAM do you have?
Quit, Don't just Close
Save Regularly, SOS
Check the Memory Allocation of your Applications
Virtual Memory
The Upshot
Quiz
Visual Clues
331(10)
Ellipsis in the Menu
Default Button
Highlighted Text
Save As Dialog Boxes
Radio Buttons vs. Checkboxes
Mini-Menus
Mini-Menus above a List
Matching Icons
Changing File Names
Gray Icons
View Clue
Number of Items
Scroll Bars
Scroll Box
Menu Checkmark or Lack of Checkmark
Boot Disk
Diamond in the Application Menu
Look for Clues!
Quiz
part three the internet
What is the Internet?
341(8)
The Internet
The World Wide Web
Web Sites and Home Pages
Browsers
Internet Service Providers
America Online is not the Internet
America Online and Netscape
Should You Choose America Online or a Service Provider?
Quiz
Using the World Wide Web
349(10)
What are Web Pages?
Links
Web Addresses, also known as URLs
Using a Browser
Bookmarks or Favorites
Search Tools
Quiz
The Internet Features on Your Mac
359(28)
Where to Begin
You Need a Modem
Using the Internet Setup Assistant
Logging On the Internet
Internet Control Panel
Netscape Navigator vs. Netscape Communicator
Internet Config
Modem Control Panel
Remote Access Control Panel
TCP/IP Control Panel
Open Transport
Personal Web Sharing
What are These?
Use the Help Files!
URLs for You
part four extra stuff
Ports and Peripherals
387(8)
What is a Peripheral?
What is a Port?
What is a Connector?
What is an Expansion Slot?
ADB Ports
Serial Ports
SCSI Ports
Ethernet Ports
AAUI Ports
FireWire Ports
USB Ports
PCI Bus and Slots
PC Slots and PC Cards
Tips and More Tips
395(12)
Word Processing
Windows
Folders and Files
Documents
Desktop
Disks: floppy and cartridge hard disks
Aliases
Apple Menu
Printing
Sounds
Trash
Launcher
Trouble
Miscellaneous
Application Menu
Tab to Select
Screen Savers
Get Info
Real Quotation Marks and Apostrophes!
Contextual Menus
Disable Extensions
Rebuilding Your Desktop
How Much RAM?
Checking Your Fonts at the Desktop
Easter Eggs!
Help!
407(12)
The Help Menu
Computer Doesn't Turn On
You see the Question Mark, the Flashing X, or the Sad Mac on Startup
Screen Freezes
Restart after a Crash
Can't Find Your Document
Can't Open a File
Viewing Clip Art Files
System Crashes
Text Formatting Unexpectedly Changes
Printing Doesn't Work
There's Garbage Hanging Around Outside the Trash Can
Gray Disk Icon is Left on the Screen
Lost Your Application? Other Windows Popped Up in Front of Your Face?
Desktop Windows Open Very Slowly
Erratic Typing or Mouse Movement
Can't Eject a CD or Cartridge
You Don't Have Access Privileges or Something is Locked
Reset Switch
Addendum 419(4)
Software Update control panel
Multiple Users
Apple File Security
Quiz Answers 423(4)
Index 427(19)
Special Characters and Accent Marks 446(1)
Zapf Dingbats Chart 447

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