Macs^® For Dummies^®, 7th Edition

by David Pogue (The New York Times)

• ISBN13: 9780764507038
• ISBN10: 0764507036
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Buying a Mac neatly eliminates most of the hassle, frustration, and annoyance that normally comes with buying a computer. In addition, the modern Macintosh model has everything you need built in: a modem, a CD-ROM, and a glorious color screen (built into every model except Power Macs). Selling a complete computer in one handy bundle isn't a new idea - but rarely has it all worked together so smoothly. If the Mac is so simple, then who needs a book about it? Well, despite all the free goodies you get with the Mac, a manual isn't among them. You need somewhere to go when things go wrong or when you want to know what the add-on software does. Macs For Dummies, 7th Edition, is the resource to turn to. This information-packed book is for Aspiring or experienced graphic artists The computer newbie who wants to get to know the Mac The regular Mac user who want to explore the newest features and applications The computer user who is switching from a Windows-based PC to the Mac Anyone who is tired of battling PC viruses (there is only one known virus - easily avoided - that affects Macs!) Macs For Dummies, 7th Edition, is your complete guide to the Mac. Find out how to make movies with iMovie ; build a database with AppleWorks 6; or go wireless with the AirPort Card. Following is a hit list of just some of the things you'll find in this book: Understanding windows, icons, and folders Getting fast with keyboard shortcuts Hooking up a printer, scanner, digital camera, or PalmPilot Making your way onto the Internet Having fun with e-mail Making your laptop battery last Troubleshooting problems Getting familiar with Mac OS X David Pogue is a Macworld magazine columnist and author of six For Dummies books. His Macs For Dummies, 6th Edition, is the #1 best-selling Mac book in 19 languages.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Part I: For the Absolute Mac Virgin	5	(100)
How to Turn On Your Mac (and What to Do Next)	7	(16)
High-Tech Made Easy	23	(8)
Windows, Icons, and Trashes	31	(12)
Actually Accomplishing Something	43	(14)
Typing, Saving, and Finding Again	57	(34)
A Quiet Talk about Printers, Printing, and Fonts	91	(14)
Part II: The Internet Defanged	105	(50)
Faking Your Way onto America Online and the Internet	107	(22)
The Weird Wide Web	129	(16)
E-mail for He-males and Females	145	(10)
Part III: Software Competence	155	(100)
Word, Palm Desktop, and iMovie	157	(36)
A Whole Big Chapter on AppleWorks 6	193	(28)
Pix Tricks: Graphic Nonviolence	221	(8)
System Folder: Trash Barge of the Mac	229	(26)
Part IV: Toward a New, Nerdier You	255	(52)
Great Material that Didn't Quite Fit the Outline	257	(26)
USB, Ethernet, AirPort, and Other Impressive Connections	283	(14)
The Book of iBook and PowerBook	297	(10)
Part V: Beyond Point-and-Click	307	(42)
When Bad Things Happen to Good Macs	309	(18)
The Problem-Solving Cookbook	327	(12)
Mac OS X: The Mainframe in All of Us	339	(6)
Beyond the Mac: Where to Go from Here	345	(4)
Part VI: The Part of Tens	349	(18)
Ten More Gadgets to Buy and Plug In	351	(6)
Ten Cool Things You Didn't Know Your Mac Could Do	357	(10)
Part VII: Appendixes	367	(12)
Appendix A: How to Buy (and Set Up) a Mac	369	(8)
Appendix B: The Resource Resource	377	(2)
Index	379