About the Author -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Discovering What You Can Do with OS X -- Create Documents -- Play and Record Music -- View and Organize Your Photos -- Play and Make a Movie or Slide Show -- Take Advantage of the Web -- Communicate with Others -- Organize Your Contacts and Appointments -- Chapter 2: Learning Basic Program Tasks -- Explore the OS X Screen -- Tour the Dock -- Start an Application -- Start an Application Using Launchpad -- Switch Between Applications -- View Running Applications with Mission Control -- Tour an Application Window -- Run an Application Full Screen -- Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu -- Select a Command Using a Toolbar -- Select Options with Dialog Controls -- Chapter 3: Learning Basic Document Tasks -- Save a Document -- Open a Document -- Print a Document -- Edit Document Text -- Copy a File -- Move a File -- Rename a File -- Delete a File -- Open a Folder in a Tab -- Chapter 4: Browsing the Web -- Select a Link -- Enter a Web Page Address -- Open a Web Page in a Tab -- Navigate Web Pages -- Navigate with the History List -- Change Your Home Page -- Bookmark Web Pages -- Search for Sites -- Download a File -- View Links Shared On Social Networks -- Create a Web Page Reading List -- Chapter 5: Communicating via E-mail -- Add an E-mail Account -- Send an E-mail Message -- Add a File Attachment -- Add a Signature -- Receive and Read E-mail Messages -- Reply to a Message -- Forward a Message -- Open and Save an Attachment -- Create a Mailbox for Saving Messages -- Chapter 6: Talking via Messages and FaceTime -- Configure Messages -- Send a Message -- Send a File in a Message -- Sign In to FaceTime -- Connect Through FaceTime -- Chapter 7: Tracking Contacts and Events -- Add a New Contact -- Edit a Contact -- Create a Contact Group -- Navigate the Calendar -- Create an Event.

Create a Repeating Event -- Send or Respond to an Event Invitation -- Chapter 8: Playing and Organizing Music -- Understanding the iTunes Library -- Navigate the iTunes Window -- Play a Song -- Play a Music CD -- Import Tracks from a Music CD -- Create a Playlist -- Burn Music Files to a CD -- Edit Song Information -- Purchase Music from the iTunes Store -- Listen to an Internet Radio Station -- Chapter 9: Learning Useful OS X Tasks -- Synchronize an iPod, iPhone, or iPad -- Install a Program Using the App Store -- Write a Note -- Pin a Note to the Desktop -- Create a Reminder -- Create a New Reminder List -- Sign In to Your Facebook Account -- Post to Facebook -- Sign In to Your Twitter Account -- Send a Tweet -- Share Information with Other People -- Work with the Notification Center -- Organize Files with Tags -- Search Files with Tags -- Search for a Location -- Get Directions to a Location -- Install a Font -- Chapter 10: Viewing and Editing Photos -- View a Preview of a Photo -- View a Slide Show of Your Photos -- Import Photos from a Digital Camera -- View Your Photos -- Create an Album -- Crop a Photo -- Rotate a Photo -- Straighten a Photo -- Remove Red Eye from a Photo -- Add Names to Faces in Your Photos -- Map Your Photos -- E-mail a Photo -- Take Your Picture -- Chapter 11: Playing and Creating Videos -- Play a DVD Using DVD Player -- Play Digital Video with QuickTime Player -- Create a New Movie Project -- Import a Video File -- Add Video Clips to Your Project -- Trim a Clip -- Add a Transition Between Clips -- Add a Photo -- Add a Music Track -- Record a Voiceover -- Add Titles and Credits -- Play the Movie -- Publish Your Movie to YouTube -- Chapter 12: Customizing OS X -- Display System Preferences -- Change the Desktop Background -- Activate the Screen Saver -- Set Your Mac's Sleep Options.

Change the Display Resolution and Brightness -- Create an App Folder in Launchpad -- Add a User Account -- Customize the Dock -- Add an Icon to the Dock -- Hide the Dock -- Add a Widget to the Dashboard -- Extend the Desktop Across Multiple Displays -- Chapter 13: Maintaining OS X -- Empty the Trash -- Organize Your Desktop -- Check Hard Drive Free Space -- Uninstall Unused Applications -- Force a Stuck Application to Close -- Configure Time Machine Backups -- Restore an Earlier Version of a File -- Restore Files Using Time Machine -- Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery -- Restart Your Mac -- Chapter 14: Working with Your iCloud Account -- Create an Apple ID -- Sign In to iCloud -- Set Up iCloud Synchronization -- Generate a Website Password -- Send and Receive iCloud Mail -- Work with iCloud Contacts -- Manage Your Schedule with iCloud -- Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad -- Chapter 15: Networking with OS X -- Understanding Networking -- Connect a Bluetooth Device -- Connect to a Wireless Network -- Connect to a Network Resource -- Change Your Password -- Turn On File and Printer Sharing -- Share a Folder -- Share a Printer -- Add a Shared Printer -- Share a Screen with Another Mac -- View OS X on Your TV -- Index.