Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual Mavericks Edition

The Missing Credits;
About the Author;
About the Creative Team;
Acknowledgments;
The Missing Manual Series;
Introduction;
What OS X Gives You;
What OS X Takes Away;
About This Book;
The Very Basics;
The Mavericks Difference;
Part One: Welcome to Macintosh;
Chapter 1: How the Mac Is Different;
1.1 Power On, Dude;
1.2 Right-Clicking and Shortcut Menus;
1.3 Logging Out, Shutting Down;
1.4 The Menu Bar;
1.5 Finder = Windows Explorer;
1.6 Dock = Taskbar;
1.7 Menulets = Tray;
1.8 Keyboard Differences;
1.9 Disk Differences;
1.10 Where Your Stuff Is;
1.11 Window Controls;
1.12 Terminology Differences;
Chapter 2: Folders, Dock & Windows;
2.1 Getting into OS X;
2.2 The Four Window Views;
2.3 Icon View;
2.4 List View;
2.5 Column View;
2.6 Cover Flow View;
2.7 Quick Look;
2.8 Finder Tabs;
2.9 The Dock;
2.10 Setting Up the Dock;
2.11 Using the Dock;
2.12 The Finder Toolbar;
2.13 Getting Help in OS X;
Chapter 3: Files, Icons & Spotlight;
3.1 Renaming Icons;
3.2 Selecting Icons;
3.3 Moving and Copying Icons;
3.4 Aliases: Icons in Two Places at Once;
3.5 Finder Tags;
3.6 The Trash;
3.7 Get Info;
3.8 Shortcut Menus, Action Menus;
3.9 The Spotlight Menu;
3.10 The Spotlight Window;
3.11 Customizing Spotlight;
3.12 Smart Folders;
Chapter 4: Documents, Programs & Mission Control;
4.1 The Mac App Store;
4.2 Other Ways to Get Mac Software;
4.3 Opening OS X Programs;
4.4 Launchpad;
4.5 Windows That Auto-Reopen;
4.6 The “Heads-Up” Program Switcher;
4.7 Full Screen Mode;
4.8 Mission Control: Death to Window Clutter;
4.9 Dashboard;
4.10 Exposé;
4.11 Hiding Programs the Old-Fashioned Way;
4.12 How Documents Know Their Parents;
4.13 Keyboard Control;
4.14 The Save and Open Dialog Boxes;
4.15 Auto Save and Versions;
4.16 Documents in the Cloud;
Chapter 5: Entering, Moving & Backing Up Data;
5.1 Power Typing;
5.2 Dictation;
5.3 The Many Languages of OS X Text;
5.4 Data Detectors;
5.5 Moving Data Between Documents;
5.6 Exchanging Data with Other Macs;
5.7 Exchanging Data with Windows PCs;
5.8 The Share Button;
5.9 Time Machine;
Part Two: Making the Move;
Chapter 6: Transferring Your Files to the Mac;
6.1 Transfers by Apple Genius;
6.2 The Windows Migration Assistant;
6.3 Manual Network Transfers;
6.4 Transfers by Disk;
6.5 Transfers by Dropbox;
6.6 Transfers by File-Sending Web Site;
6.7 Transfers by Email;
6.8 Where to Put Your Copied Files;
6.9 Document Conversion Issues;
Chapter 7: Special Software, Special Problems;
7.1 ACDSee;
7.2 Acrobat Reader;
7.3 ACT;
7.4 Ad Subtract (Pop-Up Stopper);
7.5 Adobe [your favorite program here];
7.6 AOL;
7.7 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger);
7.8 Children’s Software;
7.9 Chrome;
7.10 Easy CD Creator;
7.11 Encarta;
7.12 Eudora;
7.13 Excel;
7.14 Firefox;
7.15 Games;
7.16 Google Desktop Search;
7.17 Google Earth;
7.18 Google Chrome;
7.19 ICQ;
7.20 Internet Explorer;
7.21 iTunes;
7.22 McAfee VirusScan;
7.23 Microsoft Access;
7.24 Microsoft Money;
7.25 Microsoft Office;
7.26 Microsoft Publisher;
7.27 Microsoft Visio;
7.28 Minesweeper;
7.29 MSN Messenger;
7.30 NaturallySpeaking;
7.31 Netscape;
7.32 Newsgroup Readers;
7.33 Norton AntiVirus;
7.34 Norton Utilities;
7.35 Notepad;
7.36 Outlook/Outlook Express/Windows Mail;
7.37 PaintShop Pro;
7.38 Picasa;
7.39 PowerPoint;
7.40 QuickBooks;
7.41 Quicken;
7.42 RealPlayer;
7.43 RssReader;
7.44 Skype;
7.45 Snagit (Screenshots);
7.46 Solitaire;
7.47 Street Atlas USA;
7.48 TaxCut, TurboTax;
7.49 Winamp, MusicMatch;
7.50 Windows Media Player;
7.51 WinZip;
7.52 Word;
7.53 WordPerfect;
7.54 Yahoo Messenger;
Chapter 8: Windows on Macintosh;
8.1 Boot Camp;
8.2 Windows in a Window;
8.3 Life with Microsoft Exchange;
Chapter 9: Hardware on the Mac;
9.1 Mac Meets Printer;
9.2 Making the Printout;
9.3 Managing Printouts;
9.4 Printer Sharing;
9.5 Faxing;
9.6 PDF Files;
9.7 Fonts—and Font Book;
9.8 Digital Cameras;
9.9 Disks;
9.10 Startup Disks;
9.11 Erasing a Disk;
9.12 Burning CDs and DVDs;
9.13 iTunes: The Digital Jukebox;
9.14 DVD Movies;
9.15 AirPlay;
9.16 Keyboards;
9.17 Mouse;
9.18 Monitors;
9.19 Scanners;
Part Three: Mavericks Online;
Chapter 10: Internet Setup & iCloud;
10.1 Network Central and Multihoming;
10.2 Broadband Connections;
10.3 Cellular Modems;
10.4 Tethering;
10.5 Dial-Up Modem Connections;
10.6 Switching Locations;
10.7 Internet Sharing;
10.8 iCloud;
Chapter 11: Mail & Contacts;
11.1 Checking Your Mail;
11.2 Tailoring the Look of Mail;
11.3 Writing Messages;
11.4 Reading Email;
11.5 VIPs;
11.6 The Anti-Spam Toolkit;
11.7 Contacts (Address Book);
Chapter 12: Safari;
12.1 Browsing Basics;
12.2 The Unified Address/Search Bar;
12.3 Full Screen and Gestures;
12.4 Top Sites;
12.5 Customizing the Toolbar;
12.6 Bookmarks (and the Sidebar);
12.7 Saved Passwords and the iCloud Keychain;
12.8 14 Tips for Better Surfing;
12.9 Tabbed Browsing;
12.10 Privacy and Security Features;
Chapter 13: Messages;
13.1 Welcome to Messages;
13.2 iMessages;
13.3 The Traditional Chat Networks;
13.4 Let the Chat Begin;
13.5 Text Chatting;
13.6 Audio Chats;
13.7 Video Chats;
13.8 Juggling Chats and Windows;
13.9 Sharing Your Screen;
Part Four: Putting Down Roots;
Chapter 14: Accounts, Security & Gatekeeper;
14.1 Introducing Accounts;
14.2 Creating an Account;
14.3 Parental Controls;
14.4 Editing Accounts;
14.5 Setting Up the Login Process;
14.6 Signing In, Logging Out;
14.7 Sharing Across Accounts;
14.8 Fast User Switching;
14.9 Six OS X Security Shields;
14.10 And Four Privacy Shields;
Chapter 15: Networking, File Sharing & Screen Sharing;
15.1 Wiring the Network;
15.2 File Sharing: Three Ways;
15.3 Accessing Shared Files;
15.4 Networking with Windows;
15.5 Screen Sharing;
Chapter 16: System Preferences;
16.1 The System Preferences Window;
16.2 Accessibility;
16.3 App Store;
16.4 Bluetooth;
16.5 CDs & DVDs;
16.6 Date & Time;
16.7 Desktop & Screen Saver;
16.8 Dictation & Speech;
16.9 Displays;
16.10 Dock;
16.11 Energy Saver;
16.12 General;
16.13 iCloud;
16.14 Internet Accounts;
16.15 Keyboard;
16.16 Language & Region;
16.17 Mission Control;
16.18 Mouse;
16.19 Network;
16.20 Notifications;
16.21 Parental Controls;
16.22 Printers & Scanners;
16.23 Security & Privacy;
16.24 Sharing;
16.25 Sound;
16.26 Spotlight;
16.27 Startup Disk;
16.28 Time Machine;
16.29 Trackpad;
16.30 Users & Groups;
Chapter 17: Notifications;
17.1 Insta-Respond to Bubbles;
17.2 Shutting Up the Bubbles;
17.3 The Notification Center;
Chapter 18: The Freebie Programs;
18.1 Your Free OS X Programs;
18.2 App Store;
18.3 Automator;
18.4 Calculator;
18.5 Calendar;
18.6 Chess;
18.7 Contacts;
18.8 Dashboard;
18.9 Dictionary;
18.10 DVD Player;
18.11 FaceTime;
18.12 Font Book;
18.13 Game Center;
18.14 GarageBand;
18.15 iBooks;
18.16 Image Capture;
18.17 iMovie, iPhoto;
18.18 iTunes;
18.19 Launchpad;
18.20 Mail;
18.21 Maps;
18.22 Messages;
18.23 Mission Control;
18.24 Notes;
18.25 Photo Booth;
18.26 Preview;
18.27 QuickTime Player;
18.28 Reminders;
18.29 Safari;
18.30 Stickies;
18.31 System Preferences;
18.32 TextEdit;
18.33 Time Machine;
18.34 Utilities: Your OS X Toolbox;
Part Five: Appendixes;
Installation;
Hardware Requirements;
Psychological Requirements;
The Standard Installation;
The Setup Assistant;
The Homemade Installer Disk;
Troubleshooting;
Minor Eccentric Behavior;
Frozen Programs (Force Quitting);
Recovery Mode: Three Emergency Disks;
Application Won’t Open;
Startup Problems;
Fixing the Disk;
Where to Get Troubleshooting Help;
The “Where’d It Go?” Dictionary;
About [this program];
The Master OS X Keystroke List;
Startup Keystrokes;
Colophon;