Using Mac OS X Mavericks

Learn to use your Mac the easy way: no jargon, just clear, concise and to the point. Using Mac OS Mavericks is your handy guide to using a computer running Mavericks, providing a quick resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast.

Using Mac OS Mavericks is your handy guide to using a computer running Mavericks, providing a quick resource for both the beginner and the enthusiast. Step-by-step techniques supported by photography and screen prints, and easy to follow text, make using a Mac a cinch. Whether you have just bought your first Mac, switched from Windows, or are a keen computer user, this lean reference will provide you with the underpinnings needed to use a Mac like a pro.

What you’ll learn

• Valuable new features in Mavericks
• Setting up your Mac and using the interface, finders, dashboards and widgets
• Security and back-up considerations
• Setting up Wifi, Internet, and email, and using Mac App Store, iCloud and spotlight
• Creating stunning presentations and writing beautiful looking documents
• Organizing your favorite music into playlists, onto your iPod or burning a CD
• Creating, organizing, and storing photo albums and slideshows
• Editing your home movies with iMovie

Who this book is for

This book is for those who are new to Mac OS X Mavericks and even to those who may be new to Mac OS altogether.

Table of Contents1. Introducing Mavericks

2. The Cloud

3. Mac App Store

4. Time Machine

5. Security

6. Using the Internet

7. Apple E-Mail

8. Calendar

9. Using iTunes

10. iPhoto

11. Using iMovie

12. Pages '09

13. Keynote

14. Giving Presentations