In How to Do Everything: Mac you will discover that your Mac can
handle anything from the most mundane job to the most exciting, and can complete them both
with equal amounts of elegance and ease.
Here are but a few things you will learn to do with this book: surf the Internet, read email,
write school reports, create spreadsheets, make your own movies, share your photos with the
world, listen to music, synchronize contacts with your PDA or cell phone, stay on time by
making custom calendars, video chat, print documents, back up your computer, add external
devices to your Mac, download items from the Internet, and much more.
My other hope is that you??™ll enjoy the process of learning how to use your Mac, and that
How to Do Everything: Mac plays a large and helpful role in that process. I strived to write this
book with your enjoyment, not just your education, in mind.
Part I
Get Started with Your Mac
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Chapter 1
Welcome to the World of Mac!
4 How to Do Everything: Mac
How to??¦
?– Understand the difference between consumer and professional Macs
?– Discover the different parts of your Mac
?– Set up your Mac
?– Find out which version of the Mac operating system your Mac has
?– Start, restart, and turn off your Mac
When Apple first introduced the iMac to the world in 1998, their goal was to provide a powerful
yet user-friendly computer that the average person could not only afford but use without having
to own a degree in computer engineering.
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