Little Mac Book, The, 7th Edition

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Features

NEW - Update and revised to cover the new features of Mac OS 9.1—Including the updated Sherlock search system, new networking and security features, voice recognition, the new Window menu, and increased performance and stability.

Students stay current with the latest features of the Macintosh operating system which will carry them through all the different applications they'll be using on the Mac. Ex.___

Friendly Style and Clear Explanations—Robin Williams has built her fine reputation as an inspiring teacher and writer, empowering thousands of people around the world to move forward with confidence in new technologies.

Students will easily grasp beginning computer concepts while enjoying the examples and explanations. Ex.___

End-of-Chapter Quizzes.

Students get to test their knowledge with multiple choice, short answer, and true and false. Ex.___

Industry-leading, Highly Popular Author—Robin Williams has written more than a dozen award-winning and best-selling books, including The Little Mac Book, The Non-Designer's Design Book, and The Non-Designer's Web Book. Through her writings, workshops, and seminars, Robin has influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, desktop publishing, the Mac, and the Web. One of the best-known computer book authors in the world, her books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.

Industry-leading teachers, writers, and designers provide students with expert, professional instruction and advice. Ex.___

Description

Copyright 2001

Dimensions: 7-1/2 X 9-1/4

Pages: 448

Edition: 7th

Book

ISBN-10: 0-201-74580-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-201-74580-1

For more than ten years now, new Mac users have turned to Robin Williams'

for a clear and friendly introduction to computer basics. This edition of the best-selling Macintosh reference covers the Mac OS through 9.1. It's still one of the best introductions ever to using a Mac, covering everything from starting up your computer, using control panels to customize your Mac, how to exchange files with Windows users, and general tips, tricks, and troubleshooting.

Mac Basics: from starting up, using the mouse, and working with menus, folders, and icons, to shutting down.

>The InternetÑhow to get connected, and how to browse and search the World Wide Web.

>How to add more pieces to your computer, such as disk drives, scanners, printers, and so on.

View the Contents of the Window. Regular Windows vs. Pop-Up Windows. Organizing Your Views. Sort and Arrange Choices. Resize and Rearrange the Columns. Sort Order Button. The Window Menu. Clean Up and Arrange. Outline View. Close all of the Windows. Scroll Through the Window without the Scroll Bars. Spring-Loaded Folders. Gray Icons. Hierarchy of a Folder (Window). Preferences Dialog Box. Fonts in the Windows. Print the Window. Print the Desktop. Print Other Windows or the Screen. Quiz.

Creating a New Folder. Naming the New Folder. Changing the Name of a Folder. Putting Something inside a Folder. Opening a Folder. Removing Something from a Folder. Organizing Your Disk Using Folders. Outline Mode. Moving an Item to a “Buried” Folder. Creating a New Folder for a Specific Project. Quiz.

11. Copying and Selecting Files.

Copying from the Hard Disk to another Disk. Copying from a Removable Disk to the Hard Disk. Duplicate/Copy a File on the Same Disk. Copying More Than One File at a Time. Shift-Click to Select More Than One File. Shift-Click to Deselect. Selection Shortcuts. Selecting from Expanded Views. Using Sherlock to Select Files. Quiz.

12. Trash Can.

Putting Something in the Trash. More Ways to Trash Files. Taking Something out of the Trash. Emptying the Trash. Disabling the Warning Box. Quiz.

13. Opening Files.

What is an Application? Opening an Application. Opening a Document from the Desktop. Drag-and-Drop to Open a Document. New vs. Open. An “Open” Dialog Box. Quiz.

Fonts. PostScript Printers. Non-PostScript Printers. PostScript Fonts. What Do You Get When You Acquire a New Font? TrueType Fonts. Adobe Type Manager (ATM). Which Font Technology for You? How to Install Fonts. Resident Fonts. Fonts of the Same Name. Is It TrueType or PostScript? Why Do You See Both Icons? You Can See What Any Font Looks Like. Font Substitution. Samples of Installed Fonts. Quiz.

Aliases. Using Aliases. Finding Files with Aliases. Making Aliases. Details of Aliases. Finding the Original File. Linking an Alias to a New Original. Quiz.

26. Sherlock(find things).

The Many Faces of Sherlock. How to Quit Sherlock. Find a File on Your Hard Disk. Narrow your Search. Search a Specific Disk or Folder. The “Contents” Button. Delete the Index. Find Something on the Internet. Shop on the Internet. Boolean Operators. Internet Search Sites. Make New Channels and Customize Existing Channels. Saving a Search. Saving a Location. Extra Little Tip. Quiz.

The Internet. The World Wide Web. Web Sites and Home Pages. Browsers. Internet Service Providers. America Online is not the Internet. America Online and Netscape. Should You Choose America Online or a Service Provider? Quiz.

32. Using the World Wide Web.

What are Web Pages? Links. Web Addresses, also known as URLs. Using a Browser. Bookmarks or Favorites. Search Tools. Quiz.

33. The Internet Features on Your Mac.

Where to Begin. You Need a Modem. Using the Internet Setup Assistant. Logging On to the Internet. Internet Control Panel. Netscape Navigator vs. Netscape Communicator. Internet Con?g. Modem Control Panel. Remote Access Control Panel. TCP/IP Control Panel. Open Transport. Personal Web Sharing. What are These? Use the Help Files! URLs for You.

34. Ports and Peripherals.

What is a Peripheral? What is a Port? What is a Connector? What is an Expansion Slot? ADB Ports. Serial Ports. SCSI Ports. Ethernet Ports. AAUI Ports. FireWire Ports. USB Ports. PCI Bus and Slots. PC Slots and PC Cards.

The Help Menu. Computer Doesn't Turn On. You see the Question Mark, the Flashing X, or the Sad Mac on Startup. Screen Freezes. Restart after a Crash. Can't Find Your Document. Can't Open a File. Viewing Clip Art Files. System Crashes. Text Formatting Unexpectedly Changes. Printing Doesn't Work. There's Garbage Hanging Around Outside the Trash Can. Gray Disk Icon is Left on the Screen. Lost Your Application? Other Windows Popped Up in Front of Your Face? Desktop Windows Open Very Slowly. Erratic Typing or Mouse Movement. Can't Eject a CD or Cartridge. You Don't Have Access Privileges or Something is Locked. Reset Switch.