Essential Mac OS: Sierra Editon - kévin wilson

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Résumé :
Whether you're upgrading from a previous version or using a Mac for the very first time, this book will guide you through the Operating System one step at a time, to help you understand the software more quickly and easily!


Great for beginners, a basic computing class, or as an update.

Step-by-step, visual approach to help you quickly master your Mac

Plenty of full color, illustrated screenshots and photographs to help you

Presented in an easy and simple to read format, written in jargon free English





In this guide you'll learn...


Setting up your Mac

Getting around Mac OS with Docks, finders, dashboards and widgets

Handoff, MailDrop and Messages

Launch pad, iBooks and maps

App Store, iCloud and spotlight

Security considerations

Backing up data with time machine

Setting up wifi, internet, email, social media and facetime

Creating stunning presentations with Keynote

Writing beautiful looking documents with Pages

Organising your favourite music into playlists, onto your iPod or iPhone.

Get started with Apple Music.

Storing, organising and manipulating your photos, share on social media

Creating photo albums and slideshows

And more...





Techniques are illustrated step by step using photography and screen prints throughout, together with concise, easy to follow text from an established expert in the field.


Clear instruction, and easy-to-follow tutorials with illustrated photographs, graphics and screen prints, guide you through the procedures every step of the way.


If you want to get up and running quickly and easily with the new version of Mac, this is the guide you need.

Biographie:
Kevin Wilson, a practicing computer engineer and tutor, has had a passion for gadgets, cameras, computers and technology for many years.

After graduating with a masters in computer science, software engineering & multimedia systems, Kevin has worked in the computer industry supporting and working with many different types of computer systems. He has served as a tutor running specialist lessons on film making, visual effects, IT lessons and computer literacy in schools. He has taught in colleges in South Africa, and worked as a tutor for adult education in England running IT courses such as beginner's IT, CLAIT, ECDL and ICT Advanced. His books have become a valuable resource amongst the students.

His latest works, the computer essentials series, modelled on the philosophy if you can't explain something simply, you haven't understood it well enough, aims to bring a simplified approach to computer training and breaks down computing terms, tasks, operating systems and software into simple concepts with easy to follow steps and plenty of visual aids. It is his hope that these books will help you as much as they've helped us get to grips with the latest technology.

The best-selling computer fundamentals series was created in the hope that it will help people to use their computer with greater joy, understanding, productivity and efficiency. To help students and people in countries like South Africa and India who have never used a computer before. It is his hope that they will get the same benefits from computer technology as we do. So get yourself a copy today and help us make a difference in someone's life.