macOS Mojave in easy steps: Covers v 10.14

by Nick Vandome

Overview

macOS Mojave in easy steps opens up by explaining the foundations of macOS: the Dock and the Finder. Then, it reveals a raft of ways in which you can make the most of macOS Mojave:

Multi-Touch navigation options for getting around in macOS Mojave.

Working with and managing your apps.

Productivity options on your Mac.

Getting online with Safari, Mail, Messages and FaceTime.

Enjoying a digital lifestyle with photos, music, video, books and games.

The invaluable iCloud function for backing up, sharing and continuing from different devices.

Using Siri, Dynamic Desktop and Dark Mode to make things even easier.

Keeping your Mac working smoothly.

There is also a chapter on troubleshooting and keeping macOS Mojave in tiptop shape.

Get more out of your iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro or MacBook with minimum time and effort!

Covers macOS Mojave (OS X 10.14), released September 2018.

Table of Contents:

1. Introducing macOS Mojave
2. Getting Up and Running
3. Finder
4. Navigating in macOS Mojave
5. macOS Mojave Apps
6. Getting Productive
7. Internet and Email
8. Digital Lifestyle
9. Sharing macOS
10. Networking
11. Maintaining macOS

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840788358
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	01/12/2019
Series:	In Easy Steps
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Nick Vandome is an IT writer and trainer who specializes in digital imaging and web authoring subjects. In addition to his writing, he also works designing websites and runs training courses. Before he started working with computers he wrote books about working and traveling abroad.

Table of Contents

1 Introducing macOS Mojave 7

About macOS Mojave 8

Installing macOS Mojave 9

The macOS Environment 10

About Your Mac 12

About System Preferences 16

Search Options 17

Using Siri 18

Searching with Siri 19

Dark Mode 22

Dynamic Desktop 23

Accessibility 24

The Spoken Word 25

Shutting Down 26

2 Getting Up and Running 27

Introducing the Dock 28

Apps on the Dock 29

Setting Dock Preferences 30

Using Stacks 32

Dock Menus 34

Working with Dock Items 35

Trash 37

System Preferences 38

About iCloud 40

Setting up iCloud 41

About the iCloud Drive 42

Continuity 44

Handoff 45

About Family Sharing 46

Using Family Sharing 48

Desktop Items 52

Ejecting Items 53

Resuming 54

3 Finder 55

Working with the Finder 56

Finder Folders 57

Finder Views 59

Gallery View 62

Quick Look 65

Finder Toolbar 66

Finder Sidebar 67

Working with Folders 68

Selecting Items 69

Copying and Moving Items 70

Finder Search 71

Finder Tabs 72

Tagging in the Finder 74

Actions Button 76

Sharing from the Finder 77

Menus 78

4 Navigating in macOS Mojave 79

The macOS Way of Navigating 80

macOS Scroll Bars 81

Split View 82

Trackpad Gestures 84

Magic Mouse Gestures 92

Multi-Touch Preferences 95

Mission Control 97

Spaces 98

5 macOS Mojave Apps 99

Launchpad 100

Full-screen Apps 102

macOS Apps 104

Accessing the App Store 105

Downloading Apps 106

Finding Apps 108

Managing Your Apps 110

6 Getting Productive 111

Contacts (Address Book) 112

Calendar 114

Taking Notes 116

Setting Reminders 118

Notifications 120

News 122

Voice Memos 123

Getting Around with Maps 124

Preview 128

Printing 129

macOS Utilities 130

Creating PDF Documents 132

7 Internet and Email 133

About Safari 134

Safari Sidebar 135

Safari Tabbed Browsing 136

Adding Bookmarks 138

Website Settings 139

Mail 140

Using Mail 141

Messaging 142

FaceTime 144

8 Digital Lifestyle 145

Using the Photos App 146

Viewing Photos 147

Editing Photos 150

Starting with iTunes 152

Around the iTunes Store 153

Using Apple Music 154

Reading with Books 155

9 Sharing macOS 157

Adding Users 158

Deleting Users 160

Fast User Switching 161

Parental Controls 162

10 Networking 165

Networking Overview 166

Network Settings 168

File Sharing 169

Connecting to a Network 170

11 Maintaining macOS 173

Time Machine 174

Disk Utility 178

System Information 179

Activity Monitor 180

Updating Software 181

Gatekeeper 182

Privacy 183

Problems with Apps 184

General Troubleshooting 185

Index 187