Teach Yourself Visually Macbook Pro and Macbook Air - Paperback

by Guy Hart-Davis (Author)

The visual learner's guide to getting up and running with your Apple laptop

Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro and MacBook Air covers all the vital information you need to start working on your MacBook. With this highly illustrated and easy-to-follow guide, you'll learn to navigate the macOS interface like a pro, customize your desktop with the widgets you need, and get your MacBook working with iCloud, your iPhone, and your iPad. This book's graphical, step-by-step instructions walk you through everything from installation to troubleshooting, helping you to get the most out of the investment you've made in your MacBook.

This fully updated edition helps you become a power user of the latest MacBook models and exploit the features in macOS Tahoe, Apple's state-of-the-art operating system, and the apps that come with it. If you prefer to learn visually, this is the book you need.

Discover how to:

• Perform everyday tasks quickly and easily
• Customize settings to make macOS and its apps work the way you prefer
• Communicate via audio and video with FaceTime, via instant messaging with Messages, and via email with Mail
• Organize your life with Calendar, Contacts, Reminders, Notes, and Maps
• Make the most of your iCloud account

Instead of confusing tech-speak and vague instructions, this guide is packed with screenshots, easy-to-follow instructions, and a practical sensibility. Grab Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro and MacBook Air and explore all that your MacBook can do.

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Teach yourself VISUALLY(TM)

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something -- and enable you to skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle over 100 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on your MacBook in no time.

You'll learn to:

• Become an expert with your MacBook
• Make macOS Tahoe work your way
• Message, email, chat, and call
• Stream music, videos, and more
• Update and troubleshoot your MacBook

Designed for visual learners

• Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
• Succinct explanations walk you through step-by-step
• Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks