Take a bite out of all your Mac has to offer with this bestselling guide So, you joined the cool kids club and bought a Mac. Kudos! Now, do you dare admit to your sophisticated Mac mates that you still need some help figuring out how it works? No worries, Macs For Dummies is here to help! In full color for the first time ever, the latest edition of this long-running bestseller takes the guesswork out of working with your new Mac, providing easy-to-follow, plain-English answers to every possible question in the book! Whether you're trying to figure out the basics of getting around the OS X interface, learning the ins and outs of turning your Mac into a sleek productivity tool, or anything in between, Mac For Dummies makes it fast and easy to navigate your way around your new Apple computer. You'll get the know-how to rocket into cyberspace, browse the Web, send messages, back up files to the Cloud, deal with security issues, get productive with leading Mac apps, and have fun with one-stop shopping for music, movies, and media. Navigate OS X El Capitan with confidence and ease Use your Mac to power your audio and video systems Add your Mac to your home network Troubleshoot common problems when your Mac starts misbehaving Fully updated to cover the latest hardware and software releases, Macs For Dummies offers everything you need to get your geek on and make your Mac your minion.

Take a bite out of all your Mac has to offer with this bestselling guideSo, you joined the cool kids club and bought a Mac. Kudos! Now, do you dare admit to your sophisticated Mac mates that you still need some help figuring out how it works? No worries, Macs For Dummies is here to help! In full color for the first time ever, the latest edition of this long-running bestseller takes the guesswork out of working with your new Mac, providing easy-to-follow, plain-English answers to every possible question in the book!Whether you're trying to figure out the basics of getting around the OS X interface, learning the ins and outs of turning your Mac into a sleek productivity tool, or anything in between, Mac For Dummies makes it fast and easy to navigate your way around your new Apple computer. You'll get the know-how to rocket into cyberspace, browse the Web, send messages, back up files to the Cloud, deal with security issues, get productive with leading Mac apps, and have fun with one-stop shopping for music, movies, and media.* Navigate OS X El Capitan with confidence and ease* Use your Mac to power your audio and video systems* Add your Mac to your home network* Troubleshoot common problems when your Mac starts misbehavingFully updated to cover the latest hardware and software releases, Macs For Dummies offers everything you need to get your geek on--and make your Mac your minion.

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Macs 5CHAPTER 1: Adventuring into the Mac World 7CHAPTER 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Your Mac 13CHAPTER 3: Getting to the Core of the Apple 33CHAPTER 4: Here a Mac, There a Mac, Everywhere a Mac Mac 61Part 2: Mac Daily Dealings 71CHAPTER 5: Making the Mac Your Own 73CHAPTER 6: El Capitan: No More Feline Fetish 99CHAPTER 7: Handling All That Busy Work 109CHAPTER 8: Printing and Scanning 133Part 3: Rocketing into Cyberspace 143CHAPTER 9: Stairway to the Internet 145CHAPTER 10: Delivering the Goods on Email 167CHAPTER 11: Schmoozing, Shopping, and Moving in Cyberspace 191CHAPTER 12: Mounting a Defense Strategy 221Part 4: Getting an iLife 237CHAPTER 13: Living in an iTunes Nation 239CHAPTER 14: Taking a Photos Close-Up 267CHAPTER 15: iMovie and GarageBand: The Show Must Go On 295Part 5: The Creepy Geeky Section 329CHAPTER 16: Networking Madness 331CHAPTER 17: Handling Trouble in Paradise 343CHAPTER 18: Surviving in a Windows World 359Part 6: The Part of Tens 367CHAPTER 19: Ten Indispensable Mac Websites 369CHAPTER 20: Ten Things to Leave You With 373Index 383