Macworld Total Lion Superguide
Become more productive and confident in Lion with advice from the experts at Macworld!
Hey, What's This?
This ebook looks a bit different from the Take Control series, but it has all the features you expect from our ebooks. It was written by our friends at Macworld (some of whom also write for Take Control).
Lion has changed the face of Mac OS X, but you can make the most of it easily with this visually appealing book, written by a select group of Mac experts assembled by Macworld. Inside, you'll find a compendium of savvy information about Lion's many new and updated features.
Whether you want to know where your scroll bars went, discover the mission of Mission Control, learn why you might want to replace your mouse with a trackpad, explore the new Auto Save and Versions features, learn how to use and navigate between full-screen apps, delve into Lion’s new security features, or see what else is different behind the new look of Address Book and iCal, you’ll find it in this Superguide.
- More Info
- Contents & Intro
- FAQ
Read this ebook to learn how to:
- Share files via AirDrop.
- Do a Save As in an application that supports Auto Save.
- Use all the new trackpad gestures.
- Follow a conversation in Mail.
- Add your signature to a PDF in Preview.
- Save pages to read later in Safari.
- Arrange your applications in Launchpad.
- Back up your laptop when it’s not connected to a Time Machine disk.
- Understand and organize All Files in the Finder.
We encourage you to download the free 42-page sample to see what it looks like, since it is rather different from our Take Control design.
Book Info
- 133 pages
- Version 1.0
- Published Oct 06, 2011
- 8.3 MB download
- ISBN: 9780984615858
- Free sample with Table of Contents, Intro, Quick Start, and section starts.
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About the Authors
The Macworld Total Lion Superguide was written by Chris Breen, Jackie Dove, Dan Frakes, Lex Friedman, Roman Loyola, Dan Moren, and Jonathan Seff.
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Book Reviews
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Foreword
Over the last decade, Apple’s Mac OS X has evolved from a curious hybrid of the classic Mac OS and the NextStep operating system into a mainstream OS used by millions. It was a decade of continual refinement, capped by the bug-fixing, internals-tweaking release of Snow Leopard in 2009.
But the last four years have seen some dramatic changes at Apple. In that time, while Mac sales continued to grow,
Apple also built an entirely new business around devices that run iOS. Combine the influx of new Mac users with the popularity of the iPhone and iPad, and you get Lion.
After a long period of relative stability on the Mac, Lion is a shock to the system. It’s a radical revision, and it makes the Mac a friendlier computer.
Can Apple make OS X accessible to people buying their first Macs and add familiar threads for those coming to the Mac from the iPhone, all while keeping Mac veterans happy? That would be a neat trick—and Apple has tried very hard to pull it off with Lion.
Whether you’re a relatively new Mac user or someone who remembers the days before there were three colored buttons in the upper left corner of every Mac window, Lion has something new for you. In this book, we’ve assembled in-depth looks at all of Lion’s new features and adjustments, and demonstrated how you can use them to their fullest.
There’s never been a better time to be a Mac user. And with Total Lion to help you get acquainted with the Mac’s latest and greatest features, you’ll be on the fast track to more fun and greater productivity.
—Jason Snell, Editorial Director, Macworld
San Francisco, July 2011
Table of Contents
What's New in Lion
- What You Need to Know
- Learn about all of Lion's new features, applications, and system tweaks.
Install Lion
- Get Your Mac Ready
- Prep your computer before you make the leap to Apple's next OS.
- How to Install Lion
- Get expert instruction on the various ways you can install Lion.
- Installation Challenges
- Avoid potential installation problems.
- Make a Bootable Install Disc or Drive
- Create a boot drive or disc for emergencies.
- Do a Clean Install
- The pros and cons of wiping your hard drive before installing Lion.
- Install Lion over Leopard
- Tackle the Leopard to Lion upgrade path.
- Lion Recovery
- Learn about Lion's new recovery mode.
Navigate Lion
- The Finder
- Discover new ways to organize and catalog your files with Lion's updated Finder.
- Mission Control
- Organize windows, full-screen apps, and spaces using Mission Control.
- Launchpad
- View all your applications in Lion's new iOS-like view.
- The Dock
- Customize the Dock's indicator lights and learn about its new Multi-Touch-enabled features.
Sharing
- AirDrop
- Learn to use AirDrop to wirelessly transfer files on a local network.
- Screen Sharing
- Share you screen with others by using the Observe Only mode.
Work with Apps
- Autosave, Versions, and Resume
- Read about Apple's new feature trio for automatically saving and backing up your work.
- Work in Full-Screen Mode
- Switch to full-screen mode in Lion apps for a less distracting work experience.
- Explore the Mac App Store
- Download third-party applications from the Mac App Store.
Included Apple Apps
- Address Book
- Explore the new interface and social networking enhancements in Address Book.
- FaceTime and iChat
- Chat with friends using FaceTime and use third-party plug-ins with iChat.
- iCal
- Schedule your appointments in Lion using the completely redesigned version of iCal.
- Mail
- View your emails in three columns, flag them in multiple colors, arrange them by thread, and more.
- Preview
- Sign documents and view them using magnification thanks to new tools in Preview.
- QuickTime Player
- Cut, join, and export your video with new QuickTime tools.
- Safari
- Save and read more using Safari's Reading List feature, new in Lion.
- TextEdit
- Type notes and quick documents using a redesigned TextEdit.
Security
- Set Your Security
- Tweak password settings, add a firewall, and adjust your usage data and location information.
- Encrypt Your Data
- Keep your data safe with FileVault 2's full-disk encryption.
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