macOS Sierra: Up to Speed

The macOS Sierra: Up To Speed guide helps you to get up and running  quickly with Apple's latest operating system.  This handy step-by-step guide is written from scratch, starting with basic macOS topics and moving on to more advanced features of the operating system, designed to help you to become more productive more quickly.   Though comprehensive, the information in this book is presented in a clear, consise manner with screenshots providing helpful visual guidance all along the way.


In no time at all you're be navigating Sierra, setting up and maintaining user accounts, managing files, playing music and video, modifying system preferences, surfing the Web and working with applications like a pro. 


Some of the topics include:


- Logging On to Your Mac  

- Understanding the Mac Interface  

- Investigating Menus  

- Using Gestures with a Trackpad  

- Using the Dock  

- Shutting Down your Computer  

- Moving a Window  

- Switching Between Windows  

- Using Split Window View

- Hiding the Finder Toolbar and Sidebar

- Using Mission Control

- Changing Window Views

- Opening Folders and Disks

- The Finder Toolbar & the Sidebar

- Arranging & Sorting the Contents of a Folder

- Keeping Folders on Top When Sorting

- Navigating Folder Hierarchy

- Using iCloud & iCloud Drive

- Optimizing Disk Storage

- Creating & Renaming Folders

- Copying, Moving & Deleting Files and Folders

- Restoring a Deleted File

- Using the Info Window

- Finding Files using Spotlight

- Finding Files from the Finder Window

- Using Smart Folders

- Searching with Siri

- Creating an Alias

- Using & Creating Finder Tags

- Compressing Files and Folders

- Batch Rename Files

- Setting Dock Properties

- Adding & Removing Items to the Dock

- Setting System Preferences

- Modifying Appearance Preferences

- Changing the Desktop Background

- Using an External Monitor with a Laptop

- Using AirPlay

- Adding a Printer

- Playing CDs & DVDs

- Setting Spotlight Preferences

- Syncing Documents & Desktop to the Cloud

- Setting Energy Saver Options

- Setting Parental Controls

- Creating & Maintaining User Accounts

- Security & Privacy

- Opening Applications and Documents

- Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text

- Formatting Text

- Duplicating a Document

- Quitting an Application

- Installing & Removing Applications

- Using Automator

- Using Contacts, Calendars, Notes and Reminders

- Using Dictation

- Working with the Photos App

- Managing Applications with Launchpad

- Backing Up with Time Machine

- Sharing Files with Airdrop

- Moving Between Devices with Handoff

- Sharing between Devices with the Universal Clipboard

- Setting up an Internet Connection

- Browsing a Web Page

- Adding & Managing Bookmarks

- Pinning Frequently Visited Sites

- Composing, Sending & Receiving E-mail

- Using the Messages Application

- Playing Music & Video

- Purchasing  Music from the iTunes Store

- Streaming Music with Apple Music

....and more