Paul McFedries is a freelance technical writer and passionate Mac fan who has been using Apple computers since 1989. He has written over 50 books that have sold more than three million copies worldwide. These books include the Wiley titles Macs Portable Genius, MacBook Air Portable Genius, and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Computers, Fifth Edition. Please visit Paul's personal website at www.mcfedries.com. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy (www.wordspy.com) a website that tracks new words and phrases as they enter the language.

Chapter 1: Learning about Mac Types. Understanding Mac Types. Learn About the iMac. Delve Into the Mac Mini. Get to Know the Mac Pro. Check Out the MacBook Pro. Tour the MacBook Air. Take a Look at the MacBook. Chapter 2: Understanding What You Can Do with Your Mac. Create Documents. Play and Record Music. View and Organize Your Photos. Play and Make a Movie or DVD. Take Advantage of the Web. Communicate with Others. Organize Your Contacts and Appointments. Chapter 3: Connecting Devices to Your Mac. Connect Your Mac to an External Display. Connect a Printer. Connect a Fax Modem. Connect an iPod. Connect an iPhone. Connect an Imaging Device. Connect a Bluetooth Device. Connect Your Mac to Another Mac. Chapter 4: Learning Mac Basics. Explore the OS X Screen. Tour the Dock. Start a Program. Switch Between Programs. Tour a Program Window. Select a Command from a Pull-Down Menu. Select a Command Using a Toolbar. Select Options with Dialog Box Controls. Save a Document. Open a Document. Print a Document. Edit Document Text. Copy a File. Move a File. Rename a File. Delete a File. Chapter 5: Playing and Organizing Music. Open and Close iTunes. Understanding the iTunes Library. Navigate the iTunes Window. Play a Song. Adjust the Volume. Play a Music CD. Import Tracks from a Music CD. Create a Playlist. Burn Music Files to a CD. Edit Song Information. Purchase Music from the iTunes Store. Listen to an Internet Radio Station. Subscribe to a Podcast. Chapter 6: Viewing and Editing Your Photos. View a Preview of a Photo. View a Slideshow of Your Photos. Open and Close iPhoto. Import Photos from a Digital Camera. View Your Photos. Create an Album. Crop a Photo. Rotate a Photo. Straighten a Photo. Remove Red-Eye from a Photo. Enhance a Photo with an Effect. E-mail a Photo. Take Your Picture. Create a DVD of Your Photos. Chapter 7: Creating a Movie. Open and Close iMovie. Import a Video File. Add Video Clips to Your Project. Trim a Clip. Add a Transition Between Clips. Add a Photo. Add a Music Track. Record a Voiceover. Add Titles and Credits. Play the Movie. Create a DVD of Your Movie. Chapter 8: Surfing the World Wide Web. Open and Close Safari. Select a Link. Enter a Web Page Address. Open a Web Page in a Tab. Navigate Web Pages. Navigate with the History List. Change Your Home Page. Bookmark Web Pages. Search for Sites. Download a File. Chapter 9: Communicating via E-mail and Chat. Open and Close Mail. Add an E-mail Account. Send an E-Mail Message. Add a File Attachment. Add a Signature. Receive and Read E-mail Messages. Reply to a Message. Forward a Message. Open and Close iChat. Add a Buddy. Start a Text Chat. Start an Audio Chat. Chapter 10: Working with Contacts and Appointments. Open and Close Address Book. Add a New Contact. Edit a Contact. Create a Contact Group. Open and Close iCal. Navigate the Calendar. Create an Appointment. Create a Repeating Appointment. Create a To-Do Item. Chapter 11: Working with Your MobileMe Account. Log in to MobileMe. Send and Receive MobileMe Mail. Work with MobileMe Contacts. Manage Your Schedule with MobileMe. Share Photos with MobileMe. Upload Files to Your iDisk. Synchronize Your Mac with MobileMe. Chapter 12: Customizing Your Mac. Display System Preferences. Change the Desktop Background. Activate the Screen Saver. Set Your Mac's Sleep Options. Change the Display Resolution. Change Your Mac's Name. Customize the Dock. Add an Icon to the Dock. Hide the Dock. Add a Widget to the Dashboard. Chapter 13: Networking with Your Mac. Understanding Networking. Connect to a Wireless Network. Connect to a Network Resource. Turn On File and Printer Sharing. Share a Folder. Share a Printer. Add a Shared Printer. Chapter 14: Maintaining Your Mac. Empty the Trash. Organize Your Desktop. Check Hard Disk Free Space. Uninstall Unused Applications. Set a Software Update Schedule. Update Software by Hand. Remove Unneeded Login Items. Configure Time Machine Backups. Restore Files Using Time Machine. Recondition Your Mac Notebook Battery. Chapter 15: Troubleshooting Your Mac. Restart Your Mac. Unlock System Preferences. Force a Stuck Program to Close. Repair a Corrupt Preferences File. Reset a Forgotten Password. Repair Disk Permissions. Repair a Disk. Reinstall Mac OS X.