macOS Catalina in easy steps: Covers version 10.15

by Nick Vandome

Overview

macOS Catalina in easy steps covers the latest operating system that runs the sophisticated Mac desktop and laptop computers. This concise guide will get you up and running in no time, and then it’ll take you through the key features to help you use your Mac to do more. It covers:

Multi-Touch navigation options for getting around in macOS Catalina.

Working with and managing your apps.

Productivity tools on your Mac.

Getting online with Safari, Mail and FaceTime.

Enjoying a digital lifestyle with photos, music, TV shows, books, games, podcasts, and more.

The invaluable iCloud function for backing up, sharing and continuing from different devices.

Using Siri, Dynamic Desktop and Dark Mode to make things even easier.

Keeping your Mac working smoothly.

Get more out of your Mac, Mac mini, Mac Pro or MacBook with minimum time and effort!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840788648
Publisher:	In Easy Steps Limited
Publication date:	01/25/2020
Series:	In Easy Steps
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	1,017,598
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

The whole series is designed to save learning time and guaranteed to give the best value. Whether you want to get to grips with Windows, Photoshop or even the latest digital gadget, these easy-to-follow guides are the perfect companion for fast and productive learning. Written in a jargon-free, easy-to-follow style with helpful graphics, the In Easy Steps books explain everything the user needs to know to get working with a new device, programming language, software, electronics, or to sharpen up other professional skills. Each chapter takes you step-by-step through the functions and uses of a program. Every page is packed with visual guides so that what you see on your screen is exactly the same in the book - you simply can't go wrong!

Table of Contents

1 Introducing macOS Catalina 7

About macOS Catalina 8

Installing macOS Catalina 9

The macOS Environment 10

About Your Mac 12

About System Preferences 16

Search Options 17

Using Siri 18

Searching with Siri 19

Dark Mode 22

Dynamic Desktop 23

Accessibility 24

The Spoken Word 25

Shutting Down 26

2 Getting Up and Running 27

Introducing the Dock 28

Apps on the Dock 29

Setting Dock Preferences 30

Using Stacks 32

Dock Menus 34

Working with Dock Items 35

Trash 37

System Preferences 38

About iCloud 40

Setting up iCloud 41

About the iCloud Drive 42

Continuity 44

Handoff 45

About Family Sharing 46

Using Family Sharing 48

Desktop items 52

Ejecting Items 53

Resuming 54

3 Finder 55

Working with the Finder 56

Finder Folders 57

Finder Views 59

Gallery View 62

Quick Look 63

Finder Toolbar 64

Finder Sidebar 65

Working with Folders 66

Selecting Items 67

Copying and Moving Items 68

Finder Search 69

Finder Tabs 70

Tagging in the Finder 72

Actions Button 74

Sharing from the Finder 75

Menus 76

4 Navigating in macOS Catalina 77

The macOS Way of Navigating 78

MacOS Scroll Bars 79

Split View 80

Trackpad Gestures 82

Magic Mouse Gestures 90

Multi-Touch Preferences 93

Mission Control 95

Spaces 96

5 macOS Catalina Apps 97

Launchpad 98

Full-screen Apps 100

macOS Apps 102

Accessing the App Store 103

Downloading Apps 104

Finding Apps 106

Managing Your Apps 108

6 Getting Productive 109

Contacts (Address Book) 110

Calendar 112

Taking Notes 114

Setting Reminders 116

Notifications 118

News 120

Voice Memos 121

Getting Around with Maps 122

Preview 126

Printing 127

macOS Utilities 128

Creating PDF Documents 130

7 Internet and Email 131

About Safari 132

Start Page 133

Safari Sidebar 134

Safari Tabbed Browsing 135

Adding Bookmarks 136

Website Settings 137

Mail 138

Using Mail 139

Messaging 140

FaceTime 142

8 Digital Lifestyle 143

Using the Photos App 144

Viewing Photos 145

Editing Photos 148

Starting with the Music App 150

Using Apple Music 152

Apple TV 153

Podcasts 154

Reading with Books 155

9 Sharing macOS 157

Adding Users 158

Deleting Users 160

Fast User Switching 161

Screen Time 162

10 Networking 165

Networking Overview 166

Network Settings 168

File Sharing 169

Connecting to a Network 170

11 Maintaining macOS 173

Time Machine 174

Disk Utility 178

System Information 179

Activity Monitor 180

Updating Software 181

Gatekeeper 182

Privacy 183

Problems with Apps 184

General Troubleshooting 185

Index 187