MacBook All–in–One For Dummies

At home or on the road, your MacBook can do it all this book shows you how!

Don′t let its slim good looks fool you; your MacBook packs the power of a desktop, and this book helps you get the most from your MacBook. Learn the basics about using and maintaining your MacBook, work with Mac OS X Lion, use the iWork and iLife productivity suites, get apps from the App Store, and cruise the web from anywhere.

MacBook basics choose the MacBook that suits your needs, set it up, customize your preferences, and organize files and folders Tame your Lion learn your way around Mac OS X Lion, navigate with Mission Control, and find anything with Spotlight Make it your own give your desktop your personal touch, set up multiuser accounts, and share documents with others iLife′s pleasures enjoy iLife, where photos, movies, music, and your very own website all hang out Got work? get things done the Mac way with Pages desktop publishing, Numbers spreadsheets, and Keynote presentations Surf, share, socialize browse the web with Safari®, store and sync all your files in iCloud, e–mail, social network, and video call with FaceTime Network with me set up a network, go wireless, and use AirPort Extreme More power to you see how to add memory and connect hard drives and printers using Thunderbolt, FireWire, and USB Under the hood explore custom scripts and tweaks to get more from your MacBook

Open the book and find:

How to set up and personalize your MacBook for the way you work Advice on navigating with Mission Control and Launchpad Steps for setting up a wireless network How to use iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iTunes, and iWeb Tips for controlling your MacBook with your voice Important security advice How to sync photos, docs, music, and more with iCloud Troubleshooting solutions for your MacBook

9 BOOKS–IN–1

Say Hello to Your MacBook Using Mac OS X Customizing and Sharing Going Mobile with iLife iWork for the Road Warrior Typical Internet Stuff Networking in Mac OS X Expanding Your System Advanced Mac OS X

Introduction 1

Book I: Say Hello to Your MacBook 7

Chapter 1: Exploring MacBook Basics 9

Chapter 2: MacBook Models Compared 21

Chapter 3: Setting Up and Taking Care of Your MacBook 29

Chapter 4: Extra Stuff You′ll Likely Want 39

Book II: Using Mac OS X with Your MacBook 45

Chapter 1: Shaking Hands with Mac OS X 47

Chapter 2: Navigating and Running Programs 63

Chapter 3: Basic OS X Housekeeping 93

Chapter 4: Searching Everything with Spotlight 123

Chapter 5: Fun with Photo Booth 133

Chapter 6: Keeping Track with the Address Book 139

Chapter 7: The Joys of Maintenance 151

Chapter 8: Getting Help for the Big X 173

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting the X 181

Chapter 10: Running Windows on Your Mac 191

Book III: MacBook Customizing and Sharing 199

Chapter 1: Building the Finder of Your Dreams 201

Chapter 2: Giving Your Desktop the Personal Touch 225

Chapter 3: Delving under the Hood with System Preferences 241

Chapter 4: You Mean Others Can Use My MacBook, Too? 283

Chapter 5: Setting Up Multiuser Accounts 291

Chapter 6: Sharing Documents for Fun and Profit 305

Chapter 7: Common–Sense Laptop Security 315

Book IV: Going Mobile with iLife 321

Chapter 1: The World According to Apple 323

Chapter 2: Jamming with iTunes and iPod 333

Chapter 3: Focusing on iPhoto 363

Chapter 4: Making Magic with iMovie 389

Chapter 5: Burn Those DVDs! Using iDVD 411

Chapter 6: Becoming a Superstar with GarageBand 431

Chapter 7: Crafting a Website with iWeb 453

Chapter 8: No, It′s Not Called iQuickTime 467

Chapter 9: Turning Your MacBook into a DVD Theater 473

Book V: iWork for the Road Warrior 483

Chapter 1: Desktop Publishing with Pages 485

Chapter 2: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 501

Chapter 3: Building Presentations with Keynote 515

Book VI: The Typical Internet Stuff 527

Chapter 1: Getting on the Internet 529

Chapter 2: Using Apple Mail 537

Chapter 3: Staying in Touch with iChat and FaceTime 563

Chapter 4: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud and iDisk 579

Chapter 5: Surfing with Safari 587

Chapter 6: Staying Secure Online 605

Book VII: Networking in Mac OS X 615

Chapter 1: Setting Up a Small Network 617

Chapter 2: Using Your Network 633

Chapter 3: Going Wireless 649

Chapter 4: Sharing That Precious Internet Thing 661

Book VIII: Expanding Your System 673

Chapter 1: Hardware That Will Make You Giddy 675

Chapter 2: Add RAM, Hard Drive Space, and Stir 687

Chapter 3: Port–o–Rama: Using USB, FireWire, and Thunderbolt 699

Chapter 4: I′m Okay, You′re a Printer 707

Chapter 5: Applications That You ve (Probably) Gotta Have 715

Chapter 6: Putting Bluetooth to Work 731

Book IX: Advanced Mac OS X 739

Chapter 1: Using UNIX on Your MacBook 741

Chapter 2: AppleScript Just Plain Rocks 765

Chapter 3: Writing and Conversing with Your MacBook 781

Index 797

Mark L. Chambers is an author, tech editor, and unabashed Mac fan. He is the author of more than 30 computer books including MacBook For Dummies, iMac For Dummies, Mac OS X Lion All–in–One For Dummies, and Macs For Seniors For Dummies.