OS X Yosemite AIO For Dummies - Softcover

Get the most out of the latest version of OS X This reference combines eight content-rich minibooks in one complete package to give you all-access, easy-to-understand coverage of the key features and tools needed to get the most out of the latest OS X release from Apple. In OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies, you'll learn the ins and outs of OS X basics, navigating and running programs, searching with Spotlight, having fun with Photo Booth, keeping in touch with Contacts, using Reminders, writing in Notes, setting up the Notification Center, customizing the OS X desktop, jamming with iTunes, organizing and tweaking photos with iPhoto, making movie magic with iMovie, turning your Mac into a DVD theater, publishing documents with Pages, chatting with Messages and FaceTime, letting your imagination run wild with iBooks, expanding your horizons with iCloud, and so much more. Combining the power and stability of UNIX with Apple's legendary elegance and style, OS X is the default operating system installed on every desktop and laptop computer sold by Apple. In OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies, you'll get the best-of-the-best content from indispensable For Dummies books: Introducing OS X; Customizing and Sharing; The Digital hub; Using iWork; The Typical Internet Stuff; Networking in OS X; Expanding Your System; and Advanced OS X. Goes well beyond the basics of how to use OS X Covers the key features and tools essential for all users of OS X Shows you how to use OS X to make your work and personal life more organized and fun If you're a first-time Apple consumer just switching over from a PC, or a beginner-to-intermediate Mac user upgrading to the newest version of OS X, this comprehensive and all-encompassing guide will have you whizzing around OS X like a pro in no time.

8 BOOKS IN 1

• Getting Started with OS X
• Customizing and Sharing
• The Digital Hub
• Using iWork
• Typical Internet Stuff
• Networking in OS X
• Expanding Your System
• Advanced OS X

The all-in-one guide to the newest Mac operating system, awesome OS X Yosemite

Whether you're just making the move to Mac or you're upgrading from an earlier OS, here's everything you need to make the most of OS X Yosemite. From OS X basics and customizing the desktop to being productive with iWork, chatting with FaceTime, and making iMovie magic, whatever you need to know is in one of these handy minibooks!

• Get Yosemite up and running -- learn your way around the OS and explore cool new features like the iCloud Drive and Handoff
• Explore the digital hub -- take advantage of iTunes(R) and iBooks(R), jam with GarageBand(R), and star in your own iMovie
• Work smarter -- see how easily you can create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with iWork(R)
• Just in time -- keep in touch via FaceTime(R), Apple Mail, and Messages
• It's the network -- learn to set up a network, configure the built-in firewall, go wireless, and remote-control your Mac
• Bells and whistles -- check into cool things you can add to your Mac, like optical recorders, drawing tablets, more RAM, or an extra hard drive
• Branch out -- delve into AppleScript(R), Internet security, and the powerful world of Unix

Open the book and find:

• New features of the latest OS X and how to use them
• Important maintenance tips
• Ways to manage and edit photos with iPhoto
• Hints for successful Mac sharing
• How to automate your Apple Mail
• Advice on finding help when you need it
• Tips for choosing a scanner
• How to buy and install RAM