macOS Monterey For Dummies

Unlock the potential of macOS Monterey with this updated guide from "Dr. Mac" himself

Macs are famously an absolute pleasure to use. But it's even more fun discovering all the cool things a new version of macOS can do. macOS Monterey, introduced in 2021, makes the latest macOS features available to Mac users everywhere. macOS Monterey For Dummies is your personal roadmap to finding every single awesome new bell and whistle in this world-famous operating system.

You'll read about upgrades to the accessibility options, how to use Live Text to grab text from all of your photos, manage your iPhone from your Mac and vice versa, and use the new Universal Control to seamlessly transition between Apple devices.

You can also:

• Learn how to watch TV or a movie with friends while you're on a FaceTime call

• Explore the new "Shared With You" feature so you can access the content people send to you directly in the relevant app

• Explore the online world with the Safari browser included with every installation of MacOS Monterey

Perfect for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the latest version of Apple's intuitive and user-friendly operating system, macOS Monterey For Dummies is the fastest, easiest way to master the newest features and the coolest capabilities included with macOS Monterey. With hundreds of pages of simple instructions and images of the macOS interface, this is the last handbook you'll need to make the most of the newest macOS.

Autorentext

Bob LeVitus, better known as Dr. Mac, has been writing on all things Mac since 1996. He's a regular contributor to technology publications and has penned over 90 how-to books on macOS, iPhone, iPad, Office for the Mac, and GarageBand.

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Quick answers to your macOS questions

Looking to get familiar with the workings of the macOS MontereyTM operating system? While this book won't help you navigate the Monterey Peninsula's famed 17-Mile Drive, it will serve as your personal roadmap to the software that runs Mac desktop and laptop computers. Look inside to discover expert insight from Dr. Mac himself on topics like how to actually find things with Finder, which built-in apps are worth diving into, and easy new ways to manage your iPhone from your Macand vice versa. Inside

• Discover macOS Monterey shortcuts
• Get familiar with the Mac dock
• Manage files and folders
• Save time with productivity tools
• Talk to Siri to get fast answers
• Listen to music and watch videos
• Secure your files and data
• Troubleshoot unexpected issues

Inhalt
Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 3

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: macOS Basics 5

Chapter 1: macOS Monterey 101 (Prerequisites: None) 7

Gnawing to the Core of macOS 8

A Safety Net for the Absolute Beginner (or Any User) 10

Turning the dang thing on 10

What you should see on startup 11

Shutting down properly 14

A few things you should definitely not do with your Mac 15

Point-and-click 101 16

Not Just a Beatles Movie: Help and the Help Menu 18

Chapter 2: Desktop and Windows and Menus (Oh My!) 23

Touring Finder and Its Desktop 24

Anatomy of a Window 25

Top o' the window to ya! 27

A scroll new world 29

(Hyper)active windows 30

Dialog Dealie-Boppers 32

Working with Windows 34

Opening and closing windows 34

Resizing windows and window panes 35

Moving windows 35

Shuffling windows 36

Menu Basics 38

The ever-changing menu bar 39

Contextual (shortcut) menus: They're sooo contextual! 39

Recognizing disabled options 41

Navigating submenus 42

Under the Apple menu tree 43

Using keyboard shortcut commands 44

Chapter 3: What's Up, Dock? 45

A Quick Introduction to Your Dock 46

The default icons of the dock 47

Trash talkin' 49

Opening application menus on the dock 51

Reading dock icon body language 53

Opening files from the dock 54

Customizing Your Dock 54

Adding dock icons 54

Removing an icon from the dock 57

Resizing the dock 58

What should you put on your dock? 58

Setting your dock preferences 60

Chapter 4: Getting to Know Finder and Its Desktop 65

Introducing Finder and Its Minions: The Desktop and Icons 66

Introducing the desktop 66

Bellying up to the toolbar 68

Figuring out what an icon is 71

Identifying your Finder icons in the wild 72

Aliases Are Awesome! 73

Creating aliases 75

Deleting aliases 76

Hunting down an alias's parent 76

The View(s) from a Window 76

Moving through folders fast in Column view 77

Perusing in Icon view 79

Listless? Try viewing folders as a list 79

Hangin' in the Gallery (view) 81

What's next on the (View) menu? 82

Finder on the Menu 84

The actual Finder menu 84

Like a road map: The current folder's pop-up menu 87

Going places with the Go menu 88

Customizing Finder Windows 90

Adding folders to the sidebar 90

Setting Finder preferences 90

Digging for Icon Data in the Info Window 93

Chapter 5: Delving Even Deeper into Monterey's Desktop and Finder 97

Cleaning Up Your Desktop Automatically with Stacks 97

Managing your Stacks 100

Quick Actions: Now Playing All Over Monterey 101

Getting the most out of Markup 101

Trimming video without launching an app 104

Do It Quicker with Finder Quick Actions 105

Creating PDFs without launching an app 105

Creating custom Finder Quick Actions 106

Four More Cool Monterey Tricks 107

Shooting screens 107

Dynamic desktop images 109

Part 2: How Stuff Works 111

Chapter 6: Having It Your Way 113

Introducing System Preferences 113

The Desktop & Screen Saver System Preferences Pane 115

The Desktop tab 116 The Screen Saver tab 117</p&gt...