MacBook For Dummies

Mark L. Chambers has been an author, computer consultant, and programmer for decades. He has written over 30 computer books, including MacBook® For Dummies, 9th Edition, Macs For Seniors For Dummies, 4th Edition, and iMac For Dummies, 10th Edition. Mark is currently a full-time author and tech editor—and an unabashed Mac fan.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Tie Myself Down with a Desktop? Preposterous! 5Chapter 1: Hey, It Really Does Have Everything I Need 7Chapter 2: Turning On Your Portable Powerhouse 27Chapter 3: The MacBook Owner’s Introduction to macOS Sonoma 39Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS Sonoma 83Chapter 4: What’s New in Sonoma? 85Chapter 5: A Nerd’s Guide to System Settings 91Chapter 6: Searching Amidst MacBook Chaos 117Chapter 7: Using Reminders, Notes, Notifications, Maps, and News 127Part 3: Connecting and Communicating 145Chapter 8: Let’s Go on Safari! 147Chapter 9: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud 169Chapter 10: Creating a Multiuser MacBook 177Chapter 11: Working Well with Networks 197Chapter 12: Hooking Up with Your World 215Part 4: Living the iLife 223Chapter 13: The Multimedia Joys of Music and TV 225Chapter 14: Focusing on Photos 247Chapter 15: Making Film History with iMovie 267Chapter 16: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand 289Part 5: Getting Productive and Maintaining Your MacBook 307Chapter 17: Desktop Publishing with Pages 309Chapter 18: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 323Chapter 19: Building Presentations with Keynote 341Chapter 20: When Good Mac Laptops Go Bad 355Chapter 21: Tackling the Housekeeping 369Part 6: The Part of Tens 383Chapter 22: Ten (Plus) Laptop Rules to Follow 385Chapter 23: Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague 395Index 403