The Little Mac Book

Description

Sit down at your computer and let bestselling author Robin Williams gently introduce you to the basic features of the Mac. This classic, beloved guide shows you just what you need to get started with a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X Panther. In her gentle, friendly, funny style, author Robin Williams explains the basics of navigating the Mac's desktop and Finder windows, using a mouse, accessing menus and shortcuts, opening and saving applications, printing documents, getting online, surfing the web, and sending email. You'll find plenty of step-by-step instructions, plenty of screenshots, and helpful tips throughout--soon you'll feel comfortable, confident, and able to do just about anything. This beloved guide is the ideal starting place for users new to the Macintosh--and it also makes a great gift for your grandmother who won't stop calling you with questions about how to use her new Mac. No matter how old you are, this book shows you how to acquire exciting new computer skills while having fun in the process.

Get the book

Amazon.com

Search the book

eBay.com

Search the book

Other editions

• 

  The Little Mac Book

  • 1993
  • 330 pages
  • Paperback
  • Peachpit Press
• 

  The Little Mac Book

  • 1999
  • 452 pages
  • Paperback
  • Addison Wesley Longman

Similar books

• 

  GNU Emacs: UNIX Text Editing and Programming

  By Michael A. Schoonover, John S. Bowie, William Robert Arnold

  Text editing in emacs; a quick tour of emacs; basic editing commands; more efficient editing; advanced editing; programming in emacs; program development in emacs; editing in C mode; editing in...

• 

  AppleScript for Applications

  By Ethan Wilde

  @SUMMARY= AppleScript is Apple's English-like scripting language that comes with the Mac OS and lets users automate and control the actions of the Mac OS and Mac applications. With AppleScript,...

• 

  Final Cut Pro 6 for News and Sports Quick-reference Guide

  By Joe Torelli

  Broadcast editors work with deadlines that are the most demanding in the field. To help you meet those deadlines and learn to use Final Cut Pro at the same time,...

• 

  Mac OS 9: The Complete Reference

  By Gene Steinberg

  -- Unique coverage -- offers a logical and sequential approach using questions, answers, and step by step instructions, along with helpful sidebars and will encompass all the major elements of...

• 

  Macworld? Mac? OS 9 Bible

  By Todd Stauffer, Lon Poole

  If Mac OS 9 can do it, you can do it too … From its Sherlock 2 search engine to its voiceprint passwords, Apple's new operating system is packed with...

• 

  Mac OS X Killer Tips

  By Scott Kelby

  Nothin' but sidebars! The hottest collection of cool tips and hidden secrets for the pro who needs results FAST! Not another newbie book. OS X Killer Tips speaks directly to...

• 

  The Cult of Mac

  By Leander Kahney

  There is no product on the planet that enjoys the devotion of a Macintosh computer. Famously dedicated to their machines, many Mac fans eat, sleep, and breathe Macintosh. The Cult...

• 

  The Macintosh Bible

  By Clifford Colby

  The original and much-imitated Macintosh Bible has undergone a complete rehaul--and returned to its roots. The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition is the most comprehensive volume ever, and like the original,...

• 

  Creating Keynote Presentations with IWork

  By Tom Negrino

  With its dazzling transitions, dozens of professionally-designed themes, and wide selection of typefaces, Keynote—Apple's top-notch presentation software—lets anyone create elegant, attractive presentations with ease. Now, to help users deliver high-quality...

• 

  The Mac is Not a Typewriter: A Style Manual for Creating Professional-level Type on Your Macintosh

  By Robin Williams

  One of the most popular Macintosh books ever written, The Mac is not a typewriter has been called the Strunk and White of typography. Best-selling author Robin Williams's simple, logical...