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Welcome to Mac for Beginners, the ideal companion to guide you
through your first steps with your iMac, Mac Pro or MacBook. In this
newly revised edition, we’ll explore all the essentials, including basic
navigation, shortcuts and back up options. You’ll then progress onto
discovering all the best OS X apps and features – from Mail to Safari,
iTunes to Siri, AirDrop to iCloud. You’ll also find all of the latest updates
for OS X El Capitan, including handy new Notes features and Split
View. We’ll also take a look at what to expect from macOS Sierra later
this year. You’ll learn how to work smarter and get creative on your
Mac with programs like Photos, iMovie, GarageBand and Keynote.
Finally, we tour the best apps from the Mac App Store, exploring
different categories for those with diverse needs and interests. Get
started with our step-by-step tutorials and your Apple Mac experience
will soon be as smooth as the intuitive system was designed to be.
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Contents
Feature
22 Get excited
for macOS
Sierra
"Explore all the
essentials, like
basic navigation,
shortcuts and back
up options”
Feature
8 Read our
ultimate guide
to your Mac
Get started
34 Connect to the internet 60 Inside System Preferences: Hardware 64 Inside System Preferences: System
36 Add a new user account 62 Inside System Preferences: Internet 66 Tweak your trackpad settings in
38 Where is everything kept? & Wireless System Preferences
40 Set up iCloud in OS X 68 Set up and use Split View
42 Work with applications 70 Recover files with Time Machine
44 Find your way around Mission Control 72 Use Disk Utility to check the
46 Organise Launchpad health of your hard drive and
48 Get started with Dashboard repair it
50 Get to know Notification Centre 74 Use AirDrop to share files
52 Add widgets to Notification Centre 76 Set up and explore iCloud Drive
54 Introducing Siri on Mac 78 Get to grips with Family Sharing
56 El Capitan Spotlight 80 Share to Facebook and Twitter
58 Inside System Preferences: Personal 82 Optimise your Mac's memory
6 Mac for Beginners

Understand Apple apps
86 Set up email on your Mac
88 Master preferences in the Mail app
90 Browse the internet
92 Surf with Tab View in Safari
94 Start using Apple Maps
96 Find your way with Apple Maps Feature
98 Get to know the Mac App Store 128 Create a
100 Create a Mac App Store account masterpiece
102 Download apps from the Mac Store
in iMovie
104 Delete and reinstall apps on your Mac
106 Get started with iTunes
108 Download music from iTunes
Get creative on your Mac Work with your Mac
110 Set up and use Apple Music
112 Rent and buy movies on iTunes 128 iMovie editing masterclass 150 Master the many features of Notes
114 Navigate the new iBooks 136 Work with external drives in iMovie 152 Keep your contacts in an
116 Get to know the Calendar address book
138 Keep your Photos library organised
118 Add a note to a Calendar event 154 Build documents with Pages
140 Make precise edits with Levels
119 Add an alarm to a Calendar event 156 Create and save a custom template
142 Learn how to play with free lessons
120 Set up Messages for every device 158 Create a spreadsheet in Numbers
144 Keep time with Tempo Track 160 Visualise data in Numbers
122 Discover FaceTime for Mac
techniques in GarageBand
124 Get more out of Preview 162 Add notes in Keynote
146 Chain and optimise stompbox
effects in GarageBand Essential apps
164 100 essential Mac apps
“Macs are great, whether it's work

or play you have in mind”
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8 Mac for Beginners

The
ultimate
guide to
your Mac
Taking you through everything you need to
know to get started on your Mac
W
elcome to the Mac, and welcome to the Mac community. If
this is the first time you’ve owned a Mac, trust us, you’re in for
a real treat. The Mac is a multi-talented computing phenomenon,
part entertainment device, part office workhorse, part creative tool, part
media hub. But among all its talents, there’s one constant: you’ll enjoy using
it. If you’re used to fighting to get a PC to do the simplest thing, you’ll find
your new Mac a breath of fresh air. It doesn’t get in the way, and the many
joys of discovering your Mac’s benefits lie ahead.
“Among its talents, there’s one

constant: you’ll enjoy using it”
However easy the Mac is to use – its reputation in this regard is well
earned – it’s also true that starting out on a new computer or on a new
platform can seem daunting at first. Parts of it will inevitably seem unfamiliar.
That’s where this book comes in. Over these pages we’ll take you through
everything you need to get going and start enjoying your iMac or MacBook
and the latest El Capitan operating system. Soon you’ll be taking off with the
Mac. It won’t be long before you find yourself offering tips you’ve discovered
to other Mac users – and gently extolling the benefits of the Mac to others.
Mac for Beginners 9

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View options
Here we’re viewing Finder files in
Menu bar Cover Flow mode, though you
All apps (including the Finder) can show files as lists or icons
have commands that you can
access from this toolbar
Finder
This part shows you
your folders, sub-folders
and applications and
allows you to apply tags
to find items more easily
New apps
The Dock Mac OS X brings a new iOS feel
This bar contains icons to your Mac with apps such as
that will launch a variety Maps and iBooks
of handy apps, like Mail
OS X
OS X is the operating system (OS) that all Macs use touch-screen iOS dynamics. Since OS X Yosemite,
to run their software; the current iteration is OS X El in-built apps include Messages, which lets you send
Capitan, but macOS Sierra has been announced as free messages between all Apple devices; Maps
the next release. It is free to download and system to explore the world on your desktop; and Notes,
updates are regularly available to boost your Mac’s which lets you jot down quick and easy notes that
performance by going to Software Update in the are synced to your iCloud and made available
Apple menu and checking for updates. across all of your devices.
OS X has developed over the years to bring a Speaking of iCloud, this system now
The advantages of wealth of goodness from iPhone, iPad and iPod works harder to bind all of your devices
the sophisticated Mac touch to the Mac, which complements the features together, integrating your emails,
of the previous operating systems perfectly – such calendars, contacts, reminders,
operating system as Launchpad, which enables you to see and open documents and more, so that
your apps in a manner very reminiscent of the whenever you add, delete or
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Date and time
You can view the time as
an analogue or digital clock
by clicking and holding the
mouse button here
Entertainment Browsing
The Mac has made a name for itself as a creative If we were to make the bold claim that the Mac
device, but it’ll also help you relax. All your offers the best way to browse the web, you would
favourite media can be browsed on a Mac, and probably ask for evidence.
thanks to the brilliant iTunes, it can all be accessed So here’s exhibit one: Safari, the Mac’s built-in
at the click of an icon. web browser. It’s not only one of the fastest and
In the mood to watch a movie or catch the best-looking browsers around, but it also complies
latest episodes of your favourite TV series? iTunes with modern web standards, which means that
has expanded from its original role as a music the latest cutting-edge websites should appear
player and organiser, and now it can handle your exactly as they were intended. Safari also comes
whole video collection just as easily as it does with clever features such as private browsing,
your audio library. What’s more, your downloaded which hides your browsing history from prying
Cover Flow videos will be catalogued neatly, organised how eyes, and a neat ‘Top Sites’ view that presents
You can view folders you like it so you can easily locate what you want small previews of your most-visited sites on one
and their contents as to watch when you want to watch it. page and lets you visit them with a single click.
scrollable thumbnails in The iTunes Store also holds a growing video Very convenient. In Top Sites view, Safari even lets
Cover Flow mode
collection that you can either rent and watch you know when new content has been added to
on your Mac. Both current and classic films are these sites, so you can stay on top of them.
“Browsing the web on a Mac you’re far less

susceptible to viruses than on a PC”
available, and there’s a good choice of television Another great feature, for those of us who
episodes too, particularly when it comes to hate the ads that clutter webpages, is Safari’s
comedy. You may have a limited time to watch Reader mode. With a single click, webpages are
rented media, but it’ll be cheaper for it! transformed to show the important text in a
Background Don’t forget podcasts either. Some of the video simple scrolling, image-free window. Safari also
The desktop wallpaper is set podcasts in the iTunes Store – all free, remember comes with many other features, from fullscreen
to Wave by default, though – offer excellent quality. mode to one simple search field for both search
you can change this in the While you can play videos fullscreen from terms and web addresses.
System Preferences’ Desktop
& Screen Saver menu within iTunes, you can also opt to activate AirPlay Exhibit two: choice. It might surprise many,
– Apple’s wireless streaming technology – which but Macs come with a far bigger range of
lets you stream video as well as audio from your web browsers than PCs do. You may not find
Mac over a Wi-Fi network through Apple TV. So Microsoft’s Internet Explorer here, but on top
even if you download your videos to a MacBook, of other big browsing names (Chrome, Firefox
iMac or any other Apple device, you can still enjoy and Opera), there are niche alternatives such as
them on a really big screen. Omnigroup’s OmniWeb (www.omnigroup.com)
Don’t forget that you can also watch live or for you to try.
archived television footage on your Mac through Exhibit three: security. You’ll be more
a web browser. The BBC’s iPlayer (www.bbc. comfortable browsing the web on a Mac because
change something on your Mac, these changes co.uk/iplayer) has earned a fine reputation, but you’re far less susceptible to viruses or other
also occur automatically on your other devices several other channels also offer either a live malware than on a PC. Especially as Apple has
too. Other features such as the Notification view or an on-demand service of previously introduced GateKeeper, a system that provides
Centre, guarantee you’ll never miss an broadcasted television shows. more control over the apps you download and
important email or message again. If your entertainment interests are more install and protects your Mac from malicious
cerebral, what about reading a book? iBooks is software. And if it’s the kids you’re worried about,
the go-to app in your Dock. The app works in you can rest assured that Mac OS X comes with
the same way as the iOS version and all of your a full set of parental controls – found in System
previous mobile purchases will be synced with Preferences. With the Mavericks update, there are
your Mac and appear on your iBooks shelf. While other cool features to enjoy, such as the Sidebar,
reading, an intuitive interface lets you make which provides easy access to your bookmarks,
bookmarks, highlight passages of text and add Reading List and shared links from social networks,
notes, and the store is just a click away. and a faster all-round performance.
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Top10 tips
01: Using Spotlight
OS X’s Spotlight search enables you
to find text, and image or movie files
anywhere on your Mac (even if they’re
buried deep inside an old email that
you were sent ages ago). Click on the
Spotlight icon at the top right of the
screen and type a phrase into the search
field. Then click Show All to see search
Music results from a variety of sources. You can
also customise Spotlight to meet your
As the creator of the iPod, the most successful specific needs.
music player in history, Apple has long had a special
relationship with music. “Why music?” asked Apple
legend Steve Jobs rhetorically in 2001, the year 02: Changing
iTunes was launched. “We love music. It’s part of
everyone’s life.” Nowhere is this view more apparent
brightness/volume
than within iTunes. We all like to work in different ways,
Some will use the app as a simple music player, especially when it comes to sound volume
either with music imported from their CD collection and image brightness. You can control
or with that bought directly from the iTunes Store. sound volume using sliders within an app
Through iTunes it is easy to browse and preview like iTunes, or instead drag the master
single tracks, buy them with a single click and be volume slider up or down from the top
listening to them on your Mac seconds later. Gone right of the main menu bar. To change
are the days of waiting until the shops are open to Brightness, simply use the slider in the
get your hands on a much-anticipated release! System Preferences>Displays option.
Others will use their Mac as an audio hub. iTunes
can sync your music library to iPods, iPhones and
iPads wirelessly by using your personal iCloud
03: Setting up
account, so you can take your tracks wherever passwords
you go. What’s more, with the recent addition of If you pop out of the office and leave
Apple Music, the service has taken a huge market- your Mac unattended, you can get it
leading leap. Apple Music is a subscription-based to lock when the screensaver activates.
music streaming facility allowing you to access a Go to System Preferences>Security &
limitless number of songs and albums for a single Privacy and then select the General
monthly payment. tab. Click the option to ‘Require
iTunes also comes with a cool feature called password after sleep or screensaver
AirPlay. If you have a compatible device, such as begins’, then pick a time for this
AirPlay-enabled speakers, an AirPort Express wireless password protection to kick in.
device or an Apple TV, you can stream your music
from your Mac straight to them. Home Sharing also
allows you to share your music with other iTunes 04: Minimising/
users connected to your home network.
The Mac isn’t just great for listening to music.
maximising windows
You can create it too, thanks to GarageBand. The desktop can soon get cluttered with
GarageBand allows you to create your own music, multiple open Finder or app windows.
either using the built-in instruments or by recording You can use Mission Control to tile them,
a real instrument by plugging it into your Mac. Even then click on the one that you want to
if you’re an absolute beginner, GarageBand can be view full size. Alternatively, click on the
fun. You can drag pre-built ‘loops’ of audio onto yellow Minimize icon at the top left of any
tracks to build up a song, and even begin to learn window and it’ll shrink down to the Dock.
how to play an instrument by downloading free The green Maximize icon will make the
basic music lessons from within the program. window expand back up to full size.

Mac OS X is a joy to use compared to Windows, with many user-friendly and powerful features
that make your life easier. Here are some top tips to get started with OS X, from changing the
appearance of your desktop to creating multiple user accounts and securing your system
05: Change the

background
To make yourself feel more at home
you can change the default desktop
background. Go to Apple>System
Preferences>Desktop & Screensaver.
Browse through a variety of themed
folders for an eye-catching image
(or rummage through your Photos
Library for something more personal).
Click to select a new background.
06: Set up multiple

user accounts
To stop others tinkering with your files or
settings, give them their own user account. 09: Save edited files under
Go to Apple>System Preferences>Users & another name
Groups. Click the padlock and enter your Let’s say you’ve adjusted the colour of an
Admin password. Click ‘+’ to add a new image using Preview. Go to File>Save As and
account. This user can then choose their give the file a name. Click on your house-
own password. Any changes they make to shaped Home directory and browse to the
things like the desktop background will be Pictures folder. Click Save. The edited version of
unique to their account. the shot can then be found and reopened by
going to the Pictures folder.
07: Create and
rename folders
To create a new folder, click on the Gear
icon at the top of an existing folder and
then choose New Folder from the drop-
down menu. Alternatively, on the menu
bar at the top, head to File>New
Folder. By default, each folder is
labelled as ‘untitled’. Click on the
label and then type something
more informative.
08: Add applications

to your Dock
Docking a favourite application
makes it easier to access. Browse to 10: Log off and shut down
the Applications folder to see a specific To log off after a hard day’s work (or a fun
application’s icon and then drag it to the gaming session) go to Apple>Log Out. Click the
Dock. You can then launch it by clicking Log Out button. This will take you to the Mac
on its docked icon. Remove unwanted OS X screen, where you can click Shut Down (or
docked applications by dragging them let someone else log in to use their account).
from the Dock. They’ll vanish in an Alternatively, press your Mac’s power button and
animated puff of smoke! choose the Shut Down option.

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The Dock
The Dock at the bottom of the screen enables you to
access commonly used applications with ease
Messages Game Center

The new Messages Another recent
app lets users send addition to OS X
Finder Launchpad Safari free iMessages to any is Game Center,
Think of this as a doorway to Clicking this icon will bring Fire up Apple’s native other Macs, iPhones, which lets you
other folders and applications. up a window containing all web browser by clicking iPads and iPod touch find games,
The Finder helps you find and of the apps on your machine, here, then enjoy a safe devices, including challenge friends
access any file making it easy to launch them and pop-up-free surf those of your friends and share scores
Mission Control Dashboard Mail Contacts Calendar iTunes

Click this icon to view all Click here to access Launch the Mail This app lets you Keep track of Subscribe to Apple
of your open files and a variety of handy app by clicking store vital contact important dates Music, browse the
apps, making it easy to floating widgets, here and follow info. With Mavericks and events using iTunes Store and play
find any files or windows including a clock, the step-by-step you can update this this powerful but everything on your
currently open on your calculator, calendar and instructions to set by using all of your easy-to-master Mac. You can also
desktop quickly even a weather forecast up an account Facebook contacts calendar app buy iOS apps here
that might include that person. After a while, this design letterpress cards, books and calendars that
automatic recognition gets very good. You can then can be ordered from within the program.
browse your photos in a special Faces view which Storing photos in Photos also makes them
gathers all photos of one person together. available in other iLife and iWork programs, making
In the same way, Photos’ Places view uses it easy to add images to slides in Keynote. Photos
Photos location information often embedded in a digital
image to display their location on a map, while an
isn’t an all-singing, all-dancing photo editor in
the vein of Photoshop, but it will happily handle
If the extent of your photo organisation in the past Events view groups photos by the date that they the basics very well. You can crop, straighten and
has been to loosely organise them in folders on were taken. And if that’s not enough flexibility correct odd colours in a photograph easily and its
your PC, or even just to shove prints in a shoebox, for you, check out Photos’ Smart Folders, whose tool to correct red-eye is almost foolproof.
you’ll be stunned by the organisational prowess of contents automatically update to hold images Perhaps the best feature of all though is that
your Mac’s Photos app. depending on the criteria that you set. through your personal iCloud, you can activate
Photos gives you a whole new way to easily If there’s a downside to digital photography, it’s Photo Stream, which automatically pushes photos
sort and group your photos. For example, its Faces the tendency for shots to be kept on your computer taken on your iPhone or iPad to all of your devices,
feature automatically recognises faces in images rather than shared. Photos, however, encourages including your Mac, without the need to plug
and lets you add names to them. Photos learns you to post images to Facebook or photo sharing anything in or manually transfer files. Never be
from your choices and can suggest other photos site Flickr. And if you’re after permanent gifts, it can without your treasured shots again!

App Store Reminders Notes Maps
This bustling online Create quick The new Notes app Another welcome OS
store is where you can and easy to-do lets you create quick X addition, the Maps
purchase apps for your lists, set yourself and easy notes, place app lets you explore
Mac. The format makes alerts and then them on your desktop the world in fullscreen
it easy to search and get them synced and then sync them and marvel at the
browse through apps across all of your across all devices wonder of awesome
by category OS/iOS devices using iCloud 3D Flyover mode
iBooks Photo Booth Photos Time Machine System Preferences Trash

A recent addition The Mac is also a This app enables you If you plug an external You can do a host Click on this icon to
to the operating great place to have to store and edit your hard drive into your of things here, from have a quick check
system iBooks lets fun and this photo photos. It neatly organises Mac, you can then use changing the desktop of its contents, then
you access all of manipulation app them by date and time this app to back up wallpaper to modifying Control-click on it
your iOS books and is a big hit with and allows you to create the entire contents of the size, shape and to find the Empty
read them easily the kids and share albums your computer location of the Dock Trash option
If you’ve got a video camera and a Mac, you professional look is enhanced through iMovie 11’s
already have all the hardware you need. If your templates that help you quickly create short and
camera is a relatively recent model, it’s a decent bet memorable trailers for your work.
that you’ll be able to start working with it without The real beauty of iLife applications is the way
even having to install drivers or tweak settings. that they work together. With the iLife media
Video While many top-of-the-range movies are edited
using the high-end Final Cut Pro on the Mac,
browser, you can add a soundtrack from iTunes or
images from Photos or even export your video to
What do True Grit and The Social Network have iLife’s own bundled iMovie is the gold standard of iDVD to create permanent keepsakes on disc. That’s
in common? Apart from being two box-office home video editing. Editing in iMovie is as simple not the only export option either: you can also
blockbusters, both movies were edited on a Mac as importing your footage and then placing it share directly to popular video-sharing sites such as
using Mac-only software. It’s a growing trend, and into a project area. Simply drag and drop to add YouTube or Vimeo.
one that’s becoming accessible to more people – transitions between scenes or titles, and there’s And naturally, there’s an easy transition to even
not just professional film-makers. Ten years ago, you a full array of sound effects that you can use to more powerful tools. Final Cut Pro X isn’t too
would have needed to sell your house and car to be enhance the audio quality. Even if your original expensive (£199.99/$299.99), and it is the latest
able to afford that sort of editing functionality, but footage isn’t top quality, iMovie can improve it. version of the famous Final Cut editing suite. It
now you can do it using equipment costing just a It has a stabilisation tool to correct shaky video imports existing iMovie projects while allowing you
few hundred pounds. and individual clips can be colour-corrected. The to work with multiple audio and video tracks.

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Gaming
It used to be said that the Mac lagged behind
Windows when it came to games, but that’s far
less true now. There are plenty of reasons for this
change. The attention of games developers has
been grabbed by the Mac’s ever-increasing market
share. Also, the Mac’s transition to running on
Intel processors a few years ago resulted in both
performance improvements and easier porting of
games from the PC platform.
Shortcut tips
The brilliant thing about OS X is the way it lets We’ll cover shortcuts that work with OS X, plus
The arrival of the Mac App Store has also proved you control the way your Mac behaves with a few show you some generic key combinations that
critical. It has given exposure to Mac games taps on the keyboard. These keyboard shortcuts will work in most applications (like copying
developers who would otherwise struggle for can speed up the way you interact with your Mac, and pasting). Many shortcuts use the key with
the limelight. That has benefited the developers so you are able to clear away clutter, find files fast the Apple logo on it – we’ll refer to this as the
of games like Call Of Duty and Batman: Arkham or jump between open applications in a click. By Command key in our tips, since some wireless
Asylum, which have been some of the App Store’s knowing the keyboard shortcut for a command, keyboards don’t feature the Apple logo on the
biggest sellers since it launched in January 2011. you no longer have to drag the mouse up to the Command key. The key with Alt on it is the
The arrival of the Mac App Store has also main menu and rummage around in submenus! Option key.
encouraged existing iPhone and iPod games
developers, already familiar with the App Store
format and Apple’s development tools, to try their
hand at the Mac games.
The conversion process is comparatively simple,
and as a result, titles that originally grabbed
attention on the iPhone, such as Angry Birds, Flight Command+Z Option+Shift+Command+Escape
Control and Plants Vs Zombies, have been ported This is the Undo function If you hold these keys down for three seconds, you’ll Force Quit
successfully to the Mac. Crucially, in many cases, this in most applications. the currently-open app. Only do this if an app freezes up.
transfer has come ahead of their arrival on PC or
console systems.
And Mac users don’t just have a better choice of
games now. The arrival of Game Center means it
has never been easier to shop for Mac games (via
Game Center’s internal link to the Games section of
the App Store), and you can also use it to compare Command+C Command+Shift+3
scores and challenge your friends online. Copies selected text, Takes a screenshot of your display and saves
There’s another reason for the Mac’s growth: documents or even images. it as an image file to the desktop.
the arrival on the Mac platform of Steam, a digital
distribution platform that boasted 25 million user
accounts before it arrived on the Mac. However,
now Mac gamers have feature parity: Steam games
release simultaneously on Windows and Mac. If
you’re a Windows Steam user, though, there’s great
news: if you already own the PC version of a game
on Steam, you get Mac versions at no extra charge. Command+V Command+S
Pastes anything you copied This shortcut saves the current
with the Cmd+C shortcut. document, using the same name.
Command+N Command+Tab
This will give you a new This activates a handy mini-Dock.
document in any application Keep pressing Tab to switch between
you’re using. currently open applications.
Spacebar
Tap the Spacebar when you’ve
selected an image or document
in Finder to get a Quick Look at its
contents without having to open it. Office
If you didn’t think of the Mac as an office workhorse,
Command+Space think again. Easy to use, supremely resistant to
This shortcut opens the
Spotlight Search window.
viruses and coming with a reputation for reliability,
You can immediately start Apple desktops and laptops tick plenty of hard-
typing a search term. nosed business boxes.
But what about the software? The good news is
that the dominant office software is available on the
F9 (or F3 if using an older OS) Mac – and it’s just as good as the one on Windows.
Activates Mission Control to tile Microsoft Office 11 for Mac has virtually the same
all open documents into handy functionality as its PC sibling, but looks better. You
little thumbnails. F4 can swap Word and Excel files with PC users and
This summons your even share Outlook calendars on a connected
Mac’s widgets. server. Plus, recent Macs come with built-in support
Control+F3
(or F10 if using an older OS) for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, so if you use
This displays all the open Exchange at work, the chances are that you can
windows in your currently access all your emails and calendars at home too.
active application. Apple has been making its own steps into the
office space too. Its Mac-only iWork suite, the
Command+F3 components of which are now free to download,
(or F11 if using an older OS) Command+Escape also features word processing, spreadsheet and
This command pushes all open This opens Front Row, so presentation capabilities. If its word processing
windows to the side so you can you can enjoy media like
see the desktop. movies and photos. and spreadsheet tools lack the complete range
of functions of Microsoft’s equivalent tools, they
are at least arguably easier to use. iWork’s Keynote
Option+Command+Eject
When it’s coffee break time, this will put
“Shortcuts presentation software is a genuine alternative to
PowerPoint, with its more polished templates and
your Mac to sleep. Push any key on the
keyboard to wake it up again.
can speed more impressive transitions.
iWork files are also Office compatible: files saved
up the in Office on the PC can be opened in Pages,
Numbers and Keynote, while you can export them
Command+Backspace
This shortcut sends the selected
file(s) to the Trash, so you don’t
way you from iWork in PC format too. What’s more, you can
sync documents to your iCloud and access them
have to drag them there. work” from any computer or iOS device in the world to
continue working on them – and everything saves
automatically so you don’t have to worry about
work being lost. The only thing missing in both
the Microsoft Office and iWork suites is a decent
database, but even here you’re spoiled for choice:
pick between Filemaker (www.filemaker.com) or
iDatabase (www.apimac.com/mac/idatabase),
Option+Command+D which presents a budget alternative.
In System Preferences, you can make the Dock pop up when
you move the mouse over it, or press Option+Command+D.
Office work isn’t all about spreadsheets, letters
and slideshows, though. What about managing
your accounts? There’s
plenty of choice here
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to scroll.
Right click both reasonably priced
If you do this while and capable desktop
selecting a word in Control+Scroll applications. So you see,
Safari, you can choose This combo enables Macs cover all bases when
‘Look Up in Dictionary’ you to zoom in to get a
from the context- magnified view of what’s it comes to personal and
sensitive pop-up menu. on the screen. professional use.

Ultimate guide
Productivity
iTunes top tips
Organise your music collection with iTunes, stream over 30 million
Keeping yourself organised has never been more tracks with Apple Music and sync songs with mobile devices
demanding. But your Mac, and its built-in calendar
application, can help you to keep on top of The way that we manage music has changed collection, as well as discover and buy new music
things. Calendar (formerly iCal) supports multiple dramatically since iTunes and mobile devices like (or movies) via the iTunes Store. That’s moved on
calendars – so you can track work and family the iPod and iPhone came along. Once you’ve even more with the addition of Apple Music, with
commitments separately – and you can view copied your CDs into your iTunes app, you’ll its paid-monthly subscription service and 24-hour
calendars in several ways: by day, week or month. rediscover music you haven’t listened to for years. radio station, Beats One. Here’s are some of the
You can invite others to events you create and set Think of iTunes as your personal digital jukebox! ways you can take advantage of iTunes 12, the
an alarm to remind you before it starts. You can use it to store and organise your music latest version.
The calendar also lets you sync appointments
with iPhone, iPod touch or iPad Calendar apps,
using iTunes as a handy go-between. If you use
Apple’s iCloud service, you will also have the
ability to sync your calendar without a physical
connection, and you will be able to share
calendars between multiple Macs too.
Beyond its calendar, the Mac has been built
to take control of the chores while you do what
you want to do. For example, every computer
user knows they ought to back up regularly, but
the organising of backup discs and choosing
what to copy invariably gets in the way. Not on
a Mac. Here, backing up is as simple as attaching
an external drive. Apple’s Time Machine backup
utility takes care of the rest.
To be truly productive, you need to get as
much done as possible while avoiding those
repetitive tasks that can take up a lot of your
time and become quite frustrating. Automator is
a drag-and-drop tool for automating common
chores. You build a workflow by piecing together
actions and the saved result automates the task in
the future. With some applications, you can just
record your mouse and keyboard movements
and save the result to an Automator workflow,
where they can be stored and replayed. It’s like
programming without the hard work.
Another often overlooked productivity
treat for many Mac users is Services, which
comprises small pieces of
functionality that can be
shared between different
applications. Accessed
from the application menu (if you are
in iTunes, for example, Services can be found
under the iTunes menu), services suitable for the
New software
current application automatically appear – so if Like other apps, iTunes is always evolving to include
you’re working in a word processor, you might improved performance and extra features. You
see a service to send the currently selected text in may be informed that newer versions of iTunes are
an email. Furthermore, if you don’t find a service available when you open the app, but you can also
you would like to see, you can easily build one of check out any updates by going to the iTunes menu
your own – using Automator, of course. There (look next to the Apple icon in the top menu bar)
are plenty of options on your Mac to make you and choosing Check For Updates. You can then
more productive. download and install the latest version of iTunes.

MiniPlayer
To reduce the size of the iTunes interface, simply go to
Sync an
Window>Switch to MiniPlayer. This turns iTunes into a small
floating mini player that enables you to perform useful
commands like playing, pausing, jumping forward to the next
iPhone or iPad
song or even searching your library. You can adjust volume
here too by using the slider in the AirPlay menu.
Add to My Music
If you’re using the Apple Music trial
or you’re all officially signed up, you
have access to the entire iTunes
catalogue, which totals a staggering
30 million tracks. When you come
across music that you want to add 01: Plug in your gadget
to your library (you don’t have to When you plug your iPhone (or iPad)
buy it), find the three-dot icon and into your Mac via a USB cable, click on
select Add to My Music from the the relevant icon under Devices. Click
drop-down menu that appears. Summary. Tick ‘Open iTunes when this iPad
That track or album will now live in (or iPhone) is connected’. Tick ‘Sync only
the My Music tab in iTunes. checked songs and videos’.
“Once you’ve copied your CDs into your

iTunes app, you may rediscover music you
haven’t listened to for years”
For You
The more you use Apple Music, the better it gets at
predicting what you want to hear. If you spend a little 02: Choose what to sync
time telling the streaming service what you like (head Click on the Music tab in the main window.
to your user account and select Choose Artists For You), Tick Sync Music to see songs on your Mac.
including genres and artists, then your For You tab will Tick Selected playlists, artists, albums and
be filed with personal playlists guaranteed to make you genres. Tick the playlists or albums that you
smile. For You also picks up on every time you ‘favourite’ want to sync onto your iPad/iPhone.
a track or album by clicking on the heart symbol. You’ll be
amazed by how accurate Apple Music soon becomes.
Get Album
Artwork
If an album in your Library
isn’t displaying the cover,
right-click on it and choose
Get Album Artwork. iTunes
will then trawl an online
database for appropriate
covers. If no album art can 03: Sync
be found then you may You can also tick boxes to sync apps,
need to adjust the info. movies, TV shows and photos. Use the
Right-click on the album, Info tab to sync Contacts and even Safari
choose Get Info and then bookmarks. Click Apply to start syncing.
tweak and amend the info This will transfer content from your iTunes
before trying again. Library onto your mobile device.

Ultimate guide
Mac App
Store
Browse thousands of Mac
Browse
Click here to browse
apps by categories.
These span from
applications, all located in one Business to Weather,
taking in Music and
convenient App Store Photography along
the way too
Launched back in July 2008, Apple’s original App Store
was initially accessible via an app on the iPhone – and
subsequently the iPod touch and iPad – enabling users
of those devices to peruse thousands of downloadable
apps designed for iOS devices. Apps span a wide range
of categories (from Photography to Education) and let
you extend your iPhone’s functionality in many exciting
ways. The iPhone-centric App Store has proven incredibly
successful, so there was little surprise when a Mac OS X App
Store appeared early in 2011. On its first day, the new Mac
App Store sold a million apps.
The Mac App Store enables you to find useful software
for your iMac or MacBook in one convenient place, without
having to trawl the internet. To browse it, you’ll need the Select
Mac App Store app, which is available by default with OS X Once you’ve selected
Mavericks (you can use your Apple>Software Update menu a category, a series of
command to install the latest version of older operating featured apps will appear
systems). Once you’ve updated Mac OS X, the Mac App here. When something
Store will appear in your Dock. Double-click on the app’s takes your fancy, click to
go to the app’s page for
icon to fire it up. more information
As there are thousands of Mac apps to explore, finding
what you need can be daunting, so it’s worth rummaging
through one of the 21 categories first. As with the iOS App
Store, these Mac app categories cover a wide range topics,
including Games and Social Networking. Once you’ve found
a category that you’re interested in, you can refine your
search by looking at the Top Paid or Top Free Apps to see
what is popular. Alternatively, you can search the App Store
with a relevant keyword. Once you’ve clicked on an app that
catches your eye, you can find out more about it by viewing
screenshots of its interface. More importantly, you can read
the reviews of people who’ve already downloaded the app
to see whether it’s worth your time (and money!).
searched in an instant. Want to add files or photos

to your email? Just drag them over your message
window or use Mail’s photo browser to grab snaps
from your Photos collection. In Mail, email doesn’t
Communication need to be drab: you can style it using beautifully
designed templates.
The Mac is all about communication, whether Mail is clever too, analysing the contents of
by email, text message or video. Apple Mail, the incoming messages, not just to check whether they
email program that sits in the Dock of every contain spam – in which case they will be neatly
Mac, is a superb way to keep in touch with removed from view – but also to interpret the
friends, family and colleagues. It can handle contents. So if you get an email asking you to meet
multiple email accounts and, thanks to the Mac’s someone tomorrow at one, you can click on this
Spotlight search engine, all its messages can be invitation to add it to your iCal calendar. And Mail

Search
Creativity
If you’ve heard about The Mac, at its heart, is a creative tool. It seems to
a particular Mac app have always been that way. The desktop publishing
and want to learn industry began on the Mac back in the Eighties
more, type its name and, 30 years later, today’s web design industry still
into this handy search
favours the platform. How can that be? Perhaps the
field to go to its page
Mac’s ease of use has something to do with it, or
the fact that creative peripherals, such as drawing
tablets, are designed to work seamlessly on it.
It’s as likely, though, that the quality of Apple’s
hardware strikes a note with creatives. And that
applies from a practical, as much as an aesthetic,
point of view. Those Mac screens – particularly the
larger iMac displays – not only look great, but offer
great colour reproduction. And the Mac’s built-in
ColorSync technology ensures that what’s great-
looking on screen will look just as good (and colour-
accurate) when it prints out.
Above all, it’s the software that appeals. A quick
scan of the Mac App Store will reveal dozens of
Drop-down menu cool budget drawing and illustration tools – not
Use this drop-down menu forgetting Pages’ superb layout tools – while the
to change categories industry-standard design applications all work well
quickly, without having to
click on the link at the top on the Mac, from QuarkXPress to Adobe’s Creative
Suite, which comprises popular applications such as
image editor Photoshop, drawing tool Illustrator and
page layout application InDesign.
The web is the catalyst for much creative work
nowadays. For those who want to put a creative site
together without having to get their hands dirty
with code, Pages, which comes as part of the iWork
suite, is a great start. You can base your website on
pre-built templates and customise it by dragging
Top 10
other iLife components – video from iMovie, images
The Top 10 Paid Apps are
displayed in this section. from Photos or audio from iTunes – into it. Instead
Scroll down to see a list of of having to hand-code functionality to add features
the Top Free and the Top such as embedded YouTube videos, you can just
Grossing Apps too drag a widget to your page. Publishing to the web is
a single click away.
If Pages whets your appetite to get more serious
about web development, there are plenty of more
powerful tools available to help. Another Mac-only
tool, Coda (www.panic.com/coda), offers a single
window coding environment that’s popular with
works neatly with the Mac’s own application for use one of the Mac’s own applications: the Twitter Mac web coders and developers.
storing contacts – Address Book – which syncs with application itself is a free download from the Mac
your iPhone or iPad via iCloud, so your contacts are App Store.
with you all the time.
Facebook is becoming an ever more popular
FaceTime is another cool feature that allows you
to have a video chat with other FaceTime users, “There are dozens
way to communicate and while most people are
happy using the Facebook website, there are plenty
whether on the Mac, iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. If
you prefer to do your talking via text message, then of cool budget
of Mac applications that integrate with it. Even
Photos offers a way to upload your images directly
Apple’s own Messages app is perfect.
But if you want to keep up with friends using drawing and
to your Facebook account – and comments about
the photo made by Facebook friends can be seen
other text messaging services, such as AOL Instant
Messenger, look no further than the excellent illustration tools in
within Photos. You can also use the web to keep up
with your Twitter contacts – although it’s easier to
Adium (www.adium.im). The possibilities for
communication are endless. the Mac App Store”
macOS Sierra
The complete user guide to

macOS
Inside Apple’s incredible, all-new operating system for your Mac
E
ver since Steve Jobs introduced
the Macintosh for the first time
in 1984, the dream of being able
to talk to your Mac and have it answer
back has lived in the minds of Apple
fans. With the release of macOS Sierra,
that dream has become a real and
powerful reality.
When Sierra launched as a free
download late in 2016, you could
begin using Siri on your Mac. But that
wasn’t the only exciting prospect for
those upgrading, because the recent
update is packed with new features,
tricks and technology to make your life
easier, faster and far more fun.
There are changes from the moment
you wake up your Mac from sleep
thanks to Auto Unlock, which allows
your Apple Watch to automatically
log you back in to your user account.
Those with multiple Apple devices
will also benefit from other great
Continuity features, like a Universal
Clipboard and cross-device folders
that take iCloud Drive to the next level.
How many times have you dropped
something on your desktop, but then
had to send it to your iPhone?
Now, thanks to iCloud Drive, the
documents on your desktop will be
available to you, wherever you are.
And that’s just the start. With
new Apple Pay features, Optimized
Storage technology, Picture-in-
Picture video and more, macOS
Sierra is shaping up to be an
incredible release for Apple.

Will my Mac run macOS Sierra?
iMac
As long as your iMac is from late 2009 or later, you
can run macOS Sierra – however, older machines
How
may not benefit from all of the newest features different
is macOS? MacBook
OS X has a new name The original plastic MacBooks won’t run Sierra,
but the system runs on the but aluminium models from late 2009 or newer
same core systems. Aside will have no problems. Of course, the new Retina
MacBooks have it too
from some small design
tweaks it will be familiar
to OS X aficionados.
Mac Pro and Xserve
The older, silver Mac Pros are
upgradeable to Sierra as long as
they were produced in 2010 or later.
Owners of the new, cylindrical Pro can
also get the update
MacBook Pro MacBook Air Mac mini

The earliest MacBook Pros that run Sierra are those MacBook Airs from 2010 or later can upgrade, As long as you own a Mac mini that was made since
from 2010. Check the age of your Mac by clicking but older machines may start to see reduced 2010 you can download Sierra, although once again
the Apple logo and choosing About This Mac performance due to power-hungry new features older machines may not get all the new features
What’s new in macOS Sierra?

Auto Unlock Siri Apple Pay Universal Tabs upgrade Optimized In the cloud Photos Picture-in- Messages
If you own an Making its debut Finally, Apple Pay Clipboard A new system Storage iCloud Drive has A new Memories Picture iOS 10 gives
Apple Watch, on the desktop comes to the Mac. Copy and paste built-in to Sierra This cool new expanded to tab collates Now an available Messages a major
logging in to your as an integrated When you see works across all of allows any app feature stores include files stored photographs from feature on your upgrade, and while
Mac is as simple as system in macOS the icon, click it your devices. on your Mac to your least-used in Documents and holidays and days Mac, make a video the Mac can’t do all
moving close to Sierra, Siri has and authorise the Copy on support tabbed files in iCloud, on your desktop, out using smart ‘float’ over your of the same things,
your machine with new specifically payment your iPhone, paste browsing, and automatically so they are then algorithms, while other windows so it has still had
it on your wrist. It designed with Touch ID on your including third- deletes old files available on Places makes a you can some awesome
really is that easy! capabilities. on your iPhone. Mac. Simple! party apps. you don’t need. every device. welcome return. keep watching. new updates.

macOS Sierra
Siri
Apple’s personal
How to access Siri
In the Dock
A new Siri icon sits in your Dock as a
default in Sierra. Click it and Siri will slide
assistant debuts in from the top right of the screen, ready
to help you.
on the Mac
Siri has grown
Up top
Alternatively you will be able to click the
up a lot in the Siri icon up in the menu bar. To move the
last few years. icon across, hold down the Cmd key and
Apple’s drag the icon across the bar to reposition it.
personal assistant has learnt
about sports scores, gained
Tap it out
In Sierra you can create a Siri keyboard
new accents and even shortcut to make the personal assistant
allowed activation by voice. easier to activate. Something like
And in macOS Sierra, Siri Function+Space is a good option for this.
appears on the Mac for the
very first time, with some nifty
new features on show.
Of course, Siri can still
complete all of the same tasks
as on your iPhone and iPad, Is it
like checking weather, setting just like the
alarms and contacting your old Mac voice?
friends, but there are some No! Siri is quicker,
new, Mac-specific features more accurate and more
that are being added to make powerful. The old Speakable
working with your Mac easier Items option has gone, and
than ever. Siri enables you to speak
naturally to your Mac
for control.
Ask for specific files by saying If you want to check in on your Mac’s
something like “Show me status, you can do just that with Siri
the files I worked on
Siri’s
too. Simply ask “How much
last month about free space is there on my
the Development Mac?” and Siri will present you with
Mac-specific
presentation.” Siri will find these an update on your storage situation.
files and present them to you.
You can even refine a search – so, after

that first query, you could say “Just
show me the files Phil
commands Saying something like “Show
me all the images in my
Downloads folder” will
sent me that I tagged as quickly bring up a list of any image files
important.” This will filter your you’ve downloaded recently, so you
search results accordingly. can instantly use them in other apps.
Siri can search the web, but now you’ll Siri works just like on iOS, If you want to use Siri more creatively,
have the option to drag and drop you can say something like “Show
image results into a document – just but there are some special me the photos I took last
say “Search for pictures commands for your Mac month” and you’ll be able to
of…” and you’re good to go. browse through your shots instantly.

Which Siri searches are
you able to pin in the
Notification Center?
Did you know that you can pin Siri searches
and have them automatically update in
your Today menu?
One of Siri’s new abilities to appear on the Mac is the option to add
results to the Notification Center. In the top right of some Siri search
results you’ll find a ‘+’ icon. Click this and the window will be added to
your Notification Center’s Today view, so you can quickly access it.
File searches
If you ask Siri to find a particular file but want to save it for later, click the ‘+’
icon, and when you need the file you can just open Notification Center and
drag it over to wherever you need it.
Sports updates
Ask Siri about an upcoming game from your favourite team and you’ll see all
the details. You can then add this to Notification Center to keep an eye on the
Tweak Siri’s settings score while you work.
How to change language, voice and more Weather

Open up System Preferences in Sierra and you’ll find If you want to check the weather in a certain location, just ask Siri and it’ll look
an all-new section available for Siri. Here you’ll be it up for you. Even better, you can add this search to Notification Center and
able to activate and deactivate the whole app, as save it for regular checks.
well as adjust some of the settings for your Mac’s personal
assistant. You’ll have options to alter your language, which
will help Siri understand your accent better; there are plenty
Tweets
of settings, so find the best one for you rather than just To find the latest tweets about a specific subject or from a certain person, just
leaving it on the default option. You can also adjust the voice ask Siri to find them. Save them to Notification Center and you’ll be able to
Siri uses, choose whether or not Siri gives vocal feedback on check on the updates whenever you want.
every command, alter the microphone input and change the
keyboard shortcut used to activate it. Wolfram Alpha results
If you’re studying and need to keep checking equations or other facts, get Siri
to check them with Wolfram Alpha, then save them to Notification Center so
they’re there when you need them.
Export Siri content Web searches

Drag and drop Siri searches into apps Looking for an image is simpler with Siri, and now you can save your results.
When you search for something in Siri, you can So even if you don’t need the results right away, they’re there when you do
drag and drop the results from the Siri window come to use them later.
into the application you’re using. This includes
both documents and images on your Mac and results from
online searches. Simply ask Siri to find something for you, like
“Search for pictures of ice cream cones,” and Siri will bring up
image search results. From here you can drag any image you
like from the Siri window into your document. This works in
any app across your system, and can also be used to open
files by dragging them into the relevant Dock icon, or add
images on your Mac to documents quickly.
macOS Sierra
Copy & paste between devices
Use Universal Clipboard to copy
images, video and text from
iPhone to Mac
How many times have
you been reading
something on your
iPhone or iPad, or found
a photo online, and wanted to add it
into a presentation or document you Can I turn
were working on over on your Mac? this off if I have
Well, with macOS Sierra and iOS 10, you no need for it?
can copy text, images and more from Yes – it is now an option in
one device, then switch over to the System Preferences on the
other device and paste it in. It really is Mac if you don’t want to
as simple as it sounds – no extra use it, like many of these
menus or messing about with tabs in cool new features
Safari. Just copy on one device, and in macOS
paste on the other. Sierra.
Unlock your Mac 1 Wear your Watch

You’ll need to have your Apple Watch on your
with an Apple Watch wrist, and if you have a passcode you’ll need to
have entered it so that the Watch knows that you
are the one wearing it.
Be more secure, but keep things simple 2 Wake your Mac

Walk up to your Mac and either open the lid to
We always advise that people add a password to their Mac for when
wake up the screen, or tap any key (or the mouse)
they step away from their machine, but secure passwords are long, to wake it from sleep and make the lock screen
difficult to type and hard to remember. That’s why this new feature is appear, with the passcode prompt on-screen.
so welcome – in macOS Sierra, simply sitting down at your Mac while
wearing your Apple Watch unlocks it so you can do what you want instantly. 3 You’re in!
Simply move your Watch close to your Mac, like
you were about to type something. Your Mac uses
time-of-flight networking to securely confirm that
it is you unlocking the device by being that close.
Will my
Mac unlock from
across the room?
No – you need to be close
enough to your Mac that you
can use it for it to unlock, so
don’t worry about others
jumping on without
you knowing.

Let your Mac save
space automatically
Optimized Storage keeps rarely used
files in the cloud
We store loads of stuff on our Mac, whether it’s hundreds of thousands of
photos, dozens of movies in iTunes or old iOS device backups that we’ve long
forgotten about and no longer need. In macOS Sierra, Apple can help you free
up space on your Mac by storing your least-used files in iCloud, and deleting the
ones you really don’t need any more. Here’s how it works.
Photos Movies Mail Apps System Audio Backups
Store in iCloud when they’ve been in there for more than 30 days, saving you
How You can choose how your Mac deals with old files here, by a great deal of disk space and the hassle of you periodically
effective storing old photos and files in iCloud when your Mac starts doing this yourself.
is this? running low on space, and keeping only the most recently-
Very! Apple turned used files. Reduce clutter
Old files dotted all over your Documents folder can
everything up to maximum Optimize Storage be hard to find and delete. In Sierra, your Mac
and saved 130GB on its Things like iBooks that you’ve read, movies that you’ve groups them all for you, so you can quickly sort through and
example machine. This watched and email attachments just take up valuable space, delete those you don’t need.
is obviously an extreme but with a few clicks you can let your Mac clean these up
example, but it could for you. Preview effectiveness
On the left of the window you can take a look at
still work wonders for Scheduled Trash removal how much space has been saved by using the
your Mac. How full is your Trash right now? Ours had 330MB when we settings you’re currently using. Click each one to
just checked. Thankfully, Sierra can automatically delete files see more options.
Access your Mac’s

desktop anywhere
iCloud Drive is now more
powerful and useful than
ever before
iCloud Drive is great – it
Is it just my
helps users store
desktop that’s
important files in the uploaded?
cloud and access them No, you can choose
anywhere, on Mac, iPhone and iPad. to upload all the files in your
But when we’re working on our Mac, Documents folder if you
where do we put all of the things we’re want, so everything you
working on? Often it’s our desktops that could ever need will
become the easiest place to drop items, be available.
which is why Apple has upgraded iCloud
Drive to now include your entire desktop as
well as your iCloud Drive folder. Now, when
you forget to move that important
presentation or document into the right
folder, it’s not a problem – you can just grab
it from your iPhone.

macOS Sierra
Rediscover memories in Photos
A rundown of what’s new in macOS’s most popular image editor
Photos had a big upgrade
when iOS 10 and macOS New Memories tab Intelligent search
Sierra launched. The photo This new tab enables Photos now analyses every
you to see a selection photo, so you can use
browser and editor always
of curated photos that intelligent searches to
offered a great way to save and organise have been gathered find the image you’re
shots, but Photos now has clever tools for you based on things looking for. Search ‘horses’,
that help you to store, edit and share like location data, the for example, to find
photos unlike ever before. people involved and the images that Photos thinks
images themselves. contain horses.
It starts with advanced artificial
intelligence that analyses your library
and works out where every shot was Places album People album
taken, who was in the photo and what Places makes a welcome Advanced facial
sort of scene you captured. It uses this return to Photos after being recognition now
information to sort your photos in new dropped from iPhoto, and automatically recognises
it enables you to view all people in every photo and
ways, and cluster together similar
your images on a map. This works out which shots
photos in Memories. Photos can have is great for reminiscing over contain which people.
special images ready for you at the click your trips and holidays. Find these shots in the
of a button. People album.
Are these
features just
for Mac?
No way! All of these features
have made their way over to
iPhone and iPad with iOS 10,
and have extra features
you won’t even find on
the Mac.

Inside your new Messages app
How Messages has livened up the way you communicate
In-line videos
When your friend sends you a link to an
amusing video, you can just click the video
to watch it within the Messages app, rather
than having it open up in Safari
Get drawings
If your friend has an Apple Watch, they can
now send you a Digital Touch drawing, and
it will appear in the Messages app just like
any other short video
Bigger emoji
If you’re sending between one and three
emojis to a friend, they can
now automatically be sent in a much larger
format when you hit send for extra impact
Special messages
Friends using an iPhone running iOS 10
can send messages that affect the whole
window for more impact – and they will
certainly look great on a Mac!
Respond with feeling
You can use the new Tapbacks feature
in Messages, which puts one of six icons
on a message – such as a thumbs up or a
question mark – to make responding faster
Find and
discover your
favourite songs
Apple Music has been completely
redesigned for Mac
While Apple Music was great if you wanted access to
hundreds of thousands of songs with a click, the
interface in its first iteration could be a little
confusing. Now though, Apple has reworked its
Apple Music interface to make it easier for you to discover new
songs and find your favourites. The revamped For You tab gives you
access to new songs and playlists, curated for you by Apple Music’s
team. You can take a tour through the biggest songs on iTunes in
the Browse section, including new releases, exclusives and top
charts. Add to this a streamlined MiniPlayer that lets you view lyrics
as you listen, and the end result is a much more accessible, user-
friendly interface that makes listening to your favourite music so
much easier.

macOS Sierra
Use your
Mac’s new
Picture-
in-Picture
mode Float a video window
from Safari or iTunes
over your desktop or a
full-screen app
Picture-in-Picture
came to the iPad in
2015, and proved
invaluable. On the Mac
it’s always been possible, but fiddly to
get the same effect. In macOS Sierra
Which though, Apple has made it easier for
websites will you to keep watching the big game
be available? while you work. The process is really
It’s available for Vimeo, simple too – here’s how it works.
but it’s likely that over the
next few months many
more websites, including
YouTube, will add this to
their feature set ready
for Sierra’s public
release.
1 Safari or iTunes
You can use Picture-in-Picture mode for videos
from iTunes, as well as many videos from Safari.
Websites need to use Apple’s API for it to work
though, so it won’t work everywhere right away.
2 Click the button

A new small Picture-in-Picture button appears on
the video. Click it and the video will shrink down
into the corner of the screen, and an icon will
appear where the video was previously playing.
3 Drag and resize

You can resize the video window as you would
with any other window, and drag it around the
screen. Bear in mind it will snap to the corners,
rather than floating freely, however.

Pay for goods with
Apple Pay on Safari
Apple Pay is the easiest and safest way to pay for goods
Online shopping has always been preferable on Mac. A bigger screen, mouse-driven
experience to access what you want faster – well now it just got a whole lot more swifter
and convenient with macOS Sierra thanks to the inclusion of Apple Pay. Whereas previously
you had to enter your debit or credit card details to complete your online transactions,
with Apple Pay on Mac you can complete your purchases by using Touch ID on your iPhone or by
double-clicking the side button on your Apple Watch. As long as the Safari sites you are shopping on
support Apple Pay (look for the logo) then you can pay for items without first having to go through the
cumbersome process of creating an account for the site and logging in. Amen to that!
Check the receipt

When you click the button, this summary All in Wallet
will appear, showing you the things you’re Because your payment goes through Apple
buying, the selected delivery address, the Pay, you can track all of your spending
shipping method and the price within the Wallet app on your iPhone to see
what you’ve bought and when
The magic button

Many websites offer a Buy
withÖPay button on Mac. Touch to authorise
Click it and you will be able On your iPhone, a notification will appear
to pay quickly and easily with prompting you to authorise the payment from
the cards you have set up with your Mac using your fingerprint on the Touch ID
Apple Pay on iPhone button. Simply scan it and you’re done!
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44
Gain control over your Mac computer Organise
your apps
with all the essentials of this section
34 Connect to the internet 64 Inside System Preferences:
Get connected to Wi-Fi and browse the web System
Find out about more intricate system settings
36 Add a new user account
Create multiple user accounts for the family 66 Tweak your trackpad settings
Master multi-touch gestures
38 Where is everything kept on
your Mac? 68 Set up and use Split View
Find out how files and folders are organised Mange OS X's new split screen 76 Set up and explore iCloud Drive
Use the newest sharing feature in OS X
40 Set up iCloud in OS X 70 Recover files with Time Machine
Learn to wirelessly sync your devices
Restore lost files with this built-in backup app 78 Get to grips with Family Sharing
42 Work with applications Share purchases with family members
Get acquainted with your Mac’s creative tools 72 Check the health of your hard
drive and repair it 80 Share to Facebook and Twitter
44 Organise your apps with Discover the Disk Utility function Explore the wealth of sharing options in OS X
Mission Control
Personalise with Mission Control in OS X 74 Use AirDrop to share files 82 Optimise your Mac's memory
Learn how to transfer files fast Monitor memory and boost storage space
46 Organise Launchpad
Sort your apps into folders
48 Get started with Dashboard

“Your Mac experience can be tailored
Discover the useful world of widgets to your personal preferences”
50 Get to know Notification Centre
Get alerts and updates on your desktop
52 Add widgets to the

Notification Centre
Tailor your Notification Centre to suit you
54 Introducing Siri for Mac

Get to know the new features
58 Inside System Preferences:

Personal
Tune your Mac’s inner workings

Hardware
Get to grips with peripherals

Internet & Wireless
Explore networking, syncing and sharing

48 62 74
Use the Connect to Share via
Dashboard the web AirDrop

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Connect to the internet

Gain access to the world wide web by hooking up your Mac to Wi-Fi
To get the most out of your new

Mac or MacBook, you will want to
connect it to the internet. Luckily,
this is a simple process regardless of whether
you choose to use either a wired or wireless
connection to your router.
If you wish to connect your Mac to the
internet with a wired connection, all you need
to do is plug one end of an Ethernet cable
into your Mac, and the other into your router.
If you plan to go wireless, then you don’t need
any more equipment than your Mac and a
wireless-enabled router.
Follow the four simple steps outlined below
and you’ll soon be able to access a whole
host of content: you’ll be able to browse the
web with Safari, stay in touch with friends and
family on Facebook, send emails in the Mail
app, download tons of great new apps from
the Mac App Store, share videos in iMovie, and
much more. A whole world of entertainment
awaits you!
OS X Turn Wi-Fi on and start surfing
01: Turn it on 02: Look for networks

Although it should be on by default, your Mac’s Wi-Fi may be turned off. Once you’ve turned Wi-Fi on, the icon should turn into a greyed-out
If it’s off, click on the icon to the left of the time and date in the top bar, series of curved lines. Click on it, wait a couple of a seconds for a list of
then click turn Wi-Fi on. available networks to show, then click on your home network.

Network Preferences Status
When you’re successfully on a
How to control your Wi-Fi connection Wi-Fi network, this will always say
‘Connected’. Click the Turn Wi-Fi
Off button to do just that. You will
List of connections need to re-activate it if you want
Here are the various connection options to get back online; however, you
that your Mac offers. You’re unlikely to have might not need to enter your
a green light next to more than one at this network’s password again
point in time. If you’re connected via a wired
connection, ‘Ethernet’ should be connected
Network name
This box displays the name of the network you
are connected to. Click this drop-down box to
see a list of other networks that you’re able to
connect to. However, you will need a network’s
password before joining it
Advanced
If you regularly connect to more than one
network, you can organise the preference
of these networks – among many other
things – in the Advanced section of the
Network Preferences menu
03: Connect to your network 04: Edit preferences

For the first time you connect, you’ll have to enter your network’s passcode, Now you’re connected, the greyed-out curved lines should be black. To edit
which may be written on the back of your router. Once you’ve entered it, click your connection preferences, click on the icon, then click on ‘Open Network
‘Join’ to connect to the internet. Preferences’. You will then be taken to the System Preferences app.

Get started
Add a new user account

Share your Mac with the family by creating multiple user accounts
Your brand new Mac is packed with

so many great features, both in its
software and hardware, that it begs
to be used by the whole family. However,
you may not want each member changing the
computer’s settings or having access to your
personal files every time they wish to use it.
This is where multiple accounts come in.
Not only does having multiple accounts
enable you to protect your private data, it
also lets you protect children. It’s simple to
set up an account with Parental Controls,
which enable you to limit access to apps and
websites, as well as set usage time limits.
There’s also a degree of customisation
available. Not only can you set your own
picture using the iSight camera (so you don’t
need to settle for stock imagery), you can also
set which apps you would like to load as soon
as you log in. Multiple user accounts are a
great way to keep the whole family safe while
still enabling them to enjoy your Mac.
OS X Create and add a new user
01: System Preferences 02: Add new user

Click on the System Preferences app (three grey cogs) in the Dock to Click the padlock icon to enable changes, and click the + button to
open it up, and another menu will appear. From this menu, click ‘Users & add a new user. If setting an account for a child, click the ‘New Account’
Groups’, which is in the fourth category down, ‘System’. drop-down box and select ‘Managed With Parental Controls’.

Parental Controls Time Limits tab
This handy tab lets you limit time spent on the Mac.
Simple Finder
The Simple Finder is a stripped-down
Keep a child safe when they’re using your Mac You can set Weekday time limits, Weekend time version of Apple’s desktop environment.
limits and prevent access to the computer between There are only three folders on the
certain hours on school nights and weekends dock (one for applications, another for
documents, and one for sharing), and
Web tab opening items only takes one click
The options under this tab enable you
to restrict access to certain websites.
Apple provides a list of websites that it
deems safe, but you are free to create
your own custom list of websites
LOGIN OPTIONS Limit apps

In the main User & Groups Check this box to limit access
menu, you can change to certain apps on your Mac.
which apps or services Tap the arrow next to ‘Other
open as soon as you log Apps’ to show a list of all the
in. To access these options, applications installed on your
click the ‘Login Items’ Mac. Tick the boxes next to
tab (next to ‘Password’). the apps that you are happy
Here, you can click the + for your children to use
symbol to add more apps
and services, and untick or
tick their checkbox to add
them to your login process.
03: Set the picture 04: Parental Controls

After entering a password and clicking ‘Create User’ you will have a new account After you’ve set your picture, click ‘Open Parental Controls…’ to access the
on your Mac. To change the account’s default picture, click the image next to parental controls. The tabs across the top grant access to several different ways
‘Reset Password…’. To take a picture click the Camera tab, then the camera icon. to limit access to your Mac, including the ability to set time limits on usage.

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Where is everything Find the right folder

kept on your Mac? Finder sidebar
Every Finder window has
Put an end to the common problem of keeping track of shortcuts to the common
your files and folders folders in your Home folder.
Click on one to head there.
It happens to even the most experienced save your stuff in the right place, quickly and often Head Home
of us – you absent-mindedly put without having to think about it. The key to this is Set new Finder windows to
something somewhere and the next how your Mac handles Home folders, which are a open your Home folder (see
thing you know you’re searching around special set of folders that are automatically created steps below) and you’ll have
wondering where you had it last. It happens to for each person that has a user account on your common folders to hand.
your car keys and it happens to the files and folders Mac. Know your way around here and you may
on your Mac. Luckily, your Mac makes it easy to never get lost on your Mac again. Keyboard shortcuts
In the Go menu, there are a
host of helpful keyboard and
menu shortcuts to get you to
OS X Tweak your Mac to get around quicker your favourite folders.
01: A home in every window 02: Home sweet home 03: Trim Finder sidebars
To automatically show your Home folder when you While in the General tab, choose your personal Click the Sidebar tab and you can choose to turn off
open a new Finder window, choose Preferences Home from the ‘New Finder windows open’ menu any Finder window sidebar shortcuts that you don’t
from the Finder menu. to set your preference. think you’ll need.
04: Getting ticked off 05: Set your own shortcuts 06: Drag it on, drag it off
Just click the checkboxes next to the options to To get your own folder to appear in every Finder Click on the folder and drag it into the sidebar and
remove them from every sidebar. You can always sidebar so you can get to it quickly, start by finding your Mac will pop in a shortcut. To get rid of it, just
change your mind later if you wish. the folder on your Mac. click on it and drag it back out again.

What’s where on your Mac…
Take a moment to snoop around your system and you may quickly become overwhelmed at the array
of folders hidden away. Luckily, you only really need to know about just a few of the important ones
Macintosh HD
This is the first folder that contains everything else. It represents the
physical storage device inside your Mac, called the Hard Drive.
Applications Users
Here’s where you’ll find all of the This folder contains the Home folders for
software that came with your Mac. every person that shares your Mac. This helps
to give everyone the ability to have their own
The Library and System folders settings, music, bookmarks, photos, emails
Utilities and documents. It doesn’t have to all be
This is where you’ll find the programs With the innards that make your Mac tick
separate though, and there’s a shared folder
you’ll need for making tweaks. exposed inside the Library and System folders,
in here too.
it’s best to steer clear of these two!
Your Home folder
This is where you’ll find everything
that makes your Mac yours – your
files, folders, photos, settings and
even your desktop. Luckily, it is easy
Shared Other people’s Home folders to find, and so this is the starting
point for finding or saving your
Any files stored in here will be accessible to all the Even if it’s your Mac, you won’t be able to see
documents. Learn the shortcuts
users of the Mac – great for sharing documents. what’s inside the Home folders of the other users.
(Cmd+Shift+H) to get here fast.
Desktop Documents Downloads Library Movies

Anything you dump on This is your general When you download The Mac’s Library is This is where iMovie will
your desktop is really storage area for all your a file from the internet used to save your save projects, and so it’s
kept here inside everyday, miscellaneous and you haven’t preferences, settings where other iLife apps
this folder. files and folders. changed the default and fonts – helping you will look for your videos
Used by: You, when Used by: Most folder, it’ll be saved to to personalise your Mac. if you want to add them
you want to put a file applications that don’t this folder. Used by: Most to other projects.
somewhere quickly. use another folder. Used by: Safari. applications. Used by: The iLife apps.
Navigate the
folders in your
Home folder
Music Pictures Your Home folder is your Public Sites
‘safe place’ on your Mac – it’s
iTunes will create a This is the default folder These last two folders are If you’re up for some
folder in here for its for your pictures, so it
where you’ll save your files, the only ones that other tricky setting up, you
library, adding any is used by iPhoto for its folders, photos, movies, users can look inside. As can publish a website
tracks you rip as well library. Photo Booth also music and more. Learn your the Shared folder does a from your Mac. Most
as media you buy from uses it. way around it and you’ll go a better job, you’ll probably people won’t though.
the store. Used by: iPhoto and long way toward mastering never use them. Used by: Fewer people
Used by: iTunes. Photo Booth. Mac OS X and your Mac Used by: Hardly anyone. than the Public folder!

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Set up iCloud in OS X
Access your contacts, photos and documents everywhere
When you hear people talking about the
cloud, what they mean is using the web to
provide various services for computers and
internet-connected devices, wherever you may be.
iCloud is Apple’s online hub for all its devices. Some
companies provide general services that anyone can use,
but iCloud has been optimised for Apple devices. It is
primarily a syncing service, but it also provides an online
storage facility for all of your files, apps and music.
The greatest benefit of using iCloud is that it enables
email, contacts, calendar appointments, reminders,
photos, notes and more to be synced across all your
devices, and made available to you no matter where you
are or which device you’re currently using. You can create
a document on your Mac and access it via an iPad, or add
a contact on your iPhone and find it instantly appearing
on your Mac.
iCloud is very easy to set up, even if you are new to the
service. It’s one of the first things you will see when you
boot up a new Mac or if you log in to a Mac with a new
user account. You can even use your iCloud storage like
an online folder. Once set up, you can simply drag and
drop any file you want into your iCloud Drive on the Mac
to upload it, so you can access it anywhere.
iCloud provides 5GB of free online storage and this is
more than sufficient for most. Extra space is available for
purchase, which is great if you take hundreds of photos
or want to store lots of files or music. You can buy 20GB,
200GB, 500GB or even 1TB of space. You can also access “Once you’ve used iCloud with
all your files even when you’re away from your Mac; all
you need is a computer with a web browser and you can
OS X, you may very quickly
log in at www.icloud.com to access them. Once you’ve
used iCloud with OS X, you may very quickly wonder
wonder how you ever lived
how you ever lived without it. without it”
iCloud Get started with iCloud
01: Sign in 02: Free email accounts 03: Call for security
You can open System Preferences and choose the After entering your birthday, you must add your name As part of the sign up process for iCloud, you will be
iCloud section to log in. If you already have an Apple and email address. Even if you already have an email asked to create three security questions. Make these
ID, use it here, or click to create a new account. account, it’s useful to get a free @icloud.com address. memorable, as they’re needed to reset your password.

Get connected to iCloud Space evaders
Keep everything in sync with your Mac Keep an eye on this bar at
the bottom of the window. It
gives you an overall view of
the amount of storage space
you’re currently using – you
get 5GB for free
Enable iCloud Drive
Check this box at the top of the
list to activate iCloud Drive. This
is like an online folder – drag
and drop files into it to access
them on any device
CLOUD SPOTTING
Look for the cloud icon in
applications; it indicates that
some feature or function
uses iCloud. For example, if
Manage Family Manage your account you start TextEdit, you’ll see
If several people in your family use iTunes This button opens a window that shows options to create documents
accounts, you can link them all by clicking which apps are using iCloud and the on the Mac or in iCloud. Safari
this button. This way, you can monitor and amount of space they are hogging. Click has a cloud button too, as do
manage what your kids are buying this if you are running short on storage many other apps.
04: Set up iCloud 05: Manage storage 06: Update your account
It couldn’t be simpler and the final step is just to tick Click System Preferences in the Apple menu and hit the Click Account Details to browse your details. You can
the iCloud features on for your apps and enable Find iCloud icon. Click Manage in the bottom right and you change your name and photo, or add a credit card for
My Mac, then OS X will do the rest in seconds. can see what accesses iCloud and the space it uses. iTunes, iCloud and other purchases too.

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Work with The Application menu

Clicking an application’s name in the menu bar gives you a
few options for how you see (or don’t see) it…
Hide The application’s still running, but it will be hidden
applications from view. Click its Dock icon to bring it back.

Hide others Want to focus on just one app? This option
clears your screen of all other software.
Show All Brings back all the applications you’ve hidden.
Quit Closes down the application you’re working in, giving
Without applications your Mac would just be a you the option to save any unsaved work
beautiful table decoration. Time to fire up some
incredible creative tools…
It’s easy to think of your Mac as a wonderfully creative toolbox, packed to
the brim with inspirational tools to finely hone your projects. Those tools
are the software saved on your hard drive, the applications. Software, for the
most part, is kept in the Applications folder – a shared folder that any user of the Mac
can see and open applications from. The beauty of Mac OS X is that each user’s version
of an application can behave differently and use different files, the same way that each
user can have an individual iTunes library. Of course, before you start learning how to
use specific applications, it’s worth taking a moment to look at how you open, close and
switch between them, which is just what we’re going to do here.
Five ways you can

start an application
You need to open an app before you can start playing with it
01: Launch it from the Dock

Apple places the most used icons in the Dock, The red button
where they require a single click to launch. You The great thing about Apple is that there’s
a wonderful consistency to the products.
can add your favourite programs by dragging the
Once you get used to the way something
app’s icon down among the others. works you know it’s going to work the same
way for everything. Except on the very rare
occasions it doesn’t. For most apps, clicking
02: In the applications folder the red button just closes that window,
If there’s an app you want to launch that’s not in leaving the application running – go on, try
the Dock, click Applications in a Finder window it in iTunes. Now try the same thing in iPhoto
sidebar, and scroll through the software list until and the app automatically quits when the
window shuts. Now there is a rhyme and
you find it, then double-click its icon. reason for this, and it has to do with how
the application works with Windows, but for
most people it’s just plain confusing!
03: Double-click a file
Mac OS X is smart enough to launch the right
application when you double-click a file that
belongs to it. This is often the quickest method if
you’re working on a specific project.
04: Launch it using Spotlight

Click on the magnifying glass in the top-right
corner of the screen, then start typing the name of
the app you want to launch. When it appears, and
it’s highlighted, just hit Return.
05: Plug something in

There are some applications that are smart
enough to launch automatically when you need
them – iPhoto can launch when you plug in a
digital camera, for instance.

Five ways you can 02: Learn the
shortcut
04: Click the
red button
close an application Even quicker, press the Cmd key
and Q together to gracefully exit
Some apps, like App Store, quit
when you close the window by
the software. clicking the Red button.
Finished playing? Close it down…
01: Application 03: Click the 05: Application
menu Dock icon switcher
Click on the application’s name Click the Dock icon, keep the Press Cmd+Tab, release Tab, then
in the menu bar and choose mouse button held down, and a press it repeatedly to get the
Quit from the options. menu containing Quit appears. app’s icon. Then press Q.
Application windows
You can have more than one application open at once
and most applications can have more than one window
open, which can make for a lot of screen clutter if you’re
not careful! Luckily you can hide windows, minimise
them down to the Dock (click the amber window
widget) or use advanced features like Spaces or Exposé
to manage your windows
Applications that just won’t quit

Sometimes applications run into trouble, and when that
happens they’ll often just show you a spinning rainbow
cursor and refuse to quit. Should that happen to you, just
press Cmd+Alt+Esc to bring up the Force Quit window.
Click the name of the problem application and then click
the Force Quit button to shut it down

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Find your way around

Mission Control
Delve into the revamped desktop management
feature within OS X El Capitan
With the release of OS X El Capitan, fairly subtle but useful tweaks, such as placing your
Apple has consciously placed more app windows together more relatively and giving
emphasis on performance over obvious you the opportunity to arrange them all within a
updates. So while revamps to features are not single layer.
wholesale, this general streamlining does apply to The integration with new El Capitan features
aspects like app workflow. such as Split View, plus the ability to create new
Mission Control remains central to the way spaces by dragging your apps upwards, all help to
you use your Mac, by providing rapid access to maximise the usability experience. Read on for our
organising apps across a selection of ‘spaces’ or guide to the best bits of the new and improved
desktops. The latest iteration of the program makes Mission Control.
Inside Mission Control Spaces thumbnail

Navigate the core interface elements required Spaces previews help you identify where your
for organising your spaces apps are. Rollover and click the icons to exit full
screen or Split View, or use the ‘x’ icons to delete
and release apps into your current space
The spaces bar
This bar shows tab labels and
thumbnails of all the spaces you
have created, along with apps in full
screen or Split View. You can reorder
these by dragging them and
navigate between by clicking
Open app windows

Mission Control spreads open
apps into a layer, positioned
relatively to the original locations.
These can then be dragged into
the bar and the desired space
ASSIGNING APPS TO
CERTAIN SPACES
When launching apps from
the Dock, you can assign them
specifically to an available space.
Click and hold the app icon, choose
Options and one of the four
choices. All Desktops opens the Create new spaces
app in every space; This Desktop The Add button (+) in the Spaces bar
uses the current space; Desktop creates a new vacant desktop space,
on Display picks a display; while up to a maximum of 16. Alternatively,
None opens the app in whichever drag your open app up here to drop
is being used at the time. it into its own new space

Mission Control Improve your app workflow
01: Ready for launch 02: Mission control 03: Give apps spaces
Enter Mission Control by either using the third from Open apps are then arranged, with a minimised Drag an open app up onto the Spaces bar. This
left Dock icon, Mission Control key (F3), the Ctrl+up bar shown across the top to show available ‘spaces’, creates a dedicated, full-screen app space for the
shortcut, or swipe up with three or four fingers. including OS X’s Dashboard if chosen in Preferences. first app that you can drag a subsequent app into.
04: Split View spaces 05: New desktop spaces 06: Navigating spaces
Drag a second app into a full-screen space to make A desktop space can accept multiple apps . You can Move between spaces by clicking thumbnails. The
it Split View. You can’t add any more but may exit create these via the Add (+) button on the Spaces Spaces bar places a blue highlight around your
Split View by clicking the minimise icon. bar or dragging apps onto the desktop thumbnail. current space for keeping track of screen flow.
07: Mission Control Preferences 08: Setting your shortcuts 09: Differentiating desktops
Visit Mission Control in System Preferences. Toggle Mission Control uses shortcuts and gestures by If you assign System Preferences to all desktops via
here to arrange spaces, how they behave, app default. You can reassign or add more with the various the Dock icon, you can change wallpaper within
groups, display and how to show Dashboard. drop-down menus. each to make each one more obviously unique.

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Organise Launchpad
Make Launchpad work for you with folders and Home screens
Launchpad is another great feature, the Mac App Store isn’t the only means of getting
introduced by Mac OS X Lion, mirroring apps onto your Mac, so how do you add, remove
the functionality of Springboard on iOS. and control these non-App Store apps?
Springboard is the app launcher that you’ll find on We’ve collected together a series of hints and
your iPhone or iPad, which allows you to arrange tips to help you get the most out of Launchpad,
icons for each of your apps across many Home including taking control of those apps you don’t
screens and, if desired, nested into folders. want to appear. We’ll also show you how to spice
Every app you install appears automatically on up its appearance with custom icons, organise your
your Home screen, and the same applies for apps apps and navigate around Launchpad quickly. Read
installed on your Mac, with each finding its way on to find out how to tame your OS X Launchpad
onto your Launchpad. However, unlike the iPhone, into submission.
Organise your apps

Control Launchpad to keep things Folders
in their rightful place Hide apps Arrange your apps into folders by clicking
Hide unwanted apps by installing the and dragging one app onto another. This will
free System Preferences add-on, which create a folder that is automatically named for
Gestures is available from chaosspace.de/ you. Rename the folder by clicking on its title
Swipe with two fingers to slide launchpad-control and typing over the highlighted text
between pages of apps, hold down
Opt/Alt to automatically enter the
organisation mode (where the apps
quiver and allow you to move them
around). Do a four-finger reverse
pinch to exit Launchpad quickly, or
tap Escape on your keyboard
REMOVING NON-APP
STORE APPS
One of the limitations of Launchpad
is its reluctance to let you remove
apps that didn’t originate in the
Mac App Store. Unless you’re brand
new to the Mac platform, it’s very
likely that you’ve got a reasonable
collection of apps that didn’t come
from here, but when you enter
quiver mode, these apps don’t have
a remove option, so how do you
get rid of them? There are a couple
of solutions: the easiest is to simply
drag all your undesired apps into
one folder and hide it on a screen
all of its own at the end of the
screens. The second is to install the Pages
preferences pane found at http:// Each dot represents a different page of
chaosspace.de/launchpad-control. apps inside Launchpad. You can navigate
This lets you untick apps you don’t between pages by swiping with two
want to appear, removing the link fingers, or quickly jump to a page by
from Launchpad, but not the app clicking on the relevant dot to save time
from your computer.

Launchpad Make Launchpad your own
01: Create folders 02: Move your apps

Drag one app icon onto another. As you release your mouse, the two apps will You can easily re-order your apps within your Launchpad simply by clicking and
form a folder, which will be named automatically for you. holding on an app icon and then dragging it into position.
03: Liven it up 04: Hide unwanted apps

Use Emoji icons in your folder names by opening a new TextEdit document, Hide unwanted apps by installing the System Preferences add-on, which is
choosing Edit>Emojis & Symbols, and copying then pasting to the Launchpad. available from chaosspace.de/launchpad-control.
05: Set up a shortcut key 06: Delete apps

Choose System Preferences>Keyboard, and add a shortcut key into the To remove apps from your Launchpad, click and hold on an app icon until all
Keyboard Shortcuts tab. the icons quiver. Once they’re shaking, click on the ‘X’ next to an app.

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Get started with Dashboard

Learn everything you need to know about how Dashboard can make your life easier
The Dashboard has been present in creating hundreds more that you can easily install You can change your widget settings by clicking
Mac OS X for several years now, but for free from Apple’s website. the ‘i’ that appears whenever you hover over them.
recently it has seen a lot of changes. At The Dashboard has recently changed from a
its most basic, the Dashboard is a place in which screen that overlays your desktop (so that you can “At its most basic, the
you can put widgets – which are small, always-on see parts of it underneath, but never use it) to a fully
apps that can only be used when in the Dashboard. separate section to the left of the main Desktop Dashboard is a place
Mac OS X has always included some useful
widgets that you can use straight out of the box,
screen. Click on the Dashboard icon in the Dock or
use the keyboard shortcut brings it up, and allowing
in which you can
but independent developers have spent hours you to play with widgets to your heart’s content. put widgets”
Discover Dashboard Find out what each standard widget is for

World Clock Safari Webclip Weather Calendar Translator Stickies
Displaying the time from You can add a snapshot This weather widget The calendar widget The translator If you’re always forgetting
anywhere in the world, of your favourite blog will tell you what it’s like features three columns widget lets you things, use Stickies to
adding a few of these or video by opening anywhere in the world. If – today’s date, a month choose from a wide keep notes. Fonts and
lets you keep track of as the page in the Safari you click it once, you can view, and a column that range of languages, colours are changeable,
many time zones as you browser and choosing get a weekly forecast of displays your Calendar translating text making sure your notes
want to ’Open’ in Dashboard your choice events for today quickly and easily will stand out
Unit Converter Tile Game

Whatever you need A simple game
to convert, the Unit widget, the Tile
Converter widget Game is just the
will do it for you in a tip of the iceberg
pinch. Weight, time, when it comes
pressure and energy to widget-based
are just a few of the games. Check out
many options for the Apple website
this powerful and to find more
useful widget
Ski Report
Address Book If you’re off on
This widget holiday to the
allows you to mountains, and
quickly search want to check
your computer’s the Ski Report,
contacts to find you can type a
the person you resort name in
need, without the here and view
need to open the the conditions of
Address Book app the snow
ESPN Flight Tracker Movies Stocks

Dictionary If you’re an American Calculator Choose an airline, If you live in the US, you If you’re financially
The Dictionary widget Sports junkie, the ESPN Small, neat, and much departure city and can quickly check the minded and like to keep
allows you to search for widget is made for you. quicker than Lion’s app. arrival city to view latest times in your area, an eye on stocks, this will
any word quickly, getting Get news and scores for Typing numbers and the status of flights. as well as buy tickets help do just that. Input
you a definition or hockey, football, baseball symbols is supported to Incredibly useful if you once you know what you your companies and
synonym quickly and more increase productivity travel with your Mac want to see away you go

Key features
Starting the Dashboard
Two ways to access

Dashboard
Lion made it even easier to access your Dashboard.
Since that version of OS X was released, Dashboard
has become a space to the left of your main
desktop that is there whenever you need it.
Getting there is easy. You can swipe your fingers
quickly to the right on your Trackpad or Magic
Mouse and watch the Dashboard slide onto your
screen. Alternatively, open Mission Control and
click on the Dashboard thumbnail.
Adding new widgets

While there are only four widgets on the screen when you first open the
Dashboard, there are a lot more available. Click on the ’+’ symbol in the bottom
left corner of the screen and a screen will appear showing all of the available
widgets. To add one, click on it and it will appear on your Dashboard and you
can click and hold and drag it into position. See the opposite page to find out
what each widget can do.
Arrange your Manage your

widgets widgets
When you first see your If you wish to remove widgets
Dashboard, there should be four then the process is just as simple.
widgets in the middle of the Click on the ‘-’ symbol and a ‘X’
screen; the Weather, World Clock, will appear in the corner of every
Calculator and Calendar. They widget – click this to delete it.
certainly aren’t stuck in those Once done, click on ‘-’ again to
positions; if you want to move return to normal. To download
them around, you can click and new widgets that aren’t currently
drag them to a different area of on your Mac, click the ‘+’ symbol
the Dashboard. Unlike normal followed by the ’More Widgets’
windows, there isn’t a bar you button at the bottom of the
have to click to move each widget window, and choose from the
– clicking and dragging from hundreds of free choices on the
anywhere will work. Apple website.

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Get to know Notification Centre

An invaluable central place to view all your important alerts, updates
and more on your Mac
The Notification Centre is a central focus for change on your Mac,
recording new happenings and occurrences. It’s a place where you
can find information regarding updates for your apps and you can
also see information on new mail that has arrived. Reminders are another area
that the Notification Centre handles, as well as information from the likes of
FaceTime, Game Center, Calendar, plus messages from other third-party apps. The
Notification Centre can be configured by yourself, however, so it’s not set in stone.
You can tell the Mac just how you want to see your alerts, in what style and format
and for how long you want these alerts to remain on the screen. This focuses
on the visual end of the Centre, but you can also include sounds in that suite of
features too. Let’s take a closer look at this useful facility.
Explore the interface Notification Centre

This main window is placed on the right of
Manage your alerts and updates the screen and is normally hidden from view
but can be triggered to open, revealing your
alerts, updates and news
Timing
Next to each alert
you will see a
relative time/date
to inform you when
the alert arrived.
On the desktop
the notice badge
alerts provide an
alternative method
of bringing change
to your attention
DO NOT DISTURB
If you are busy or need to concentrate, then regular messages and
alerts will not help. Swipe the Do Not Disturb switch to On, at the top Header
of the Notification Centre, to remove them all. Also, every time you Each app provides a heading and icon, then the
get a notification an interactive bubble appears at the top-right-hand alerts, news or updates underneath. If you want
side of your screen. You can automatically reply to any message you to remove the information for that app, click the
get by hovering over the bubble and then pressing the Reply button. X next to the header

Notification Centre Master the Notification Centre in OS X
01: Open Notification Centre 02: Choose an app 03: Choose style
To open the Notification Centre, click on System Pick which app you want to modify by looking in You can choose from one of three possible styles:
Preferences. On the first line, at the far right, is the the left panel. Scroll the available list until you find None; Banner (appears for a short time); and Alerts
Notification Centre icon, so click it to open. your desired app and then click it. (stays until you remove them).
04: Show in Centre 05: Recent items 06: Badge icons

If you click on the Show in Notification Centre Next to Show in Notification Centre, click to see 1, 5, Click on the Badge app icon to enable alerts and/or
option box then the alerts will always appear in the 10 or 20 Recent Items. This denotes how many older updates to show badges on the icon of the app in
Notification Center on the right side of the screen. alerts will be retained in the Notification Centre. the Dock. The red icon has a white alert number.
07: Play sound 08: Sort notifications 09: Order apps

Tick the Play Sound for Notifications box to ask the Clicking Sort Notification Centre will produce a If you aren’t happy with the order of the apps
Mac to play its alert sound when you receive an pop-up menu with two options presented to sort offered in the Notification Centre then you can click
alert, update or news item. Notification Centre manually or by time. and drag an app to rearrange their order.

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Set up widgets in Notification Centre

Extend Notification Centre’s functionality by using time-saving widgets that'll
enhance your lifestyle
Notification Centre was introduced to What’s even better is that you can add
Macs back in Mountain Lion and for the widgets to your Today view by hitting Edit, for
past couple of years has served as an a fully customisable and personal Notification
at-a-glance method of viewing everything that’s Centre. There are widgets to suit any interest
going on in your world. It gives you direct access to or need, so you can modify the Notification
all your social interactions and business Centre to your personal preferences. Essentially,
appointments. One major change in OS X Yosemite Notification Centre’s usefulness has been improved
10.10 was the introduction of the Today view, which exponentially. We’re going to guide you through
– just like in iOS – gives you a run-down of your setting up and using third-party widgets to
day’s events from Calendar entries, Reminders, Notification Centre, giving any new OS X user a
weather forecast and so on. Your entire day is laid time-saving method of checking vital information in
out for you. no time at all.
Notification Centre widgets In-depth info

Most widgets are expandable and
Up close with your pimped out provide even more information with
Notification Centre just a couple of clicks – just like the
Weather widget shown here. Time to
wrap up warm
Notifications
Don’t forget the traditional
Notifications tab, which lists all of
your various unseen notifications and
enables you to respond straight from
Notification Centre
Do Not Disturb
Taking your Mac into an important
meeting? Sleeping with it under the
pillow? Just activate Do Not Disturb,
set a time period for silence and tweak
the settings as you wish
App Store
The ultimate place for an essential list
of compatible apps can be found via
this App Store shortcut in Edit mode
under the Today view
THE END FOR DASHBOARD?

When widgets for Notification
Centre were announced at WWDC,
everyone shared the same thought:
this is the end for Dashboard,
Apple’s home of the simple widget.
Well, it still exists but its days are
surely numbered. Using a widget
in Notification Centre makes a lot
of sense, is quick and easy, and is
supported by a thriving community
of third-party developers.

Notification Centre Customise the Today view
01: Basic setup 02: Mac App Store 03: Edit tab
Access Notification Centre through a three-lines A host of great apps already support the widget The Edit button at the bottom of the Today view
icon in the top-right corner of your menu bar. Your feature and there's a list on the Mac App Store’s powers up Notification Centre. Click it and you’re
basic Today view is very useful but limited. Featured page. Take a look and get downloading! presented with a new row of compatible widgets.
04: Click the plus 05: Use a widget 06: Add social accounts
To add a widget click on the green plus sign next Most widgets require a bit of personalising. The Other widgets require you to add account details,
to its name. Click Done in the bottom-right and the World Clock, for example. Hit the ‘i’ button and add like the Social widgets. Click Add Account and
widget is instantly added to your Today view. a face by typing in a place and hit Done. follow the steps to get your account running.
07: Time saver 08: Reorder 09: System Preferences

Now you won’t need the app or a browser. Send a Notification Centre lets you reorder the widgets Edit mode leads you to System Preferences via
Facebook update or tweet a post with all the usual on your Today view. Click and drag to reorder and the cog in the bottom-right. Customise how you
additions, right from Notification Centre. banish widgets by hitting the red minus icon. receive notifications from your widgets here.

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Get started with Siri on Mac

Siri is as useful on a Mac as it is on an iPhone
Siri has almost taken on a status almost the same way on a Mac thanks to
similar to Hoover and iPhone in macOS Sierra, and it even comes with
its ability to be recognised by some extra functionality to boot. The
name even if another service is used. It is wide-ranging nature of the
capable, fast and for many iPhone and implementation is impressive and so is the
iPad users has slowly crept into their daily set-up process, which is almost non-
workflows to the point that using a mobile existent, so it shouldn’t take you long to
device just wouldn’t feel the same without start enjoying Siri on your Mac, just as you
it. The really good news is that Siri works in do on your iPhone today.
“Siri works in almost the same way

on a Mac thanks to macOS Sierra”
Do almost anything with Siri Siri hasn’t aged

The personal assistant now lives on your Mac The main Siri interface looks very similar to what
you will be used to on your iPhone or iPad. It
offers visual and audible feedback to help you
understand the results instantly.
Siri settings
There are some settings for you
to play around with to help you
change the style of the voice and to
set up Siri keyboard shortcuts. There
is nothing unnecessary included in
the settings screen.
Manage apps
Some Siri questions will open
an associated app to give you
the answer you need in greater
detail. For example, asking for a
route will immediately open the
macOS Maps app.
CHANGE
SYSTEM SETTINGS
Siri on a Mac is extremely flexible
and has the ability to directly
interact with the hardware itself.
For example, you can say “Turn
Bluetooth off” and it will be done
Pin the answers
immediately with a small panel You can click the ‘+’ icon in a Siri
appearing. This lets you turn it answer to pin it to the notifications
back on if needed and means that panel. This lets you get the info you
most of the hard-to-find settings need and then refer to it when the
are now easily accessible. time is right.

Use Siri on your Mac Learn how to make life easier with Siri
01: Enable Siri 02: Set it up 03: Ask a question

Enter Mission Control by either using the third from Open apps are then arranged, with a minimised Drag an open app up onto the Spaces bar. This
left Dock icon, Mission Control key (F3), the Ctrl+up bar shown across the top to show available ‘spaces’, creates a dedicated, full-screen app space for the
shortcut, or swipe up with three or four fingers. including OS X’s Dashboard if chosen in Preferences. first app that you can drag a subsequent app into.
04: Save the answer 05: Access more detail 06: Set keyboard shortcut
Drag a second app into a full-screen space to make A desktop space can accept multiple apps . You can Move between spaces by clicking thumbnails. The
it Split View. You can’t add any more but may exit create these via the Add (+) button on the Spaces Spaces bar places a blue highlight around your
Split View by clicking the minimise icon. bar or dragging apps onto the desktop thumbnail. current space for keeping track of screen flow.
07: Use dictation 08: Say Hey 09: The final setup
Visit Mission Control in System Preferences. Toggle Mission Control uses shortcuts and gestures by If you assign System Preferences to all desktops via
here to arrange spaces, how they behave, app default. You can reassign or add more with the various the Dock icon, you can change wallpaper within
groups, display and how to show Dashboard. drop-down menus. each to make each one more obviously unique.

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Take advantage
of Spotlight
Learn all about Spotlight’s new features and advanced
search capabilities
When you need to find an app, results. The range of Spotlight’s searches is wider
document or other file, Spotlight has than before and it can find even more content on
long been the go-to tool for Mac users. the web than ever.
An updated version of this essential feature is in OS There is no need to fire up Safari when
X El Capitan, boasting some great new aspects and performing a web search, when you can hit
even better searches than before. Cmd+Space and enter a Spotlight search (which
For example, Spotlight can be resized and moved will now search the web as well as your computer).
around the screen almost like any other regular It also has a better understanding of search queries,
window, which prevents it from getting in the way too, and can find items related to a phrase written
of other apps on the screen and shows more search as you would speak it naturally.
Intelligent Spotlight searches Related information

This really highlights Spotlight’s ability to find
Get much more from Spotlight searches not only direct results like the top hit, but related
information. It obviously looked up the author and
displayed another book from her, which is clever
Top Hits
The Top Hit is Spotlight’s best guess
and it is indeed the Harry Potter
book in this case. The result is an
email and the icons next to each
result indicate the type of item
Jump to here
Search results are organised into
sections to make them easier to
navigate. Jump from one section
to another section by holding
down Command and pressing
the up and down arrow keys
CONFIGURE
SPOTLIGHT
The results that Spotlight shows
can be configured by going to
System Preferences and clicking
Spotlight. Tick the items that you Resize and move
want to see results for and clear The window can be moved by
the ticks against anything that you dragging the top bar and the top
don’t want to see. Ticking every- and bottom can be clicked and
thing might show too much, so use dragged up or down to make the
the list to filter the search results to window bigger or smaller. The width
show important ones. is fixed, though

Spotlight Get to know Spotlight
01: Search with Spotlight 02: Move Spotlight 03: Search for videos
Click the Spotlight icon on the menu bar and enter Clicking the music link opens the iTunes Store. Open Add ‘video’ to the end of the search term and it
what want to find on the Mac or the web, such as Spotlight and click and drag the window to any changes everything. Now the results include links to
The Martian. There are books, movies and more. place on the screen like a regular app window. movies on the web. In this case, the YouTube trailer.
04: Get the weather 05: Expand the window 06: Get sports info
Search for ‘weather’ and the forecast for your local Sometimes there is too much information to fit in Spotlight can now show sports information such as
area displays. You can just as easily see weather the Spotlight results window. It's easy to resize it. upcoming fixtures and match results. Just type the
forecasts for any where. Just add the location. Click and drag the top and bottom edges. name of a football team or match to see the results.
07: Spotlight contacts 08: Intelligent searches 09: Use dates

Spotlight can be accessed from within the Contacts A degree of artificial intelligence has been built into Dates can also be used in searches. Suppose you
app. Open Contacts and select a person in the list. Spotlight and it can understand more than you might want to see the photos you took in January. Just
Go to the Edit menu and select Spotlight: ‘name’. expect. For example, search for ‘emails from name’. type ’photos from January’ in Spotlight.

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Inside System Dock

With these settings, you can
Preferences: easily control how the Dock

(the bar of icons along the
bottom of your screen) looks
Personal
and behaves.
Learn how to tune and tinker with the inner

workings of your Mac by following this simple,
four-part guide to System Preferences. First
up: the Personal settings…
Desktop & Screen Saver
Many Mac users are happy to leave their Mac set up
the same way it was the day they opened the box.
That’s fair enough – after all, why fix what isn’t broken?
However, if you’re prepared to take a few minutes to delve into the
wealth of settings at your fingertips, you may just find a few that
could change the way you work, make your Mac a safer place or
just spruce the ol’ gal up a little. In the first of a four-part guide,
we’re going to take you, icon by icon, through the top row of the
System Preferences window: the Personal settings…
Security
Desktop Screen Saver
Energy Saver Set the background picture on your Set an animation that automatically
By setting your Mac to require desktop to one of the Apple-supplied starts when your Mac hasn’t been
a password when waking it images, one of your own photos from used for a while. Choose from one
from sleep or screen saver, iPhoto or one you’ve downloaded of Apple’s, or automatically create a
your Mac will automatically from the internet. slideshow from your iPhoto albums.
lock while you’re away. You
can also set it to only respond
to a certain remote control.
Mission Control
FileVault
By using FileVault, you can
automatically encrypt every
file on your Mac – great for
security-conscious laptop
users worried about losing
their computer, and the
sensitive data it contains.
General Hot Corners
Sometimes you can’t find the window Accessible from the Mission Control
you need among the many you pane is the ‘Hot Corners’ settings. You
Firewall have open. Mission Control provides can move your cursor into a corner of
It’s no myth that Macs are a handy overview of all your open your screen to trigger certain actions,
safer on the internet than windows and applications all arranged such as screensavers and sleep mode.
Windows-based computers, in a unified view. You can tailor the You can determine what corner
but if you’d rather be safe views and shortcuts here. performs which action here.
than sorry you can turn on
the Firewall to monitor and
block potentially dangerous
connections from the net.

Scroll bar controls
With a scrolling mouse, you may never
have used the scroll bars on the edge General
of every window, but there may still be In this pane, you’ll find the settings that affect how your windows and menus
settings here that you’ll find extremely appear. You have the choice between the usual Blue theme, with shiny blue
useful – such as the Jumping options controls and red, amber and green window widgets, or – if you find all the
colour distracting – you can switch to the Graphite theme where all the
Text smoothing options controls are grey instead.
Without smoothing the words on your
screen can appear harsh and jagged,
but you might find text too fuzzy to
read comfortably at smaller sizes. You
Language
can fine-tune the effect here
& Region
Search System Preferences General
If you know there’s an option you’d
like to change but can’t remember For most users, this will come
where it is, try entering its name into preset, but you can quickly
this search box to see matching icons change the language of
dynamically highlighted menus and controls in the left-
hand pane of this screen.
Advanced
Dates, prices or times not
displaying the way that you
would like? You can change
how your Mac automatically
formats numbers by clicking
Advanced on the Language &
Regions page. Presets for most
regional variations are here.
Text
Click Keyboard Preferences
from the Language &
Notifications Region panel to find the Text

options. You can set your
In Notification Centre Alert style Spell Check options here, and
In this panel, you will be able to Click on a listed app and then you will also set your Mac to replace
determine what apps alert you in your be able to determine how the alerts certain typed shortcuts with
Notification Centre and change the appear on screen, such as banners and special symbols, like (c) for
order by dragging the apps around. alerts that pop-up on screen. ©. This only works in
supported applications.
Keyboard
While you’re here, click the
Keyboard tab. The thing most
users will find useful in this
section of System Preferences
is turning on the Keyboard
and Character Viewer, which
gives you a map of those
hard-to-find symbols on your
keyboard, like é, ü or ˚.

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Inside System Schedule

Want your Mac to be on when you
Preferences: Hardware
Get to grips with the technology inside your
wake up or get home from work?
Use the Energy Saver schedule to set
when your Mac turns on, turns off,
goes to sleep or wakes up
Mac by following this simple four-part guide

to the System Preferences. Part two: get your
hands dirty with the Hardware settings…
The simplicity of Mac OS X means that you don’t have to
become an expert on computer hardware to enjoy using
your Mac. For most peripherals, you can just plug in and
play; at the worst, you may have to install the occasional driver.
However, with the improvements made in recent version of Mac OS X,
even these installations are becoming fewer and farther between. This
ease of use doesn’t mean there aren’t any settings to fiddle with,
though – System Preferences has a whole row of icons dedicated to
CDs & DVDs
It sounds a simple thing, but it makes
fine-tuning the hardware settings of your Mac, and a few well-chosen a great deal of sense to set up how
tweaks could vastly improve the way you work. you’d like your Mac to behave when
you slide a disc into the drive. Want Energy Saver
blank CDs to appear on the desktop? Possibly the most useful of this row of
Displays Just set the blank CD action to ‘Open

Finder’. Don’t want the DVD player to
open when you pop in a movie disc?
preferences, the Energy Saver settings
do much more than cut down your
electricity bill. The Computer Sleep
Make sure you’re using the optimum viewing Just choose ‘Ignore’ from the video slider sets how long you’d like your
settings to get the most from your monitor DVD menu, or set it to open in Front Mac to stay on when you’re not using
Row if that’s how you prefer to watch it, while a second slider lets you set
Display your films. the same for just the Display.
Everything seem a little
small on screen? The
higher up the list you Keyboard
set the resolution, the
more pixels and screen
space you’ll have, but
everything looks a little
smaller as a result.
Arrangement
If you’re sporting more
than one monitor for
your Mac, this panel lets
you tell your computer
how they are positioned
and which one you Keyboard Keyboard Shortcuts
want the Menu bar to Considering how much of the time Mac OS X comes crammed with many
appear on. you spend sitting in front of your Mac, keyboard shortcuts that can speed
you also spend time tapping away at up how you work, saving your hand
your keyboard, so it’s good to make a trip to the mouse or Trackpad. Not
Colour sure you’ve got it set up perfectly. If only can you discover what they all
Ensure you’re seeing you’re a slow typist then increasing are from this pane, you can also tweak
the correct colours by the ‘Delay Until Repeat’ setting is an and change them to better suit your
either selecting the especially good idea if you often find fingertips – a great way to personalise
correct Display profile yourself typing repeating letters. your Mac for the way you work.
or, even better, by
clicking the Calibrate
button to create a
bespoke setting.

Share your printer
Although Wi-Fi printers are surprisingly
Printers & Scanners
With every new version of Mac OS X, Apple has significantly improved
cheap these days, if you have a
the printer installation experience. So much so that many users will never
non-networked model you can still share
it across multiple Macs (and PCs) by need to visit the Print & Scan preference pane – simply plug in your printer
ticking this checkbox and most times it will just work. That said, it’s still useful to set your default
paper size or check the amount of ink in your printer by clicking the
Options & Supplies button.
“If you’re the arty type and use a

graphics tablet, you might want to Sound
Sound Effects
have a play with the handwriting Your Mac makes a number
recognition built into Mac OS X” of small noises to give you

feedback on certain events.
Choose which ones you’d like
to hear, and how loud you’d like
them to be.
Output
On most Macs there are
a number of ways to pipe
the audio out – through
headphones, the built-in
speakers or through a digital
optical cable, for example. You
can choose which one to use
from this pane.
Input
The audio input options are
less useful to most users,
until you decide to try Skype,
record a movie voice-over or
experiment with GarageBand.
Choosing the right input
Mouse & Trackpad device will depend on the
The pane that you see here will depend equipment you use, but it is
on whether you use a laptop with vital for a great result.
a Trackpad, a Magic Mouse, Mighty
Mouse or a third-party mouse. As with
the keyboard settings, considering
Ink
how much time you spend controlling If you’re the arty type and
a cursor, it’s important to get these use a graphics tablet, then
settings perfect – especially the you might want to have a
tracking and double-click speeds. play with the handwriting
recognition that’s built into
Learn your gestures Mac OS X. Ink allows you to
As multi-touch devices, like the Magic Mouse or enter text using your pen and
the Trackpad on your laptop, improve the way tablet instead of the keyboard,
you get around your Mac, you’ll find yourself faced and it can be great for taking
with more and more gestures and actions. You can notes. You can also set up
customise them so the different buttons suit you gestures to control your Mac
with the pen.

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Inside System Sharing

Preferences: DVD or CD Sharing
Share your DVD drive with a Mac
Internet &
that either has a broken drive or
doesn’t have one at all, like the
MacBook Air or the Mac mini server.
Wireless Screen Sharing

Allow another computer (or iPhone)
File Sharing
Make files in certain folders available
Get to grips with the technology inside on your network to see your screen, to other computers on your network.
your Mac by following this simple, four-part and even control your Mac remotely. You can control who sees what.
guide to the System Preferences. Part three:
networking and syncing
There’s one aspect that sets the computers of today far
apart from those we were using just ten years ago:
networks. Back in 2000, the internet was only just starting
to become commonplace, and if you did have it then you probably
only had it on one computer in the house (which wasn’t really a
problem, as most houses only had one computer). Now, with the
advent of easy Wi-Fi and cheaper computers (plus iPods and iPhones),
many houses have a handful of connected devices sharing the
airwaves and, with a little setup, sharing their connections, files and
data too. The Internet & Wireless row of icons in System Preferences is Printer Sharing Scanner Sharing
all about your Networks – local and worldwide – how you interact With the tick of a box, you can share With Mac OS X Yosemite, this feature
with them and how you choose to share across them, be it sharing any printer connected to your Mac has now been incorporated into the
your files, screen, printer or even disc drive. with any other local computer. Printer sharing settings.
Network
For most users, this
should hopefully be one
of those ‘set it and forget
it’ preference panes, if
you ever need to set it
at all. With most modern
networks, you should find
your Mac just connects and
configures itself. Bliss.
Internet Sharing Remote Login
Share your internet connection with For those users happy typing
Bluetooth another computer by ticking the box commands into Terminal, this setting
Check out the status of and selecting the correct ports. allows remote login to the Mac.
the Bluetooth peripherals
you have connected to
your Mac. To add a new
Bluetooth device, like a
mouse, keyboard or phone,
click the ‘+’ button.
“You should find your

Mac just connects and
configures itself”
Sync
iCloud Syncing across iCloud allows
multiple Macs and iPhones,
Account Details even those in different
Sign in with your iCloud details to be locations, to share the same
able to sync details, files, music and bookmarks, address books,
movies across all of your devices. calendars and more.
Manage
The iCloud is your virtual
hard drive on the internet.
You can use it to store
photos, movies and files.
This preference pane lets
you check your space – you
are provided with 5GB as
standard but can purchase
more if you need it.
View Account
You can use this option to
check that your existing
account details are correct
Remote Management Remote Apple Events or edit them to reflect any
A step-up from Screen Sharing, For the real power users, Remote changes in your address or
Remote Management allows system- Apple Events allows your Mac to be credit card information. You
level control of your Mac from afar. automated by other computers. can also upgrade your iCloud
account with more storage.
Purchase more space

Your iCloud account comes with 5GB of free space as
standard, but if you come to realise that you require
more, then click on ‘Manage Account’ and then click
‘Change’ next to the Storage option and purchase
anything up to 50GB in storage space
Stay safe
You don’t want to let just anyone
send your files over Bluetooth,
especially if you use a laptop in
crowded areas like airports. To be
safe, tick both ‘Require pairing’
boxes and leave the ‘When’
options as ‘Ask What to Do’
Bluetooth Sharing
Share photos, ringtones and
more with a mobile phone
using Bluetooth Sharing to
create a short range network
to pass files across.

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Inside System
Preferences: System
Get to grips with the technology inside your Mac by following this final
part of our guide to System Preferences. In this section, delve into the
final row – the System settings
The System settings, like the Network settings above
them, get deep down and dirty into the depths of OS X.
Many of the changes affect all users of the Mac, and it’s here
where you’ll discover the tools you need to control which users can do
Users & Groups
what. It’s also where you’ll find Accessibility, the first place you should
go if you have physical difficulties that make it hard for you to enjoy
using your Mac.
Date & Time

Always be sure that
your Mac’s clock
is bang on time Password Login Items
by setting it to The left panel of the Accounts Adding an application, by clicking
automatically stay screen allows you to create new user the ‘+’ button, sets it to automatically
synchronised with accounts, or select the account you launch when you log in to your
Apple’s time servers wish to edit (only if you’re an Admin Mac. You’re not limited to just
over the internet. user though). The settings on the right applications though, as you can also
enable you to change your password set your regularly used documents to
and name (but not your short name automatically open by adding them in
that’s used elsewhere on the system). the same way.
Time Zone
Let your Mac know
where you are in the
Dictation & Speech
world by clicking the
map near where you
are, then choosing
the closest city to
you from the pop-up
menu at the bottom
of the screen.
Clock
Set how your Menu
bar displays the date Dictation Text to speech
and time. If Menu bar Wherever you can type text on your Not only can you talk to your Mac, it
space is at a premium Mac, you can now speak it instead. can talk straight back at you. Text to
then you can choose By activating this feature and using Speech can give you valuable audio
to see a tiny analogue your Mac’s built-in microphone, you feedback when your Mac requires
clock, or even get can dictate to your machine and then your attention, speaking alert boxes
rid of it completely the recording will be digitally sent to and more. You can also choose your
and have your Mac Apple and converted into text. Read Mac’s voice from a wide range of
announce the time on more about it in the pane itself. styles and speeds.
the hour, every hour.

Startup Disk Time Machine
For power users with Mac OS X comes with
different versions of what is arguably the
Mac OS X installed best ‘set it and forget
across multiple hard it’ backup utility: Time
drives, this pane Machine. Turn it on,
enables you to pick select a disk and then
the drive you’d like to rest assured that your
start from. data is safe.
“You can choose how often you would

like it to check for updates or run a
manual check yourself”
Software Update
Software Update runs automatically to
ensure your Mac is always running the
most up-to-date version of any Apple
software you have installed, including
OS X, iPhoto, iMovie, Pages and more. It
lives inside the App Store app, but you
can access Software Update via the App
Store tab in System Preferences.
Accessibility
This pane houses all of the options
to make the Mac much easier to use
if you are visually impaired, hard of
hearing or find it difficult to hold down
multiple keys simultaneously. Here, you
will find options relating to the display,
keyboard, mouse and more, to tailor
your Mac to your needs.

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Tweak your trackpad settings in

System Preferences
Learn how to change the settings in System Preferences
to master multi-touch gestures
If multi-touch gestures, introduced with allowing you to decide which gestures perform
Snow Leopard, are the cornerstone of what action, as well as playing you a handy video
the OS X experience, then the trackpad of exactly how to perform them. It means you can
can certainly be seen as the bricks and mortar that make the trackpad work exactly how you want it to
holds it all together. Without the built-in multi- and tailor it to your needs. In this tutorial, we’ll show
touch trackpad on the MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, you how to get the best out of this little-known
or the amazing wireless Magic Trackpad, OS X and its feature in order to make the most of your OS X
myriad new features wouldn’t run half as smoothly. experience. It’s an easy process that will soon have
The trackpad settings pane in System Preferences you finding your way around your Mac with smooth
helps to make that experience even better by moves that suit you.
Using the preferences Tabs

Different trackpad settings are grouped
Making settings simple
Recent versions of OS X have
under three different tabs – this makes improved the UI of its trackpad
Make the trackpad settings suit finding exactly what you want to adjust settings by spacing out different
your needs with this window a lot easier and quicker. It also helps to settings and making it clear which
de-clutter what can often be confusing ones relate to which gesture with the
preference panes use of highlights, arrows and videos
MASTERING
GESTURES
In order to get the most out of OS
X, it’s a good idea to get used to the
gestures that will save you time. For
example, pinching with your thumb
and three fingers with a claw-like
movement will bring up Launchpad,
while pushing three fingers upwards
will bring up Mission Control. Both
gestures allow you to speed up
things like organising your desktop
and launching apps.
Tracking problems?
If your Magic Trackpad is slow or
unresponsive, your first port of
call should be the tracking speed
slider in the trackpad settings. If
that doesn’t make any difference,
try replacing the batteries in your
trackpad and reconnecting
Video previews
Even if you don’t want to change
any of your trackpad settings,
the video previews in System
Preferences can really help you
master some of the more tricky
multi-touch gestures. They’re time-
savers and worth learning

System Preferences Tweak your trackpad settings
01: System Preferences 02: Find the icon 03: Check them
Click on the Apple logo in the menu bar, then Click on the Trackpad icon in System Preferences Trackpad settings are displayed as checkboxes;
click on System Preferences. Here you’ll find all the – this is known as a preferences pane. When you check or uncheck them to activate or deactivate the
settings for your Mac. install apps, they’ll create preference panes here. settings. A video description is included to help you.
04: Change the gesture 05: Hover and preview 06: Different directions
Under some settings, you can change the gesture A short video animation is displayed to help you Uncheck ‘Scroll direction: natural’ to revert two-
that controls them. Click on the drop-down menu understand how to perform different gestures. finger scrolling to pre-Lion behaviour. Since then,
and choose the gesture that best suits you. Simply hover over the gesture’s name to preview. content follows your finger movement.
07: More Gestures 08: Tracking Speed 09: Magic Trackpads

Under the More Gestures tab you’ll find some of the Drag the Tracking Speed slider to adjust the If you own a Magic Trackpad, set it up by clicking
more complex gestures. Make use of the videos to sensitivity to your finger movement. The faster ‘Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad’ in the bottom corner of
master these new features. on the slider, the more responsive it will be. the Trackpad settings window.

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Set up and use Split View

Learn how to place two full-screen apps side-by-side with
OS X’s new multitasking feature
One of the many new features in OS X is revamped Mission Control, Split View can be easily
Split View, a subtle tweak that is useful for initiated using each app’s green maximise button
streamlining the way you use more than in the top-left corner. Hold this down and a blue
one app at a time. Until now, any apps that were overlay toggles the left and right sides of the screen,
maximised to full screen dominated the desktop snapping current and neighbouring apps to the
space individually, making it impossible to work desired areas.
across two side-by-side. It’s a neat trick and one to take for granted once
Split View rectifies this, enabling you to choose a you have mastered it. Read on to discover lots of
pair of supporting apps that will share the current ways in which splitting your screen can make life
desktop space. Working hand-in-hand with a easier for you.
Split View in action

We take a quick look at how Split View appears Split View dividing line
When two apps are chosen and both
while selecting a second app screen halves occupied, you can shift Things by half
the halfway point. Simply click and drag In Split View, apps are maximised
the thick black line down the middle of within just one side of the current
the screen left or right to adjust desktop. With only one app selected
SPLIT SPLUTTERING? on either side, clicking again sends it
If Split View doesn’t seem to be fully full screen instead
working as expected, some users
have found a fix worth trying.
Open up System Preferences, via
the Dock or from the Apple icon,
picking the fourth icon from the
top row to view Mission Control
preferences. From here ensure that
the ‘Displays have separate Spaces’
option is ticked before rebooting
and trying to use Split View again.
Available apps
While initiating Split View and with
a first app fixed, available apps are
shown within the opposite vacant
portion. Mouse over and click any
of these to maximise alongside the
first app, or use the desktop instead
to exit
Unsupported apps
Any open and active apps that do
not support Split View are shown
as thumbnails in the lower corner.
Hover over these and Split View
will indicate ‘Not Available in Full
Screen’ instead

Split View See in double vision
01: Green for full screen 02: Click and hold it 03: Game of two halves
Start with the round green maximise button on Click and hold the green maximise button. If the If you release the green button without moving the
your chosen app. All Mac apps have these, the third app supports Split View, the desktop will show a app, it will maximise to fill the current half of the
of three, found within the top-left corner. blue overlay below a draggable preview of the app. screen, then you can choose a neighbouring app.
04: Switching sides 05: Split or run 06: Split View

If you dragged the app to the opposite side of the After one half screen is filled, you can now click on With both halves filled, you are now in Split View.
screen, the blue overlay follows. Releasing the app another app to occupy the other half. Click the first Hover to the top of either app and click the green
maximises it to fill that half of the desktop instead. app again to go full screen or the desktop to exit. button to exit.
Manipulate
Split View
Split View is all about improving workflow
and the sense of focus between two apps
in a busy desktop. It works in conjunction
with Mission Control too, to negotiate
windows within multiple workspaces. As
we’ve seen it’s easy to access, but also 01: Adjust the divider 02: Swapping sides
manipulate slightly once initiated. Chiefly Rather nicely within Split View you aren’t forced In addition, you can very quickly switch the
you can then adjust the split point from to use an exact 50-50 split. With two apps side- positions of the two apps within Split View.
halfway to give one app more screen by-side, hover the mouse over the black divider Simply click one app, hold and drag the app
estate over the other, while very easily line. Click this line, hold and drag the divider across to the other side and watch the two
dragging each app to swap positions. either left or right to adjust. obediently swap places as desired.

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Recover files with Time Machine

Your guide to restoring lost and changed
files with Apple’s built-in backup app
A lot of the files on your Mac will no doubt file last week that you can no longer find, then you
be quite valuable. There are videos, music, simply turn back the clock and retrieve it. It’s a brilliant
photos, personal and work-related feature, and not just for lost files; you can retrieve
documents, and much more on the disk drive. How earlier versions of files that have changed, too. The
would you cope if you lost them? Fortunately, Time latest Time Machine is the best yet, and you no longer
Machine aims to solve the problem by making need to have a second disk drive in order to use it.
backups – copies – of files, and storing them
elsewhere in a safe place. If you lose a file for whatever
reason, be it an accidental deletion or a disk fault, then “You don’t need a
Time Machine lets you recover it.
It is called ’Time Machine’ because that’s what it second disk drive to
is. For all intents and purposes, it effectively allows
you to go back in time, and if a folder contained a use Time Machine”
Work with Time Machine Browse the disk
Time Machine opens the current Finder
The timeline
On the right is a timeline that stretches
The key parts of Time Machine window or the desktop. You can then from the present back to the distant past.
navigate the disk, and change to any Dates where backups were made to the
you need to know folder using the usual Finder features. Mac’s disk are in grey, and purple shows
The Sidebar shows Favourite locations backups to a USB disk drive
OS X’S LOCAL
BACKUP
Suppose your MacBook at
home or work is connected
to a USB disk drive in order to
enable Time Machine to back
up the whole hard disk drive.
When you go out with your
MacBook, that Time Machine
disk is no longer available.
Don’t worry; since Lion, Time
Machine continues to back up
files by using spare space on
the local internal disk.
Restore the file

You can select a single file
or a whole folder of files in
the Finder window, and click
the big ’Restore’ button. Ctrl/
right-clicking a file reveals other
options, such as ’Get Info’
Back and forth

Guess when your lost file is located
by clicking a title bar in the stack, or
by clicking the timeline. Then use the
forward and back buttons to move
one step at a time and find the file

Time Machine Find and restore lost files
01: Turn it on 02: Choose a disk

Go to System Preferences on the Apple menu, and click ’Time Machine’. There is Click the ’Select Disk’ button, and the disk drives connected to the Mac are
a useful option to show the status in the menu. displayed. Time Machine works best if you select a large empty disk.
03: Enter Time Machine 04: Browse the backups

Once set up, you won’t notice it. Click the menu bar icon, and there are options A stack of Finder windows are displayed, and you can navigate the disk to any
to start a backup immediately, or enter Time Machine. Let’s enter it. folder. Move back in time using the arrows or timeline on the right.
05: Select and restore 06: Save the file

A file can be selected in the Finder window, but there are more options Time Machine asks you to select a folder in which to put the file. It can be put
available by Ctrl/right-clicking. Alternatively, click on Restore. back in the folder it went missing from, or stored in a different one.

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Use Disk Utility to check the health

of your hard drive and repair it
Checking and improving the health of your hard drive is easier than
you think. With a couple of clicks you can set your mind at rest…
It can become pretty scary when your application called Disk Utility, users can very easily
Mac starts to show tell-tale signs of
wear and tear. As well built as they are,
check disks, repair damage and even erase free
space to keep the volume healthy and happy. If
“Luckily, Apple has
like everything else on the planet, they are
susceptible to the pitfalls of ageing. Prolonged use
used on a regular basis you can quite easily keep
your hard drive from slowing down and retain that
made it easy to
and writing and rewriting of data can cause things
to slow down, and in some cases cause errors.
great snappy feeling you had when you first bought
your Mac. You will also, with regular use, be able to
check on the health
Luckily, Apple has made it very easy for you to
check on the health of your hard drive. Using an
spot any serious problems before they cause any
devastating loss of data.
of your hard drive”
Get a snappier drive with Disk Utility Erase options

Here you can choose the level of erasing you wish to
Clearing free space on your drive can have a use. The 35 step is the best, but it will take an incredibly
marked improvement on performance long time. Pick whichever method suits you best
Tab it up
Clicking here will take you to the
Erase section. Be extra careful before
you click anything here as you could
wipe important files
Double check
Be sure that you are making
changes to the correct disk.
Check and double check before
starting actions in Disk Utility
Erase Free Space

This will only erase space that
isn’t being actively used; so
if you’ve done some house
keeping and cleared a lot of files
out then this is a good way to
get some performance back as
a result of the change
SERIOUS PROBLEMS
Disk Utility may not be able to
repair serious problems, but it will
definitely let you know if it spots
anything untoward. Any serious
problems will be highlighted in
red and often there will be advice
on the best course of action.
In serious cases, this will be to
contact Apple or a reseller.

Disk Utility Use Disk Utility to repair your hard drive
01: Load it 02: Pick a drive

You can find Disk Utility by going to your Applications folder. Once you The utility will work on any connected drive, including your startup disk.
have navigated here, choose the Utilities folder and double-click on the These will be shown down the left hand side. You just need to remember
Disk Utility app. Alternatively, use Launchpad from your Dock and navigate to to click on the disk that you want to check before you start carrying out any
the folder called ‘Other’. You will find Disk Utility in here. specific actions.
03: Verify Permissions 04: Repair Permissions

Click the Verify Permissions button and the utility will begin checking the When the disk has been verified you should get a report detailing what it has
disk for any errors. Depending on the size of the drive and the speed of your found. If there are any warnings in there then you will need to click the Repair
processor, this could take some time so why not go and make yourself a cup of Permissions button. Again, this could take a while, so be patient. After that
tea while you wait? you’re all done.

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Use AirDrop to share files

Get to know AirDrop, one of OS X’s most
useful features for transferring files fast
Transferring files had, for a long time, the shape of a radar mast. Clicking this icon will
been an incredibly tedious process. start AirDrop, and any other users who have also
Before Wi-Fi was commonplace, users opened the AirDrop section will appear in the
were forced to save their files to floppy disks and finder window. From here, you can drag and drop
USB Flash drives, unplug them, plug into another documents, images, movies and more onto the
device, then drag the files onto their desktops. Even icon and send them through the air quickly and
now, for many users the process involves creating simply in seconds.
an email and sending it to themselves, a process
“Drag and drop files
that not only takes time, but also inbox space.
Since Lion, there’s been a much simpler solution
and send them

to this problem, and it’s called AirDrop. When you
open up the finder, you’ll notice that there are a
through the air”

number of icons in the sidebar on the left hand
side. One of these is the AirDrop icon, which is in
The AirDrop interface Multi-user

If there are a number of computers in the
Get Info
If you Ctrl/right-click and select ’Get
Find your way around the key area with a recent edition of OS X installed, Info’, this window will open. For most
parts of this sharing service you will be able to view them all at once in applications there is a lot of information,
the same window and drop your files into but for AirDrop, all you can really do is
any one of them instantly copy the icon from the top left corner
Scanning
The spinning radar icon shows
that AirDrop is constantly scanning
for other users while this window
is open. They will need to open
the AirDrop tab as well if you want
to find them locally
WIRELESS NETWORK
Unlike applications like Dropbox
and DropCopy, you don’t actually
need to be connected to a network
to use AirDrop and share your files.
When you open AirDrop, your
computer will start sending out
a wireless signal, and when other
users do the same, the machines
can detect each other. Even if there
is no wireless network around you,
you can still send files, as your Mac
will create a temporary, secure
network specifically for the transfer.
Limited options
Again, because AirDrop is a
system-level application, you
are severely limited by the view
options. For most folders you
could change almost everything,
but this is strictly limited

AirDrop Transfer your files wirelessly
01: Find AirDrop 02: Radar on 03: View other users

All you need to do to activate the system is open a When you click the AirDrop icon, it will display a When another OS X user clicks on AirDrop, they will
Finder window and look in the sidebar. AirDrop is radar-style display with a line rotating around the become visible in your AirDrop window. You can
the circular icon with radio mast. main AirDrop icon. have more than two people at once.
04: View options 05: AirDrop 06: Prompted

If you Ctrl-click in AirDrop and choose ’Show View When you have found the file you want to transfer, Before it is sent, you’ll be prompted to ensure this
Options’, you’ll see a grey Menu. AirDrop is a system simply drag and drop it onto the icon of the person is the file you want to send. It will give you the full
app, so you can’t change view options. who has connected to you. rundown of what you are transferring, and where.
07: Receiving the file 08: Awaiting transfer 09: Find out more
On the other machine, a prompt will let you know As the file is transferring, you will see a progress bar If you want the AirDrop icon, click in the window
someone is transferring a file. You have to choose that circles the icon of the sender. It will meet itself and choose ’Get Info’ to see this menu. Nothing can
an option before the transfer can begin. at the top when the transfer is complete. be changed about the file, as it’s locked.

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Set up and explore

iCloud Drive
Access your files instantly – anywhere and at any time with one of your Mac's coolest features
iDisk was Apple’s previous virtual disk In this tutorial we’re going to walk you through
drive, but with iOS 8 came a reinvention the process of getting iCloud Drive set up and ready
and a new name – iCloud Drive – and a to use (don’t worry, it’s really easy). All you need to
whole host of new features to boot. Not only does do is upgrade your Mac’s OS to OS X El Capitan,
iCloud Drive enable you to store any type of file up which is available from the Mac App Store, totally
to 15GB in size, it syncs the documents created in free of charge.
your favourite Apple apps such as Pages and
Keynote so they’re ready for editing on all of your
other Apple devices – just like the Documents in “iCloud Drive syncs
the Cloud functionality.
your favourite apps”
iCloud Drive Set up and use Apple's newest storage solution
01: Launch iCloud Preferences 02: Sign in to iCloud 03: Activate iCloud Drive
Click the Apple logo (top-left). Select System To sign in to iCloud, enter your credentials. If you are Place a tick inside the iCloud Drive box. This will
Preferences from the drop-down menu, then click signed in, ensure there is a tick in the box next to activate iCloud Drive for your iCloud account and
the iCloud icon. the iCloud Drive option. move existing iCloud documents to the service.
04: Documents in the Cloud 05: Access iCloud Drive 06: Create new folders
Click 'Options'. Ensure that the apps you were using Access by launching Finder and selecting iCloud To create a new folder, right-click in iCloud Drive and
previously with Documents in the Cloud are ticked. Drive. Create new folders or drag documents from select New Folder from the drop-down. Or, click on
This will move your documents over to iCloud Drive. your Mac’s hard drive to iCloud for instant access. the cog icon and choose New Folder.

Create a document
A quick overview of creating and saving
straight to iCloud Drive
View document in iCloud Set save location
To confirm that your document is being saved in Select iCloud Drive from the left-hand column;
iCloud, select the File menu and hold down the alternatively, choose it from the Location
Launch Pages, Cmd key. Click on the Save As option – the save drop-down menu in the top centre of the
Numbers or Keynote location should be listed as iCloud Drive interface. This will be the save location for your
Launch the Pages, Numbers new document
or Keynote app from your
Applications folder in Finder. If
you don’t have them installed
on your Mac already, you can
purchase or re-download
them from the Mac App Store
ICLOUD DRIVE SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS
iCloud Drive is only available on Macs
running OS X Yosemite or higher
and iOS devices running iOS 8 or
later. If your Mac runs Yosemite but
your devices run iOS 7 or earlier, your
Create new document documents will not sync to all devices.
To create the document, click the New OS X Yosemite is available for free
Document button in the bottom- from the Mac App Store, while iOS 8 is
left corner of the interface. Choose a free to download on your iOS device.
template for your new document and
begin working on it in the app as you
would usually
07: Add items to iCloud 08: Delete unwanted files 09: Share iCloud Drive files
To add items, drag and drop files from your Mac to You can delete files from any folder in iCloud Drive You can share iCloud files and folders by clicking
the folder and they will sync to iCloud Drive – there – including those for apps such as Pages. To do this, the item and selecting the Share icon. Choose your
are no restrictions on the file types you can add. trash the file in the same way you would normally. sharing method, then enter the recipient’s details.

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Get to grips with Family Sharing

Get to know AirDrop, one of OS X’s most
useful features for transferring files fast
Does your household have more than using it as long as they have your approval (or not
one Mac? One for you, of course, but also – you can decide on this). You can also allow other
others for partners, children, grandfathers adults to grant permission to children within the
and parents? Family group.
With Apple’s new Family Sharing option What’s more, all members have the option of
integrated into OS X Yosemite, you are able to instantly discovering each other’s location. Of
link these accounts to one credit or debit card. So course, Family Sharing doesn’t purely have to be
when an app is bought on one Mac, it will become about real-life families. You could easily set up work
available on another and the same goes for iTunes or hobby families too.
and iBooks purchases. That way, individual Family
“Link your accounts

members don’t have to splash out more than once.
You can add up to five family members to your
to one credit card”

Family Sharing account. Children under 13 can have
their own Apple IDs and they can make purchases
Set up sharing for a child Create an Apple ID

A child can have his or her own Apple ID
Sharing your child’s location
Want to keep an eye on your child when
Have a child under 13? They can and this will be usable across Macs and they are out and about? By sharing the
have Apple IDs too iOS devices. As part of the process, you will child’s location with your Family, their
be asked to use the CVV number on your location can be obtained via Messages
credit card to grant parental consent and Find My Friends
Add the Date of Birth

The Date of Birth is the most
important part of the process
because it will determine the
services that will available to the
child and it will also help from
retrieving forgotten passwords
WHICH APPS CAN

YOU SHARE?
Not all apps can be shared but
you can clearly see which can
and cannot by heading over to
the Mac Store and looking under
the Information section on the
description page of each app. If it
says no next to Family Sharing, the
app cannot be shared.
Adding a child
Without an Apple ID, a child will
be unable to participate in Family
Sharing. You will need to click this
‘+’ icon and then select ‘Create an
Apple ID for a child who doesn’t
have an account’

Family Sharing Setting up Family Sharing
01: Open System Preferences 02: Choose an organiser 03: Select an account
First of all, go to System Preferences and click on the One person can become the Family organiser. If you Verify here to share purchases made with your
icon for iCloud. To the left of the iCloud window is want to be the organiser, your credit or debit card Apple ID with your Family or select Use a Different
an option which states Set Up Family. Click on this. will be used by default and you can invite others. Account. Confirm that your payment card is correct.
04: Share your location 05: Add Family members 06: Input a member’s details
A benefit of Family Sharing is allowing other Family Now you are set up as the Organiser of your family, Enter a family member’s name or email or create a
members to see your location via Messages and you can invite up to five people. To do this, click Add new Apple ID for them. The member can enter their
Find My Friends. Just click Share your location. Family Member or select the ‘+’ icon. password immediately or receive an invitation.
07: Confirm the account 08: Toggle the settings 09: Settings for children
Purchases made by the new Family member will be You can make more amends, like whether individual If you have a child under 13, you can ensure that
shareable with other members. The new member members can view your location and setting their purchases in iTunes, iBooks and the App Store
can choose whether to share locations or not, too. people up with parent and/or guardian status. need your approval. Tick Ask to Buy on their profile.

Get started
Share to Facebook and Twitter

The latest versions of OS X have social networking options built into their core
The sharing facilities built into El Capitan share the page in an email, a tweet or via Messages.
are more extensive than in previous The Notes app is a handy place to store all manner of
versions of OS X. In fact, the features that content, such as text, images, web links and more.
have been added are more like those available on iOS It is all synced to your iPhone and iPad, but you might
devices like the iPad and iPhone, so you may well be want to share a note’s contents with others. A note could
familiar with some of them already. However, while contain the outline for a work project or meeting, for
the sharing system is similar to the one used by iOS, it instance, and clicking the Share button would enable
also offers more features than the latter. you to send it to work colleagues. You could share it
One feature with which iOS users will be familiar using Messages if the intended recipients have Macs or
is the instant sharing of web pages. When you are
browsing the web and you come across a page that
has something funny, interesting or useful, you might
want to share it with your friends. On an iPhone,
“iOS users will be
you’d just click the Share button, and now there is
a similar button in the Safari browser on the Mac.
familiar with the instant
Simply click the button in the toolbar and you can sharing of web pages”
Spread the word
Review some simple
sharing options
Sharing options
The options available depend
on what you are sharing. For
example, a photo can be
shared through Flickr and
Twitter or by using AirDrop
SHARING IN
EL CAPITAN
Newer versions of OS X
are now more geared
towards sharing than ever.
Social media sharing is
fully integrated into Maps,
iBooks and, of course,
Safari, which has a new
Shared Links sidebar
displaying URLs tweeted
by friends and contacts.
The Share button

Look for the Share button
or icon in apps. This
enables you to share the
selected item, such as files,
web pages, notes, photos,
documents and so on

send it by email if they don’t. Either way, all the files
are included.
The Photo Booth application previously only
Finder, Safari, Notes Share files with friends
had the option to email photos and, while this was
useful, now there is a Share button that lists lots of
great sharing facilities. These include email, Twitter,
Messages, Flickr and AirDrop. You can even set your
Twitter account picture directly from Photo Booth. It
simply makes it more fun to use when you have all
these sharing options.
Files can be shared from within Finder and Ctrl/
right-clicking any file or folder displays the options
available. The menu changes for different file
types, so you can share a picture via Flickr but not
a document. Finder provides access to AirDrop,
which was introduced in Lion and is continued in
subsequent versions of OS X. It is an easy way to
discover other Mac users nearby and to send and
receive files directly via Wi-Fi (without the need to 01: Share with AirDrop 02: Drag and drop
be on the same local network). You just drag and Click Finder in the Dock to open a window and then To share via AirDrop, simply drag the file to the other
drop to exchange files, so it’s super-simple to use. select AirDrop in the left panel. Do the same on computer in the AirDrop window. Alternatively, click on
another Mac and you will see each other’s computers. the share button and choose AirDrop.
Share websites
When you are browsing the
web and find an interesting
page, share it with everyone
by clicking this button and
posting it to Twitter, Messages
or sending it via email
03: Share a page 04: Compose a tweet

The Share button in the Safari toolbar provides access A small Twitter window opens with the web page
to Twitter, Messages and email. Let’s post a message attached to a paperclip. Click in the box, enter the text
on Twitter about this story on the web. and click Send. The character count is also visible.
Share your notes

Notes are synced to all
iCloud devices, but to
share them with another
person you can click the
Share button and email
the note, or use Messages
05: Share a note 06: Send a message

Start Notes and select one of your notes. At the top of Select Messages and the note is displayed in a new
the note display is a Share button that enables you to window. Click the To box and type in a name. Click in
email it, share it using Messages and more. the list of suggestions if there are several matches.

Get started
Optimise your Mac’s memory

Use Memory Clean to purge inactive memory
and speed up productivity
The amount of memory in the Mac using this free app from the Mac App Store. It works
has an affect on its performance; the by forcing OS X to compress unused memory and
more you have, the better OS X runs. reduce the file cache. On the one hand it makes
Upgrade the memory if you can, but if not, try a switching to apps in the background slower, but it
memory manager like Memory Clean. OS X does a also frees up a lot of space so you can run a large
great job of managing memory, but under some memory-hungry new app. This may help the Mac
circumstances, it may be useful to force a clear out to run faster.
“OS X does a great job of managing

memory, but under some circumstances, it
may be useful to force a clear out”
Get to know Memory Clean HELP! I’VE NO MEMORY!
A guided tour of the most Don’t panic if Memory Clean reports
important features low free memory. It is just the way OS
X works; it’s not really out of memory.
Unused memory is put to use as a
file cache to speed up app switching,
but when memory is needed to
run apps, OS X releases it. It also
compresses rarely used memory, too.
Memory display
This is not simply decoration;
this bar represents your Mac’s
memory. Each colour shows
each type of memory use and
the meaning of each colour is
displayed in the list below
Clear the memory

Click the Clean Memory button
Keep tab visible to clear the memory and free
This setting enables the app to up space for running a large
change from a drop-down item app. Clicking it again and even a
on the menu bar to an app that third time has benefits and more
has its own window that can memory is made free
be dragged around the screen
and positioned anywhere
Customise the display

The menu bar display can be
customised to suit you in two
ways. There are Default (short),
Long text displays and none.
The text size can be large or
normal. Set these as you prefer

Memory Clean Clear memory, configure your options
01: Check the memory 02: Load some apps 03: Clear the memory
The amount of free memory is displayed in the As you open app after app, the amount of free Click the Clean Memory button at the bottom to
menu bar. Click it to open this panel for more detail. memory falls. Click the menu bar item to open the boost the amount of free memory. This could be
The large figure at the top is the important one. panel and check the amount of memory left. useful if you want to run a very large app.
04: Help with memory 05: Access the menu 06: Configure the options
Memory in the Mac is used in many different ways. Click the gear in the Memory Clean panel or Ctrl- The first option automatically starts Memory Clean
If you find the information in the Memory Clean click the menu bar display to access the menu. when the Mac starts. Turn on the third and fourth
panel confusing, click the ? button for explanations. Ignore the Quit option and click Preferences. options to keep the app on the screen.
07: Undock Memory Clean 08: Set Auto Clean 09: Triggering a cleanup
Close Preferences and click the down arrow in Return to Preferences and select Advanced. Turn When memory dips below the threshold, the
Memory Clean’s window. Drag it and drop it on Auto Clean and set the Threshold Level, which is memory indicator in the menu bar turns red and
anywhere you like on the screen. when automatic cleanup is triggered. this triggers an automatic cleanup.

Discover how to use the essential Apple applications
to enhance your lifestyle and boost productivity
86 Set up email on your Mac 102 Download apps from the 116 Get organised with Calendar
Get started with the Mail app Mac Store Structure your life with this handy tool
Explore your hub for new software
88 Master preferences in Mail 118 Add a note to a Calendar event
Tailor Mail to increase productivity 104 Delete and reinstall apps on Apply information to Calendar events as
your Mac useful reminders for specific events
Easily remove apps from your computer
90 Browse the internet
Surf the web in style with Safari 119 Add an alarm to a
106 Get started with iTunes Calendar event
92 Surf with Tab View in Safari Discover Apple’s media player Add an alert to a planned event
Open several websites at once
108 Download music from the 120 Set up Messages on all devices
94 Start using Apple Maps iTunes store Instant messaging on Mac, iPhone and iPad
Explore the world how to get from A to B Purchase songs and albums with ease
122 Discover FaceTime for Mac

96 Find your way with Apple Maps 110 Set up and use Apple Music Set up video calls with friends and contacts
Plan routes and get directions Stream from a vast music library
124 Get more out of Preview

98 Get to know the Mac App Store 112 Rent and buy movies on iTunes Open, edit and share PDFs and images
Access and download exciting apps Download films and TV programmes
100 Create a Mac App Store account 114 Navigate iBooks

Set up your Apple ID Read and build up your digital library
“Apple's built-in software

is second to none. You'll
be amazed at what you
can achieve on your Mac
without having to install
anything extra" 100 116
App Store Discover
sign up Calendar
86 92 94
Set up Browse in Get around
your Mail Safari with Maps

106 110 114
Manage Use Apple Check out
iTunes Music iBooks

Set up email on your Mac

Follow these steps to get started and send and receive your emails with ease
using the Mail app on the Mac
It’s easy to overlook Mail on the Mac Now, the beauty of your Mac is of course and keep the Mail interface clean and tidy so you
when we’re accustomed to browsing its simplicity. But when that simplicity is a new know where all your messages are.
emails on the web. And with social application staring at you expectantly, it can feel
networking becoming ever more popular, many
people will communicate solely through the
a little intimidating. Pushing buttons at random in
the hope you will eventually work it out is never “Mail on the Mac
likes of Facebook and Twitter. However, if we’re lucky
enough to own an iMac or MacBook, we really
should make use of our sophisticated machines and
going to be the best approach, so with this helpful
little guide to setting up Mail on the Mac, we’ll have
you sending and receiving emails to and from your
is a smart way to
allow them to do what they do best: make life a
whole lot easier! Mail on the Mac is a smart way to
favourite people in no time. We’ll also show you
how to customise your messages to give them that
manage your emails
manage your emails as you work and play. personal feel, and explain how to attach documents as you work and play”
Mail Get your mail up and running
01: Run Mail 02: Mail’s Setup Assistant 03: Enter your details
Click on the Mail icon in your Dock to kick it into This wizard can configure accounts that use the Enter the full name, email address and password for
motion. After a quick bounce, you should be most popular email services, including Gmail and your existing email account the same as you would
prompted by a Welcome to Mail pop-up window. Yahoo. Choose your favourite. in the browser of your service provider.
04: Create and enjoy 05: Compose a message 06: Attach a file
Click on Create in the Mail Setup Assistant and be Hit New Message to summon an email draft. Enter To send your recipient a file, click on Attach and pick
taken to your new Mail Inbox. You’ll have the same the address of your recipient in the To field and fill in one. Set up iCloud on your Mac and you can attach
mailboxes as in your web browsing version. your Subject and message accordingly. files up to 5GB thanks to the MailDrop feature.

Master Mail on your Mac ADD NOTES WITH MARKUP
If you are sending a photo or PDF
Everything you need to be able to send The Mail toolbar document to someone through Mail,
and receive emails You’ll find handy buttons for all the most- you can use Markup to add notes and
used functions right at the top of your Mail annotations to them. Click the arrow
Happiness is shortcuts interface. Delete, send mail to the Junk in the top-right of the file and choose
As Mac users, we love our shortcuts. Ctrl and folder, Reply, Forward and create New Markup. You can then draw on the photo
click on the emails in your Inbox to bring up Messages to your heart's content or document, make notes, and even add
various time-saving options: Reply, Forward, your signature to a letter or other file type.
Mark As Unread, Delete, and Move To folders
of your choice
Keep it tidy
Creating folders to store your
emails for quick reference Sort and search
is a great way to prevent It’s there but it’s hiding. Sort by From,
oversized Inboxes. Go to Subject or Date Received, and use the
Mailbox>New Mailbox and Search field in the top right to track
set the Location and enter a messages with specific words in the
Name for your new folder Entire Message, From, To or Subject
07: Add some style 08: Save or send 09: You’ve got mail
If you’re feeling adventurous, you can change your If you’re not yet ready to send, click Save As Draft Click Get Mail in the top left to download emails.
fonts and add colour by clicking on the appropriate and it’ll wait in your Drafts folder. When happy, hit Unread messages are highlighted by blue dots – the
Fonts and Colors buttons. Send to start your message on its journey. icon in your dock also shows new messages.

Master preferences in the

Mail app Increase productivity with a Mail app that’s tailored to suit
your needs and requirements
Mail is a typically ‘Apple’ product – sleek and uncluttered,

but full of functionality. The latest version borrows from
the Mail application found in iOS, and particularly on the
iPad. To get the most out of Mail, it’s important to understand how
to set up and customise it, since this will let you add important
things like mail signatures and formatting, control junk mail filtering,
and apply rules – which are really useful when you’re managing
multiple accounts.
The General tab holds a lot of the really important stuff, including
how often Mail should automatically check for messages. Accounts
lets you control and edit all the different email accounts you own.
The Junk Mail option lets you control how Mail filters any mail it
suspects to be spam. Check out the preferences to take control.
The Mail interface Viewing and composing

Learn your way around the Mail app
Control how your emails are viewed, and
switch back to the Classic view if you like.
You can also set up how a new email
Message list behaves when you compose it
Your email is displayed in a list on the left
side of the Mail application, just like on
an iPad. The number of messages in a
thread is indicated where there is more
than one message present
CREATE EVENTS
Mail is able to identify
contact details and event
details inside messages,
such as if someone is Rules
suggesting a meeting or Rules are great for handling
sending you their phone spam or viewing incoming
number. You are able to Preferences mail from multiple accounts
click on these and create Preferences is where you can manage all your quickly and easily. Set up
new contacts in your mail settings. The General tab lets you control custom filters to send mail to
Address Book or new automatic mail checking, as well as what specific mailboxes without
events in Calendar easily. sound, if any, is played when new mail arrives any intervention from you

Mail Master Mail’s preferences
01: The General tab 02: Manage accounts 03: Add an account
Open Preferences, and set an interval for Mail to In the Accounts tab, you can see all of your email To add a new account, go to the accounts list and
check the server for new messages. Alternatively, accounts. To manage how each one behaves, click click on the ‘+’ button. Choose the type of account
you can choose to turn off automatic checking. on the Mailbox Behaviors tab. from the list, or select Other if necessary.
04: Junk mail 05: Fonts & Colors 06: Viewing options
Go to the Junk Mail section, where filtering should In the Fonts & Colors section, you can specify the In the Viewing section, you can switch between the
be enabled. Click Advanced and tell Mail what you fonts and type sizes that you want to use. This is old and new viewing system. The default settings
want done with any spam mail. handy if you need to increase the size of email text. are good, but you can edit them to taste.
07: Composition options 08: Signatures 09: Rules

Here, you can change the format of emails to plain In the Signatures section, you can add signatures to Rules are really useful and can essentially help you
text, as well as disabling spell-checking. You can also appear at the end of your emails and choose which to sort mail as soon as it arrives. Use multiple criteria
set up how replies are formatted. ones should be associated with which accounts. to create advanced rules.

Browse the internet

Apple’s Safari web browser makes it easy to surf the web
Safari is Apple’s own web browser and Perhaps unsurprisingly it is the most Mac-like windows and warnings you get when visiting a
it’s tightly integrated into the operating of any browser – it’s sleek, polished and easy to website that might be fraudulent. All in all, you’ll
system. Although for most of its previous use. Most of its options are accessed through the discover it’s a great way to safely browse the web.
life it was much more stripped down than other Preferences section and it is here that you can, for
browsers, largely for the sake of speed, it has more
recently taken on more features such as Extensions
example, change the default search engine and the
location for downloaded files. “Safari is sleek and
that will enable you to customise it, in addition to a
range of things you can change in its preferences.
There are also some great security applications,
such as the ability to block the annoying pop-up easy to use”
Pinned sites
You can now pin your
favourite sites to your
toolbar. They will refresh
in the background to
always be available with
the most current content
Mute sound
Another new feature
introduced with El Capitan is
the option to mute all sound
in websites by clicking on
the speaker icon in the URL/
Search bar
Sidebar
By toggling on the
Sidebar you can view Sort extensions
bookmarks, Reading The Extensions tab lets
List items and see you switch Extensions
all the shared links on and off as well as
from your various changing their behaviour
social networks
Extensions Add to Safari’s functionality with Extensions…

Extensions are small snippets of code all, Extensions are digitally signed, If you head to extensions.apple.
that use HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript which means you can’t accidentally com you will find a list of all the
technologies to incorporate quick install malicious ones that might Extensions available. Some of the
links to other web services or tools do your Mac harm. They are also most popular include Twitter and
(such as ad blocking) into the sandboxed, which means that even eBay, the ability to add items to
browser. The idea is that you only if one crashes it won’t take Safari or an Amazon wishlist and the all-
download and install the ones you the Mac OS down with it. They even important ad blocker that gets rid of
want and that suit your needs. There install easily without the need for you embedded ads. There are some really
are none installed by default. Best of to restart your Mac. useful ones here.

Key features
What does Safari do
that’s really cool?
Pin your favourite sites

One of the new features that OS X El Capitan
brings to the Safari app is the option to pin
your favourite websites to your Safari toolbar.
To do this, simply go to a website and then
right-click on its tab. The option to ‘Pin tab’
will appear – select it and the site will be
shrunk down to a logo that will appear to
the left of the toolbar. The best thing about
this feature is that the sites you pin will be
refreshed in the background to stay current.
View your favourites

Click the Show Sidebar icon, which is situated at the left of Safari’s toolbar. When
the sidebar opens after you’ve selected it, click on the book icon in order to see
your Favourite sites, or the spectacles to see your Reading List. The Favourites
option saves the URL of the page you’re visiting and takes you back to the
current version of that webpage, while Reading List saves the content of the
page for you to browse offline.
iCloud tabs Privacy settings

One of the best recent additions to Safari is iCloud tabs. Since OS X El Capitan Online security is very important, and in Safari’s Privacy tab there are some
and Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 9, work together, as long as you handy options available. The ‘Remove All’ button lets you delete all stored
are logged into the same iCloud account on your Mac and on your iOS device data from websites as well as view this data prior to deletion, and you can also
then all of the Safari tabs that you have open on one device will be accessible choose to block cookies from certain types of website so that advertisers can’t
on the other. To access the iCloud tabs in Safari on your Mac, simply click on the track your browsing habits. There’s also the option to control whether websites
tabs button in the top-right corner and then scroll down. can use information about your location or not.

Surf with Tab View in Safari

Handling multiple websites is easy using OS X El Capitan’s tab feature
El Capitan brings many new features to OS X on the The new Tab View can be accessed using a mouse and
Mac and there are some welcome enhancements to keyboard by simply clicking the small icon in the top-right of the
Safari that make browsing easier, more convenient screen. Click it and your current page will zoom out, revealing
and enjoyable. Along with new sharing options and a brilliant all your tabs in a 3D grid. Tabs are even better when they are
new Search bar that offers results from places like the App Store used with a Trackpad on a MacBook, or an iMac with a Magic
and iTunes, there is also an all-new tab view that offers you an Trackpad. Safari enables you to pinch your fingers together to
overview of all your open tabs on one screen. see the overview with a single gesture. If you own an iPad, you
Tabs are one of the most useful features of modern web may recognise the tab layout – it’s clear that Safari has taken
browsers. When you are browsing websites and searching for inspiration from iOS 9 in OS X El Capitan
information, instead of going back and forth between sites and There are several useful actions you can perform with tabs,
pages, or managing multiple windows, you can open them and if you have an iPhone or iPad you will be able to start
in a new tab. This makes it easier to return if you need to refer browsing the web on one of those devices and then continue
to information on them and it enables you to open a group of on your Mac in Safari. This is because tabs are synchronised
pages and then read them more easily. across all your computers running Yosemite and devices
running iOS 9 through iCloud. This means that you can browse
the web anywhere at any time, continuing exactly where you
left off if you ever change devices. Even better, iCloud tabs
provides live updates between each of your devices. So if you’re
surfing the web on your iPad, for example, the web page you
have open on your iPad will also be displayed on your desktop
Mac. Simply scroll down in the tab view to see iCloud tabs.
For now though, fire up Safari, open up a few tabs and grab
an input device capable of accepting multii-touch gestures
(you’ll want one to make the whole experience even better),
then we’ll take you through the very best of Tab View in Safari.
“The web page you

have open on your iPad
will also be displayed on
your desktop Mac”
Safari Browse tabs in Safari
01: Start Safari 02: Handy tab functions 03: Browse tabs
When you are browsing the web and you want to When two or more tabs are open you can drag them Click the button in the top-right of the window, or use
open a new page without leaving the current one, left or right to rearrange their order, while Ctrl/right- a pinch gesture on a trackpad and your tab will zoom
press Cmd+T, or click the ‘+’ icon on the right. clicking a tab displays a menu with useful functions. out to reveal all your open tabs in a 3D grid.

Surf better with Safari Fingers or keyboard
A close look at Safari’s Tab View
You can use two fingers on a
trackpad to pinch together and
enter the tab view on your Mac.
Alternatively, click this button in
the top-right of the window
Live tabs
The tabs are live and
you can see this icon
when browsing tabs
that are showing
video clips. The
video continues
to play and page
updates can be seen
iCloud tabs BOOKMARK

Down at the bottom YOUR TABS
of the tab view you’ll
If you have a favourite set
see all the tabs that
of websites or pages you
you have open on your
regularly visit, you can
other devices. Click one
save them all as a single
and it will open instantly
Close iCloud Tabs bookmark. Open all the
Hover over an iCloud Tab and you will sites on separate tabs and
see a small ‘x’ icon appear next to its title. then go to the Bookmarks
You can click this to close the tab on the menu and select Add
relevant device, without even touching it Bookmarks For These Tabs.
04: Stacking up 05: Search tabs 06: Tabs on iOS

If you open multiple tabs from a single root page, the When you’re in the tab view, simply start typing and a Scroll down in Safari’s new tab view and you’ll see all the
tabs will stack up to save space. You can click any of the search bar will appear in the top-right. Safari will search tabs that are open on iOS devices like the iPhone and
tabs in the stack to view it in full-screen. the tabs for the word and show those that match. iPad, as long as they’re running iOS 9 with iCloud.

Start using Apple Maps

Explore the world, get directions, find attractions, businesses and more
Maps has been on iOS devices for some All three are useful and switching from one to the
time and now it's available on Macs too.
iPhone and iPad users will find many
other is very easy and intuitive.
You can find businesses around you or look “There are also
familiar features, but there are also new ones – and
there's lots to discover in this fantastic app. From a
up the attractions at a place you plan to visit. The
information, reviews and collections of photos stunning 3D views,
large map of the country, you can smoothly zoom
in right to your street, or whichever location you are
provided are very useful. If you aren’t sure how to
get somewhere, Maps can display a list of directions which are great for
interested in. There are three different views to
select from and you can opt to view a standard
map, a satellite photo image or a hybrid of the two.
for travel by car or walking. It even displays traffic
information and roadworks. There are also stunning
3D views, which are great for exploring cities.
exploring cities”
Two views
These two buttons
select different views
for the map: standard,
or satellite
Get directions
Use Maps to get driving
or walking directions
between two locations
Map icons
Icons on the map
show places of
interest such as
museums, hotels,
parks, restaurants Map pins
and so on Search for places and
Maps will put pins on
the map. Click one for
more information
Shortcuts and
gestures It's true that Maps’ basic features are
easy to use, but there are advanced
features that aren’t quite so obvious.
For example, Cmd+L positions the
zoom in/out control, you can also
double-click the mouse to zoom in
and Opt-double-click to zoom out.
Pinch and spread on a trackpad
hold the mouse over the compass as
you push up and down. This tilts the
map and, as it flattens, real buildings
are displayed in 3D. Many large
Learn all the tips to map over your current location and works too. In fact, there are other cities and attractions have 3D views,
better control Maps zooms in. You can move around
either by clicking and dragging with
useful trackpad features such as using
two fingers to rotate the view.
meaning you can explore London,
Paris, New York and other places.
and get more out of the mouse or using two fingers on Zoom right in using satellite view, Pull down with two fingers on the
this powerful app the trackpad. Although there is a click the 3D button, then click and trackpad to fly over a city in 3D.

Key features
Use 3D views, find
businesses, bookmark
places and more
Explore in 3D
The 3D views are the most entertaining
features of the Maps app, offering a way to
explore the world from your desk. Go to San
Francisco and see the Golden Gate Bridge,
look around the London Eye and Tower
Bridge, fly low over Manhattan in New York,
explore the skyscrapers from every angle
and so on. You’ll see world-famous buildings
and attractions as if you were really there.
There are some amazing views, so enter your
destination in the Search box.
Find local businesses

The Search box in the top middle of the window isn’t just for finding cities and
streets, it can also track down businesses such as restaurants, plumbers, garages
and so on. If you fancy a pizza, for example, just enter ‘pizza’ into the Search box
and pins are automatically placed on the map to show the locations. Clicking
a pin displays more information, such as the address and phone number.
Sometimes there are reviews and you can even get directions.
Bookmark favourite locations Build up your contacts

Places of interest or places you regularly visit can be bookmarked, which enables Maps is integrated into other apps and when viewing an address in an email, for
you to quickly return to a location without having to search for it in Maps. There example, you can click it to open Maps and view the location. When using Maps
are a couple of ways to add a bookmark. For instance, after searching for some and viewing a business or attraction, you can click Add to Contacts to store the
place, click the pin in the map and then click the Add Bookmark button. You name, phone number and address. It’s useful to build up your contacts with
can also place a pin in anywhere using the Drop Pin option on the View menu. useful local businesses, particularly when you are planning a trip. You might not
Simply click this to add a bookmark. have your Mac, but the information is synced to iPhones and iPads.

Find your way with Apple Maps

Maps makes a great route-planner and shows turn-by-turn directions
When you need to plan a long journey and you aren’t sure which
route to take, the Maps app will provide all the answers. It can work
out your current location, which means you only need to enter the
destination and click the Directions button to see a complete turn-by-turn
breakdown of the route to take. You can also manually enter start and end
points, so you could plan several trips before even setting off. With OS X El
Capitan, this service has been enhanced with the addition of public transport
information. You have the ability to zoom into every turn and see it in detail on
the map. Another handy trick is the live traffic information and notifications of
road works, closed roads and other problems. You won’t always have your Mac
with you when travelling, so a great idea is the Send to iOS Device on the Share
button. Work out the route on your Mac and then just send it to your iPhone.
Key route features Start and end

Select and explore all the routes After displaying a route, you might want to
see the directions to return home. Just click
this button to switch the route’s start and
end locations to find your way
Alternate routes
There are usually different
routes shown on the map and
each one is indicated by the
time in the bubble. Simply Walking or driving?
select one to see where the
route takes you With short routes there
is the option of walking,
of course. Clicking this
button rewrites the route
with walking in mind,
often taking shortcuts
READING
THE TRAFFIC
When live traffic
information is showing
on the map, you will see
roads with orange dots and
Route directions some with red dots. Orange
The route directions are means that there is heavy
displayed with symbols, but traffic, but it’s moving
if you aren’t sure about a slowly. Red dots mean stop-
turn, click it to zoom into the and-start traffic.
map. This way you can step
through each turn

Maps Get instant travel directions
01: Enter your destination 02: Get directions 03: A new start
Where do you want to go to? Enter the destination Click the Directions button to open the panel on Suppose you want to start from somewhere else.
into the Search box and Maps will find it and place a the right. Click Directions in it to see the route on Click Delete Current Location in the Start box and
pin to show where it is. the map and turn-by-turn instructions. replace it with a new location to see the route.
04: Driving vs walking 05: Avoid traffic jams 06: Plan a journey
This route is a short one and it would be possible If you are travelling by car, you can see whether there The new ‘Transit’ view overlays local transport routes
to travel on foot. Click the walking icon in the is any traffic by clicking Show in the bottom left of on the map and lets you plan your jouney via bus
Directions panel on the right to see the path. the window. The red roads are the busiest. routes and train stations.
07: Use your iPhone 08: Zoom into turns 09: Switch to 3D
Travelling with a Mac isn’t ideal and iPhones and If you aren’t sure about a change in direction, click Still not sure about which way to go? Switch to
iPads fit your pocket or bag. Click the Share button it in the Directions list on the right and the map will 3D with the second toolbar button to get a better
and send the route to your iPhone. zoom into that location. street-level view of the route.

Get to know the Mac App Store

The Mac App Store guarantees easy access to a wide range of free and
paid apps. Find out what it’s all about right here…
The Mac App Store first appeared in Mac apps is a breeze. This is largely because the store folder, and can be accessed via Launchpad when
OS X 10.6.6 and is home to a diverse has adopted a very similar look, feel and process required. You can even search for apps by title,
range of apps aimed at enhancing the to shopping to that used by the iTunes App Store. developer/publisher, category or description. All
functionality of a Mac computer. As a bonus, the When you want to buy an app, simply enter your apps are organised into convenient categories and
majority of apps are either reasonably priced or free. iTunes ID and password, and it’s purchased. It this makes the process of navigating the store an
As we have come to expect from Apple, the really is as simple as that. The app is automatically effortless experience. Here we show you how to
interface is intuitive, and finding and acquiring downloaded and installed in the Applications explore the virtual aisles…
Purchased Updates
See all the apps that App updates can
you’ve downloaded, be accessed and
and determine which downloaded by clicking
are currently relevant the ’Updates’ button
Categories
Apps are organised
into 21 categories.
Finding those you
need is effortless
Featured
Browse new and
noteworthy apps, or
view the staff favourites
Top Charts
The top apps lists
divide into 'Paid', 'Free'
and more
Log in to If you’re new to the Mac App Store, there

are two ways to launch the service; either
click the App Store icon in the Dock, or
’Sign In’ screen appears, all you have to do
is enter your Apple ID and password, and
click ’Sign In’.
the Mac click the Apple menu and select ’App

Store’. Do this, and you are free to browse
the store using the ’Featured’, ’Categories’
If you don’t have an Apple ID, click
the ’Create Apple ID’ button on the
’Sign In’ screen, and you’ll see a window
App Store or ’Top Charts’ windows.

If you’ve ever used the iTunes App Store
then you’ll already have an Apple ID so
welcoming you to the App Store.
Click ’Continue’, agree to the terms
and conditions and follow the online
click ’Sign In’ from the ’Quick Links’ tab to instructions to create an Apple ID. Once
Start downloading the right of the window, or Store>Sign In you’ve completed the process, you can
apps immediately from the Mac App Store menu. When the start downloading apps immediately.

Key features
How to navigate the
Mac App Store
Featured
Take a look at the Mac App Store’s main
storefront window. It’s well organised, and
you’ll see five buttons at the top. Select
the ’Featured’ view, and you can browse
apps that Apple has deemed ’New &
Noteworthy’, which is handy if you want to
see the latest apps Apple deems worthy of
your time. If you’re more interested in apps
with favourable user reviews, however, then
scroll to the ’What’s Hot’ section to see all of
the top rated apps.
Top Charts
If you’re interested in the most popular apps that people have purchased, click
the ’Top Charts’ button at the top of the main window, and get instant access
to the top apps. Here, you can download OS X Yosemite, if you’re not already
running it, and apps that include Pages, Numbers and Keynote. To the right
of the window are links to the categories. Click one, and you’ll see a range of
popular apps. Each device will have a similar menu available.
Categories Updates
If you know the type of app that you are looking for, then try using the The Mac App Store offers similar functionality to the iTunes App Store. If you use
’Categories’ view. All apps in the Mac App Store are organised into one of 21 an iPhone, you’ll know that you are notified of app updates as and when they
categories, ranging from ’Business’ and ’Weather’, to ’Developer Tools’ and ’Video’. become available. It’s no different with the Mac App Store; click the ’Updates’
Click the category title to see all the apps in that specific category. You can now button, and you’ll see all available updates for apps you’ve downloaded. You are
browse the apps. If you see one you’d like to know more about, then simply click then given the option to install them. These updates may iron out any glitches
on the thumbnail image. or add extra features to your apps.

Create a Mac App Store account

Follow our tutorial to create an Apple ID and start
downloading apps from the Mac App Store
An Apple ID lets you personalise your Apple experience. Once you’ve created
one, you can use it to access Apple resources that require you to identify yourself
and make purchases from the Apple Online Store, the iTunes Store and the App
Store. If you have held a MobileMe account, or use an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to access
the iTunes store, you will already have an Apple ID, and this can be used to sign in to the
App Store.
But what if you don’t have an Apple ID? Well, you can still browse the Mac App
Store, but you cannot download either free or paid apps. Creating an Apple ID is a very
straightforward process and, although the majority of people use iTunes to set up their
account, you’ll be pleased to learn that you can also create an Apple ID via the Mac App
Store. Read on, and we’ll guide you through the process of creating a new Apple ID for
either yourself or a member of your family.
“An Apple ID lets you personalise

your Apple experience and access
Apple’s resources”
Access the App Store Password
Your email address will be your new Apple
Sign in
There are two ways to sign in with
How to use your Apple ID to browse ID. Type this, and choose a mixed case your new Apple ID. The quickest is to
the Mac App Store password of at least eight characters when click ‘Sign in’ under the Quick Links
prompted during the setup process. Use tab. Alternatively, select Store>Sign In
this information to sign in from the main App Store menu
Create Apple ID
Enter an Apple ID and password, and you
can download and purchase apps. If you
haven’t got an Apple ID, click the ‘Create
Apple ID’ button to create a new account
and personalise your Apple experience
Browse apps
There is a diverse range of apps
available for download and purchase
from the Mac App Store, but unless
you sign in using an Apple ID, all you
can do is browse
REDEEM A CODE
Create an Apple ID via the App Store
and you are then required to either
enter a payment method or redeem
a voucher. If you are creating an
Apple ID for a younger member of
the family, then you may redeem a
voucher code. This way, you won’t
be surprised by any unexpected
credit card bills!

Mac App Store Create an Apple ID
01: Create Account 02: Terms and conditions

Launch the App Store. From the main Mac App Store menu, choose Store> Click ‘Continue’, and read the terms and conditions. Confirm that you have read
Create Account. You will now see the ‘Welcome to the App Store’ window. and agree to them, and click the ‘Agree’ button.
03: Apple ID details 04: Payment method

Enter your Apple ID details. Type your email address, a mixed case password of Click ‘Continue’, and provide a payment method on the window that appears,
at least eight characters, and the other details requested. or opt to redeem a gift certificate or prepaid iTunes Gift Card.
05: Create Apple ID 06: Verify email address

Enter your name, address and telephone number, then click ‘Create Apple ID’. A Check your inbox, and click the link to verify your email address. You can now
verification email will now be sent to the email address you provided. use your new Apple ID and password to sign in to the App Store.

Download from the Mac App Store

The Mac App Store is your hub for new software. Here’s how to get your hands on amazing apps
When it launched at the beginning of 2011, the Mac App Store
offered Mac users an entirely new way to browse and download
apps that had never been seen before. There was widespread shock
at Apple’s decision to do this because it was a move based on the success of
the iPhone App Store, and one not guaranteed to work on the Mac platform. As
has been the case for many a year now, Apple was right and the Mac App Store
became an instant success.
These days, a lot of people take the Store for granted, while others don’t even
know it exists and have never even opened it up. If this is you, you’re missing
out on a huge amount of incredible content. In this tutorial, we’ll start you at the
basic level. If you have an Apple ID, which you would use to buy iPhone and
iPad apps as well as songs and movies in the iTunes Store, you can use that to
log in. If not, check out the tutorial on the previous two pages.
Mac App Store Start downloading now
01: Apple ID 02: Categories 03: Chart topping

Open the Mac App Store and look at the Quick Below the Sign In button you will see a drop-down Along the top of the Store are five options. The
Links on the right. Click Sign In. Input your Apple ID box that says All Categories. Click it and you can second one is Top Charts; select this and you can see
and password, or create one if you don’t have one. quickly navigate between categories in the Store. what is being downloaded the most.
04: Well paid 05: App details 06: Screenshots

The opening page of the Top Charts section shows Clicking on an app’s name will take you to its page. Scroll down and you can flick through screenshots of
you the most downloaded apps. When you find an You can read a description here. Click on More to the app, just like on the iOS App Store. This gives you
app you’re interested in, click its name or icon. reveal all the information about the app. a better idea of how the app will work.

Mac App Store DON’T HAVE
THE STORE?
interface explained Past purchases
The Mac App Store recognises when you buy
something with an Apple ID. You can click the
It might be that you don’t
see the Mac App Store
Discover a world of great software Purchases tab at the top to view all of your
anywhere on your machine.
If you are running a version
previously downloaded apps of OS X from Lion onwards,
Quick buy the Store will be included
If you know you want automatically. However,
an app, you don’t have before Lion, the Store was
to view the app’s page only available on OS X 10.6.6
before you download. – Snow Leopard. Earlier
These grey buttons systems don’t support the
act as ‘Buy’ buttons, so Store, and Leopard users will
you can click these and need to download it from
download apps straight Apple’s website.
from this page
Up-to-date Search and download

When one of your apps needs updating to a newer If you know exactly what you’re looking for and need to
version, the Mac App Store will show an alert in your Dock. find it fast, you can use the Search bar in the top right of
Click it and choose Updates from the top of the window the window. This will offer suggestions of apps as you
to download the latest version of the app type, so you can find things instantly
07: Tough crowd 08: Ready to buy 09: Installed

Move further down and you can read reviews from If you want the app, go to the top of the page and Once you’ve clicked Buy App, the Mac’s Launchpad
other users. These offer brilliant and real opinions on click the Buy App button. It will turn green. Click it will open automatically and your app will appear on
the app, away from the marketing blurb. again, then input your Apple ID and password. the grid. You can now click on it to launch it.

Delete and reinstall apps

on your Mac
Deleting apps downloaded from the Mac App Store is a breeze
Uninstalling apps has always been a used an iOS device such as an iPhone to remove
whole lot easier on a Mac than on a apps downloaded from the iTunes App Store, then
Windows PC, and you’ll be pleased to you’ll instantly feel familiar with the process.
learn that the most recent versions of OS X make Read on and we’ll show you how to use
the process even easier. Don’t go looking for an Launchpad to delete an app that has been
’Uninstall Programs’ setting, as you won’t find one! downloaded from the Mac App Store. We’ll then
The latest versions of the OS have adopted the show you how to reinstall the app should you
automated click-and-hold method used by devices ever require it again in the future. As a bonus, you
such as the iPhone and iPad. This means that don’t even need to empty the Trash, as Launchpad
deleting any apps downloaded from the Mac App handles everything for you. It’s an extremely simple
Store is an absolute breeze. In fact, if you’ve ever process and we show you how to do it.
Delete with ease Navigate Launchpad

All apps (paid and free) that you download
Confirm deletion
Removing an app that is no longer required
A quick look at the app from the Mac App Store can be viewed on is a breeze; simply click on the black ’X’
deleting process Launchpad. If there is more than one page badge, and then ’Delete’ when asked to
of shortcut icons, use your mouse to swipe confirm that you want to delete the app.
through the screens The whole process is automated
Reinstall apps
You can reinstall apps downloaded
from the Mac App Store using the
Purchased view. Click ’Install’, and the
app will be reinstalled, and appear
in the first available space on the
Launchpad screen
Click and hold

Click and hold on an app that
you wish to delete, and all the
app icons will start wiggling.
Apps that can be deleted (that
is, those downloaded from
the Mac App Store) will sport
a circular black ’X’ badge
DELETE FROM FINDER

Experienced Mac OS X users may
have noted that apps downloaded
from the Mac App Store cannot
be moved to Trash from the
Applications folder. Although the
easiest way to delete apps is via
Launchpad, there is an alternative
method. Open Finder, click
Go>Applications, and select an app.
Press Command+Delete, enter your
password when prompted, and the
app will be moved to the Trash.

Mac App Store Uninstall and reinstall apps
01: Purchased apps 02: Click and hold

The first step is to check which apps you have downloaded. To do this, launch Browse the apps installed, find one you no longer need, and click the
the App Store, and click the ’Purchases’ button at the top. Launchpad icon. Click and hold on the app’s icon until it starts wiggling.
03: Confirm deletion 04: Familiar process

All downloaded apps will now sport an ’X’ icon. Click the relevant ’X’ icon, and The app will now be removed. The process will be familiar to anyone who has
when asked to confirm that you want to delete the app, click ’Delete’. used an iDevice, as the tap and hold method is used by all iOS devices.
05: Reinstall the app 06: Track progress

If you want to reinstall the app, launch the App Store, and navigate to the Launchpad will appear. You can track the progress of the app download and
’Purchased’ view. When the store recalls your purchases, click ’Install’. reinstallation. The process is automated, with no user input required.

Get started with iTunes

Learn to find your way around the iTunes app and
discover all the amazing content on offer
iTunes is the place you go to for The app comes in two, very big, halves: the
entertainment on your Mac, whatever it Library and the iTunes Store. The front page of the
is you fancy doing. Movies and TV series, Store has a carousel that you can browse, featuring
new songs and albums, smart playlists that are new and noteworthy apps, albums, films and deals.
based on tracks you like, books that you can start All you need to do to get going is sign in with your
reading on your Mac and carry on reading on your iTunes account.
iPad, even a digital store full of educational courses, Once you've loaded iTunes up with your
plus podcasts and apps for your iOS devices; iTunes favourites content, you can use the Library, and the
has it all. While the App Store (with its own blue and iTunes Player, to enjoy your media. Stream through
white icon in your Applications folder) is the place AirPlay devices and sync everything with your
you go to find apps like iPhoto, Pages and Numbers. iPhone and iPad so you can enjoy it on those too.
iTunes is for everything else. There's a lot to see, so we'll show you around first.
Use iTunes to play media Access a device

When your iOS device is plugged in,
Visit the Store
This contains a link to the iTunes
Listen to songs without even you will be able to access its page of Store, where you can rent or
leaving the Store options, including syncing, or eject the purchase more content, and you
device by clicking this button can also have links to things such as
your Purchased apps
Find your content

All the music, movies, TV shows,
podcasts, audiobooks and apps you
own can be accessed via the buttons
here. Click on the three-dot icon to
access more of your content
Playing files
Once you've selected and played a
track or playlist from the main area
below, use these playback controls so
you can pause and skip tracks while
browsing iTunes
STORE, LIBRARY
AND PLAYER
iTunes comes in two halves: a Store,
where you can buy and rent films
and TV episodes, apps, music and
more, and then a Library and media
player where you can enjoy all this
content. While in each, you can use
the tabs at the top of the screen to
access other places.

iTunes Find your feet in iTunes
01: Find your music 02: Browse the tabs 03: Use the MiniPlayer
Open up iTunes and use the icons in the top-left Use the tabs in the middle of the bar along the top You can create a smaller version of the iTunes player
corner to switch between Music, Movies, TV Shows of the main window to switch between My Music, by selecting MiniPlayer from the Window menu at
and more. Start off by selecting Music. Playlists, Match and the iTunes Store. the top. It's more powerful than you think.
04: Switch on Genius 05: Match your collection 06: Go to the Store
Choose Genius from the Store menu to get instant If you sign up for an iTunes Match subscription, you Click the iTunes Store button at the top. Find new
recommendations and playlists depending on the can upload all your music to the cloud and enjoy it apps, music, videos, books and more. Featured
tracks you choose. on all your devices. content is on the carousel on the main page.
07: Find a movie 08: Rent or buy 09: Hit play

Choose Movies from the menu to the right of the On the film's info page, depending on availability, Once you've downloaded something, it'll turn up in
main window. As well as featured content, there are you can buy or rent in standard or HD. With albums your Library view. Hit play and enjoy it on your Mac,
further categories. Pick a film you want to see. you can buy songs or whole albums. or go and see what else is in the Store.

Download music from the

iTunes store
Make the most of the huge catalogue of music available on iTunes
iTunes was born to help people manage down deeper within an artist’s catalogue. There are need to use any other service to get the music you
their digital music, and over time it has multiple ways to browse music, and once you have want. Your only problems will be finding the music
grown to offer all of the entertainment an account set up with a valid credit card or gift you require within such a large library and making
you could possibly want to carry with you. card code, the process is as simple as choosing what sure you have enough space to install it all.
The iTunes library is huge, and all of the major new you want and then letting the software do the
releases are available to download as quickly as they
are on competing services. It has reached the point
work for you.
We explain how to download and purchase “Every artist will have
where almost every artist you like will have a large
selection of content on offer.
music from iTunes and then move it to your iPod.
Indeed, there are settings you can choose to make a large selection of
You can quickly search for individual songs,
albums and tracks via the search bar, and also dig
the process almost fully automated and with so
many options open to you, it is unlikely that you will content on offer”
iTunes purchasing options Check the popularity
The popularity indicators will give you
Many purchasing choices are available an idea of how popular a particular
track is, which can be useful when
making individual track choices
Buy an album
Clicking this button will
prompt an immediate
purchase of an album.
You will need to enter
your password, and the
process only takes a few
seconds. The tracks will
then download
THE AMAZON ALTERNATIVE

Amazon offers a huge library of
digital music as well, and has built
installer software that lets you
make purchases, which are then
automatically pushed to your iTunes
library. The process is very simple,
and almost as efficient as using
iTunes directly.
Individual tracks
Send a gift You can purchase individual
Clicking the arrow next to the album price tracks as well, but if you buy
lets you send the album as a gift or add it to a lot of them it will work out
a wish list for purchasing later. You can also more expensive than buying
share the album details with others a whole album in one go

iTunes Purchase albums and tracks from iTunes
01: The music section 02: Search for music

To access the iTunes Store, click on the iTunes Store button at the top of the In the top right you will search a search box. Enter the name of the artist you are
screen. Now use the side column to the right to ensure Music is selected. looking for and hit Return. A selection of songs, albums and videos will appear.
03: Choose an album 04: Enter your details

Once you’ve checked the offerings and decided what to buy, you can click the You’ll need to enter your password. Once you have done this, a confirmation
price button to make your purchase. Individual track prices will be available too. box will appear. Select ‘Buy’, and your tracks will download in the background.
05: Check the progress 06: Use your purchase

You can select the arrow icon in the top right to display the downloads as they Tap the ‘My Music’ option at the top of the screen, and you will see your recent
progress. They usually download in minutes, depending on your connection. purchases. You can now play it or move it to your iPhone/iPod/iPad.

Set up and use Apple Music

Make use of your free, three-month trial and get to know Apple Music
Apple Music is Apple’s brand new also download tracks and whole albums to your
music streaming service. This is Apple’s Mac to listen to even when you’re not connected
equivalent to Spotify and it lives on to the internet.
your Mac in the iTunes app. Apple Music gives Apple has priced Apple Music competitively, so
you access to virtually the whole of the iTunes much so that every user gets a free, three-month
library (that’s a staggering 30 million tracks in case trial to the service. After that you get the chance to
you were wondering) and a 24/7 radio station continue using Apple Music for a monthly fee of
called Beats One. You can also find out what your £9.99/$9.99. You can upgrade that subscription to
favourite artists are up to in Connect, Apple Music’s £14.99/$14.99 and get access for a family of up to
dedicated social network. Apple Music gets more six users. So if you’re a big music lover, follow this
powerful the more you use it, and the For You tab tutorial to sign up to Apple Music and see if you
gives you personalised playlists to enjoy. You can like what’s on offer.
“You can download tracks to your Mac for offline listening”

Inside Apple Music LISTEN TO THE RADIO
Apple Music comes with
Get to know what’s what in Apple’s new its very own radio station,
music service Beats One, hosted by world-
leading DJs in Los Angeles,
New York and London. You
can listen live, to previous
shows or even to stations
by genre.
My Music
Any track or album that
you add to My Music
lives in this tab. It’s just iTunes Store
like iTunes, with cover If you still like the idea
art presented in big of owning your music,
square thumbnails. Click you can head to the
on a thumbnail to start iTunes Store as normal
playing its contents and buy tracks, albums
and videos just like
you always have
For You New

When you’ve told Apple Because Apple Music
Music the genres of has access to such
music you like to listen a huge library, new
to and your favourite content is added to the
artists, the For You tab service every week. Go
will be populated with to the New tab at the
a personalised playlist top to see what’s just
of music been released

Apple Music Sign up and start streaming music
01: Open up Apple Music 02: Choose your plan

Open iTunes and you’ll see this Apple Music screen. To get started, click Start 3 Now it’s time to choose your membership plan. Click Individual or Family
Month Free Trial or click Already a member if you have an account already. depending on your preferences. Refer to the intro text to check the pricing.
03: Apple ID 04: iTunes music

You’ll need to sign in to the iTunes Store with your Apple ID, so enter your Because you sign in to Apple Music with your Apple ID, every track you’ve
credentials. Click Buy, even though it’s a free, three-month trial. previously purchased will be present in the main My Music tab.
05: Play a track 06: Add to My Music

Playing one of your songs or albums is as simple as clicking on the album You can search Apple Music for any track or album using the Search bar in the
cover’s thumbnail. A track overview will drop down. Now tap the play button. top-right. Click the Add to My Music option to add it to your My Music folder.

Rent and buy movies on iTunes

Get the best new movies on your desktop with iTunes 12
As well as being one of the world’s fantasy. For some films, there’s also the option of Thanks to the power of iCloud, you can watch
largest digital music hubs, the iTunes iTunes Extras. Not entirely unlike bonus features on a your downloaded film on any device. If you start
Store is also home to great movies and DVD or Blu-ray, Extras gives you the option to check watching your movie on your desktop computer
TV programmes from all over the world. To access out exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, deleted through iTunes 12, but then have to hop on the bus,
this incredible selection of brand new and classic scenes and much more. you can download it on your iOS device and it’ll
films, you can either scroll down on the iTunes Store Once you’ve found the content you’re after, you resume playing from exactly where you left off.
home page or select ‘Films’ from the tabs at the top can either buy or rent it. Buying will, of course, be
of the screen instead.
As well as being loaded with content, the Film
more expensive, but you can watch your film as
many times as you wish. Renting, on the other “The marketplace is
marketplace is an easy place to navigate. In addition
to searching through the Store with the search bar,
hand, is usually far cheaper, but you only have 30
days in which to start watching it, and then only 48 an easy place
you can also use the drop arrow in the right column
to search by genres, like comedy, drama or sci-fi &
hours to finish the video from the moment you
hit ‘Play’. to navigate”
The movie page TV PROGRAMMES
It’s not just films that the iTunes Store offers – you can also
Find out about your chosen film download entire TV series or individual episodes. They’re
not exactly cheap, but you can watch them on any Apple
devices you own, including iPod touch and selected iPod nano
generations. Most feature both SD and HD options. You can
download episodes in the same way you download movies.
Trailer
If you want to
see a sample of
your film, click
on a trailer. You
can’t download
it from iTunes
11, but you will
start streaming it
when you click it
iTunes Extras
If your film has any
bonus footage or
deleted scenes, it
will carry an iTunes
Extras badge. You
will not have to pay
any more for this
added privilege
HD or SD?
Click the HD/SD buttons to change Ratings & Reviews
between formats. If you plan on Click here to see what other people
watching on your iPod, it’s best to go thought about your chosen film. After
for SD. On your desktop, we would you’ve seen it, you can leave your own
recommend HD review and rate it out of five stars

iTunes Download a film from iTunes
01: Open the store 02: Find your genre

Open up iTunes on your computer and click the arrow next to the Music option Click the drop-down arrow next to the ‘All Genres’ menu option and then pick a
in the right-hand column. Now select Films from the dropdown menu. genre that appeals to you from the extensive list of options.
03: Choose your title 04: HD or SD?

Once you’ve chosen your genre, select the film you want by clicking on it. This You may have be able to choose a high definition version (HD) or a standard
will open up the film’s iTunes page, which will feature details, ratings and more. definition version (SD). SD’s cheaper, but won’t look as good.
05: Download it 06: Watch it

Click either ‘Buy’ or ‘Rent’, and you will start downloading the movie. Progress If you have a fast connection, you will be able to stream it after a few minutes.
will be shown in the main media bar. When it's done you will find it in the ‘Movies’ section of your iTunes library.

Navigate the new iBooks

Use the iBooks app in OS X to read, manage, purchase and
take notes with more than 1.8 million books
iBooks has been around since 2010, first appearing as an app on the iPad.
Since then its popularity has kept on growing. iBooks connects to the iBooks
Store, which functions just as iTunes does – giving users the ability to have
access to a digital library of literature that has made iBooks so successful. Now, with the
introduction of Yosemite OS X, iBooks has been made available on the Mac. iBooks syncs
perfectly with all your devices, letting you access your books in any format. If you start
reading a book on your iPad then come back to it on your Mac, iBooks will let you pick up
right where you left off. Although iBooks is much more tablet-friendly than on a desktop,
(since you might not be used to reading from your computer) there are a series of
functions such as note-taking, highlighting and searching within a book that are so much
more simple to execute from a Mac. Follow these six simple steps to getting set up and
reading in no time with Yosemite's iBooks app for Mac.
“iBooks syncs perfectly with all your

devices, letting you access your
books in any format”
iBooks reading interface Formatting options
To format a book’s settings, click here to
Navigation
Here you can search through the
Navigating the reading interface and tools access the Appearance window. Here you entirety of a book with key phrases
of iBooks in OS X can change the size of the book's text, and words. The toolbar also offers a
choose from a selection of different fonts table of contents and a bookmarking
or change the text colour tool to make browsing easier
Managing Notes
Notes can be accessed here by clicking
on the page number to be taken to the
page where a note was added. Right-click
on a note to share it via Facebook, Twitter,
Messages or Email
Creating Notes
Select a body of text to open the
Notes window where you can
highlight text and add notes. From
the More menu you can search for
the text online have the text spoken
iBOOKS AUTHOR
If reading via iBooks is getting you
inspired to write your own novel,
then why not download the free
iBooks Author software from Apple.
This tool lets you create and publish
your very own book from scratch
or by using templates including
images, interactive options and
videos – all built to work with iBooks.

iBooks Master iBooks in El Capitan
01: Launch iBooks 02: Build a collection

If you’re starting iBooks for the first time on your mac, log in via your iTunes All previous purchases will sync with the app, placing them in the All Books
account to sync iBooks with your iPad or iPhone app. window. Right-click on a book, then click on New Collection.
03: Manage your collection 04: iBooks Store

Double-click on New Collection 1 to rename it. Right-click on a book, then Click on iBooks Store in the top-right-hand corner. Search by Category, author or
select Add to Collection to include it in your new collection. keyword as you would in iTunes to find a book.
05: Samples and purchasing 06: iBooks’ reading interface

Select a book, then click Get Sample to add the first few pages of the book to Double-click on a book in your collection to read it. Using the toolbar you can
your library or purchase it using your iTunes account. adjust Font Size, add notes, bookmark and search.

Get organised with Calendar

It’s an incredibly important app that can help get you organised
Calendar (formerly known as iCal) is one of the
unsung heroes of OS X and iOS. It is the Mac-
based predecessor to Calendar on your iPhone
or iPad. This application has the ability to really help you
organise your life and – with the ability to share your
calendars – the lives of others.
As you would expect, Apple has made the app simple
yet effective, with an incredibly user-friendly interface. You
can colour code certain calendars, for example, so that
you can set up different ones for work, social events, sport
matches and more. You can set any events that you create
to a certain time or to ‘all-day’, and there are plenty of
other options that will suit your needs.
In this introduction to the application, we’ll show you
how to create a new calendar and add an event, as well
as how best to view your busy schedule. Armed with this
information, you can keep track of important meetings,
birthdays, social events and much more with ease.
“This app can really

help you to organise
your life”
Calendar Get to grips with your calendar app
01: Add a calendar 02: Name it

The very first step will be to open up Calendar (or iCal) on your Mac. Use the ‘+’ Naming your calendar is important, as this will specify the kind of events that
button in the top left corner of the Calendar interface to add a new quick event. you add and help you divide the kinds of tasks you complete in your everyday
Alternatively, you can click on the File menu and click ‘New Calendar’ to create a life, which is important if you have separate calendars for work and home. You
brand new calendar. can, once your calendar is made, tick and untick it to reveal and hide events.

Grasp the interface
View your calendar however
you want to
Month view
Use this to view the weeks ahead and to
get a feel for how busy you are. You can
Day view easily skim through months at a time,
which makes it the best place to plan
If you‘re a really busy bee, this holidays and larger projects
is where you’ll need to be to
organise every moment of your
life. Click on an event to view all of Week view
the details to the right This is our favourite view, as it offers you
enough detail to see entire days well-
planned-out, but it also offers a quick
overview of the entire week ahead. We
live in this view
03: Double-click 04: Assign to a calendar

Double-click on a day and time to add a new event to your calendar. A pop-up If you’ve changed your mind about the calendar that you want this event to
window will appear, allowing you to add all the pertinent information you want apply to, just click on the drop-down arrow next to ‘calendar’ and select a
to the new event. Be as detailed as you can, as this will help you recall the event different one. As these are colour-coded, you can easily distinguish between
when the time comes. them. Once you’re finished, click Done.

Add a note to a Calendar event

Apply more detail to your events by adding notes
Apple’s Calendar app is great for keeping double-click on it to bring up a floating window of
track of your hectic schedule, adding
events and inviting other people to
information, including the all-important start and
finish times, and by clicking the various fields you
“Add a note to
attend them. When creating events that other users
will be able to see, it is obviously a good idea to
can then start adding invitees, alerts and notes.
Simply click on ‘note’ and you’ll be able to write
an event to give
include as much detail as possible. However, you
don’t want to pepper the main event window with
as much text as you want into a dialog box and,
once you click off the box, this information will be as much detail
too many words, so what can you do? Easy: add a
note. Once you have added an event you can
viewable to others clicking on your event. Here’s
how to start adding in your own event notes. as possible”
Calendar Add more information to your entry
01: Double-click the event 02: Click on note

Locate the event that you wish to apply a note to and then double-click on it to In the event box will be a couple of ‘Add’ sections, one of which is Add Notes.
bring up an overview box of the event. Click on this section to start entering your own notes.
03: Enter text 04: Finishing off

Type your text into the field provided and then click off the event. The text will There is also the option to add a URL to your event. Simply click on the ‘Add URL’
automatically be saved and stored with the event. field and then type or paste in the required link.

Add an alert to a Calendar event
Set alerts to ensure that you never miss an important event
For all your good intentions of adding yourself, the automatic opening of an application or,
events to your Calendars, they don’t
mean a thing if you fail to take notice
if you use AppleScript, you can set up a specific
script, or action, that your Mac will perform when it
“Alerts can inform
and forget about them. Thankfully, to prevent this
happening, you can set yourself handy alerts so that
needs to alert you at the specified time.
You have full freedom to determine the time
you of an event
the app will inform you on the day, hours or
minutes before or at a precise time and date that
and date of the alert, and you can even set up a
sequence of alerts if you’re worried about missing minutes, hours or
you determine. These alerts can consist of a
message, a message with a sound, an email sent to
your event. Simply use the drop-down menus next
to ‘alert’ in the event edit box. days beforehand”
Calendar Apply alerts to events
01: Double-click the event 02: Click on the alert box

Like before, locate the event that you wish to apply an alert to and double-click Now click on the time box and this will expand the window to allow you to
on it to bring up an overview box. enter start and end times and more.
03: Set alert 04: Set custom

Set the desired times and then click on the Alert menu. This allows you to set an Click on Custom in the alert menu and then set your own desired alert options.
alert in the run up to the event at a specified time. You can also choose to be notified via message, email or more.

Set up Messages for every device

Stay in touch with iOS and OS X users via the Messages app on your Mac, iPhone and iPad
Messages is an instant messaging phone number. Down at the bottom of the window
application that is built into El Capitan, is a box in which to enter your message. It’s just like
which iPhone, iPad and iPod touch sending a text message on a phone, but you can
users will find familiar. That is because it is the also send images. Ctrl/right-clicking in the message
same messaging facility that is part of iOS. You can box enables a section of the screen to be copied and
chat with your friends and relatives using your Mac then inserted into the message, or you can open a
as well as your iOS devices. In fact, you can start a Finder window and drag a file into it. The file will then
conversation on your Mac and then pick up where
you left off on your iPhone or iPad because they are
automatically kept in sync through iCloud. “You can chat to several
The app looks a lot like SMS messaging and at the
top you specify who to send the message to. As you
start typing, matching contacts are displayed and
different people at the
you can select someone by their email address or same time”
Look inside
Messages
The new way to enjoy
a conversation
The conversation list

This panel on the left shows the people
you are currently chatting to. Notice
the three dots under one of them. This
means that they are typing a response
SMS RELAY
If you are logged into the
same iCloud account on
your Mac and iOS devices
then you can respond to
text messages from non-
Apple owning friends from
different devices other
than your iPhone. On your
iPhone running iOS 8.1, go
to Settings>Messages>Text
Message Forwarding and
decide which devices
will receive text message
forwarding. You will then
need to enter a code to
continue using the service.

appear inside the conversation window. When you
receive an image, double-clicking on it opens it in a
larger window and there is also the option to quickly
Messages Get started with Messages
open it in Preview.
A conversation is displayed using speech bubbles
in the main part of the window and you can chat to
several different people at the same time. Double-
clicking the person in the left-hand list opens the
conversation in a separate window, which is useful
when talking to two or more people. You can also
continue a conversation later because everything can
be remembered.
There are some useful features in Messages, and
in the top right corner you’ll see a FaceTime icon if
the person you’re chatting to has it. Click on it and
you can start a video call. There is also an option
to display a notice when someone has received a
message, which is useful when you don’t know if
they are there, busy doing something or gone. You 01: Enable Messages 02: Local instant messaging
can even see when they are typing a response. Start Messages and go to Preferences>Accounts. You If you have several Macs, you can select and enable
may have several messaging accounts that can be Bonjour instant messaging. This allows Macs to
enabled and used with Messages. Turn them on. exchange messages and files over a local network.
Start FaceTime
This contact has FaceTime
and so clicking this icon will
start FaceTime and call them.
You can then continue the
chat using a video call. It is a
useful option to have
03: Change your picture 04: Set your status

Open the photos Close Preferences and click Messages>Change my You can tell people whether you are available or away
This is a thumbnail image showing the photo Picture. Click the camera icon to take a photo using the from your Mac, or even which iTunes song you are
that has been sent. Clicking on it opens it in a Mac’s camera, or click Other to load a photo. listening to. Hit Messages>My Status and select one.
larger window and it can also be opened for
viewing or editing in Preview
Type a message
The iMessage box at the
bottom is where you type
your message. Ctrl/right-
click on it or drag a photo
to the box from Finder to 05: Set up iOS 06: Add email addresses
send it to the person On the iPhone and iPad, go to Settings>Messages. Tap Send & Receive and you can add the email
Turn on iMessage. It’s useful to enable the Send Read addresses people can use when they want to contact
Receipts option to show that messages have arrived. you. On iPhone they’ll be able to use your number.

Discover FaceTime for Mac

With FaceTime for Mac, video calls are now only a few
clicks away. Learn how to install and configure this great tool
One of the most acclaimed features of

the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices
is also available on your Mac. From the
comfort of your laptop or desktop, FaceTime for
Mac now makes it possible for you to have a chat or
share a smile with your friends and family who also
possess an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac. It is
even possible to engage in video calls over your
local network. With the simple further requirements
of an email address and an Apple ID, a whole new
world of enhanced communication is now easily
accessible. The sleek, simple and powerful interface
of the FaceTime for Mac application is fully
integrated into your Mac OS X environment. Plus, if
you have an iPhone running iOS 8 or later, you can
now even make phone calls to any number if you
have your iPhone nearby.
“With your Mac, video

calls are just a few
clicks away”
FaceTime Set up and use FaceTime
01: Launch the app 02: Sign in

You can launch the FaceTime app by locating and double-clicking on the app When the FaceTime app has been launched, you will have to sign in with your
icon in your Applications folder or by selecting Launchpad from the Dock and Apple ID to start using the app or create a new account, which you can do by
opening it from there. Alternatively, drag the app icon into your Dock to create a opening System Preferences and clicking on iCloud. When you have entered
handy shortcut if you intend to use the app frequently. your account details, you will be able to start conducting FaceTime chats.

Find your way Audio or Video?
In FaceTime you can now make
Quick calling
You can right-click on the FaceTime icon in the
around FaceTime both Audio and video calls. Click
on the two tabs to see your recent
calls in each format, and quickly
Dock to bring up this contextual menu containing
your recent calls. Click on any one of them to call
Make calls to your friends and call a person back
that person back instantly – it's a really fast way to
family with ease make calls
Search for Contacts

Click in the Search bar at the top of the left-
hand bar and you can type in a name. As
soon as you hit the first keys, FaceTime will
start making suggestions of who you might
mean, and you can call with a click
Contact information
To get more information about a
specific contact, click the 'i' icon next
to their name. a Contact window will
pop up, with all their information from
your Contacts app displayed
WHAT IS AN APPLE ID?

An Apple ID is a username and password
used to identify you on every Apple
service. Whether you want to buy software
or a device on the Apple Online Store,
music or movies on the iTunes Store or log
in to iCloud, an Apple ID provides you with
a single set of login credentials.
FaceTime with Lyndsey Walker
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03: Find a contact 04: Make a Call

You'll see Video and Audio options at the top of the screen. Click the search bar When your friend has been notified of your FaceTime invitation and accepts
and type in the name of a friend, or click the ‘+’ button to add one from your the call, they will appear in the main window of the app and you will be visible
Contacts app manually. Then click on the phone or camera icons to make an in a stamp-sized screen in the corner. You can change to Portrait or Landscape
audio or video call respectively. orientation by hovering your cursor over the window and clicking the arrow.

Get more out of Preview

One of OS X’s staple apps has undergone a recent face-lift. Let’s take a closer look…
Preview is a powerful and flexible general purpose utility that is
designed for viewing and editing a wide range of different file
types. However, it is mainly used for viewing PDFs and images. Since
Mountain Lion, it has come with additional features that make it even more
useful, such as the button and menus for sharing files. It is possible to share files
directly from Preview using Twitter, AirDrop, Messages and so on. Sending a file
to a friend or work colleague via Preview has never been easier.
There are now more PDF editing tools and it is also possible to insert pages
from other files, as well as images directly from a scanner. Notes can be added
throughout a document, but they are hidden. There is a new panel on the
left for viewing notes, plus any text you have highlighted too. Preview also
supports iCloud and it stores files online so they are available everywhere.
Inside Preview Share the file

The best new bits explained The Share button enables you to share images,
PDFs and other files with your friends and work
colleagues. Click on it and then choose an
option, such as Twitter or AirDrop
Highlights and notes

If notes have been added to
a document, or text has been
highlighted, you can display
this panel on the left that Annotating PDFs
contains everything you have Clcking on the Tolls menu
added. It is also searchable and choose Annotate will
provide a menu of tools
to help you markup and
annotate your PDF. These
options include adding
shapes and more
PRIVATE iCLOUD
STORAGE
Each application that uses
iCloud has its own private
Markup tools storage area. You can’t
Click on the View menu see TextEdit’s iCloud files
and then choose Show in Preview and vice versa.
Markup Toolbar. You now However, Finder shows all
have tools to hand to add files no matter where they
notes, annotations, shapes, are and any file can be
signatures and more accessed using File>Open.

Preview Explore the latest features
01: iCloud or disk 02: Upload files 03: Share Preview files
Start Preview in the Applications folder and select Files on the Mac’s disk drive can be uploaded to All windows in El Capitan have a share button at
File>Open. You will now be able to navigate to iCloud Drive for universal access. Open iCloud Drive the top. Click once on a file and then click on this
picture files on your Mac or iCloud. and drag them to the Preview folder. button to share the file to a range of services.
04: Message your image 05: File management 06: Fill in forms
Sending files to others is very easy. Here we are There are full management facilities for files stored Forms can be created and saved as PDF files, and
sending a photo using Messages. A thumbnail is on iCloud Drive through Preview. Right-click to see now you can fill them in using Preview. Open the
displayed and you can enter the text. options to rename, delete, viewed or shared. PDF file and click in the form to enter text.
07: Notes and highlights 08: View your notes 09: Insert a scan
Go to Tools>Annotate to edit a PDF document and The sidebar usually displays thumbnail images of the Previously, Preview could only insert blank pages
highlight important text, or even insert notes. Your pages, but there is now an option to display all your into PDFs, but there are two new options. Now, you
notes are then hidden, leaving just a discreet icon. highlighted text and notes with more information. can insert from a file or a scanner, too.

Get creative on your Mac
Master the creative facilities of your Apple Mac
to capture and edit your images and video
128 128 iMovie editing masterclass
Turn your movies into something special
144 Keep time with Tempo
Track techniques
Master
iMovie Discover the most crucial tempo tools
136 Work with external drives to

save space 146 Chain and optimise
Store iMovie projects on an external drive stompbox effects
Master the fundamentals of linking and
routing GarageBand's virtual FX pedals
138 Organise your Photos Library
Make sure you can always find your photos
140 140 Make precise edits with the

Edit Levels tool
photos Enhance your images with the Levels feature
142 Learn how to play with

free lessons
138
Organise
Start learning the piano or guitar photos
“Your
Mac will
help cater
to your
creative
side”

“GarageBand allows
you to record
music, edit and
export all with ease”
142 144 146

Learn to Keep time Stompbox
play guitar on tracks FX

iMovie editing
masterclass Become an expert in recording, editing and sharing video
Thanks to phenomenal advances wheat from the chaff to create a short, slick and on the cake’ and give your
in technology, you can now record watchable programme. As well as overcoming programme the type of
HD video footage on gadgets such problems such as camera shake and incorrect professional production that
as DSLRs, GoPro cameras and even on your colours, we’ll show you how to enhance your people have come to expect.
iPhone. You also have access to the type of shows with post-production assets like captions, It’s now also much easier to
video-editing tools that film-makers in previous transitions, and a dash of special effects courtesy share your footage thanks to
decades would have had to spend hundreds of green screen compositing and picture-in- social media platforms such as
of pounds to access. Today the only limitations picture effects. You’ll also be able to add digital YouTube and Vimeo. Anyone can
on sharing high-quality videos are our own camera moves to clips and stills to enhance now find and build an international
imagination and a bit of technical experience. your programmes, thanks to iMovie’s Ken Burns audience from the comfort of their own
This iMovie masterclass is designed to tools. These post-production assets act as ‘icing Mac thanks to iMovie.
help you become more familiar with the
video production workflow, so that you can
confidently capture high-quality footage,
“Today the only limitation on sharing
import it into your Mac and then sort out the videos is your imagination”
Import footage into iMovie

How to get your clips safely into an iMovie project
iMovie keeps all imported clips in a Library. To work with clips more easily you need to
set up an event to store them in, and a project to edit them in. Here’s how to get clips
into iMovie from an attached video camera or a folder located on your Mac.
01: Create a new event 02: Import footage 03: Create the movie
Choose File>New Event. By default the event will be From the Import window you can browse to an The clips will appear in the event that you created.
labelled with the current date, but you can re-label attached camcorder, external drive or Mac folder. Go to File>New Movie. Choose a Theme from the
it to help identify its contents. Click the big Import Shift-click to select clips to import. Click the Import options. Click Create. Label the movie and choose the
Media button. Selected button. event you created.

NON-LINEAR
EDITING
Once you’ve created
an event, imported
your clips and created a
movie template, you’ll
see an empty timeline
appear. You can then
add your clips to the
timeline in any order to
start telling a story.

Create a trailer
A trailer is a great way of
presenting footage and getting
people excited about it
1: Choose a template
Click the New button and click the Trailer icon.
Enhance your movies

Click the Play icon on a trailer’s thumbnail
to preview its music, pacing and titles. Click
Create when you find one you fancy. Add it to
an event.
Add titles, transitions, 3D Globes and travel maps
Once you have imported your footage into an event and created a timeline to add the clips to (see
previous spread), then you can turn your rambling raw footage into a shorter, snappier story. You
can trim clips’ durations to make them tighter and, just like editing an essay, you can swap clips
around to fine-tune how your story unfolds. Once you have told your tale you can enhance it using iMovie’s
post-production assets such as titles, transitions and even animated travel maps. The latter are a great way
of setting the scene for your latest travelogue.
2: Use the Storyboard

Click on the Storyboard tab. This gives you
editable text fields and placeholder graphics
that suggest the type of shot you might
add. Music and transitions are all added
automatically.
1: Create some titles 2: Add terrific transitions

Click the Titles browser (or press Cmd+2). Scrub over Press Cmd+1 to summon the Transitions editor. This
a title thumbnail to preview it. Drag the title into the lets you mix or wipe between clips. Drag a transition
timeline. Edit the font, text and colour in the main between two clips. Double-click the transition’s icon to
viewer. Click the tick. edit its duration.
3: Drag and drop
Modify the text fields to customise the
trailer’s text and click on your event’s clips to
drop them one by one into an appropriate
placeholder. To see how things are shaping
up, tap the spacebar to preview how the trailer
looks and sounds.
“You can turn your

rambling raw 3: Use marvellous maps 4: Add a background
footage into a Press Cmd+3 to summon Maps & Backgrounds. Drag
a map into the timeline. In the main viewer, type in a
Below the maps are a further collection of still and
animated backgrounds. These are great for creating
snappier story” journey start and end point for an animated arrow on
the globe.
attractive and slick-looking backdrops that can suit any
of your projects.

Correct colour in your clips
Adjust colour and contrast to create shots with detail and impact
LESS IS MORE
iMovie’s transitions are fun to add,
but you can get carried away. Think
of transitions as adding salt to a
meal. A little will enhance it but too
much can spoil it. A pro will use less
transitions than a novice.
Balance colour
This icon gives you access to
extra colour balance controls
such as a White Balance Tweak the
eyedropper. This can banish
colour casts by warming up or
temperature
cooling down a shot in a click If your shot looks a little
too warm, then drag this
slider left to cool it down
and create more natural-
looking skin tones. Drag
it right to warm up a cold
blue clip
Boost saturation
If your source clip’s
Ungraded footage colours are a bit drab
Set your camera to then drag this slider right
neutral for footage with to increase the shot’s
flat contrast and subtle overall saturation. Be
colours. This helps you careful not to push it too
avoid blowing out far or you’ll create garish
highlights and shadow unrealistic colours
detail and creating over-
saturated colours
Colour correction
controls
To access iMovie’s tools
Increase contrast for correcting colour
By dragging this Shadow and tone, add a clip to
Control slider to the left, the timeline and then
you can create darker click here. The Contrast,
shadows. The Highlight Saturation and Color
slider will move an equal Temperature sliders will
distance to the right in then appear
order to brighten the
clip’s highlights
Stablise footage
Iron out handheld wobbles
for a smoother shot
When filming with a handheld camera,
your footage might look a bit wobbly.
iMovie can analyse the camera shake 01: Add a clip 02: Smooth it out 03: Shake versus crop
and reduce or even remove it entirely Add a shaky handheld clip to Tick the Stabilize Shaky Video Toggle the Stabilize Shaky Video
(though it will crop your footage after the timeline. Our example clip box. A little wheel will spin box on and off to see how much
was filmed in a pool, making it while iMovie analyses each of the frame has been cropped.
stabilising it). The best way to avoid
impossible to use a tripod. Click on individual frame. When the Drag the slider right for a smoother
shake (or a cropped clip) in the first the Stabilization icon above the wheel stops, you should have sequence. This will in turn produce a
place is to use a tripod. viewer window. a less shaky clip. tighter crop.

Speed up or slow
down clips
Retime your footage to produce
creative results
iMovie makes it easy to speed footage up to produce
dazzling time-lapse sequences that show the ebb
and flow of people and traffic in a busy city, or slow
time down to watch a tree fall to earth. You can even split a
clip so that it starts off in real time and then seamlessly slows
down during a crucial moment. This variable speed effect is a
great technique for enhancing action or sporting subjects, as
we’ll demonstrate.
01: Split the clip 02: Adjust the speed 03: Fine-tune the speed 04: Fast forward
Scrub forward in the timeline until you Click to select the section of clip that After slowing a section down, a tortoise You can also change a selected clip’s
get to the moment when you want you want to re-time. Click the Speed icon will appear in the timeline. You can speed by going to the Modify menu.
time to switch to slow motion. Press icon above the viewer. Set the drop- click on the top right of the re-timed clip Here you can slow things down, speed
Command+B to split the clip (or right- down menu to the desired speed and drag left to speed it up or right to them up and even create a slow
click on the clip and choose Split Clip). (such as Slow). Choose a percentage. slow it down even more. Instant Replay of a sporting event.
“You can even split a clip so that it starts off in real time and then
seamlessly slows down during a crucial moment”
The Ken
Burns effect
Enhance your clips with
digital camera moves
iMovie’s Ken Burns tools are brilliant
features that enable you to add
movement to statically framed clips.
These moves would be tricky to do
01: Click to crop 02: Choose and point 03: Make a move
Add a statically framed clip. This Two boxes show the Start and End You can click the arrow icon to swap
in-camera, but in iMovie you can example footage was shot on a of the move. Click the End box the size and position of the Start and
define a start and end size and let locked off tripod so only the people to make it solid. Drag the corner End boxes. Click the Tick to apply. In
the Ken Burns tools zoom and pan move. Click on the Crop icon above handles to create a tight crop. Drag this example the camera will zoom
between the keyframes smoothly. the viewer, then click Ken Burns. inside the box to pan or tilt. in and tilt up as the clip plays.

Use a green screen effect Picture-in-Picture
Present two clips at the same
Combine separate clips into a creative composite sequence time to tell a story creatively
By shooting a subject against a clean green when replacing a blue screen with other footage).
(or blue) card, you can use iMovie’s keying This compositing technique is a great way of adding
tools to replace the colour backdrop. Green variety and texture to your productions. You can
screens tend to be popular as many people have place people in exotic locations or add special effects
blue eyes (and these could become transparent to your drama productions.
01: Layer two clips

Add a background clip to the timeline and
then drag an insert image onto the top layer
so both clips run parallel. Click the Video
Overlay settings icon. Set the drop-down
01: Source footage 02: Layer the clips menu to Picture-in-Picture.
To get the green (or blue) screen footage to work well Drag the background footage to the timeline first.
the card needs to be evenly lit (or holes can appear). Then drag the blue screen clip onto the timeline and
Try and avoid shadows being cast on the card as these place it on a layer above the background clip. The two
might remain solid. parallel clips need to run together in sync.
02: Refine composition

Drag the insert picture’s corner handles to
resize it. Drag inside the picture to re-position.
Yellow guides will help you align it with
03: Overlay options 04: Reduce fringing the centre. You can add a border and drop
Click on the top clip. Click on the Video Overlay The edges of the top layer’s subject may suffer a fringe shadow, too.
settings icon above the viewer. Set the drop-down of colour from the blue or green screen. Combat this
menu on the left to Green/Blue Screen. The blue card by dragging Softness right to soften the edges and
will instantly become transparent and disappear. reduce the strength of any fringing.
03: Side-by-side
You can also change the Video Overlay
05: Clean up corners 06: Erase shadow settings to Side-by-Side. This causes the clip
on the top layer to slide in from the left or
If bits of blue background still appear at the frame’s Click the eraser Clean-up icon. In our example there’s a
edges, click the Clean-up Borders icon. This enables hint of flower shadow on the blue card at the bottom- right until it shares half the frame with the
you to drag the corner handles inwards. Any areas right corner. By clicking the eraser on this area we can clip on the lower layer.
outside the handles will be completely transparent. make the shadow vanish.

Fix sound issues
Get your audio sounding its best with these post-production tools
GO EXTERNAL
For a professional voiceover, buy an
Audio effects external USB microphone such as the
Click here to access extra Yeti (www.bluemic.com/yeti/#). This
audio effects that change will create a more intimate-sounding
the sound in more creative voiceover than your Mac’s mic.
ways, such as altering pitch
or adding different room
ambience effects
Pump up the bass

When you reduce
Reduce background noise, the
subject’s voice can sound
background noise too flat and weak. Bring
If background noise is back some of the lower
competing with your frequencies by choosing the
interviewee’s voice, tick Bass Boost preset
this box. Drag the adjacent
slider to the right to get a
balance between reducing
the background noise
without flattening the
voice too much
Adjust levels Sound fixing tools

A subject’s voice Click on this icon to
should have levels that access iMovie’s tools for
occasionally peak yellow at fixing sound. This will
the loudest sections. Drag summon a handy Noise
this horizontal volume bar Reduction slider as well
up until the voice clip’s as the Equalizer drop-
sound is strong down menu
Add a
soundtrack
Use sound effects,
music and voiceovers
Once you’ve fixed your clips’ recorded
audio problems, you can now start to
augment your programmes with extra 01: Add sound effects 02: Incorporate 03: Bring in music
assets. iMovie’s Sound Effects browser In the Content Library panel, click a voiceover Go to the iLife Sound Effects Jingles
the Sound Effects browser. You can Click the Microphone icon to record folder and drag a track to the
is full of audio assets, from a collection
then plunder the Sound Effects a voiceover. Use the slider to adjust timeline. To stop the music from
of Foley sound effects to a folder of and iLife Sound Effects folders for a competing with and drowning
sound levels before you record so
Jingles that suit a range of programme range of different stock sounds to that they peak healthily. Click the out the dialogue, simply drag the
themes and topics. drag to the timeline. Red button and speak. horizontal volume bar downwards.

Share directly to YouTube Share your video
Distribute your programme to the to Facebook
world directly from iMovie Get your work seen on a host
of social media outlets
Once you’ve spent time getting your programme
to look and sound as good as it can, you can quickly
and easily share your edited masterpiece with a
global audience thanks to iMovie’s direct link with social media
platforms such as YouTube. YouTube enables you to create a
personal channel that fans of your work can subscribe
to, so there are potentially plenty of people ready to be
impressed with your iMovie editing skills. 01: Click on share
Facebook is a great place to get instant
feedback on your video productions from an
audience that knows you. Click the Share icon
and choose Facebook.
01: Choose YouTube 02: Select a size

Double-click to open up the project that you want
to share so that it appears on the timeline. At the top
In the next window, type in some keyword tags so
viewers can find your content. Choose an HD size
02: Choose an audience
You’ll need to tell iMovie your Facebook login
right of the viewer, click on the Share icon. Click on the such as HD720p (or the larger HD1080p if you shot in details. In the pop-up window choose a Size
YouTube icon. that resolution). – HD720p will be fine. Choose who can view
your uploaded movie and then click Next.
03: Side-by-side
03: Public or private? 04: Publish In the next window, click Publish. iMovie will
Choose a category for your programme and select A circular progress wheel will appear at the top right, notify you when it has uploaded your edited
your desired privacy setting (to make your video indicating the progress of your upload. Then check programme to Facebook. Click Visit to see
public or private). When you’re happy, click Next and out your programme on your YouTube channel and the video on your Facebook wall.
then click Publish. wait for comments.
Share with iCloud

Upload your files onto your iCloud for access over the web
Select the movie that you want to share by clicking on it in the Libraries panel. Go to
File>Share>File. Choose a resolution and quality setting, then click Next. In the next
window, click the drop-down menu and choose iMovie>iCloud. Click Share to upload
your movie. A Share Successful message should appear. Log into your iCloud account
in a browser and go to iCloud Drive’s iMovie folder. You can play your uploaded
movies from there.
Work with external

drives to save space Save precious space on your Mac by storing
your iMovie projects on an external hard drive
Video clips will take up much more video clips using a library that is stored on your Mac.
storage space on your Mac than stills, We’ll show you how to set up an additional library
especially if you shoot at a HD (or UHD) on a portable hard drive, so that you can store
resolution. If your Mac becomes too stuffed with projects there instead, and how to move existing
video clips it might start to behave sluggishly, which events from the default library to an external one.
will be especially annoying if you’re trying to edit a
video. A sensible (and relatively affordable) solution
is to purchase a portable hard drive and store your “Purchase a portable
iMovie assets on that drive, instead of on your Mac.
By default iMovie organises its events, projects and hard drive”
Use multiple libraries

Free up some valuable space on your Mac
Add events
Some of the events on the external
UHD drive are unique to that particular
drive, as we imported them directly
HD (High Definition)
to our External iMovie Library from
video clips measure 1,920
a memory card. Others have been
pixels wide by 1,080
copied to the external drive from our
pixels high. This produces
original iMovie Library by dragging
a much larger image
and dropping
than the old UK TV size
of 769 x 576. Thanks to
advances in technology
some devices (such as
a GoPro HERO4) can
produce video clips at
an even larger resolution
of 3,840 x 2,160. These
huge clips are referred to
as Ultra High Definition
(UHD) movies.
External library
If you choose File>Open
Library>New you can set up an
additional iMovie library on an
external hard drive. Here the tooltip
indicates that this new library is
stored on a Seagate Drive that’s
attached to our Mac
Plug and play Default iMovie library

When an external drive is attached, By default iMovie stores all of its
you can access its external iMovie imported video clips in a self-contained
library by going to File>Open Library file called iMovie Library.imovielibrary. If
and browsing to the relevant library. you hover over the iMovie Library label
This external library will be unavail- a tooltip will pop up telling you where
able while the drive is ejected the file is stored

iMovie Save space using external drives
01: Choose a drive 02: Reveal library location 03: Understand the library
To edit you’ll need an external drive that processes You’ll notice an iMovie Library label. Right-click the Right-click on the iMovie Library.imovielibrary file
video quickly. A drive with a Thunderbolt label, choose Reveal in the pop-up menu. Your and choose Show Package Contents. Your imported
connection will do the job nicely. iMovie Library is stored in your Mac’s Movies folder. clips are here, plus details of every iMovie event.
04: Create a new library 05: View the new library 06: Import clips
Choose File>Open Library>New. In the Save Your new External Library will appear in iMovie’s Now when you click on the Import Media button,
window, go to your external hard drive. Label the Libraries panel. At this stage it will contain no events, any clips from an attached camera will be imported
new library ‘External Library.imovielibrary’ and Save. projects or video clips. and stored in the External iMovie Library.
Transfer
your events
You can store iMovie Libraries on multiple
external hard drives, so you should never
run out of space. A USB 3.0- connected
Seagate Backup Plus Portable Hard Drive
can store a whopping two terabytes of 01: Transfer events 02: Hide or show libraries
data, and it won’t bust your budget at between libraries You can right-click on an external iMovie library
£65. You can also transfer events that To copy an old Event from the original library to in the Libraries browser and choose Close
are stored on your Mac’s default iMovie the new one, drag it to External Library. To move Library to hide it from video. Then at a later
library onto a library that lives on an an old Event so that it only exists in the new date you can choose File>Open Library and
external drive, freeing up valuable space. external library, simply hold the Cmd and drag. browse to the desired external library.

Share
Keep your your photos
One way to keep your
Photos library photos in check is to

share them on social
media. Photos makes
organised
Discover the top ten best ways to
sharing your pictures very
straightforward. Select the
chosen photos or album,
right-click and hover over
Share, then click on your
keep on top of your packed Photos preferred method.
library on your Mac
Smart Albums
Photos is the default app for all your iPhone pics, Smart Albums are a great
and chances are you’re going to be taking a lot way to get Photos to do
your organising for you,
of them thanks to the iPhone’s stunning camera.
with minimal effort on
However, the problem with taking so many wonderful shots your part. Tell the app to
is that when you want to show them off to your friends and create an album based
family, it takes an age to trawl through them all and find the one on certain criteria, such as
you want. photos that you’ve edited,
Luckily Photos has a whole host of features that ensure you and it’ll do all the legwork
are never far away from your favourite photos, and you can sort for you and stick the
completed collection in
them in a range of ways to keep your albums fresh and easily
the Albums folder.
located. Here are just some of its options that mean you can
snap away to your heart’s content without worrying you’ll never
find that one amazing picture again. Create
new folders
While albums are
a good way to
organise your photos,
sometimes you need
a method to organise
your albums, too!
When in the Albums
tab, right-click and
choose Add New
Folder. Name the
folder then simply
drag and drop
albums into it.
Create albums
Named albums are the
best way to remember
that special holiday or
party. Select a bunch Favourite
of photos by holding
down Command and your photos
clicking on individual Last import If there are certain images
images, then click on This is another neat trick that in your Photos app you
File>New Album and Photos uses to help you keep know you’re going to want
name your album to track of your pictures. Click on to see again or just love to
create a collection of the Albums tab and then on Last bits, hover over the photo
your chosen snaps. It Import, which you should see on and tap the little heart that
will then appear in the the top line. This will always keep appears in the top-left
Albums menu at the top your most recently added snaps in corner. It will then appear in
of the window. place for quick and easy location. your Favorites folder.

Inside your albums Quick share
Take a tour through the most important tab in your Photos app Share entire albums with your friends
and family in only a couple of clicks
Shared photos by tapping on the Share icon in the
Remember which albums you have top-right corner and choose which
sent around via iCloud by tapping on method you want to use
the Shared tab. This will help you keep
track of who’s seen what photos
Little and large

Whether you want to see a load of
albums or just a few, you can move
the slider here up and down, altering
the size of the thumbnail images
AVAILABLE
EXTENSIONS
Photos has already started
to get some El Capitan
upgrades. Image-editing
Change slideshow themes extensions for Mac from
Alter how your images are displayed MacPhun are already
by hitting the Play button at the available to users with the
top of the window and select an latest OS X. These extension
alternative style, such as Vintage Prints upgrades cover the Tonality,
or Origami to add some individuality Intensify, Snapheal and
Noiseless apps and will help
you improve your pictures.
Search
for photos
Using the same method
to tag a photo as to
add faces to it, include
a description of a place
or theme. That way you
can use the search bar
in the top right-hand
corner of the window to
quickly locate any photo
that happens to include
that particular tag.
Sort it out
Most of the time, the
easiest way to keep
your albums managed
Export images and in check is to sort
As well as sharing your them in a particular
images to keep them in way. To do this, all
order, it might be worth you need to do is hit
exporting them to an Recognise faces View>Sort and select
external hard drive so Just as with Facebook, you can tag your chosen option. If
they are in a portable people in Photos. All you need to do is you know the name
format. Then, no matter double-click on a picture with people of your album, sort by
what occurs, you have in, click the ‘i’ button in the top right- name and scroll to the
your albums safely hand corner and select Add Faces. The required letter. Or sort
backed up and in order. app will recognise faces so you can tag by date if you know
Hit File>Export then them. That information is then added roughly when the
Export photos. to the Faces album. pictures were taken.

Make precise edits with

the Levels tool
Enhance your images using the detailed Levels feature in Photos’ editing panel
You’re missing out if you have never something worthy of your wall. And, unlike apps
used the Levels tool in your Mac’s such as Photoshop that offer just three sliders for
Photos app before. Adding the Levels adjusting levels, Photos has an impressive 12 sliders,
panel to your toolkit gives you some serious control giving you much more control over your edits than
over your images, enabling you to quickly adjust you could ever imagine.
colour casts and light levels from one place, without
having to use multiple sliders. The results are
absolutely fantastic, especially in photos in which “Photos has an
some colours dominate others, and this control can
make even the most washed-out image into impressive 12 sliders”
Photos Adjust Levels to optimise photos
01: Add the option 02: Use Auto feature 03: Control black/white points
Before you can edit, add the option to your Adjust With all of the adjustment options, you can quickly The sliders at each end of the Levels panel are the
panel. Click the Add button at the top, then select click the Auto button that appears when your cursor black and white point controls. These control the
Levels from the drop-down menu to have it appear. is over the section to instantly correct your image. point at which areas become black or white.
04: Modify midtones 05: Alter highlights/shadows 06: Change the range
The central slider controls the midtones in your The other two smaller sliders control the highlights Move the tops of the slider lines to manage the
image – move it right or left to increase or decrease and shadows in the image, or the colours between range of adjustment – for example, to adjust the
the brightness of these areas to your liking. the midtones and the extremes of light and dark. lightest of highlights, move the top handle right.

Stay in control
Master the Levels features with these tips
Histogram view Combining adjustments
It is recommended that you add the Histogram to Remember that you can still add other adjustments and
the Adjustments menu to keep an eye on the overall make other edits to your photos as well as using the
effect that you’re having on your shot as you use the Levels control – but we’d recommend that you make
Levels control. The Histogram provides more detail Levels a starting point.
AUTO, THEN TWEAK
As with all of the options in the Adjust
menu, it is often a good idea to click
the Auto button as a starting point to
your edit. If you don’t like the change,
you can always click Edit>Undo to
get rid of it, but you can also use it as
a basis for your edits and make small
adjustments to what the Photos app
does automatically.
Fine-tuning
Stay in range If you want to get fine-tuning
You can use the Range sliders at the control over an adjustment
top of the Levels panel to select more that you’ve made, hold down
specific areas of your light range to the Alt key on your keyboard
edit. Drag one over to the left, for and drag the bottom slider on
example, to have closer control over the Levels panel. This moves
the darker sections of your image both the top and bottom
sliders in unison
07: Access more options 08: Control colour 09: Perfect and save
These changes are only those available in the RGB If, for example, your image has dominant green Once you’re happy with the changes you’ve made
section. Click the menu button in the Levels panel tones but lacks punchy red tones, you can select with the Levels panel, you can continue editing, or
to change to options like Luminescence. the relevant sections to adjust only these colours. simply click Done to save your shot.

Learn how to play with free lessons

Discover how GarageBand provides guitar and piano tutelage no matter what level
Learning to play an instrument is guitar and piano. As part of its Learn to Play
a rewarding struggle. Most people feature, the app offers 38 free modules ranging
begin by attempting to master the from beginner to more advanced. Budding
fundamental techniques before advancing. guitarists can learn basic chord shapes and
Aside from merely recording and mixing your progressions, while practising pianists can learn
compositions, GarageBand acknowledges this classical and pop styles. The Play chapter then
vital learning stage by providing exercises for invites you to record your progress.
“GarageBand offers 38 free modules

ranging from beginner to advanced”
GarageBand Learn an instrument in GarageBand
01: Finding lessons 02: Open a lesson 03: Meet the teacher
Guitar and piano lessons are listed under the Learn With lessons downloading or available, simply A teacher who instructs directly from a main
to Play tab in the New Project dialog. They appear select the one you wish to open and double-click to window hosts each lesson. You can toggle pause or
after being downloaded via the Lesson Store tab. begin. The lesson will open and start full screen. play, or even skip/scrub forwards and back.
04: Advanced playback 05: Input monitoring 06: Play chapter

Beyond basic controls, clicking the chapter markers With guitar or keyboard interfaced, you are invited Hover over the Teacher pane to switch to the Play
skips progress. Toggle the yellow cycle region via the to play along and monitor output. The light next to chapter. Here you can capture your playing and
loop button or slow down playback with the slider. the metronome glows red to indicate input signal. grade progress with the ‘How did I play’ feature.

Teacher’s pet Teacher window
This is the main panel where the teacher
Familiarise yourself with the main interface elements and tools addresses you and demonstrates the
featured techniques as you follow. Hover
over this to switch between Learn and Play
chapters, or toggle focal points
ARTIST LESSONS
Another technique favoured
by fledgling musicians is
to emulate their heroes by
learning popular songs. Artist
Lessons extend Learn to Play
by delivering music stars like
Sting, Norah Jones and John
Legend as your own personal
tutors. Each explains guitar
and piano techniques behind
playing their most successful
hits and must be purchased
from within GarageBand. Lesson menu
This top menu houses a Glossary of
technical and musical terminology
and a handy tuner for guitar. The
Mixer has volume controls for varying
the component audio levels, while
Setup defines preferences for inputs
and lesson behaviours
Instrument and notation

Below the teacher you will find either
a guitar neck or set of piano keys
– depending on the lesson type –
indicating associated finger positions. Chapters and controls
By default you will automatically see At the bottom of the lesson is a
music notation appear above this duration bar with chapter markers.
where required Here you’ll notice a playhead moves
along to denote progress, while
below are controls for playback
alongside speed and volume sliders
07: Guitar tuner 08: Mixer controls 09: Setup options

During guitar lessons, you can access a tuner from Pick the Mixer menu option to view sliders for The Setup options provide controls for choosing
the menu in the top right. Here you can click each setting the teacher’s voice and instrument volume, instrument inputs and toggling monitoring.
string to pluck and get tips on fine-tuning. the band and your own instrument or recordings. Personalised lesson options are also found here.

Keep time with Tempo

Track techniques Tempo is at the heart of GarageBand and
these are the crucial tools for making it tick
For new GarageBand users, perhaps for the project tempo to be changed mid-song
the single most important concept to using a Tempo Track and a series of automation
master within GarageBand is tempo. All points. This is vital for keeping time the way you
music projects are built around a predefined global want for certain passages within broader and more
tempo, measured in beats per minute (bpm) and complex compositions.
set within the control bar’s LCD. Beginning from a
fairly typical 120bpm, lowering or increasing the
tempo will dramatically dictate the pace of your “The tempo is
project, most crucially rhythm loops or Drummer
tracks. Importantly though, GarageBand also allows measured in bpm”
Tracking down tempo

The timing tools you’ll need to keep the beat flowing
Project tempo display
The current project tempo is
FLEX TIME measured in beats per minute, with
new projects created at 120bpm.
EDITING It is displayed within the control
GarageBand implements bar LCD and can be clicked and
timing tweaks within dragged, or double-clicked to edit
audio regions using the Tempo field
Flex Time, applying this
automatically when
groove matching. This
can also be toggled on
manually by enabling Flex
within the Audio Editor
inspector. Clicking a peak
or ‘transient’ within the
audio waveform adds a
flex marker, which can
be clicked and dragged
to stretch the timing out
or compress it – making
more precise timing edits.
The Tempo Track

Project tempo changes can be au-
tomated throughout a song using
the tempo track. This is displayed
by choosing Track>Show Tempo
Track from the main menu bar and
can be expanded out as required
Groove Track
Tracks can have their timing Tempo points
synchronised around a nominated Changes are defined within the tempo
groove track, denoted by the gold track by editing points that plot the
star within the header. Subsequent bpm shifts within an adjustable range.
tracks are then told to follow by Points can be added, deleted, moved,
ticking the Match Groove Track box copied and used to form gradual
to the left of each header curves just as you would automations

GarageBand Time-keeping with the Tempo Track
01: Set beats per minute 02: Edit overall tempo 03: Show Tempo Track
Projects begin with a tempo, typically set at Double-click the Tempo count to enter a specific You can use the Tempo Track to slow or speed
120bpm. The tempo is shown and easily changed bpm. The change immediately dictates the pace of up the bpm throughout the song. Show it via
via the control bar LCD – just click and drag it. loops for tracks adhering to overall project tempo. Track>Show Tempo Track or with Shift+Cmd+T.
04: Plot tempo points 05: Position points 06: Ensure smooth transitions
The Tempo Track shows a line for the base- level Tempo points are dragged up and down, or you Make tempo shifts more gradual by dragging the
project tempo. Raise or lower bpm above or below can position them numerically by holding the black dot that appears above or below a second
this line by double-clicking the target time position. Ctrl+Alt+Cmd keys when you click the target time. point. Click and drag to draw a smooth, curved line.
How to sync
track timing
With the tempo set, you may still find
that certain tracks are not quite locked
in when it comes to timing. This tends
to apply more to recorded performance
or real instrument tracks where the 01: Choose the groove 02: Match other tracks
musician’s timing may have strayed The Groove Track is the constant rhythmic Other tracks are matched to the chosen Groove
slightly for whatever reason. GarageBand bedrock through a project, such as a bassline. Track by ticking the boxes situated to the left
helps you counteract this by choosing a Show it via Track>Track Header>Show Groove of each track header. These can be toggled on
Groove Track that subsequent tracks can Track before hovering over the edge of the and off instantly to preview, applying Flex Time
follow and lock themselves into. selected header and clicking the star to select. markers to the region to affect the change.

Chain and optimise

stompbox effects
Master the fundamentals of linking and routing GarageBand’s virtual FX pedals
Ah, the electric guitar effects pedal – the wah-wah, GarageBand has a pedalboard for
stompbox if you will. For guitarists they chaining stompboxes together. In this guide we’ll
are the gear equivalent of designer look at that pedalboard and the core techniques
handbags – they can never have too many and it’s required for arranging multiple units, as well as
often the vintage, expensive ones that are the most signal routing for more advanced configurations.
attractive. Garageband does an awesome job of
modelling popular units virtually, emulating the
most desirable effects across genre and era. “Apply fuzz or
Whether you want to apply fuzz or overdrive
distortions, pitch shifters, chorus, delays and even overdrive distortions”
GarageBand Working with guitar stompbox effects
01: Locate Stompbox icon 02: Declutter pedalboard 03: Add new effects
With a guitar track already in your project, view This floating window will contain any default effect New pedals are added to the pedalboard by
Smart Controls with the B key and click the small pedals within the selected track’s guitar patch. dragging them into the main space from the
Stompbox button to show the pedalboard. Remove any by dragging them out the main area. browser to the right.
04: Arrange the order 05: Examine Router panel 06: Split the signal
As you add pedals you create a signal ‘chain’ Hover the cursor over the grey strip above the Click the first effect box in the Router panel. The
running from left to right across the board. The pedals, known as the Router. You will see a series of chain splits to place the pedal on a different signal
order will impact on the final sound. labelled boxes representing each pedal in the chain. ‘bus’, adding a Mixer control unit onto the end.

Pick out the pedalboard
Navigate GarageBand’s pedalboard and
identify the main areas of interest Router panel Pedal browser
The area above the pedals is the Router, which is This panel shows the available stompboxes that can be
used to manipulate the signal flow along two effect clicked and dragged into the pedal area to the left. The
buses. These are known as Bus A and B, shown as two selection is filtered by Distortion, Pitch, Modulation, Delay
horizontal path lines with effects occupying either Filter and Utility pedal types via the drop-down menu
WHY ROUTE
THE SIGNAL?
By routing a signal between two A
and B buses, GarageBand opens up
the possibilities in terms of chaining.
Instead of sending sound through
each unit merely sequentially,
splitting and routing the signal runs it
in parallel. It then uses a Mixer control
to blend that sound back together in
stereo, or switch between two very
differently effected bus signals.
Mixer/Splitter Controls
Pedal area Mixer controls the level
This is the largest portion of the relationship between buses
pedalboard, expanding to the right as A and B, how much is heard
you drag in additional effects from the from each and how they
adjacent browser. Once in, they can be should pan. Similarly, the
dragged around to reorder or moved Splitter controls are also
outside the area to remove shown when routing the
signal according to frequency
between buses
07: Join the dots 08: Mix it up 09: Split frequencies

Effects can be dragged between the two bus lines. The Mixer control mixes the two bus signals back Splitter controls can be added between pedals, or
You’ll see some little junction dots between pedals into one and can move within the pedal chain. wherever an empty split point is found. They evenly
which toggle where the signal splits. Experiment with the A/B switches or the Pan knobs. split the signal between B and A buses.

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Learn how to 150 152
Understand Manage
Notes contacts
make the most of
productivity apps
to work smarter –
either at home or
in the office
150 Master the features of Notes
Jot down information and store details
152 Keep your contacts in an

address book
“Pages, Numbers
Keep your contact info all filed away and Keynote
154 Build documents with Pages
Create CVs, reports, posters and more
are all excellent
office apps, and
156 Create and save a custom
Pages template
Make your own template to use in Pages
should easily
158 Create a spreadsheet in Numbers
cover most of
Spreadsheets become exciting with Numbers your needs”
160 Visualise data in Numbers
Convert your spreadsheets into graphs
162 Keep notes to help you present

Make the more of Keynote's
presentation tools
160
Visualise your
Numbers data
with charts and
graphs

154 156 162
Learn to Make a Use notes in
use Pages template Keynote

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Master the many features of Notes

Improve and expand your note-taking options with plenty of
great features in the El Capitan version of Notes
Apple has spent a fair bit of time sketches, PDFs and so on. When you click the
building a new Notes app that has a Share button in an app you now have the option
slightly different design but lots of new to store the content in a note.
features. It is better than ever and certainly much Many apps have sharing facilities and we look
more useful. Among the new features is support at a couple in the step-by-step guide. There are
for almost every type of file and content you others and it makes it easy for you to build notes
might want to store in a note. For example, you and store items that you need for a work or
can add photos, videos, audio, maps, web links, personal project.
“You can add photos, videos, audio,

maps, web links, sketches and so on”
A guided tour of what’s new SYNCING NOTES
Take advantage of the new Notes works with iCloud and this
features on offer means that it is available on other
Macs and iOS devices that connect
to iCloud. Notes created on one
device or computer can be viewed
and edited on another. This feature
must be turned on in iCloud in
System Preferences. Go there and
check that it is being used.
Checklists
It might look a bit like a clock,
but this is the checklist button
– a circle with a tick. Click it to
add checklists to notes, such as
Attachment browser shopping lists, to-do items or
Files attached to notes can be seen tasks to complete
within the notes, but if you want
to browse all the attachments of
all notes, click this toolbar button. It
gives an overview of attachments
View attachments
Attachments can be clicked. This
one is a video clip and clicking
it plays the video in a window.
Clicking a document would
open it in its associated app, such
as Pages or Numbers
Photos and videos

Click the last button in the first
set of toolbar buttons to open
this panel. It enables you to
browse your photos and videos
and drag and drop them into
new or existing notes

Notes Test out the latest options
01: Add a checklist 02: Use the checklist 03: Add files
When creating a note, click the checklist button A checklist is very easy to use – you just click in the Drag files from the desktop or a Finder window to
(circle and tick) in the toolbar. Press Enter for a new circle next to each item. It is coloured in and a tick is add them. Photos display in full, but some items
item or press it twice to end the checklist. drawn. Clear an item by clicking the yellow tick icon. shows a filename, such as the Word file shown here.
04: View attachments 05: Use Quick Look 06: Share attachments
Click the second button in the toolbar to view Quick Look can be used to view attachments. Right- Want to share an attachment like a photo in a note?
attachments that have been added. They are click one and select Quick Look or click one to select Just right-click an item and use the Share menu. You
organised into categories, so click the top tabs. it and then press the spacebar. Press Esc to close. could share a photo on Facebook, for example.
07: Notes from Safari 08: Create web notes 09: Save maps
Notes is part of the sharing facilities in many apps, The selected item or the page can be stored in a There are many ways to create notes using Share in
like Safari. Click the Share button in the toolbar or new note or it can be added to an existing one in apps and here is one. Using the Maps app, click the
right-click an item on the web page. the Choose Note menu. Click Save when done. Share button and select Notes to save this.

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Keep your contacts

in an address book
Get to grips with the Contacts address book and master its iOS-like layout
Often overlooked, the Contacts app effortlessly. Managing your database is easy too as
(previously known as Address Book) is the app can sniff out duplicates and merge them
an important element of OS X. While it with existing contacts in a single click. You can also
might not be the first thing you open in your dock, create Smart Groups by entering what criteria to
it’s the hub for all your contacts and makes sure that include and omit. Read on to find out more.
apps like Mail run a lot more smoothly. It seems only
fair, then, that the address book has been given an
El Capitan overhaul, too. It now sports a cleaner, “An overlooked but
simpler interface that before. It is easy to create and
edit contacts and you can also share them important element”
Contacts Explore your address book directory
01: A whole new look 02: Find a friend 03: Add an entry
The first thing you’ll notice about the app is that its Searching is as simple as typing a name straight into Click on the ‘+’ icon under your contacts to add
view is very similar to that of its counterpart in iOS. the search box. Results are displayed in real time a new one. You can change what the default
It’s looking a lot cleaner, for one thing. and Contacts will highlight any matches. template includes in Contacts’ preferences.
04: Business and pleasure 05: All a Twitter 06: Share the details
Contact details can be categorised by type, such as You can add new fields, such as Twitter usernames, Click on the Share button underneath a contact
work or home. Click on the type next to the detail to this version of Contacts. Clicking on a Twitter card to email that contact to somebody else.
and select one from the list to change it. username will take you to the Twitter app. Contact cards will be attached in vCard format.

Navigate your contacts Getting social BACKING UP
Find your way around the address Contacts includes contact detail fields In OS X, it’s fairly easy to make a
book’s interface such as Twitter, Facebook and Skype backup of your contacts. Under
usernames, allowing you to easily the File menu, click Export, then
integrate social media details into your ‘Address Book Archive…’. Give
list of contacts for quick access. They the file a name and choose
are even compatible with the native where to save it then hit Save. To
iOS-like interface Mac apps
In keeping with El Capitan’s move import contacts from a backup,
to be more like iOS, Contacts sports select Import from the File menu
a new interface that is very similar and find your backup file.
to the one found on the iPad or
iPhone. And like iOS, it’s clean,
simple and textured
Sharing is simple
The Share button makes it even
quicker to send contacts. It’s fully
Create new contacts integrated with Mail and certainly
Clicking on the ‘+’ button at saves a few mouse clicks when it
the bottom of the interface comes to sharing your details
will allow you to create a new
contact card into which you
can enter all manner of details.
As you will discover, building
up a database rammed with
contacts is incredibly easy
07: Get a group 08: Smarter grouping 09: Look for duplicates
Clicking on the View menu will bring up the option Smart Groups allow automatic grouping of contacts Click on the Card menu and choose the Look for
to Show/Hide Groups. Activate it to bring up a side by certain details. Click ‘New Smart Group…’ from Duplicates option to source multiple cards and
column with all of your groups listed. the File menu to set one up. merge/delete them from your database.

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Build documents
with Pages Whether you need to create a letter, CV, work report, poster or
newsletter, Pages is perfect for the job
At first sight, Pages looks just like and this edition has some great features. For
a word processor and it’s true that example, there are some fantastic templates
it can create simple letters and to get you started, as very often creating a
documents. However, there is a lot more to publication is just a matter of selecting a template
this application, as it can create visually exciting and replacing the text and images with your own.
publications such as flyers, posters, newsletters, It’s brilliantly simple. Other new features in this
brochures and much more. The app has been latest version include interactive charts, sharing
designed to make the task as easy as possible, facilities on iCloud and a whole lot more.
“This edition has some great features”

Pages Create publications from templates
01: Select a template 02: Edit the text 03: Replace the images
When Pages is started, click the New Document The template contains text and images, but it’s Click the picture icon in the corner or Ctrl-click
button to open the template browser. When Pages easily replaced. Double-click on the heading, for a photo to replace it with one from your iPhoto
is open, just select File>New, then pick a template. example, and type in a new one. library, iCloud or photo stream.
04: Format the text 05: Layout options 06: Expand sections
When text is selected, the panel on the right Select the Layout tab in the panel on the right to Many options are hidden, so click the triangle next
provides all the formatting options you need, such access features such as multiple columns to give the to each section heading to expand it. Expand
as font selection, alignment and so on. text a newspaper or magazine look. Spacing, for example, for line spacing options.

Master the Pages interface
Tools and features for document design Sharing options
You can share links to the file on iCloud where it
can be accessed with a web browser. Alternatively
the file can be sent via Mail, Messages or AirDrop.
This makes accessing it far simpler
The toolbar
The toolbar lists all the items you can insert into
a document, such as shapes, photos, music and
movies, charts and tables. Hidden comments can
be added too, for help during the design process
iCLOUD
SHARING
These document files
can be created on your
Mac’s disk drive, but
there are advantages to
storing them in iCloud. For
instance, this makes your
files available on all your
Macs and iOS devices, so
you can begin a document
on the Mac and continue
on the iPad and vice versa.
Pages documents shared
on iCloud can be accessed
by anyone you give the
URL to, which means you
can get instant feedback.
Interactive charts
Interactive data charts
can also be placed in your Style and layout
documents. The buttons The Style and Layout tabs
that are displayed next to automatically change
them enable you to step depending on the text or
through different data object that’s currently selected.
values and instantly see This whole panel is replaced
the changes in action with new options when
working with charts and photos
07: Add shapes 08: Shapes and text 09: Share it

Click the Shapes icon in the toolbar to add lines, Add a shape, such as a speech bubble, drag it into Click the Share button in the toolbar to access the
arrows, curves and predefined shapes. Click the dots position on the page, click inside it and you can easily sharing options. The document can be put on
at the bottom to view the items. enter some text. iCloud and links shared on Facebook and Twitter.

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Create and save a custom

template Save your best ideas permanently within Apple’s
word processing app
One of the reasons many people uncommon to be unable to find a template that
will use Pages as their primary app really suits your needs, but thankfully Pages still
for creating documents is the vast has you covered. Users are able to create their
selection of templates that can be used. The own custom template, save it and then use it
templates are a great way of getting a starting whenever they see fit. Plus if you’re really proud of
point of what you want your document to it, then Pages also has a share feature where you
look like, before you go ahead and add your can distribute your new template to friends and
own twists. However, on occasion it’s not family. Here’s how to go about it.
“Pages also has a handy share feature”

Pages Design your own template
01: Start from scratch 02: Add basic text 03: Format text
Open the template chooser in the Pages app and Select the Text tool from the toolbar and add text Use the Format menu to bold, italicise and alter the
select the Blank template at the top of the window. elements to your template in the boxes provided. colour of all the text. You can also use this menu to
This is the blank canvas for a custom template. You can make it as brief or as convoluted as you like. change the sizing and spacing.
04: Import images from Photos 05: Alter image style 06: Add extra elements
Open the Media tab from the toolbar and select Now use the side menu to alter the components Add the further elements of your template, via
Photos. Highlight a photo to import and press the of your image. Formatted images are a great the toolbar. You could add secondary images, or
Insert option on the bottom right of the window. placeholder for any future images you import. perhaps a new table, chart or other form of media.

Manage custom templates
Permanently save your custom template creations Delete a template
Right-click on any template and select the
Delete option if you’re looking to cut down
on your library of templates. Be warned,
there’s no way to recover a deleted template,
so use this option wisely
Edit names
To make your custom templates more
recognisable, double-click the default name to
edit them. When you then click off the name,
you should find it automatically saves
BORROWING
ELEMENTS
One of the best ways to
make your own template
is to borrow the best
elements from Pages’
other default templates. A
simply copy and paste on
the elements you like can
help you put together the
perfect custom template
without having to design
it all from scratch. Don’t
worry though; you can
still save it as an original
custom template!
My Templates
When you load up the
Template Chooser, you’ll Choose to share
find the various different You’re able to send your
options listed down the custom templates to various
left of the window. Select contacts by using the Share
the My Templates option option that sits on the toolbar
at the bottom to find all within Pages. There’s a plethora
of your creations of different sharing platforms to
choose from
07: Save as Template 08: Give it a name 09: Share your template
Open the File tab before selecting the Save as Double-click on the name of your custom template Use the Share option at the top of the menu to
Template option at the bottom of the menu, when to change it (in the My Template section). Back out of send custom templates to contacts. For a quick
the custom template is done. Wait for it to save. the menu to permanently save it once you’re finished. solution, use AirDrop to send it to nearby devices.

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Create a spreadsheet
in Numbers Ensure your data is well presented and calculates perfectly with
the excellent spreadsheet features of Numbers
Spreadsheets may scare you, and with resize them, calculate and choose from a range of
good reason – they are not always maths options, you will soon be populating your
easy to use. Microsoft Excel is a very tables with reams of data.
powerful spreadsheet program, but it’s complex. You aren’t confined to one sheet either, as you
So is Numbers, but it delivers all of the functions can edit multiple ones at once by selecting the
you need in the simplest way possible and it even Sheet button in the toolbar. Numbers makes it
offers up explanations to help you out. With a easy to work with each one, providing you with a
range of templates and the ability to add tables, tabbed options pane.
“It delivers all of the functions you need”

Numbers Get to grips with spreadsheets
01: Choose a template 02: Input data 03: Add new tables
First choose from a selection of useful, presentable We’ve selected the Basic template. Spreadsheets As well as using the table in front of you, try adding
templates. They are sorted by categories including have rows, columns and cells, so click each cell to more via the Insert>Table navigation. Table types are
Business, Personal Finance and Education. add data. You can use words and numbers. shown in the right-hand box.
04: Resize tables 05: Alter the colours 06: Add formulas
By using the arrow icon in the bottom-right-hand Now choose cells to colour. Click the Cell tab, click Click a cell where you want a total to be displayed.
corner of a table, you can resize it. Refer to the row Fill and select Alternative. To change alternate row For a simple sum, type ‘=SUM’. You’ll need to define
and column numbers for guidance. colours, click Alternating Row Colour under Table. cells to work with.

Find your way around Numbers
Make presentable spreadsheets within minutes The tabs
This window lets you view the options available for
the overall table, cells, text and the arrangement of the
spreadsheet. Try clicking on each one to discover what
Title editing options it offers
Tap the word Untitled-Edited at the top of the screen
and input a new name that best describes the project
or spread you’ll be working on. You can save this to the
iCloud and to your Mac
HIGHLIGHT
CELLS
When creating a formula
for your spreadsheet, you
don’t have to type in the
table co-ordinate (such as
B2, C9 and so on). You can
simply start off the formula
(ie =SUM) and then click on
the cell that you want to
form part of the formula,
similar to Microsoft Excel.
This is very helpful for
speeding up the process of
calculations and eliminates
any potential errors.
The table
A table is made up of
rows and columns and Add functions
can be a combination If you want to add a
of words and text. You particular function, a table,
can change the table a chart and more, then just
make-up in the Options use the toolbar icons at the
window to suit whatever top of the screen for easy
kind of table you’re access. This makes creating
looking to create and adjusting your tables
much simpler
07: Produce the sum 08: Calculate rows 09: Change text
To multiply the final two boxes by our first, type You can also calculate rows. Available functions Of course, spreadsheets aren’t just about numbers.
=SUM(B2x(B3+B4). Copying and pasting this cell appear in the right-hand panel and each of them is You can control the size, font, wrapping and style of
speeds the task for the remaining calculations. categorised and explained in full. text under the Text tab in the right-hand panel.

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Learn to visualise data in Numbers

Turn mundane data into something special
with the help of charts and graphs
One of the best things about Numbers fantastic chart and graphical options that help
is that it’s a great place to manage all add a visual aspect to your data.
your data in a single area without Each chart you choose to use to represent
having to use any third-party alternatives from inputted data can be heavily customised to suit
the Mac App Store. Although having pages of your specific tastes or the data it’s based on. Use
data may be beneficial to you, it can be difficult to the following steps to learn how to completely
read and differentiate between when not labelled visualise from top to bottom and create the
appropriately. However, Numbers includes some perfect accompanying charts.
“Numbers includes some fantastic chart

and graphical options”
Understand your options SHARE WITH FRIENDS
Numbers includes various If you want some input on your page,
features to explore… make sure to use the Share option
at the top of the program. Using
this will enable you to directly save
and send the page to any number
of contacts. They’ll be able to make
further edits to the page and then
send it back to you to check out.
Edit data
The right panel is the hub for
all the customisations and
edits you’re able to make. Use
the tabs at the top to switch
Lay out your page between different sections
Highlight your chart or table and
use the icon that appears in the top
left to move it around the page.
Use the guidelines that appear to
correctly align it with all of the other
elements on the page
Troubleshooting
If your chart isn’t showing data
when you generate it, make
sure all the data has been added
correctly. Any errors will leave you
with a completely blank table
Add the basics

Make sure to add a title and
reference points to any chart you
create, so that any other person
who views it will know what it
represents. You can also edit the
labels that come with each chart

Numbers Create charts in Numbers
01: Input data 02: Select a chart 03: Interactive charts

Create a table of data in Numbers. Apply various Highlight all the data and select the Chart option Select the Interactive option if you want to use a
colours and stylise the table using the toolbar from the top of the menu. By default, you’ll be able chart that can be heavily edited and is generally
located on the top of the program, if necessary. to see the array of 2D charts that are available to use. more appealing to look at.
04: Edit data 05: Background and borders 06: Edit data
After selecting the chart you want to use, your data The right side panel will now be filled with Double-click on a specific part to edit data. A new
will be applied to it on the page. Select it and press customisation options. Use the drop-down menus Data section will appear on the right side of the app
Edit Data References to begin adding changes. to add a background or add a border. for you make further edits.
07: Move data 08: Change charts 09: Final edits and arrange
Select the Distance from Center option to move a To change how your data is displayed, highlight the Make final edits and line them up on the page.
portion of data away. This is a good choice if you chart and select the Chart Type option to convert it Guidelines will appear, letting you know when each
want to highlight a specific section in a pie chart. into a completely different chart altogether. one has been lined with the other items.

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Keep notes to help you present

Create presenter notes for you to refer to
when showing off your Keynotes
Keynote makes it simple to create Keynote doesn’t just stop helping you. When you
fantastic presentations, thanks to its stand up in front of a group of people and give
easy-to-use but surprisingly powerful your presentation, it can still help you.
tools. Whether you want to create a simple text- You can use the Notes tool to write down
based presentation or you need something a little important points that will display on your Mac’s
more creative, with images, videos and screen, so only you see them. It not only makes
animations, Keynote gives you all the tools you presenting easier, it will also make you look
could possibly need, all with just a couple of clicks. incredibly professional, and preparing your notes
But once you’ve created your presentation, doesn’t take long at all.
“Keynote gives you all the tools you need”

Presentation screen explained Builds remaining
You can see the number of builds
Close the presenter
If you want to exit the presenter at
Understanding how to use remaining on each slide above the any time you can click the ‘x’ button
Keynote’s presentation tools right-hand box. This will only appear in the top-right corner of the screen,
if you have applied animations to or simply press Escape to go back to
your slides before hitting Play your normal Keynote window
Coloured bars
The bars at the top of the
screen denote the status of your
presentation. Green means you
are ready to progress to the next
slide or animation with a click,
while red means it’s in the middle
of an animation
Next slide
On the left is the screen that your
viewers can currently see displayed
on the external display, while the
right-hand box shows what is
coming up next, either in terms of
animations or slides
KEYBOARD
SHORTCUTS
When you use this view to work
with your presentation, you can use
a number of keyboard shortcuts to
make your life easier. For example,
with a single keystroke you can
pause your presentation and turn
the screen white or black, or skip
back and forth through individual
builds or whole slides. To see the full
list of commands, click the ‘?’ icon in
the top-right.

Keynote Add presentation notes
01: Open Notes 02: Add a note 03: Format notes

Open the Notes viewer. Open a Keynote and To add a note, click in the new bar and type it in. Click on the Format button and you’ll have options
choose View>Show Presenter Notes to bring up the The Notes section will remain at the bottom of the for customising your notes. You can change fonts
Notes section at the bottom of your window. window even when you switch between slides. and colours, and add bullets if necessary.
04: Start rehearsals 05: Customise your screen 06: See your notes
Once you’ve finished your notes, you can start To customise your view, click this icon in the top- Make sure the Notes section is ticked and you’ll see
rehearsing your presentation. Choose the Play right and choose the options that you want to that your slides move to make room at the bottom
option and select Rehearse Slideshow. appear on-screen while you present. of the screen for the notes you previously wrote.
07: Edit your notes 08: View your slides 09: Play your slideshow
Change the size of the notes in your Rehearsal view If you want to see an overview of all your slides, click When you’re ready to present, connect your Mac
by clicking the bigger or smaller letters in the top- the Show Navigator button in the top-left and type up to an external display or projector and hit Play to
left of the Notes bar, or click Edit to make changes. in the slide number in the top box. start with your notes appearing on your screen.

Essential apps
50
Essential
Mac Apps
The ultimate guide to the Mac
apps you simply have to have
F
inding and installing Mac apps is easier than ever, the functionality of any Mac greatly, and without them your
thanks to Apple’s brilliant Mac App Store. It works by choices are limited as to what you can do. There are thousands
letting you install apps with just a click, and you can be available, and they cover near enough every conceivable
assured that they will be safe for the Mac device you are subject or task that you need to complete. This feature will
using. You can still download and install apps from anywhere highlight the essential apps from every app category, and
on the web, but the App Store is by far the most efficient and hopefully narrow down your search for the best of the best.
safe way to add new software to your setup. The apps extend Your choice of apps is genuinely unlimited.

Essential apps
5 essential apps Entertainment

Have a whole lot of fun on your Mac
The Lost Watch 3D
Price: £1.49/$1.99 Developer: Igor Panichev The word ‘entertainment’ can cover a multitude can use them for any activity you like. Entertainment
Not all wallpapers are the same, and The of things. From listening to internet radio to is one activity that everyone should spend some
Lost Watch 3D proves that. Besides watching movie clips and enjoying clever time enjoying on their Mac – the only dilemma
looking beautiful, it will show you the screensavers, you can entertain yourself in almost is choosing from the huge range of apps that are
current date and time, and also lets you personalise any way you like. It is a broad category, and is designed to make everyday life a little more fun.
it in a rather creative way. It can work as a wallpaper hard to define completely, but it is also a category
or a screensaver, and there are multiple themes to with a wealth of apps that will help you pass your
choose from. If you want to add a personal touch, spare time. You can learn magic tricks, watch Earth
then simply choose a photo, and it will be shown from space, or simply sit back and watch a realistic
inside the pendant displaying the time. However,
fireplace fill your Mac screen. The days of computers
an app like this isn’t about the features, but how
being used purely for business are over; now, you
good it looks and how well it works, and it
succeeds in both areas.
Go for Netflix
Price: £2.99/$3.99
Developer: FIPLAB Ltd
This app is a great solution for heavy Q The presentation of The Lost Watch 3D is stunning
Netflix subscribers – mainly because it
enables you to access your account
without loading up a web browser. This way you
get quick and easy access to Netflix‘s huge
collection of TV programmes and movies. Go for
Netflix isn‘t an official app, but it is well designed
Q Media is recreated perfectly in MPlayerX
and features hotkey and gesture support. Check
out the awesome Auto-Pause/Resume feature too.
“There are a wealth of
Eat The Fish 2016
Price: £1.49/$1.99 Developer: Tuyen Mai apps to help you pass
How this, a game, can find itself in the
Entertainment section as opposed to, say
your spare time” Q The Shazam app is just as good now as it’s always been
the Games section shows that the App
Store isn’t impeccably organised. However, as a
light distraction it is well worth a look. The aim is to
consume as many small fish as possible while not
getting chomped on by the bigger fish yourself
and you’re competing against others for top spot.
MPlayerX
Price: £1.49/$1.99 Developer: Zongyao Qu
MPlayerX is an upgrade to your Mac‘s
built-in QuickTime Player. By default your
Mac is programmed to play a select
amount of files, but MPlayerX brings compatibility
for virtually any file type you can throw ar it. A
perfect app for anyone with a big movie collection
on a NAS drive or external hard drive.
Shazam
Price: Free Developer: Shazam Entertainment
Shazam has been around for quite a while
and it is a brilliant little app that will
ensure that any music your Mac hears will
be instantly identified. Handy if you’re listening to
the radio while working and you missed the name
of the band or artist currently playing. So good that
it’s been incorporated into mobile technology.
Q Have some light fun with Eat The Fish 2016

Q Neon Drive will give you a stunning
trip down memory lane
Games Have fun and keep your

brain engaged
Gaming has historically been somewhat lacklustre of quality, longevity and addictiveness. You can choose
on the Mac platform, but the huge growth of iOS almost any game type you like, depending on your
gaming has transferred to its bigger brother. Popular preferences and the budget available, and can be sure
titles in the puzzle and strategy categories have long that the games you like to play are available. Every
been standard, but there are now many hundreds possible genre is covered, and once you start you
more options available, most of which are at very may find that you play games on your Mac more than
cheap prices. To complement these simple titles, there anything else. Everyone needs some fun from time to
is now a variety of high-end arcade titles available, time, and a Mac is the perfect tool to help you relax Q The sinister themes and characters of the series
some of which actually rival games consoles in terms and enjoy yourself. are taken to the heavens in BioShock Infinite
5 essential apps
Unmechanical Leo's Fortune Never Alone Neon Drive BioShock Infinite
Price: £7.99/$9.99 Price: £4.99/$6.99 Price: £10.99/$14.99 Price: £7.99/$9.99 Price: £22.99/$29.99
Developer: MP Digital Developer: 1337 & Senri LLC Developer: MP Digial, LLC Developer: Fraoula Developer: Aspyr Media
Mechanical is a Originally an Apple This atmospheric If you‘re a fan of This epic first-person
mind-boggling Design Award game combines retro arcade games shooter takes all of
puzzle adventure winner on iOS, Leo‘s elements of and pulsating 80s the captivating
that is guaranteed to put your Fortune has now been ported platform and puzzle and is synth music, then you've characters, sinister events and
brain to the test. It is easy to over to Mac with some based on a traditional story of probably just comes across stylish visuals that we have
pick up and play, but brilliant results. Voyage a boy and his dog’s search for your new favourite game. It‘s grown to love about the series
Mechanical gets very tricky through stunning the source of an eternal inspired by that classic era of and places them in the sky –
towards its conclusion. It environments, dodging traps blizzard. You can guide both gaming, which at its heart is a the flying city of Columbia, to
combines puzzle solving and solving puzzles on your characaters in single player beautiful-looking, futuristic, be precise. The high-tempo
(more than 30 to be precise), mission to follow the trail of mode or team up with a friend obstacle-dodging thrash- action is aided by the
deep exploration and an gold. The aim is to uncover and solve the various puzzles around. For such a small introduction of Sky-Lines, a
engrossing atmosphere as the truth behind Leo‘s stolen co-operatively. Striking to the outlay you get seven levels to network of metal struts that
you work hard to taste fortune, and it's so addictive eye and fiendish in puzzle, it’s complete, packed with you can latch onto to traverse
freedom. In total, there‘s over you won't stop until you find a beautifully produced game multiple twists and turns to the cloud city quickly (and
three hours of gameplay. everything out. that lives long in the memory. ensure hours of enjoyment. score impressive kills to boot).

Essential apps
5 essential apps
Kindle
Price: Free Developer: AMZN Mobile LLC
While your new Mac comes with iBooks as
standard, you may already be familiar
with the Kindle service. You might have a
Kindle or Amazon account and have bought books
on it. Well, if so, Kindle has a presence on Mac in the
shape of this app. A great reading experience on
the bigger screen, the Kindle app syncs with all
other devices and gives you access to over one
million books in the Kindle Store, including classic
bestsellers and new releases.
Any.do
Price: Free Developer: Any.DO
Over 15 million people use Any.do, the
simple and powerful to-do list app, to
stay organised every day – and it‘s easy to Q Vinoteka’s presentation
see why. For a start, it syncs between all your is about as good as any
devices, so you‘re always up to date. Any.do will app gets
give you handy reminders, and enables
collaboration between multiple users. You can
Lifestyle
even attach notes and files to your to-dos.
Vinoteka
Price: £25.99/$34.99
Developer: Elodie Morin-Rager Tailor your Mac to fit in with your life
Serious devotees of wine like the thought
We all have different lifestyles, hobbies and to the creativity of Mac developers that even the
of having their own wine cellar and,
interests, and as such a wide range of apps are most obscure of interests are covered by Mac apps,
whether you have one or not, you can
required to cater for the majority. This particular and it goes to show just how flexible and powerful
now experience this feeling through Vinoteka. It
will let you monitor every aspect of your wine
category is more wide-ranging than any other the platform truly is. Whatever your lifestyle, there
collection, and is particularly useful for businesses because it covers all of our interests. From waking will be an app for it.
involved in this industry. No matter what your level up in the morning to keeping a diary, all of these
of expertise or interest, this app is a true example of and more can fit in the Lifestyle category. With the
what can be achieved on a Mac. right choice of apps, and used properly, they can be
truly beneficial to your day-to-day life, and it is worth
Yummysoup! checking as many as possible to ensure that you are
Price: £10.99/$14.99 using the ones that are right for you. It is testament
Developer: Kenneth Humbard
Yummysoup! has been created to let you
bring all of your favourite recipes to one
place. You can import recipes from your
favourite sites or add text notes that your friends
have given you. The presentation is professional, Q Effortlessly restore files you've accidentally deleted
and really does help to bring the recipes to life.
iLove Undelete
Price: £3.99/$4.99
Developer: Wu Yang
Q Recipes come to life in Yummysoup!
Ever accidentally deleted a file from your
Mac? Well, trying to get it back is a very
long-winded process, and one that needs
some expert knowledge. Step forward, iLove
“The right choice of
Undelete, the new app that will restore deleted
files, as long as you haven't restarted your Mac.
apps can benefit your
day-to-day life” Q The Kindle app makes reading on Mac a breeze

5 essential apps
Logic Pro X
Price: £149.99/$199.99 Developer: iTunes S.a.r.l.
Logic Pro X is a complete set of creative
tools for any musician who wants to write,
record, edit and mix music. It comes with
a huge collection of instruments, effects and loops,
Q Discover new SoundCloud mixes with SoundMate Q Remix tracks on the fly with VirtualDJ making it easy to get crisp and authentic sounding
accompaniments on your tracks. Novices can get
up and running quickly thanks to production-ready
templates, while one-step track setup and a single-
window interface allows you to work fast with easy
access to all of the tools you need. With 40 built-in
instruments, 80 different effects and over 1,700
samples, this is a studio boffin’s nirvana.
VirtualDJ Home
Price: Free
Developer: Atomic Productions America
QBoom 2 will liven up your Mac's speakers Q Djay’s authentic turntables make you feel like a real DJ There are some apps that you can pick up
for free from the Mac App Store that
Music
really make a mockery of some paid-for
Get down to the apps. VirtualDJ Home is a great example of this. It‘s
used by some of the biggest DJs in the world to mix
sound of the beat songs, and features a cutting-edge beatlock engine
The days of playing instruments and recording can now do it, and some of the solutions also suit to ensure your tracks stay on the beat. Even
the resulting sounds to make music could be professional musicians. Songwriters, guitar players bedroom DJs will be creating perfect remixes here.
numbered. You can now create music in thousands and producers can all use complex apps to create
of different ways, and record your output in new work. DJs can mix music, and individuals can Boom 2
extremely high quality. People now have the create completely original ringtones. Music has truly Price: £10.99/$14.99
capacity to use instruments that haven’t been reached the digital age, and the digital age has Developer: Global Delight Technologies
designed yet, and have fun searching for new brought music to anyone, no matter how talented
It‘s no secret that the sound that comes
music using apps that understand their tastes. No they are. Now, we can all create music, just as we
from your Mac‘s speaker isn‘t very good.
matter what you want to do in the musical field, you wanted to do when we were children. It‘s pretty tinny, actually. The audiophiles
among you will want to download Boom 2, which
enhances and optimises the sound of music files to
instantly transform your listening experience.
djay Pro
Price: £39.99/$49.99
Developer: algoriddim GmbH
If you’ve ever wanted to be a DJ, but
didn’t have the confidence to try it, you
now can with this brilliant app. The
feature set is immense and the presentation is
realistic, so you have no excuse to not play around
with your music and spin some virtual discs. You
can even ‘scratch’ them like a true pro.
SoundMate for SoundCloud

Price: £3.99/$4.99 Developer: Deng Gao
SoundMate for SoundCloud is a social
network for musicians and music lovers,
populated by big-name acts showcasing
their latest projects and aspiring musicians who
upload their own tracks to get feedback. The
community is friendly and it is a great place to
share sounds with other users.

Essential apps
5 essential apps
Reeder 3
Price: £7.99/$9.99 Developer: Silvio Rizzi
When it comes to news aggregation
services, few are as popular as Reeder. If
you want a clean, smooth and easy to use
news reader, then you‘ll want to grab a copy of
Reeder 3. Put simply, it‘s the best at what it does,
providing you with a home for all the news you
could possibly wish to read. Reeder has support for
multiple services, including Instapaper, Feedly and
NewsBlur. Thankfully, the design of the app takes
heavy cues from El Capitan – even the font is the
same system one used across OS X and iOS.
NewsRack
Price: $7.99 (US only) Developer: Ole Zorn
NewsRack takes the middle ground
between news readers that attempt to
offer lots of clever effects and the more
simple RSS readers. It strikes the balance well, and
brings a speedy experience which is particularly
useful if you follow many different sources. With
integration to third party services like Instapaper,
you may find this app to be the perfect one for
satisfying your news gathering needs.
Q Use Reeder to catch up on the
Downcast daily news that matters
Price: £5.99/$7.99
Developer: Jamawkinaw Enterprises
Not everyone wants to get their news by
reading it digitally. A great alternative is to
listen to podcasts, and Downcast is an
ideal deal way to manage and listen to a library of
your favourite podcasts. Downcast first made its
News
Keep informed on everything
name on iPhone, but has been nicely ported to
Mac. It‘s packed with features, but at its core it is a in the world today
place to search, subscribe and download audio. It
fully supports iCloud syncing too. It used to be that the best way to keep up with
the news was to visit websites. Of course, this
works well for sites like the BBC, but for specialist
Pocket topics it can involve hunting around for the
Price: Free Developer: Read It Later, Inc right places. Some Mac apps are now capable of
Pocket provides a handy service for recreating news provided by websites in a way Q Whole articles can be read without leaving the
storing all of the web articles and videos NewsRack app
that is more friendly, logical and easier to read.
that you don’t have time to explore Other apps will automatically grab the latest news
presently in the cloud and makes them accessible and present it on the desktop, and the options for
through any device. You can even read articles reading a variety of topics are almost unlimited. No
offline, making this idea for those long commutes. matter what the topic or your visual preference,
there will be a solution that suits the way you want
Pulp to catch up with the world around you. Indeed,
Price: £7.99/$9.99 Developer: Acrylic Software some are so good that you may never visit a
This innovative news reader transforms traditional website for news again.
your favourite news sites into your own
personalised newspaper, making
scanning through the news quicker and more ”Some Mac apps are
enjoyable than ever before. By putting multiple
news feeds onto a single page, Pulp lets you quickly capable of recreating
browse through headlines to find hot topics.
news from websites” Q Get your news feeds in your own personalised
newspaper with Pulp

Q The PicFrame app can make even dull
photos look stunning
Q Use Macphun's Filters for Photos to add

filters to your editing suite
Q Get the power of Photoshop for a fraction of

the price with Affinity Photo
Photography
Photographers will tell you that, often, a lot of
Store your memories, and
create new ones
From adding speech bubbles to making photos
the work required to create a great photograph look like they were taken many decades ago, you
happens on a computer after the photo has been can do almost anything you want with a Mac and a
taken, and this makes the Mac platform ideal for collection of digital images. You can take this as far
anyone with an interest in this field. It doesn’t as you like or just play around, but either way, the
matter if you are experienced or new to the world of platform and available apps will offer you everything
photography because there will be a solution, and the you need to get started and enjoy the world of
majority are designed to be as easy to use as possible. photography for professional or personal reasons. Q Pixlr gives you everything you need to
tweak images to perfection
5 essential apps
Affinity Photo Filters for Photos PicFrame Autodesk Pixlr Flume for
Price: £39.99/$49.99 Price: Free Price: £0.79/$0.99 Price: Free Instagram
Developer: Serif Developer: Macphun Developer: Active Developer: Autodesk Price: Free
The old saying goes Filters for Photos Development Autodesk is more Developer: Rafif Yalda
you need Photoshop does exactly what its A good frame can famous for creating Viewing your
to do some real name suggest, make even the super-powerful 3D Instagram account
powerful image editing on supplying you with endless dullest pictures look rendering software for Mac online is a pretty
Max. Affinity Photo proves filters to add to your built-in attractive, and this affordable than free image editors, but unwieldy way of using the
you don‘t, giving you the Photos app in OS X. Accessible app features 67 adjustable Pixlr displays all the photography social network,
power of Photoshop at a as a third-party extension, this frames, with support for up to trademarks of Autodesk‘s but Flume for Instagram
fraction of the price. It‘s wonderful free app gives you nine photos in a single frame. brilliant apps. Pixlr is a great solves that problem with its
engineered for professionals, creative filters to transform Once you have composed way of transforming everyday gorgeous edge-to-edge
and includes supports for your images. Apply one of the your photo arrangements, you images into works of art. imagery, direct messaging
unlimited layers and filters, tweak the strength of it can share them on Facebook Whether you're applying a and upload support. Flume
retouching effects of the and then save it to your or Twitter, or just enjoy gazing quick fix or adding effects, lets you view images and
highest standard. Affinity Photos library or share it via all at them on your desktop. For overlays and borders, Pixlr has videos at full resolution in
Photo is so good, Apple made the usual social sites for the the price, this is a brilliant app everything you could possibly their original aspect ratio. A
it one of their apps of the year. world to see. for showing off your snaps. need – and it‘s free! must-have for Instagramers.

Essential apps
5 essential apps
Scrivener
Price: £34.99/$44.99
Developer: Literature & Latte Ltd
If you‘re a professional writer, or writing is
a daily hobby for you, Mac users don't
have a huge selection of choice. Scrivener
is, according to best-selling novelist Michael
Marshall Smith, "the biggest software advance for
writers since the word processor." Scrivener is multi-
purpose, so it acts as a typewriter, an organiser and
a journal. Scrivener works so well because the focus
is entirely on your words.
Fantastical 2
Price: £39.99/$49.99
Developer: Flexibits
The best third-party apps are the ones
that hugely improve your everyday Mac
QFantastical 2 will keep your calendar in
experience. Fantastical, for example, adds
Productivity
perfect shape and keep you productive
a huge amount of features to your stock Calendar
app. You can add events quickly, integrate
additional calendars from third-party sources and
Maximise your output link with your contacts.
Productivity takes many forms, and there are and it is without doubt one of the more diverse 1Password
solutions that will help you be more productive, categories, encompassing a wide range of apps. Price: £49.99/$64.99
no matter what your need or speciality. If there is any task that you need to be more
Developer: Agilebits Inc
Everything from creating text documents to productive at, there will likely be a solution
If you want to apply extra security to your
building databases can fall into this category, available. It may require some careful searching, but
Mac and protect all of your various user
a solution will arrive that could potentially speed names and passwords then this app
up every aspect of your work, which can have works directly with your browser, saves all of your
major benefits for almost everything you do with details and then effortlessly creates strong, unique
your desktop or laptop. Sometimes, the smallest passwords for each site. The app can then
solutions offer as many benefits as the larger apps automatically and securely log you in, enter credit
and you should take time to see if a collection of card information and fill in registration forms, all
smaller apps will work better than one large app. while encrypting your info with one password.
Wunderlist
“There are many great Price: Free
productivity solutions” Developer: 6 Wunderkinder GmbH
If you need an outlet for all of your
Q Scrivener's distraction-free mode is brilliant creative ideas, or you just need an
efficient and robust app for creating
quick and easy to-do lists then this app fits the bill
perfectly. Through a simple interface you can get
down your notes and share them with others.
Evernote
Price: Free Developer: Evernote
Evernote is a hugely popular online note
system and can help you manage and
organise many aspects of your life. This
free app brings all of your notes and quick
QMultiple views are synchronisation to any Mac and is designed to offer
available in Evernote
all of the main features on your desktop all of the
time. If you like to store thoughts, images and notes
Q Capture your thoughts and then this is essential.
create to-do lists with Wunderlist

5 essential apps
Twitter
Price: Free Developer: Twitter, Inc
Amazingly, it is only recently that Mac
users have had the option to switch from
using Twitter through a web browser to
an actual app, but the good news is that this free
download is easy to use, comes with a smart
interface and has been well worth the wait.
Through Twitter, you can follow your interests and
get instant updates from your friends, industry
experts, celebrities and see what’s happening
around the world. You can do everything through
this app that you could through the website.
Tweetbot
Price: £7.99/$9.99
Developer: Tapbots
While the official Twitter app is more than
serviceable it is low on killer features. Of
the third-party options available to you,
Tweetbot is the one we‘d recommend. It‘s designed
specifically for Mac (so it looks great and works
with Notification Center) and features support for
multiple accounts – a must for anyone who
Social Networking
Stay connected with a variety of fantastic apps
balances work and personal accounts. You can view
everything with multiple columns or windows too. Social networking has grown to be one of the as standalone apps on a desktop or mobile. There
most used forms of internet communication, are apps available that can sit on the desktop and
App for Instagram and for some people the big services like Twitter update you as they work, and others that offer
Price: Free and Facebook take up the majority of their more features than the social networks do officially.
Developer: Joacim Stahl online time. Each service has websites associated Other solutions attempt to bring all of your social
Ever been frustrated by there not being a with it, but rarely is the web experience as good networks together in one place, and even allow you
standalone app for Instagram? Well to update multiple sites at once. If you use any of
there's a quick and handy solution in the the social networks, then there are apps available
Mac App Store in the form of Joacim Stahl‘s App for that will completely transform the way that you
Instagram app – a discreet widget-like app that communicate with friends and strangers. It’s just a
lives in your Mac‘s main menubar and gives you question of finding the ones that work best with the
direct access to your Instagram feed. All you do is way that you like to talk.
tap the camera icon in the menu bar and your feed
drops down, from where you can like and comment
on any post just like the mobile app. “Transform the way that
Pin for Pinterest you communicate with
Price: Free
Developer: Chatsworth and Whitton Limited
Q Video message friends and family with FaceTime
friends and strangers”
This app takes your Pinterest addiction to
a whole new level by allowing you to
instantly browse your Pinterest account
without having to open your web browser. You will
need Pin Pro to upload new images, but this app at
least allows you to fuel your Pinterest interest.
FaceTime
Price: £0.79/$0.99 Developer: Apple
Just because you run an older operating
system on your Mac doesn‘t mean you QTweetbot uses a column
have to miss out on cool apps like view to ensure you can
FaceTime. You can grab a Snow Leopard-optimised balance multiple accounts
Q Tap the
version of the app from the App Store and video App for Instagram
message anyone in your Contacts app. icon and your
feed drops down

Essential apps
5 essential apps
Swing It Pro
Price: £109.99/$149.99
Developer: FKE Datakonsult AB
Golf is all about the swing. Without a
good technique, your scores will be
higher and your enjoyment less. You can
either pay lots of money to get some coaching, or
purchase this app and learn at home. It uses videos
to help you visualise what you need to do. You can
crop the videos, create notes and work in your
spare time. It isn’t cheap, but compared to
professional coaching, it could produce similar
results, and ultimately save you money.
Simplified! Yoga
Price: £4.99/$6.99 Developer: Tony Walsh
You don‘t need us to tell you that yoga is
a great way to get – and stay – fit. If you‘re Q With Swing It Pro you can analyse
keen to learn what it‘s all about, and you any aspect of the perfect golf swing
respond well to video tuition, Simplified! Yoga will
be a great addition to your Mac. The app gives you
211 videos to watch (this actually makes it really
good value for money), and searching is easily
done, as is rating your favourites. You can even see
your video watching history as a handy way to keep
track of your progress.
Sports
Make the most of your sporting abilities
iPlayBook Sports is a category that is broad in that it has team you coach, you can do it with a Mac. As a fan,
Price: £1.49/$1.99 to cater for a wide range of different activities. you can also find specialist apps that will present
Developer: Aletheia Management Partners Within each sport there are further groups of news and gossip for particular sports, and this
This useful app enables a basketball coach people; coaches, players, fans and so on. This includes information from official sources, which are
to use their Mac as a tactical drawing means that app developers have to build a variety presented in a unique way for the desktop.
board. With no complicated menus to of solutions for every conceivable activity, and this
navigate, you can be up and drawing in no time. category alone highlights just how popular the
Arrange players‘ positions easily according to your Mac platform is for apps. No matter what sport
strategy and even draw special moves with your you enjoy, you should be able to find an app that
mouse, then share it with the players or staff. will increase your enjoyment or participation.
From getting up-to-the-minute timings on motor
Sports Feed – Live Scores Widget racing laps to building strategies and plans for a
Price: Free Developer: SportsFeed LLC
Any American sports fans will want to get
their hands on this app. It lives in your
Mac‘s Notification Centre and lets you
instantly see live scores of your favourite team‘s
latest match. You can personalise your widget with Q Use your Mac as a way of learning a new sport like yoga
NFL, NBA, MBL teams and much more.
Yahoo Sports
Price: Free Developer: Yahoo! Inc
This is another widget that lives in your
Mac‘s Notification Centre, providing you
Q Check your favourite team's score in Notification Centre
with up-to-date scores, fixtures and stats
to all your favourite teams. All the American sport
you can think of is covered, but also top
international soccer leagues from all over the world.
”No matter the sport,
A great addition if you want at-a-glance
information and don‘t want to load up a browser.
you should be able to
find an app to help” Q Map out your basketball team's tactics on your Mac

Q iStopMotion feels like creating a home video
Q Save your custom settings in Compressor and they'll

appear in Final Cut Pro X too
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The world of digital video is a curiosity in that effects, funny commentary and even incorporate
most people will have already been exposed them into professional presentations. The beauty of
to it, but few of the creators will take the time the Mac is that even the lower-end systems are able
to enhance their media. It is very much seen as a to cope with memory-intensive video production
static media form; you take a video and leave it as really well. The platform is designed to cope with
it is to view at a later date. However, you can do so all types of media, even high-definition video files,
much with your creations, and there are all sorts of and the video apps available on the Mac App
apps to help you manipulate all of your personal Store make it all work together in an even more
Q Final Cut Pro X is powerful enough to use 3D titles
and work-related videos. You can add special efficient manner.
5 essential apps
Final Cut Pro X Motion Compressor iStopMotion 3 Smart Converter
Price: £199.99/$299.99 Price: £39.99/$49.99 Price: £39.99/$49.99 Price: £39.99/$49.99 Price: Free
Developer: Apple Developer: Apple Developer: Apple Developer: Boinx Developer: Systemic Pty
When it comes to Motion is another Compressor is an Software Ltd If all you require is a
editing video on app made by Apple, app that anyone Stop motion is a simple and effective
your Mac, there is no and another must- using Final Cut for video effect that video converter app
better choice than Final Cut have for video editors. Motion professional reasons will want most people had no then this free offering ticks all
Pro X. It‘s an app used by real lets you customise Final Cut to download. It adds power access to… until iStopMotion of the right boxes by being
Hollywood directors to store titles, transitions and effects. and flexibility to Final Cut‘s came along, that is. With this able to handle hundreds of
and manage their footage, You can mess around with 2D export process, customising app, you can spend time different file types to enable
apply pro-level effects and or 3D titles, and apply a output settings, helping you creating a stunning stop- that they play on all of your
share it with the waiting world variety of effects with the help to work faster with distributed motion films, where inanimate favourite devices. All you have
in all sorts of formats. Final Cut of over 230 behaviours. It‘s a encoding and giving users objects can be made to move, to do is drag and drop a
can help you get smooth brilliant way to get natural- access to a comprehensive set which will surprise anyone media file into the app and
audio too, as well as tweaking looking motion without any of delivery features. that you show it to. The time then choose a conversion
the colour in your clips. programming knowledge. Compressors work flawlessly, required to become adept at type. It will only convert what
There‘s even green screen The app‘s 64-bit architecture even if you throw batches of using this is surprisingly low is needed, making it one of
features to try out. supports layered effects. video at it. for the potential results. the fastest of its type around.

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Over Everything you need to
300 know to get started with
essential your Apple Mac
tips
macOS Sierra
macOS W
WDC is just about our favourite time
of the year. It’s the annual keynote
dedicated to software, and it maps out
Apple’s plans for its next generation of operating
system. It’s the showcase for all the latest and
greatest features, and 2016 has got us really excited.
desktop. Siri will bring multitasking on your Mac to
a whole new level. Then there’s new features added
to Photos. You can now unlock your Mac with an
Apple Watch on your wrist, and copy and paste
between a Mac and an iOS device. It’s a genius
move. Apple Pay is coming to Safari, making it easy
Sierra
We’ve put our experts to the test and gone hands- and secure to pay for purchases through your Mac
on with the developer beta, delving deep into the with an iPhone or Apple Watch. iCloud Drive is
new operating system to uncover many reasons better than ever too, and it gives you access to your
why we’re super excited. desktop on any device logged in to your iCloud
Take macOS Sierra, for example. The change in account – even your iPhone or iPad. Optimized
moniker might be headline news, but that doesn’t Storage is going to save a huge amount of space
even scratch the surface. Siri has come to the Mac too. It’s all happening on the Mac right now and
Why you should be excited by Apple’s at last, and gives you a digital personal assistant to
help you with the things you do every day on your
we can’t wait for autumn to roll around with our
free upgrade.
next generation of operating system
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Mac Apps
inding and installing Mac apps is easier than ever, the functionality of any Mac greatly, and without them your
thanks to Apple’s brilliant Mac App Store. It works by choices are limited as to what you can do. There are thousands
letting you install apps with just a click, and you can be available, and they cover near enough every conceivable
assured that they will be safe for the Mac device you are subject or task that you need to complete. This feature will
using. You can still download and install apps from anywhere highlight the essential apps from every app category, and
on the web, but the App Store is by far the most efficient and hopefully narrow down your search for the best of the best.
safe way to add new software to your setup. The apps extend Your choice of apps is genuinely unlimited.
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“Macs are great, whether it's work

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08: Add applications

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Messages Game Center

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The complete user guide to

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What’s new in macOS Sierra?

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You can even refine a search – so, after

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Export Siri content Web searches

Unlock your Mac 1 Wear your Watch

Be more secure, but keep things simple 2 Wake your Mac

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Photos Movies Mail Apps System Audio Backups

Access your Mac’s

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2 Click the button

3 Drag and resize

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Check the receipt

The magic button

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