Buy and Download - Lynda.com Mac OS X El Capitan Essential Training

2015
Lynda
Nick Brazzi
8:21
English

Learn all the ins and outs of El Capitan, Apple's Mac OS X 10.11 operating system. First, take a tour of the core interface elements—the menus, Finder, and Dock—so you can start working with files, folders, and applications right away. Then learn how to save files and find them again quickly, as well as use the core applications that come bundled with El Capitan (Mail, Calendar, Messages, FaceTime, iTunes, and Safari), and install new apps from the App Store. Finally, the course explores backing up your system, manually or with Time Machine, so you don't lose any important data.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Understanding the Apple ID and iCloud accounts
Setting up an Apple ID or iCloud account
1. Getting Started
Essential analogies for an operating system
Upgrading and running El Capitan for the first time
Interfacing with windows, menus, and the taskbar
Introducing System Preferences
Setting up the keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals
Setting mouse and trackpad options
Understanding gesture control with mice and trackpads
Understanding modifier keys and keyboard shortcuts
Connecting to the Internet
Setting up multiple user accounts
2. Finder: The Macintosh Filing Cabinet
Browsing through folders
Understanding essential folder structure, including the home folder
Using folder shortcuts and file aliases
Creating, copying, moving, and renaming files and folders
Using Quick Look to view a file without opening it
Deleting files using the Trash
Using tabs to organize the Finder window
Getting information about files and folders
3. Desktop: The Basic Working Environment
Organizing items on the desktop
Connecting external drives and deciding what shows up on the desktop
Customizing the desktop wallpaper
4. The Dock, Launchpad, and Mission Control: Launching and Managing Applications
Launching and quitting applications
Accessing application preferences
Organizing applications in the Dock and customizing the Dock
Multitasking between multiple applications
Using Mission Control, full-screen mode, and Split View to organize a cluttered workspace
Working with multiple displays
5. Saving and Searching
Saving files within an application
Searching for files using Spotlight
Tagging files for quick searchability
Zipping and unzipping archive files
6. Browsing the Web with Safari
Browsing and searching the web
Adjusting setup options and using common shortcuts
Working with tabs
Bookmarking important websites
Downloading files
Privacy and security in Safari
Saving passwords
7. Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
Setting up accounts for Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
Working with the Mail application
Working with attachments with Markup and Mail Drop
Working with Mail in full-screen mode
Using the Calendar application
Using the Contacts application
Using automatic contact and event detection in Mail
8. Instant Messages, Video and Audio Chats, and Phone Calls
Using an Apple ID for iMessage or FaceTime
Working with Messages and iMessage
Using FaceTime for audio and video calls
9. Other Bundled Apps
Maps
iTunes
iBooks
Photos
QuickTime
Notes
Reminders
10. Notifications Center
Working with Notifications
Working with the Today view in Notification Center
11. Installing Applications
Using the App Store to install and update applications
Installing software from a CD or a download from the web
Setting up a printer
12. Sharing with Networks
Sharing files, printers, and screen control over a local network
Sharing files quickly with AirDrop
Using Handoff to transfer tasks between an iPhone and a Mac
13. Backing Up and Restoring
Understanding backups and archives
Backing up manually
Setting up a Time Machine backup and restoring files
Conclusion
Next steps