Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro & MacBook Air. Guy Hart-Davis

      

       Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

      6th Edition Copyright © 2022 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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About the Author

      Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 175 computer books, including Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max; Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Google Workspace; Teach Yourself VISUALLY Chromebook; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Word 2019.

      Author’s Acknowledgments

      My thanks go to the many people who turned my manuscript into the highly graphical book you are holding. In particular, I thank Devon Lewis for asking me to write the book; Lynn Northrup for managing the project and eliminating many errors; Kim Wimpsett for copyediting the text; Doug Holland for reviewing the book for technical accuracy and contributing helpful suggestions; Straive for laying out the book; and Debbye Butler for proofreading the pages.

How to Use This Book

      Who This Book Is For

      This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

      The Conventions in This Book

      

Steps

      This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

      

Notes

      Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross reference to a related area of the book.

      

Icons and Buttons

      Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.

      

Tips

      Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.

      

Bold

      Bold type shows command names, options, and text or numbers you must type.

      

Italics

      Italic type introduces and defines a new term.

      Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright