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…to the ultimate guide to OS X Yosemite – packed with proven tips to make even more of your amazing Mac OS X Yosemite is the best version of OS X yet. Bringing a refined interface with a raft of new, intelligent features, it helps you get things done faster and enjoy your Mac more. So, in this special from the experts at MacFormat magazine, we bring you around 600 incredible tips to help you in your quest to conquer Yosemite. What’s more, Yosemite, like Mavericks before it is a free upgrade – so there’s very little reason (system requirements permitting) not to be using it. There’s some fantastic new features in the latest release, especially if you regularly use your iPhone or iPad with your Mac. For instance, you can now take incoming calls on your iPhone on your Mac, and even start an email (or other document) on your iOS device and – using the Handoff functionality – ping it over to your Mac
Technology Tips Guides are designed to give you ideas and inspiration for exploring the devices or software you own in more detail. Whatever your skill level, each book aims to help you get the best from the products you love by giving you… A reference guide you can keep on your desk or next to your computer
without having to save and email it. In short, Yosemite can save you time on daily tasks. The new operating system also brings some major enhancements to the likes of Mail, Calendar and Spotlight; a brand new Photos app; and its new iCloud Drive feature means you can have access to your documents whenever you like, wherever you go. And all of this is encompassed in a beautiful new look. We think Yosemite’s flatter design looks great, and we know you’ll agree. Over the course of the following pages you’ll discover everything you need to know about Yosemite – all in easy-to-digest tips, tricks and techniques. Yosemite may seem like a mountain to climb, but we leave no stone unturned. So what are you waiting for? Turn the page now to start getting more from your Mac… Christian Hall, Editor www.facebook.com/macformat
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Welcome & Manifesto
Welcome!
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Contents The basics
Mac apps
10 16 32 34 36 38 40 44 46 48 50 52 56 58 59 60
102 104 106 108 110 112 114 116 118 120 121 122 126 127
Everything you need to know to get started with Apple’s new OS Meet Yosemite 53 hidden features of Yosemite Set up your new Mac Migrate to Yosemite Migrate from Windows The Yosemite desktop Master the Finder Customise the Finder sidebar Discover OS X’s gestures Master Mission Control Launch apps quickly Using Notification Center Discover the Today view View files with Quick Look Discover the Dashboard Search with Spotlight
Setup & preferences
Customise OS X to your liking
64 66 68 70 72 73 74 76 84 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
Setting up your desktop Alter the look of your Mac Setting OS X preferences Using iCloud with a Mac Set up an iCloud Keychain Manage user accounts Manage your login items Make more of your photos in OS X Get more info about your Mac Manage multiple displays Master your mouse Define your audio sources Using Bluetooth Set up a printer Networking and sharing Sharing your Mac Share files wirelessly Call and text forwarding Move tasks between devices Facebook integration
Get to grips with the amazing apps that come with Yosemite Browse the web with Safari Advanced features of Safari Master Mail’s new tricks Become an expert with Mail Mark up messages in Mail Make a date with Calendar Get from A to B with Maps Using iCloud Drive Download great books Master the Notes app OS X Reminders Get to know iTunes 12 More apps for your Mac Using the App Store
Backup & security Make sure you never lose a file and keep your Mac secure 130 132 134 136 137
Back up with Time Machine Never lose your work again Recover from major problems Secure your Mac Get started with Disk Utility
Advanced users Automate repetitive tasks, fix problems and much more! 140 141 142 144 145
Automate repetitive tasks Record your own scripts Discover Terminal Understand Activity Monitor Dual boot with Boot Camp
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Everything you need to know to get started with OS X 10.10 10
Meet Yosemite An at-a-glance look at what’s new
16 53 hidden features of Yosemite Discover the true power of OS X 10.10! 32 Set up your new Mac Just got a new Mac? Start here… 34 Migrate to Yosemite How to upgrade from a previous version 36 Migrate from Windows Moving from a PC? Transfer with no fuss 38 The Yosemite desktop Introducing the new, improved OS X desktop 40 Master the Finder Tips and tricks to to enhance your experience 44
Customise the Finder sidebar Be super efficient by using clever shortcuts
46 Discover OS X’s gestures Time to get those fingers moving! 48 Master Mission Control Make the most of Yosemite’s nerve centre 50 Launch apps quickly Get at those apps in a blink of an eye! 52
Using Notification Center OS X can alert you to mail, messages and more
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Discover the Today view Make more of Notification Center’s new view
58 View files with Quick Look Glance what’s in a file without even opening it 59 Discover the Dashboard Use this customisable control panel 60 Search with Spotlight Find files fast, search the web – and more
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The basics
The basics | Welcome to Yosemite
THE BASICS | Welcome to Yosemite
Welcome to Yosemite
The latest OS offers the perfect combination of simplicity and power he all-new, all-singing, all-dancing, OS X 10.10 Yosemite is here – and you’ll love it! Like its predecessor, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, it continues the theme of Californian place names: Yosemite is named after one of America’s most impressive National Parks. Also like Mavericks, Yosemite will cost you nothing: you can download it for free using Software Update on your Mac or from www.apple.com/uk/osx. (Find out more about upgrading from an older Mac or migrating from a Windows PC on page 34 onwards.)
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If you have an iPad or an iPhone, you’ll be right at home with Yosemite’s fresh-looking interface, which takes many a cue from iOS. The new system font is clean and simple, and the transparency of drop-down menus and parts of windows allows for easy navigation and, quite simply, a more pleasant experience. Probably our favourite improvement is the family of ‘Continuity’ features. Take Handoff, for example: start an email on your Mac, then if you’ve moved away from your desk, finish it off on your iPhone. Or how about call forwarding – if
you can hear your iPhone ringing downstairs but you’re working at your Mac upstairs, you can take the call on the desktop! Just about every app has been enhanced, so you’ll find improved search, a new Favourites view and easier ways to share in Safari, a new PDF markup feature within Mail itself, and the ability to send large attachments of up to 5GB. And with iCloud Drive, you’ll be able to access your stuff anytime, anywhere you go…
The interface has a fresh, clean look with a new system font and simplified icons to provide a real ‘easy on the eye’ experience.
In addition to simpler tickboxes and pop-up menus, even the window traffic light buttons are simpler and cleaner.
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In keeping with iOS, many windows and menus sport a translucent background, which helps to provide context.
The fantastic new Today view in Notification Center will be familiar to you if you use an iPhone or iPad.
Like Mavericks, Yosemite is available as a free upgrade.
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The basics | Welcome to Yosemite
Welcome to Yosemite | THE BASICS
The basics | Welcome to Yosemite
THE BASICS | Welcome to Yosemite
AirDrop
When AirDrop was introduced, it enabled two nearby Macs to exchange files without formal networking, but now you can use AirDrop to connect to nearby iOS devices as well as Macs – so it’s easy to share a photo, a location on a map, a document of almost any kind, and much more.
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Forward calls
And yet more iOS co-operation! So, picture the scene… You’ve left your iPhone in your jacket pocket in the hallway. You’re upstairs working in your study, and the phone rings. There’s no need to rush downstairs – now you can pick up the call on your Mac. It works the other way round too: you can receive and make calls, SMS and MMS messages on all your devices.
NEW
See page 96 for more
Now there’s no need to upload your large videos or photo collections to the web and send links so that friends and family can see them: with Mail Drop you can send attachments up to 5GB in size. Plus, the new Markup feature enables you to add notes and annotations to attachments within Mail, rather than having to take a round trip to other apps like Preview You can even fill in forms and sign and return documents.
Updated See page 106 for more
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