macOS Catalina The Complete Manual is the first and only choice if you are new adopter and want to learn everything you’ll need to get started with your new operating system. This independent manual is crammed with helpful guides and step-by-step fully illustrated tutorials, written in plain easy to follow English. Over the pages of this new user guide you will clearly learn all you need to know about out of the box set up, getting to grips with the more advanced features and discover a huge array of amazing apps. With this unofficial instruction manual at your side no problem will be unsolvable, no question unanswered as you learn, explore and enhance your user experience.
macOS Catalina
You and Your Mac • Newcomers, start here. If you’ve yet to buy a Mac, or simply want a recap on what your computer’s expansion ports are, we start with a guide to current Mac hardware. We also show you how to set up your new or second hand Mac out of the box, update its operating system to Catalina and get to grips with its basic functions.
The Mac Range Desktops & Notebooks • Desktop or notebook? Portability or power? Big screen or external monitor? Buying your first Mac can be bewildering but we’re here to help. We bring you a guide to the current Mac models, their strengths and weaknesses and an outline of their expansion options.
First Time User? Start Reading Here • If you’ve never used a Mac before, read these tips first. We show you; how to use this guide, basic tasks such as switching on and off, waking it from Sleep Mode, finding out what Mac and version of macOS you have, and much more.
Set Up Your Mac For the First Time • Setting up your new desktop or notebook Mac for the first time can be a daunting experience but it’s nothing to be afraid of. In this section we take you through the initial set up process, from switching it on and setting up or logging in with your Apple ID, all the way to having it ready to use.
Update macOS 10.15: Catalina • If your Mac is running an older version of the operating system, you’re probably keen to upgrade to the latest release of macOS, Catalina. Apple has made this very easy to do. As long as your Mac meets the minimum system requirements, you can upgrade over the Internet, and it’s free.
Launching Apps And Quitting Them • There are several ways of launching an app on your Mac. You can: use the Launchpad, which is found in the Dock; you can open a Finder window and navigate your way to the application you wish to use; or you can click on the Spotlight feature and simply type its name and select it from the list.
Get on the Internet With Wi-Fi or Ethernet • The Internet is likely one of the reasons you bought your Mac. When you’re online with your notebook or desktop Mac, you can surf the web, send and receive emails, make Internet telephone and video calls, buy apps and media and more. Here’s a guide to getting online using the Mac’s Wi-Fi connectivity.
Gesture Controls On Your Trackpad • Something we really like about the Mac is the way you can navigate using gesture controls, just like you do on your phone. These gesture controls can be performed on a Mac notebook’s trackpad or on the Apple Magic Trackpad, which is available for desktop Macs.
The Mac’s Desktop And How to Use it • The desktop is at the heart of your Mac. Everything you do takes place on the desktop, including opening apps, interacting with files and folders and using the Dock. Here we show you how to use your desktop, app and folder windows, the top bar menu, menulets, Trash and other key desktop features.
Dark Mode And Night Shift • If your screen’s too bright, there’s a couple of great desktop features that can help. Dark Mode inverts the Mac’s colour scheme, making it much darker, and Night Shift Mode changes the colour hue, reducing blue light that can keep you awake...