EASY TO FOLLOW USER GUIDES BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY VAN FOR BEGINNERS Starting something new can be daunting. Learning a skill or mastering a new piece of hardware is tough. Even tougher if you have no-one at hand to help. Conversely as the complexity of our consumer technology increases, the size of the requisite instruction manual decreases or in some cases it simply disappears. At numerous times in our lives we have all been “beginners’, there is no shame in that fact and rightly so. How many times have you asked aloud, “What does this button do?” “Why doesn't that work?” “What do you mean it doesn't do that?”.“HELP!”" At the start of any new journey or adventure we are all beginners but fortunately for you we are here to stand beside you at every stage. Over this extensive series of titles we will be looking in great depth at the latest consumer electronics, software, hobbies and trends out of the box! We will guide you step-by-step through using all aspects of the technology that you may have been previously apprehensive at attempting. Let our expert guide help you build your technology understanding and skills, taking you from a novice toa confident and experienced user. Over the page our journey begins. We would wish you luck but we're sure with our support you won't need it. Contents Contents 8 The Music App — Adios, iTunes 14 TV App — For Movies and Shows 16 Podcasts App — Listen and Subscribe 18 Screen Time — Monitor Mac Use 20 Find My- Friends and Gadgets 24 — Sidecar — With Your iPad 26 More Great Features — Of macOS Catalina 32. Set Up Your Mac — For the First Time 36 Update macOS — 10.15: Catalina 38 Launching Apps — And Quitting Them 40 Get on the Internet — With Wi-Fi or Ethernet 42 Gesture Controls — On Your Trackpad 44 ~The Mac’s Desktop — And How to Use it 48 Dark Mode — And Night Shift 49 Desktop Stacks — For Organisation 50 The Mac’s Menus — A Key Mac Feature 52 _ Using the Finder — Files, Folders & Apps 58 The Mac’s Dock — For Most-used Apps 60 Notification Centre —- See What's Going On 62 The Spotlight Feature — Search Your Mac 64 = Setting Up Email — For the Mail App lian@bdmpubiicationscom YF @bdmpubs fF] BOM Publications @ yuwzbdmoublications com 4 | wuwbdmpublcations.com Contents 68 Safari App — Your Web Browser 76 Mail App — Send & Receive Email 83 Home App - For the Smart Home 84 News App - Stories and Features 86 Photos App — Manage Your Images 92 Glossary of Mac and Computing Terms “_,.learn how to set up your mac, update macOS and use it’s superb apps with easy Ey (<) ore) act (=) eke [0] (0 (= aaa @ New for macOS 10.15: Catalina Finder File Edit View Go 4OORReRO! (or-Tam Colt madera] macOS Catalina? [| LH i | _ Older Macs cannot be updated to the new MacBook Early 2015 ornewer iMac Late 2012 or newer operating system, so if you want to MacBook Air — Mid 2012 or newer iMac Pro 2017 or newer upgrade your Mac to macOS Catalina, it MacBook Pro Mid 2012 or newer Mac Pro 2013 or newer must be one of the following models: Mac mini Late 2012 or newer SC) Mb Mon 9:4 New for macOS 10.15: Catalina New for Catalina The Music App Adios, |Tunes With the introduction of macOS10.15: Catalina, Apple abandons that old workhorse iTunes and replaces it with Music, an app that will already be familiar to iPad and iPhone owners. It’s another step towards greater integration between the Mac and its smartphone and tablet stable mates. Catalina’s new Music app is very similar to the one found on the iPhone or the iPad, but if you’re familiar with iTunes, you shouldn’t have too many problems getting started. When you're using the Music app, the top bar gives you pull-down menus offering controls and options. It's worthwhile familiarising yourself with them. The Search field: Completion suggestions are offered as you type, and results can be limited to Apple Music, or your on-Mac library, as you wish. Results include artists, songs, albums and more. When you're playing music, this icon is replaced by the album art. Click on it to switch to the mini player, which shows the album art and controls only, and takes up much less room on the screen. Close the mini player to return to the full Music window. The controls: These are, in turn, Previous track, Play/Pause, Next track. The line underneath lets you scrub through the track. As we're not playing anything, the controls are currently greyed. The volume slider: Click and drag the dot, and move it left and right to change the volume. The left icon opens a sidebar showing the lyrics to the current track. The right icon shows you what's next, Drag the pointer over the list and you can remove tracks you'd rather not play. @ Music File Edit Song View Controls Account Window Help Q Search Apple Music \S For You Browse © Radio Library © Recently Added New Music Mix A Es Recently Played Songs © Music Videos Playlists @ 90s Music @ Music Videos @ My Top Rated =f Alison's music J Apple Watch =f Classical and Jazz =f Extreme Metal =f Female vocal &f From iPad &f lan's Music =f Untitled Playlist ‘music )) aes Favourites 100% a} warn ge oer home till! mission ish the Apple Music controls: |f you have an Apple Music account, For You is the main page, offering suggestions of music you might like and showing what you played recently. Browse is great for finding new music, and Radio gives access to streaming stations. This is the For You page, your gateway to the Apple Music streaming service. This is the gateway to your Music social network. Click on it and you can find out what sounds your friends are listening to, and discover and enjoy new music together. These are the options for your Library, that is, music you've installed on your Mac. It can be arranged into Artists, Albums, or Songs, and there are sections for music you've recently added and music videos. tthe top of the For You page is New Music, a playlist made up of tracks chosen for you based on previous plays, and a mix of your Favourites, tunes you play allot. Click the chevrons for other mixes. These are your playlists. The top ones are Smart Playlists, which add songs automatically according to tules, and the lower ones are playlists you build yourself. This is a round-up of music you've recently streamed. Scroll this page up for more suggestions, again based on previous listens. Click this link to see a wider range of music you've recently played {3 New for macOS 10.15: Catalina Signing Up for Apple Music Let us find your next favourite With an Apple Music account, you can stream from 50 Click Start Trial and you're asked what sort of an million songs for a set monthly fee. To sign up for an account you want. The first three months are free, but account, click on For You in the left-hand sidebar You can then _affter that it's £9.99/S9. 99/9.99 € for an individual. Choose an click Learn More to read about Apple Music, or Try It Now. account, and click Start Trial to begin. BY You must then sign in to your Apple ID, or if you dont There then follows a series of screens inviting you to have one, create a new one with the button at the foot of indicate what genres of music you like and then what the pop-up window. Enter your Apple ID email address, then bands. Follow the on-screen instructions and click the bubbles. your password, and then proceed to the next step. When you're done, you're ready to enjoy Apple Music. Changing or Cancelling Your Subscription Edit Subscription J pote tic toner If you want to cancel your Apple Music subscription, first On the next page, you're shown your active of all, click Account in the top bar and select View My subscriptions. Click on Apple Music’s Edit link, and on Account. You're taken to your account page. Scroll down to the next page, you can change your subscription to a different Subscriptions (under Settings) and click the Manage link one (individual, family or yearly) or cancel it altogether