Chapter 5: What Can I Do with Applications?

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Mountain Lion is more than just an operating system; it’s also full of applications designed to make your computing life as productive as possible, while being simple and fun to use. From word processing to buying music online, from surfing the web to taking photos with the Mac camera, OS X 10.8 comes in one flavor: fully loaded! This chapter introduces you to the myriad programs that come with Mountain Lion. I show you how to navigate most Mac applications, going in depth with TextEdit and Messages, as well as how to use common keyboard shortcuts.

Discovering Mountain Lion Applications

Navigating Mountain Lion Applications

Working with Documents in TextEdit

Getting Started with Messages

Acquiring New Applications in the App Store

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