Chapter 1

Learning Basic macOS Tasks

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macOS has a few basic tasks that you need to know to make the rest of your Mac chores faster and easier. These chores include starting and managing applications, searching your Mac for documents and data, saving your work, and fundamental file operations such as opening, printing, and copying.

Start an Application

Start an Application Using Launchpad

Locate the Mouse Pointer

Switch Between Applications

View Running Applications with Mission Control

Run an Application Full Screen

Split the Screen with Two Applications

Search Your Mac

Voice-Operate Your Mac with Siri

Save a Document

Open a Document

Print a Document ...

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