Mac OS 9 (Visual QuickStart Guide) [Paperback]

Maria Langer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Visual QuickStart Guide | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

For any course in Digital Graphics, Web Design, Web Scripting and Development, Multimedia, Page Layout, Office Tools, and Operating Systems. These task-based, visual reference guides feature step-by-step instructions and plenty of screen shots to guide students and teachers through the most important tasks. Visual QuickStart Guides are the ideal way to get students up and running quickly, and are used for intermediate and advanced students as a quick reference.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Maria Langer's guides to the Macintosh and the Mac OS operating system have always been highly regarded for their comprehensiveness, intelligent writing style, and attention to detail. Mac OS 9: Visual QuickStart Guide continues her string of gems, incorporating coverage of the Sherlock 2 search tool and the other new additions to Mac OS.

You'll find information on the new Keychain Security feature, Apple Verifier, and multiple user support. Plus, there's some material of special interest to iBook users (the iBook runs Mac OS 9) and a "fine-tuning" chapter that's packed with high-quality nuggets that don't fit well elsewhere.

The Visual QuickStart format centers on close integration of text and illustrations. Assuming almost nothing, it is well-suited for users who aren't sufficiently familiar with the Mac environment to explore much on their own. There's a spread, a page or two in length, for each of several hundred tasks (sending an electronic mail message and changing the default printer, to cite two examples). Each spread has a series of steps for you to follow, next to which appears a series of screen shots that show, comic-book style, what you're supposed to see as the process moves along. Langer gets a chance to share her deep knowledge of Mac OS intricacies in numerous tips and brief conceptual explanations. --David Wall

Topics covered: Mac OS 9 for beginners and intermediate users. You'll see that the Finder (that's the file-management environment in Mac OS) is explained here, along with SimpleText and the other applications that ship with the operating system. Detailed chapters cover simple local area networks (LANs), printing, Internet connectivity, and Sherlock 2.

From the Back Cover

Mac OS 9: Visual QuickStart Guide provides step-by-step instruction in how to use AppleÕs Mac OS 9, taking an easy, visual approach. Beginners, and professionals moving up to the newest version of the operating system, can quickly learn to use the features and capabilities of Mac OS 9. Detailed explanation of how to install, set up and configure, and use the OS are covered, along with detailed instruction on how to getting going on the Internet, using the Mac OSÕs Internet utilities. Also included is a chapter on the iBook, AppleÕs popular consumer laptop.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr; First Edition edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201700042
• ISBN-13: 978-0201700046
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,893,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maria Langer has been a freelance writer since 1990. She has written more than 75 books and hundreds of articles about using computers, software, and online services. She provides support for her work, as well as new content, on the Maria's Guides website. These days, she also writes about aviation and travel for a variety of print and online publications.

Maria is also a commercial helicopter pilot and owner of Flying M Air, a helicopter tour and charter company based in Arizona. Her company offers tours, day trips, multi-day excursions, and aerial photography services throughout the southwest.

And if that's not enough to keep her busy and out of trouble, she's also a serious amateur photographer. She shows off her best work on her photo gallery, Flying M Photos.

Maria blogs at Eclectic Mind, her personal journal of thoughts and experiences.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for new Mac users, January 20, 2000

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M. J KILLEEN (Collingdale, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mac OS 9 (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

You may have recently purchased a shiny new Blueberry iMac, and -- if you're like me -- discovered that the much praised Mac OS graphical user interface is not quite as intuitive as legend has it. As a Windows user for many years -- I was stumped by the lack of maximizing windows, right-clicks and Explorers. The information is often difficult to find in the Mac help files, and the iMac comes with very little documentation. THIS BOOK makes it all clear very, very quickly. Like all the books in this excellent series, every step is fully illustrated and completely explained. I am using my iMac now in ways I didn't even dream I could.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value priced book on Mac OS9, April 11, 2000

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Ivan Shepperd (Richardson, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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I recently bought my first Mac and after many years as a Windows programmer and an Amiga enthusiast before that. Suddenly I was a newbie again. This book helped me get over that very quickly. It's a fast way to get going. The author breaks up each aspect the OS into one or two page bites with enumerated instructions, making it easy to digest and even find things in a hurry. If you determine you are reading some aspect of the OS you already understand, the layout makes it easy to skip to the next part. She also includes lots of tips that add to the basics.

There are LOTS of screens shots; usually 3 to 4 per page. The prices is right and they don't include a CD-ROM which so many computer books do. That only inflates the price and rarely adds anything of value.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and direct, October 30, 2001

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Stephen McHenry (Olney, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Having just purchased a Mac G-4 for my son for his graphics work, I wanted to learn to use it as well. All my previous experience being with Windows I was a little nervous as to how long it would take to get working familiar with the OS system, which turned out to be no time at all thanks to this book. It gets right to the topic, lots of pictures of the screens you are using, lets you know when there is more than one way to do something, lets you know where it the book parts of the same topic are gone over in different detail. You can skip around in the book to find what you want without losing any continuity, or do like I did and just start at the begining. The information is presented straightforward and easy to understand. I could not have asked for a better teaching book.