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Mac OS 8.5 is becoming a standard in the Macintosh community, and Teach Yourself Mac OS 8.5 in 24 Hours will help you get up to speed quickly.

Authors Lewis and Lee begin with the best procedures for installing the software and teach you everything you need to know to use Mac OS 8.5. In the section on managing files with Finder 8, for example, they not only tell you what a file is, but how to open, close, move, delete, and make aliases for your files. From there, the authors move on to more advanced (and interesting) topics, such as LANs. Macs always have excelled at typography, so there's plenty of information on fonts and layout concepts, plus the book addresses audio and video. There is solid coverage of mobile computing with Mac OS, so PowerBook people take heed.

As Mac OS 8.5 has lots of Internet features, this guide pays considerable attention to the online world. The authors help you use Internet Setup Assistant, and then detail how to get the most out of the Netscape Navigator Web browser, the Netscape Communicator electronic mail application, and Sherlock--the new Internet search tool that's built into this version of the system. The guide closes with a little bit of information about publishing your own Web pages. --David Wall

Book Description
GET STARTED NOW with the BEST MAC OS EVER!Get started now with 24 proven, one-hour lessons. In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Mac OS 8.5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Mac OS 8.5 from the ground up.Easily find your answer to ...

-Using the updated Installer and the new Finder (includingthe highly-touted Sherlock internet search feature.)-Effectively browsing the World Wide Web and setting up Personal Web Serving.

-Customizing the appearance of your desktop.-Using Quicktime and Digital Audio (MIDI).

- Sharing data with others and networking.- Working with AppleScript.- Troubleshooting your Mac.

Use the updated Installer to install Mac OS 8.5 additions, such as Personal Web Sharing, Apple(R) Personal Locator, and Apple Remote Access
Learn how to use Mac OS 8.5's Open Transport and Data Detection components to enhance your Web browsing experience
Each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Mac OS 8.5 from the ground up

About the Author
Rita Lewis has over 15 years of experience in technical communications, including writing, editing, and graphic arts. She is the author of over eleven books on various topics of Macintosh computer use, including networking, system software, word processing software, and desktop publishing software. She is the editor of two additional books on Macintosh software and writes a monthly column on Macintosh issues for Generation X.

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