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MACOS BIG SUR USER GUIDE

 

A Complete Illustrated Guide To Mastering The New MacOS Big Sur For Beginners, Seniors, And Advanced Users With Tips And Tricks

 

 

Philips Russell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright 2021 Philip Russell

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Note: This eBook is a guide and serves as a first guide. In addition, please get expert advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table Of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

MacOS Big Sur?

Requirements To Download MacOS Big Sur

Which Devices Support Macos Big Sur?

How To Download And Install Macos Big Sur

CHAPTER TWO

MACOS MAJOR CHANGES REVIEW

Complete Design Refresh

CHAPTER THREE

MacOS Big Sur New Features

Spotlight

Safari

Privacy Report

Password Monitoring

Extensions

Application Store Security

New language features

Sound effects

Apple Silicon Support

System security

Machine learning

Photos

Vibrance.

Descriptions

AirPods

HomeKit

Apple Music

Notes

Messages

Weather

Reminders

CHAPTER FOUR

BASIC NAVIGATION

How To Configure Finder Sidebar

How To Enable Hot Corners

How To Enable Tap To Click For Trackpad

How To Configure Tracking Speed For Trackpad

Automatically Adjust Your Mac  Display’s Brightness

Manually adjust the brightness

How To Enable three-finger drag For Your Mac trackpad

Enable Right-Click On The Mouse

How To Configure Tracking Speed For Mouse

How To Swipe Between Pages For Magic Mouse

Enable  Apple Watch Unlock

How To Update your Computer name

How To Combine Your Files Into A PDF

How To Print Documents From Your Mac

Show Volume Control In Menu Bar

Turn Your Mac Volume Up Or Down

Use The Control Center On Your Mac

CHAPTER FIVE

THE MAC DESKTOP

Menu Bar

Mac Menu

Spotlight

App menus

Status menus

Control Center.

Notification Center

Siri

CHAPTER SIX

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE DOC AND MENU BAR

Use The Dock On Mac

Open Items In The Dock

Perform Other Action In Doc

Rearrange Add, Or Remove Dock Items

Show Volume Control In Menu Bar

Quick Options To customize Dock & Menu Bar preferences on Mac

CHAPTER SEVEN

HOW TO CONNECT YOUR MAC TO THE INTERNET

Use Wi-Fi

Join A Public Wi-Fi Network

Join A Hidden Wi-Fi Network

Use Instant Hotspot

Use Ethernet

Turn Your Mac Volume Up Or Down

How To Customize The Control Center

Take Screenshots Or Audio Recordings.

Take Pictures With Keyboard Shortcuts

How To Setup Printer On Mac

How To Screen Share On A Mac Computer

CHAPTER EIGHT

MESSAGES FOR MAC

How To Set-Up Imessage On Your Mac

How To Send A Message

How To Add Voice Recording To A Message

How To Add An Image, File, Emoji, Gifs, Etc To Message

How To Make A Voice Or Video Call With Face Time

How To Have A Group Conversation On Your Mac

Share A Screen

Use IMessage Apps

How To Setup Message Tapback

Use Siri To Send Messages

Send Text Messages To Anyone

Delete A Message Or Conversation

CHAPTER NINE

BACKUP YOUR MAC

Apple Id

Back Up With Time Machine

How To Back Up Your Mac With Time Machine

Backup With External Drive

How To Create Backups With Time Machine Using Another Mac.

Network Storage

How To Initiate Automatically Backup

Set Up Icloud Drive

On iCloud.com

How To Restore Your Mac From A Backup

Use Migration Assistant

Restore Deleted Items Backed Up With Time Machine On Mac

Delete Unnecessary Files From Your Mac To Make More Room.

Learn How Much Storage Space You Have Available On Your Mac

Manage Storage On Your Mac

Optimize Storage

Reduce Clutter

Empty Trash Automatically

How to Manually Free Up Storage Space

CHAPTER TEN

SIRI

How To Use Siri On Your Mac

Ask Siri

How To Enable "Hey Siri" To Launch Siri With Your Voice

Different Ways You Can Lunch Siri

How To Use Siri

Activate Type To Siri

How To Disable The "Hey Siri" Voice Command

How To Change The Keyboard Shortcut For Siri

How To Change Siri Language Preference

How To Change Siri Voice

Voice Feedback

How To Delete Siri History

Show Siri In Menu Bar

CHAPTER ELEVEN

SHARING

How To Enable File Sharing On Your Mac

How To Setup Media Sharing

How To Setup Printer Sharing

How To Set Up Internet Sharing

How To Setup Remote Login

How To Setup Remote Management

CHAPTER TWELVE

MAP AND GUIDES

How To Use The Guide Feature On Macos Big Sur

How To Add Locations To Apple Maps

How To Edit Guide In Maps

How To Make Use Of The Look Around

How To Use The Look Around View For Apple Maps In The Full-Window Mode On Macos Big Sur

Cycling Directions in Apple Maps

Indoor Maps

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

SAFARI

How To Know The Version Of Safari Running On Your MacOS

How To Customize The Start Page In Safari On The Mac

How To Use Tabs For Webpages In Safari

Open A New Tab

Preview A Tab

Reopen A Recently Closed Tab

How To Change The Safari Home Page On Your Mac

How To Change Search Engine In Safari MacOS

How To Open Private Window In Safari

Translate A Webpage In Safari On Mac

How To Clear Cache And Cookies In Safari On Mac

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

NOTIFICATION CENTER

Open Notification Center On Your Mac

Close Notification Center on your Mac

How To Navigate The Notification Center

Customize Notification Center

How to Use The Voice Command Control On Your Mac

How To Turn on Voice Control

Add Languages To Use With Voice Control

Turn Off Voice Control

Create Your Own Custom Vocabulary

Delete Vocabulary Words Or Phrases

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Tips And Tricks For MacOS Big Sur

Play Sound On Startup Option

How To Include Now Playing Feature On Menu Bar

Background Image

Safari Built-In Translation

Control Wallpaper Tinting in Windows

Modify Control Center

Enhance Voice Memo Recordings

Safari Tab Website Previews

Hide Menu Bar

Photos Picker in Messages

Pin Messages In The Messages App

Erase Old Sdks And Xcode Caches

Use Profile Image In Messages

Safari Extensions

Get Next Hour Precipitation Weather Forecast

Edit Videos

Speak Typing Feedback

Import Settings And Passwords From Chrome

Battery Percentage Displayed in Menu Bar

Fast User Switching

Instructions To Use Fast User Switching In MacOS Big Sur

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

HOW TO EXTEND YOUR MAC'S BATTERY LIFE

What Is The Mac Battery Cycle?

How To Check Mac Battery Cycle

Use The Energy Saver Settings

Switch Off Background Apps

Reduce The Screen Brightness

Switch Off Or Delete Power-Draining Apps

 

 

 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Hello everyone. I bring you good news from Apple's MacOS 11! "Big Sur guide" This is an updated guide, even from the very beginning. This is going to serve as a beginner's tutorial for new Mac users, even those that are already familiar with Macs. I'm sure you will find a lot of useful tips as you read along. This book will teach you everything you need to know about MacOS 11, including requirements, features, and how to install the latest release in the MacOS line.

On June 22, 2020, Apple unveiled its newest MacOS 11, to replace its popular OS X (see MacOS 10.x) at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The annual event, which is usually held in California for about a week, is aimed at developers throughout the world, but the Worldwide Developers Conference 2020 took a different approach; it was the first occasion when it was held solely online and, furthermore, disclosed to the public.

Good news for desktop users! It's a relief to finally replace the venerable OS X/MacOS 10.x code with the new 11.0 base. This goes beyond the numerical change; it encompasses a whole host of new features, ease of use updates to existing applications, and lots more!

On November 12, 2020, Apple announced the much-anticipated Big Sur, planning it with the arrival of its latest M1 system-on-a-chip."Big Sur is designed, down to its center, to exploit all the capacity and might of M1, conveying a huge lift in execution, shocking battery life, and surprisingly more grounded security insurance," Apple said in its official statement.

The updates for MacOS Big Sur will affect all the new features and updates available throughout the life cycle of the OS to be in line with all the latest information to bring you to speed on all things about MacOS 11.

MacOS Big Sur?

MacOS Big Sur is an operating system released by Apple as a sequel to Apple's OS that controls its line of mobile and desktop computers. It is the most significant version change in over 15 years--authoritively replacing the 10.x and passing the 11.x.

 

Requirements To Download MacOS Big Sur

 

Big Sur is slightly different from its predecessor. It does not require the least set of requirements regarding hardware components. However, Apple has stated a minimum hardware type based on its lineup of desktop and mobile devices, along with the year (s) of release to serve as a guide.

 

Which Devices Support Macos Big Sur?

MacOS Big Sur system requirements:

Apple thoroughly tests the operation systems of all its latest releases to make sure they’re compatible with previous devices.

Lately, Apple has indicated which devices and its date of release are able to help most of the recent features incorporated into each release of macOS. This strategy for testing and checking proceeds with macOS Big Sur, with the list compiled by Apple.

 

The Device List

 

Mac mini with M1

Mac mini (2014 and newer)

Mac Pro (2013 and newer)

iMac Pro (2017 and newer)

iMac (2014 and newer)

MacBook Pro with M1

MacBook Pro (late 2013 and newer)

MacBook Air with M1

MacBook Air (2013 and newer)

MacBook (2015) and newer

 

 

 

 

How To Download And Install Macos Big Sur

 

Below are the steps to follow if you want to download MacOS Big Sur:

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Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Tag der Veröffentlichung: 15.04.2021
ISBN: 978-3-7487-8040-3

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