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Video Tutorial Series
​Mastering the Mac
Apps, Backups, Preferences
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List of topics in this tutorial series
(To watch these videos, you must be a Premium member of the iTandCoffee Club or have purchased access here)

In part 3 of the 4-class series, we have over 5 HOURS of tutorials on lots of 'must know' topics. We look at backing up your Mac to protect your data, managing and navigating application 'Windows', and look at of some of the key apps - Safari, Mail, Contacts, Calendar.  We also look at navigating and managing App windows, and checking all the 'activities' that your Mac is running.
Important:  Please be aware that the sizes of the topic videos range from 2-30MB. It is recommended that these videos are only watched over a Wi-Fi connection.
Introduction
  • Backups Preferences Apps - Introduction
Backups
  • ​Introducing Time Machine for Backups
  • Performing your first backup
  • A look at Time Machine Preferences
  • Viewing your backups in Time Machine
  • Restoring files and folders from Time Machine
  • Safely ejecting a backup drive or USB
  • Restoring entire Mac from Time Machine​
Safari
  • ​Introduction / Safari Preferences
  • Setting up your Home Page
  • View Menu & Show Favourites Bar
  • Syncing Bookmarks and Setting up Favourites
  • Some Navigation Tips
  • Browsing in Private Mode
  • Viewing content in Reader View
  • Zoom in and out and save images
  • View Browsing History
  • Save Web Page as PDF
  • Options for how to send a web page
  • Downloading and Installing from Safari
Mail
  • A look at Mail Preferences
  • Customising your Mail view - Mailbox Sidebar
  • 'Viewing' option in Mail Preferences
  • Viewing mail grouped by Conversation
  • Customising Mail Toolbar
  • Selecting multiple mail messages
  • Searching Mail
  • Organising Mail into Mailboxes
  • Setting up Rules for filtering and organising
  • Flagging emails
  • Dealing with Junk Mail
  • Colour Code Mail
  • Flagging emails
  • Send Again and setting up Template emails for reuse
  • Sending Images and files via Mail
  • Setting up Mail Signatures
  • Discovering Previous Recipients
  • Create Contact from sender or recipient
  • Setting up and using Smart Mailboxes
  • Sending to a Group
  • Using Emojis in your emails
  • Discovering beautiful stationary templates
  • Some formatting tips
  • Understanding Cc and Bcc
  • Choosing the From email address    
  • Creating a PDF from a mail message
  • How to detect a Scam email
  • Sending large files with Mail Drop
Contacts
  • Introduction and Determining what Contacts you see
  • Creating and emailing Contact Groups
  • Looking for duplicates and merging Contacts
  • Saving Contact details from other apps
  • Sharing a Contact Card    
  • Sharing a Group of Contacts    
  • Preferences for sort and display order display fields and default account
  • Adding Editing and Labelling Contacts
Calendar
  • Introduction and Guided Tour
  • Calendars can come from multiple email accounts
  • Change calendar name and colour
  • Adding an event and choosing its calendar
  • Sharing iCloud Calendars
  • Create Recurring events
  • Ensuring your Default Alerts are set up
  • Merge two separate iCloud calendars
  • Create a new calendar in your list of calendars
More about apps and managing apps
  • Other apps to explore
  • Exploring each application's preferences
  • Traffic lights and Managing multiple windows
  • Activity Monitor
  • Switching between apps and app windows
  • Choosing what apps auto-open at login
  • A look at a a few more system preferences

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For iTandCoffee Club Members - Some Handy Hints from the Library

Safari
  • ​How to force Safari to use Google as the Search Engine (if something else has taken over!)
  • Fixing a Mac web browser that has been hijacked by ads
  • Stop Safari from auto-filling fields with Contacts
  • What to do when Safari is locked up by a nasty screen
  • Make sure Safari on your Mac warns you if you are accessing a suspect website.
  • Do 'autoplay' videos drive you crazy in Safari? Here's how to stop them
Mail
  • Quickly saving email addresses received in emails on my Mac to Contacts
  • Setting up an email signature on your Mac
  • A handy Mac Mail feature - Send Again
  • How to send large files in emails using a new feature on Mac
  • How to set up an 'out of office' reply for iCloud Mail
  • Creating and then emailing a Contact Group on the Mac​
  • Some great tips about Mac Mail​
  • Discovering beautiful stationary in your Mac Mail app
Contacts
  • Quickly saving all the email addresses received in emails on my Mac to Contacts
  • Creating and then emailing a Contact Group on the Mac
  • How to sort out all those duplicated Contacts on your Mac
  • Stop Safari from auto-filling fields with Contacts
  • Printing addresses on envelopes is so easy on a Mac​
Calendar
  • Merging two iCloud Calendars in MacOS Sierra
Other Apps
  • Receiving and sending SMS messages on your Mac​
  • How to Pin a Note to the top of the list in Mac Notes​
  • Maps on your Mac - Send a map to an iOS device
Managing Apps & App Windows
  • Discovering 'split view' feature for app windows 
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