Macos Catalina

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Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- The basics of using macOS Catalina

What you'll learn

The basics of using macOS Catalina

* Requirements

* You should be using a Mac computer running macOS Catalina

Description

Learn the ins and outs of using macOS Catalina, the latest operating system for your Mac. This course includes more than 40 video tutorials and more than 4 hours of video instruction. It begins by showing you the basics of the desktop and then goes into detail about using the Finder, Safari and Mail. This course includes lots of tips, tricks and techniques.

Each tutorial clearly presents a topic and shows you how to use macOS Catalina. You can watch while trying out techniques for yourself. Presented by the host of the MacMost  video podcast, the creator of hundreds of online video tutorials and the author of books on the Mac and iPad.

macOS Catalina Basics is brought to you by MacMost. The MacMost website contains hundreds of free video tutorials, but the ones in this course are unique to the course and give a deeper look at Catalina.

Who this course is for:

  • Those new to macOS
  • Those looking to refresh their macOS skills
  • Beginner Mac users who have just upgraded to Catalina

Course content

9 sections • 45 lectures

Introduction Preview 01:26

What's New in macOS Catalina Preview 08:57

Switching From Windows Preview 12:51

A Tour of Your Mac Preview 04:48

The Menu Bar Preview 08:34

Launching, Quitting and Switching Apps Preview 06:13

Working With Windows Preview 05:19

Mission Control Preview 06:45

Finder Window Views Preview 08:02

Working With Files and Folders Preview 10:03

File and Folder Organization Preview 07:16

The Desktop Preview 05:52

iCloud Drive Basics Preview 08:17

Note (Oct 8, 2019): If this video I show a feature where you could share entire folders of files with others on iCloud Drive. Because of bugs, Apple had removed that feature before Catalina was launched. They have stated that they will be adding that feature back into Catalina at some point.

Searching For Files Preview 03:45

Smart Folders and Tags Preview 05:32

Customizing the Dock Preview 06:16

Creating, Saving and Opening Documents Preview 04:07

Installing Apps and the App Store Preview 03:35

Uninstalling Apps Preview 02:18

Media Apps Replacing iTunes Preview 14:23

Safari Basics Preview 04:37

Bookmarks and History Preview 06:08

Safari Reader and Reading List Preview 03:58

Safari Password Management Preview 03:16

System Preferences Tour Preview 17:48

Desktop Backgrounds, Screensaver and Dark Mode Preview 05:50

Notification Center Preview 03:53

System and Software Information Preview 07:19

User Accounts and the Guest User Preview 05:05

File Sharing Preview 04:48

Optimizing Storage Preview 05:18

Backing Up With Time Machine Preview 06:07

Spotlight Preview 05:05

Typing Special Characters Preview 03:46

Customizing Toolbars Preview 02:58

Getting Help Preview 02:56