One of the greatest instructional books for the Mac Leopard.
Having a pictorial way of helping you to learn how to use the Mac is so much better than just reading instructions.
I highly recommend this great book.
I bought a used version & it was just as good as the new book.

This volume is excellent. It's easy to read and understand. Helps to make up for the fact that Apple doesn't put any manual of value in the computer box these days.

I found this manual, like many I've used previous to this, to be very poorly organized. My first clue was that there is no glossary, like it is assumed that someone who needs a tech manual is fully fluent in the semantics of the subject. If that were the case, I wouldn't need a tech manual. The comic book format is, I suppose, great for a young student, but is a distraction to some one like myself who is just looking for easily understood verbal answers. Here's one, "The most important folders in the Mac OS are at the top of the hierarchical organization. Wow, that tells me sooo much about folders I'm still amazed. If I really understood more about folders and how or why to use them, it might be very useful. Perhaps when I know and understand more about my Mac, and I am able to customize and color code my e-mails and files, this manual may be very useful.

Este libro libro es una pequeña joya. No solo por su contenido claro, sencillo, y funcional sino por el diseño en si. Esta guia visual muestra de forma absolutamente sencilla y grafica, todo lo necesario para dominar Leopard. Este libro es como debieran ser todos los libros de informatica, mostrando paso a paso con imagenes de pantalla cual es el proceso a seguir para dominar el sistema. Un libro perfecto para los que no dominamos el ingles. En solo dos dias con el libro he conseguido mas que en varios meses investigando por mi mismo. Absolutamente recomendable. No necesitaras otra guia para dominar Leopard.

I wasn't aware of these books and found them to be a great read -- fast, useful, and a great reference. My first book in the visually style was Mac OS X Leopard. When you drop $2,000 on a computer I think it's worth it to spend a few bucks in books to help you get the most of the operating system. I liked this one so much I bought the Visually Photoshop CS3 book for a quick primer, overview, and reference guide too. Of course, these are not the "Bible" version of a way to learn a program -- those going into mind boggling detail and 20+ hour time commitment. Instead, they go into a right amount of detail for those wanting a broad based idea of the program, peaking your interest enough to then launch into buying the "Bible." Thumbs up on the Visually book series.

I am relatively new to the Mac world especially Leopard, and I found this book Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Leopard (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))a worthwhile companion. Basic yes! but to a silver surfer very useful indeed. Easy to read and a good desk side reference.

Still pretty wordy for a geezer. Wish there was a simple step 1, step 2 book for the simple things I want to do on my computer. Trouble with all these books is they tell us more than we need to know.

Very helpful to see as will as be told how the operating system is suppose to work. Very helpful!

I will try to make this as short a possible. This book is aimed squarely at the NEW Mac user or those wanting an intro to Mac OS Leopard. The underlying basics you learn are still the same if you have ever used a previous version of OS X before (i.e. Tiger). You will get clear concise chapters as outlined here in the description of the book. It's well laid out and has good flow and COLOR illustrations are plenty. This really aids compared to long chapters or B&W photos and is also easy on the eyes making it fun to learn. However, if you are NOT new to Macs, OS X or don't need to learn the basics of Leopard, then you may be served better by a more intermediate type of book. It covers the basics to get you up and running while making you comfortable with the Mac and Leopard OS. But, I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because I thought they could have gone a little more in-depth and still kept it within the beginners category. So, would I recommend this book? YES, it is worth having in your library even if you are an intermediate to advanced user. It never hurts to have an "intro" book for those days when a friend or family member needs basic help and this book will serve that purpose well.

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Mac OS X Leopard (Teach Yourself VISUALLY (Tech))
Teach Yourself Visually Mac OS X Leopard by Lynette Kent is the perfect text for new Macintosh users. The information is concise and is complimented by step-by-step directions with screenshots. The reader can work through the book in sequence or skip to a section to answer a specific question. Additional information and shortcuts are available in the Tips given in each section. I learned a few new tricks through reading the Tips. Chapter 11 on simplifying tasks and maintenance has lots of good information that I have not see in other Mac OS visual manuals. Most of the suggestions apply to users of Tiger as well.
I would recommend this book to new Mac users and anyone who wants to quickly become familiar with Leopard. It would serve as a good textbook for an introductory Macintosh class.

The Teach Yourself Visually is a very good instruction manual but has lost some of its detail since the Marans no longer do the graphics. It is very easy to understand how to do a function as it uses text and graphics in a step by step manner. It even posts anticipated questions and gives instruction on how use them. It also includes many keyboard shortcuts and recommends good third party soft ware to keep your computer running. I would recommend it to anyone buying a new operating system or learning to use a computer.

If you are about to install Leopard then this might be of some use but frankly its very bare bones.

The Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard book by Robin Williams published by Peachpit Press is as simply stated/written but contains MUCH more material. There is no contest between the two books.

It was a great book for someone who has never had a MAC and I still continue to reference its easy to use visual and written text. A ton of useful stuff to get to know your Apple MacBook Pro Leopard software easily.

I would highly recommend it. Sincerely Randy

A book that delivers exactly what is written in the title: it serves to teach yourself the new Mac OS in a really visual way. The level is basic, suitable for any user with any knowledge on computers (even with no knowledge on computing at all). I found it really useful, and I think it's a very good intro to the Mac world.

I am new to the world of Mac, having used PC's for all my life until this past month when I purchased a new Imac. I bought this book hoping it would help me with the new Leopard program, but I was a bit disappointed because it really doesn't cover the program in much depth. Everything that is in the book was pretty easy to figure out on my own or through watching the intro videos that come with the Imac. I would same your money and buy something that is a little more in depth, even if it means waiting for a few months until a better book comes along.

I spent many months debating before buying my first Imac. I wanted to purchase and Apple computer because of the wonderful commercials stating that an Imac work better and more efficiently than a PC (with which I have had my share of very frustrating moments over the years!) and this promise alone made me want to purchase one. I waited for the release of Leopard, figuring might as well buy the computer with the most advanced operating system known to mankind (their words, not mine) but the release once scheduled for June got postponed for late October as we all know. I loved the looks of the Imac and being a frustrated "shower singer" I was ready to try Garage Band, the kind of application I could never find on a PC. I still waited till November thinking I may get lucky and my new Imac would arrive with Leopard already installed and not with a CD to install myself. The salesman assured me this would be the case so I finally dished out the money (quite a bit more than a PC, that's for sure) and when it arrived it still had Tiger on it but I was able to replace it with Leopard with minimum fuzz. Right around then I bought Teach Yourself Visually Mac OS X Leopard and took my first crash course on a new operating system. The results, even though short of fantastic, turned out to be Very Helpful. I played along from the first page to most of what this book showed me and at the end I did learn quite a number of interesting pieces of information. I give it 4 Stars and upon finishing the book for the first time I have been able to go back to certain chapters to reinforce pertinent information and as we all know: Repetition is the Mother of Skill (very wise words, indeed!) I have later bought the PeachPit Learning Series Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard by Robin Williams and the jury it's still out on that one. Learning visually has a lot of advantages and this book is most of the time very clear and easy to navigate. What else can I say? Do I miss PC's? Yes, of course, I really do like them now that I changed to Imacs. I am so far able to do the same things on the Imac with very little complications. I have read that a segment of consumers do not like the results of installing Leopard and perhaps the fact that my computer was brand new when I installed Leopard may account for the smooth results and that is good for I don't think I would have been able to handle complications on my first few days of ownership. Now all I have left to do is keep learning and buy the coming release by Robin Williams about Life 08' Cool Apps scheduled for a January release to cement my knowledge. I have already purchased Garage Band III released on April 2006, which has not yet arrived and by doing research I found that most of the information will be helpful with Garage Band 08. Yes, I am buying a lot of books but since the computer cost quite a bit more than what I am used to I think is the smart thing to do, specially where Garage Band is concerned. The Shower Singer in me would like to record a couple of tunes if only for his fragile ego to be amused! 4 Stars!

Right up front I have to admit being an Apple Developer at the Select Level. That means I actually pay each year to use the title Developer. Additionally, on the Monday after the Super Bowl 1984 I went down to a nearby Apple Dealer and plopped down $2,495 for the first 128K Macintosh. Do these give me special abilities beyond those of other mortals? No. It just means that I have been on board for a few years. Have seen and tried EVERY system that has come down the road and when System 7 came along I waited till a guru by the name of Jay Nelson, the editor-in-chief of Design Tools Monthly, stated it was ready for prime time. Why? Jay has his finger on the pulse of a lot of Mac users and he is also quite technically savvy. Jay also brought on board Lynette Kent, the author of this book and several other Adobe Photoshop books as a contributing writer. Having read several of her books I decided to see for myself just how well Lynette communicated the basics of the new Leopard operating system. Lynette does quite an admirable job of what she does best - Communicating at a level that everyone can easily understand. That's what Lynette does best. As the introduction to the book stares in the "How to use this Book" under the "Who Needs This Book" -"this book is for a reader who has never used this particular technology or software application." So why am I reading it? Literally every day I am asked which book I recommend to read to learn about Leopard. There are three authors of technical books whom I have learned to trust and Lynette is one of them. Okay, who are the other two? That's easy. Scott Kelby and Robin Williams. This trio writes very clearly and don't waste words with asides of meaningless drivel and they are able to get a point across without side trips of self-aggrandizing blather. I collect the writings of all three. My personal technical library is loaded with the works by all three. Lynette's latest book is about the introduction of Apple's latest Operating System - Leopard. This is the book I recommend for anyone trying a new Apple Computer for the first time. Any new user should read this book and feel quite comfortable with their Macintosh within a few chapters. The book is laid out logically and quite well. The format of using cartoons should help any new user feel at home. Buy this book. It's the beginning of new relationship with a great computer system. Enjoy.

Many of the items get fairly shallow coverage which isn't really suitable for first time MAC OSX users. IPhoto, which is a popular application , has several errors. The IPhoto index entry indicates Page 264 but there is no reference to it on that page. The Photo Booth index page 264 takes you to the table of contents of the next chapter. Sloppy editing, at least in the Barnes and Noble stock that I perused.

This book has the answers. For a quick way to figure out just what to do without having to spend hours trying to figure out how to do or explaining how something works.