Microsoft KB Archive/12092

LON POOLE’S MAC INSIGHTS PSS ID Number: Q12092 Article last modified on 11-12-1986 PSS database name: PRESS

from qemp Subject: LON POOLE’S MAC INSIGHTS LON POOLE’S MAC INSIGHTS, by Lon Poole $18.95, 288 pages, ISBN: 0-914845-73-X, Pub. Date: September 19, 1986

Since its initial release in February 1984, the Apple Macintosh has been widely praised for its ease of use. However intuitive the Mac may be, many users are unaware of the scores of shortcuts and techniques that make the machine and the software that runs on it perform even better. Now, Lon Poole, “Get Info” columnist for Macworld magazine and author of the best selling MacWork, MacPlay, has put together a collection of time-saving hints, inventive techniques, and dazzling enhancements designed to help owners use the Mac more productively. Poole has gathered information from a variety of sources – user groups, limited-distribution publications, books, information service databases, and his own popular column – to bring the best of these tips and hints to this book. Arranged by topic, the material in LON POOLE’S MAC INSIGHTS covers all versions of the Macintosh, from the 128K and 512K Macs to the Macintosh XL and the Mac Plus. Filled with helpful examples and illustrations, this book will teach Macintosh users how to easily: * add Command-key shortcuts to menus * personalize icons and dialog boxes * print pin-feed labels and other document formats on an ImageWriter or LaserWriter * find extra disk space * troubleshoot when the Mac malfunctions * use MacDraw to create simple animation * transfer information to and from other computers – even mainframes – and IBM PCs * rescue lost or damaged files * create custom MacPaint brushes, and much, much more. The book also includes a thorough appendix of all the products mentioned in the text. In all, the information found in LON POOLE’S MAC INSIGHTS will make the Macintosh even easier and more fun to use. Lon Poole is the author of the classic Apple II User’s Guide. His first book for Microsoft Press was the best-selling MacWork, MacPlay. Lon lives in Oakland, California. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ “MSFT”), based in Redmond, Washington, develops, markets, and supports a wide range of software for business and professional use, including operating systems, languages, and application programs, as well as books and hardware for the microcomputer marketplace.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1986.