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iCloud Standard Guide

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iCloud Standard Guide

Overview of this book

iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. iCloud is a hub in a multi-devices environment, that allows your iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, and Macs sync with each other and always have the same content. The service allows users to store data, such as music files, on remote computer servers that can be downloaded to multiple devices such as iOS-based devices, and personal computers running OS X or Microsoft Windows. This practical guide provides easy, step-by-step guidance to using the numerous features offered by iCloud, for first time users You will be guided through everything that you need to know about using iCloud on multiple platforms, as well as how to use it on a Windows PC. Learn about what iCloud can offer you with this practical guide, and what makes it better than other cloud services. It will take you through all of the iCloud services available, and help you to manage your contents easily across devices. You will also learn how to use Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and other iCloud services on Mac, PC, iOS devices or in the web browser. This book will also let you explore more on using iPhone and iTunes with iCloud, sync all contents without any hassle, and even back them up with iCloud. If you want to take full advantage of iCloud, then this is the right book for you.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
iCloud Standard Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Working with Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
4
Collaborate with iMessage, Notes, and Reminders
Index

iCloud-enabled Mac apps


On OS X, most stock apps such as Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Notes are integrated with iCloud. However, only few of them are available on OS X and they sync between your Mac computers. Just like other apps, an app's documents are uploaded to iCloud server and then automatically shared to the other available devices.

Preview

Preview is the easiest way to preview image files and PDF documents on your Mac. You can also easily edit or annotate them. On OS X Mountain Lion, you can store the documents supported by Preview on the iCloud server directly from the Preview app.

When you launch Preview, a new window appears like the one shown in the following screenshot. It shows iCloud for Preview. You can move your existing documents that are supported by Preview just by dragging them to the window.

All dragged documents are automatically stored on iCloud under the Preview app. You also can share any stored document with Mail or other apps on your Mac.

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