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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
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Subject: Re: Good Book for Novice Mac User?
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Date: 2 Mar 89 21:20:36 GMT
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In article <7343@pucc.Princeton.EDU> FTWILSON@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes:

<I recently bought a Mac for my mother, and need a good
<book for novice Mac users to give to her. She has relatively little computer
<experience, but is very enthousiastic about using the Mac. I'd like something
<not very technical or advanced. Just basic. Something that might lead her
<through some exercises to get her familiar with using the interface.
 
<Any suggestions? Please post or (pref.) mail reply. BTW, it's a Mac SE HD20.
 
After she does the standard Apple tour, try the MacDraw II tours (two disk-
ettes and one in the book) if you have access to those. By that time, she'll
have some good experience with the graphic interface and some practice with
the mouse. Depending upon what kind of writing she wants to do, maybe you
can find a similar tour or tutorial for a WP package. 

Perhaps, after that, she won't feel the need for a general book about the
Mac interface. Supposedly you learn best what you do.

Shirley Kehr