Say hello to your iMac with this bestselling guide

Excited to put your cool iMac through its paces? Go ahead! Say "Hey Siri" to look up information, use the large monitor to play a game or watch a movie, share documents with your iPhone or iPad, or video chat with friends or family. With its optimized system speed, your iMac can keep up with anything you want to do. How cool is that?

Your iMac comes stuffed with features, and iMac For Dummies is your tour guide to explore all of them! This updated handbook has you covered, no matter if you need to work or want to play. You can:

• Scroll, tap, and swipe your way through the Mac operating system

• Set up Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other settings in Control Center

• Say "Hey Siri" to have the Apple assistant search for information or launch apps

• Play video games, music, movies, or TV

• Stay in touch with people through Messages and Facetime

• Use productivity apps, including Numbers, Pages, and Keynote

• Sync to iCloud and across all your Apple devices

  The all-in-one design of the iMac with its monitor, processor, graphics card, and internal drive makes it ideal for work and entertainment. Pick up your copy of this comprehensive guide to the iMac, filled with screenshots and how-to steps, and ensure you use your iMac to its full potential.

  Autorentext

Mark L. Chambers is a technical author, computer consultant, programmer, and hardware technician with over 30 years of experience. He has written over 30 computer books, including *MacBook For Dummies, 9th Edition and Macs For Seniors For ­Dummies, 4th Edition.

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Make your iMac® your new best friend

From the fun stuff to home office work, your new iMac has got you covered. And don't worry if you don't know how to make every last function work right out of the box. That's what iMac For Dummies is for! We're here to make sure you squeeze every last drop of awesome out of your iMac. You'll learn how to use productivity apps like Numbers, Pages, and Keynote, as well as home entertainment programs, like iMovie. We'll even get you synced up with iCloud and Family Sharing! Inside

• Discover the newest macOS features
• Get up to speed with Control Center
• Create and use Guides
• Navigate the Start Page with ease
• Learn how to use Messages
• Use Boot Camp and other utilities
• Set up your own private iCloud

• Share media with family**

  Zusammenfassung
  Say hello to your iMac with this bestselling guide

  Excited to put your cool iMac through its paces? Go ahead! Say Hey Siri to look up information, use the large monitor to play a game or watch a movie, share documents with your iPhone or iPad, or video chat with friends or family. With its optimized system speed, your iMac can keep up with anything you want to do. How cool is that?

  Your iMac comes stuffed with features, and iMac For Dummies is your tour guide to explore all of them! This updated handbook has you covered, no matter if you need to work or want to play. You can:

• Scroll, tap, and swipe your way through the Mac operating system
• Set up Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other settings in Control Center
• Say Hey Siri to have the Apple assistant search for information or launch apps
• Play video games, music, movies, or TV
• Stay in touch with people through Messages and Facetime
• Use productivity apps, including Numbers, Pages, and Keynote

• Sync to iCloud and across all your Apple devices
  The all-in-one design of the iMac with its monitor, processor, graphics card, and internal drive makes it ideal for work and entertainment. Pick up your copy of this comprehensive guide to the iMac, filled with screenshots and how-to steps, and ensure you use your iMac to its full potential.

  Inhalt

Introduction 1

Foolish Assumptions 1

About This Book 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Getting Started with Your iMac 5

Chapter 1: Okay, This Machine Looks Really, Really Weird 7

Intel iMac or M1 iMac That Is the Question 8

An Introduction to the Beast 9

Major parts of your major appliance 9

Important hidden stuff 14

Choosing a Home for Your New Pet 15

Picking the right location 15

Considering the convenience factor 16

Unpacking and Connecting 17

Unpacking your iMac For Dummies 17

Connecting cables like a true nerd 18

Discovering All the Cool Things You Can Do 19

What software do I get? 19

Looking forward to fun on the Internet 20

Applications that rock 21

Would you like to play a game? 22

Stuff You Oughta Buy Right Now 22

Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life! 25

Throwing the Big Leaf Switch 25

Mark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy iMac 26

Harriet, It's Already Asking Me Questions! 27

Setting up macOS Monterey 28

Registering your iMac 29

Importing Documents and Data from Your Old Mac 29

Manually Importing Documents and Data from Windows 31

Chapter 3: The Basics Behind macOS Monterey 33

Your Own Personal Operating System 34

The Monterey Desktop 34

Check out that Control Center 36

Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons? 39

Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb 42

Performing Tricks with Finder Windows 45

Viewing your stuff 45

Scrolling in and resizing windows 46

Minimizing and restoring windows 47

Moving and zooming windows 48

Closing windows 49

Juggling Folders and Icons 50

A field observer's guide to icons 50

Selecting items 52

Copying items 54

Moving things from place to place 54

Duplicating in a jiffy 55

Using Finder Tabs 56

Keystrokes to Fame and Fortune 57

Special keys on the keyboard 57

Using the Finder and application keyboard shortcuts 58

Speeding Things Up with Shortcuts 59

Home, Sweet Home Folder 60

Working with Mission Control 62

Switching Desktops with Spaces 63

Personalizing Your Desktop 64

Taking Control of Your iMac 66

Customizing the Dock 67

Adding applications and extras to the Dock 68

Keeping track with Stacks 69

Using Desktop Stacks 69

Using Dock Stacks 69

Resizing the Dock 71

What's with the Trash? 71

All You Really Need to Know about Printing 72

And Just in Case You Need Help 74

The Monterey built-in Help system 74

The Apple web-based support center 75

Magazines 75

Local Mac user groups 75

Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS 77

Chapter 4: What's New in Monterey? 79

Shortcuts Hit Your iMac 80

Let's Get Focused 81

Putting Tags to Work 82

Hiding Email the iCloud Way 83

FaceTime Over the Web? 83

Chapter 5: A Nerd's Guide to System Preferences 85

An Explanation without Jargon, No Less 86

Locating That Certain Special Setting 88

Popular Preferences Panes Explained 89

The Displays pane 90

The Desktop & Screen Saver pane 91

Mission Control preferences 93

The General pane 95

The Energy Saver pane 97

The Dock & Menu Bar pane 98

The Sharing pane 100 The Time Mac...