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The perfect companion for iMac users
You've got a great iMac, but now it's time to take things to the next level. This easy-to-use guide shows you how to do stuff like setting up and configuring your iMac along with fun stuff like using the Photos, Messages, and iMovie apps.
You'll also discover how to get down to business with productivity apps like Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Finally, you'll find help on how to sync everything to iCloud and stay organized with Family Sharing.
Personalize your iMac and find your way around macOS X
Surf the web, send Reminders, and make FaceTime video calls
Store your photos and files with iCloud
Discover tricks to become more efficient
iMac newbies won't want to be without this easy-to-follow companion guide!
Auteur
Mark L. Chambers has been a technical author, computer consultant, BBS sysop, programmer, and hardware technician for more than 30 years. An unabashed Mac enthusiast, he has written more than 30 computer books, most about the Mac. They include MacBook All-in-One For Dummies 2nd Edition and Macs For Seniors For Dummies, 3rd Edition.
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Store your photos and files within iCloud® Maximize your iMac! That shiny, silvery new iMac or iMac Pro, with its supercharged Intel processor and top-of-the-line macOS Mojave operating system, is one of the best choices you ever made. In this book, Mac maven Mark Chambers shows you iMac basics, then guides you through connecting with iCloud, organizing and editing photos, making music and movies, and mastering mundane tasks like creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with built-in software. Perfect for Mac newbies, those upgrading to Mojave, and folks stepping up from Windows! Inside...
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The perfect companion for iMac users
You've got a great iMac, but now it's time to take things to the next level. This easy-to-use guide shows you how to do stuff like setting up and configuring your iMac along with fun stuff like using the Photos, Messages, and iMovie apps.
You'll also discover how to get down to business with productivity apps like Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Finally, you'll find help on how to sync everything to iCloud and stay organized with Family Sharing.
Contenu
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
iMac or iMac Pro 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 20
Would you like to play a game? 21
Stuff You Oughta Buy Right Now 21
Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life! 23
Throwing the Big Leaf Switch 23
Mark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy iMac 24
Harriet, It's Already Asking Me Questions! 25
Setting up macOS Mojave 26
Registering your iMac 27
Importing Documents and Data from Your Old Mac 27
Manually Importing Documents and Data from Windows 29
Chapter 3: The Basics Behind macOS Mojave 31
Your Own Personal Operating System 32
The Mojave Desktop 33
Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons? 37
Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb 40
Performing Tricks with Finder Windows 43
Viewing your stuff 43
Scrolling in and resizing windows 44
Minimizing and restoring windows 45
Moving and zooming windows 46
Closing windows 47
Juggling Folders and Icons 48
A field observer's guide to icons 48
Selecting items 50
Copying items 52
Moving things from place to place 53
Duplicating in a jiffy 53
Using Finder Tabs 54
Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune 55
Special keys on the keyboard 55
Using the Finder and application keyboard shortcuts 56
Home, Sweet Home Folder 57
Working with Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard 59
Switching Desktops with Spaces 60
Stick it on the Dashboard 61
Personalizing Your Desktop 62
Customizing the Dock 64
Adding applications and extras to the Dock 64
Keeping track with Stacks 65
Using Desktop Stacks 65
Using Dock Stacks 66
Resizing the Dock 67
What's with the Trash? 68
All You Really Need to Know about Printing 69
And Just in Case You Need Help 70
The Mojave built-in Help system 71
The Apple web-based support center 71
Magazines 71
Local Mac user groups 71
Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS 73
Chapter 4: What's New in Mojave? 75
Come to the Dark Mode 76
Showing Off Gallery View 77
Welcome New iOS Apps 78
Quick Actions Are the Cat's Meow 78
Strolling Through the Improved App Store 79
Chapter 5: A Nerd's Guide to System Preferences 81
An Explanation without Jargon, No Less 82
Locating That Certain Special Setting 84
Popular Preferences Panes Explained 85
The Displays pane 85
The Desktop & Screen Saver pane 87
Mission Control preferences 89
The General pane 91
The Energy Saver pane 92
The Dock pane 93
The Sharing pane 95
The Time Machine pane 96
iCloud preferences 97 ...