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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.
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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
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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:
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
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...