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Do it all with your iMac and this bestselling For Dummies guide!
You're still a little giddy from finally scoring your new iMac, and you can't wait to get started. Even if you're already in love with your iMac, it helps to have a little guidance to really get the most out of this ultimate all-in-one computer. This updated edition of iMac For Dummies is the ideal way to learn the iMac fundamentals from setting up and personalizing your machine to importing files, making FaceTime video calls, surfing the web, using your favorite programs and apps, and everything in between.
Trusted Mac guru Mark L. Chambers guides you through the latest iMac features and explains how to navigate OS X, work with files and folders, back up your important stuff with iCloud, add apps from the Mac App Store, get creative with iLife and iWork applications, and tons more.
Shows you how to find your way around the Mac desktop, customize OS X, and use cool tools like Finder, Finder Tabs, Mission Control, and Spaces
Explains how to set up your e-mail, use Messages, video chat with FaceTime, create iTunes playlists, and integrate your iMac with other iOS devices
Covers crunching data with Numbers, dressing up your documents with Pages, adding punch to your presentations with Keynote, organize your images with iPhoto, make music with GarageBand, unleash your creative spirit with iMovie, and more
Includes tips for connecting to a network, creating user profiles, adding accessories, troubleshooting common issues, and expanding your iMac for your needs
Whatever you can dream up, it's all possible with iMac and a little help from iMac For Dummies, 8th Edition!
Table of contents
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- Introduction
- Part I: Know Your iMac
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Part II: Shaking Hands with Mac OS X
- Chapter 4: Opening and Closing and Clicking and Such
- Chapter 5: A Plethora of Powerful Fun
- Chapter 6: A Nerd’s Guide to System Preferences
- Chapter 7: Searching amidst iMac Chaos
- Chapter 8: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications
- Chapter 9: Keeping Track with Contacts and Maps
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Part III: Connecting and Communicating
- Chapter 10: Going Places with Safari
- Chapter 11: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud
- Chapter 12: Hooking Up with Handy Helpers
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Part IV: Living the iLife
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Chapter 13: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
- What Can I Play on iTunes?
- Playing an Audio CD
- Playing Digital Audio and Video
- Keeping Slim Whitman and Slim Shady Apart: Organizing with Playlists
- Know Your Songs
- Ripping Audio Files
- Tweaking the Audio for Your Ears
- A New Kind of Radio Station
- iTunes and iCloud Together
- iSending iStuff to iPod, iPhone, and iPad
- Sharing Media across a Network
- Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles
- Feasting on iTunes Visuals
- Exercising Parental Authority
- Buying Digital Media the Apple Way
- Chapter 14: The Masterpiece That Is iPhoto
- Chapter 15: Making Film History with iMovie
- Chapter 16: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand
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Chapter 13: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
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Part V: Getting Productive with iWork and Other Tools
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Chapter 17: Desktop Publishing with Pages
- Creating a New Pages Document
- Open an Existing Pages Document
- Saving Your Work
- Touring the Pages Window
- Entering and Editing Text
- Using Text and Graphics Boxes
- The Three Amigos: Cut, Copy, and Paste
- Formatting Text the Easy Way
- Adding a Spiffy Table
- Adding Alluring Photos
- Adding a Background Shape
- Are You Sure about That Spelling?
- Printing Your Pages Documents
- Sharing That Poster with Others
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Chapter 18: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
- Before You Launch Numbers …
- Creating a New Numbers Document
- Opening an Existing Spreadsheet File
- Save Those Spreadsheets!
- Exploring the Numbers Window
- Navigating and Selecting Cells in a Spreadsheet
- Entering and Editing Data in a Spreadsheet
- Selecting the Correct Number Format
- Aligning Cell Text Just So
- Formatting with Shading
- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns
- The Formula Is Your Friend
- Adding Visual Punch with a Chart
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Chapter 19: Building Presentations with Keynote
- Creating a New Keynote Project
- Opening a Keynote Presentation
- Saving Your Presentation
- Putting Keynote to Work
- Adding Slides
- Working with Text and Graphics Boxes
- Adding and Editing Slide Text
- Formatting Slide Text for the Perfect Look
- Using Presenter’s Notes in Your Project
- Every Good Presentation Needs Media
- Adding a Background Shape
- Creating Your Keynote Slideshow
- Printing Your Slides and Notes
- Chapter 20: Creating a Multiuser iMac
- Chapter 21: Building (Or Joining) a Network
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Chapter 17: Desktop Publishing with Pages
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Part VI: The Necessary Evils: Troubleshooting, Upgrading, Maintaining
- Chapter 22: It Just . . . Sits . . . There
- Chapter 23: I Want to Add Stuff
- Chapter 24: Tackling the Housekeeping
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Part VII: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your iMac
- Nothing Works Like a Shot of Memory
- Hold a Conversation with Your iMac
- Vamoose, Unwanted Fragments!
- Keep Your Desktop Background Simple
- Column Mode Is for Power Users
- Make the Dock Do Your Bidding
- It All Started with Keyboard Shortcuts
- Hey, You Tweaked Your Finder!
- Keep in Touch with Your Recent Past
- Go Where the Going Is Good
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Chapter 26: Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague
- Keep Things Cool
- Phishing Is No Phun
- Don’t Rely on a Single Password
- Do You Really Want a Submerged Keyboard?
- Don’t Use Antiquated Utility Software
- Don’t Endorse Software Piracy
- Call It the Forbidden Account
- Don’t Settle for a Surge Suppressor
- Refurbished Hardware Is No Deal at All
- iMacs Appreciate iCleanliness
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Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your iMac
- About the Author
- Cheat Sheet
- More Dummies Products
Product information
- Title: iMac For Dummies, 8th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2014
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781118862377
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