iMac For Dummies, 11th Edition

Chapter 4

What’s New in Monterey?

IN THIS CHAPTER

Controlling your iMac from the Finder menu

Discovering widgets and Guides

Flexing new muscles in Safari and Messages

Have you upgraded to Monterey from the previous version of macOS, Big Sur? Or have you just bought a new iMac with Monterey preinstalled? Either way, you’ve opened the door to a number of new features, and this chapter was written especially for you. (And if you’re not rubbing your hands together with gleeful anticipation, you should be — I know I am.) Here, you’ll find descriptions of my favorite new features that ship with the latest version of macOS.

Note that a number of other new Monterey features appear elsewhere in the book. The Shared With You feature introduced with Monterey is covered in Chapter 12, for example. The new features you find here, however, are what I consider the real standouts, so they’re showcased separately.

Let the fun begin!

Shortcuts Hit Your iMac

Shortcuts have been around on the iPhone and iPad since the arrival of iOS 13, and the application has become quite popular on these devices. (Note that I’m not talking about keyboard shortcuts here, but a new feature entirely.) Shortcuts make ...