iMac For Dummies
Language: English
Pages: 432
ISBN: 1119241545
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Take a bite out of your iMac with this bestselling guide
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. With loads of updated and brand new content, this new edition of iMac For Dummies quickly and easily teaches you the iMac fundamentals, from setting up and personalizing your machine to importing files, using your favorite programs and apps, and everything in between.
Trusted Mac expert and bestselling author Mark L. Chambers guides you through the latest iMac features and the next generation iMac hardware, the newest version of OS X, productivity apps, the latest trends and tools in the market, and so much more. Whether you want to back up your photos and data on iCloud, add apps from the Mac App Store, or get creative with applications, iMac For Dummies shows you how to do it all.
- Set up and personalize your iMac and find your way around OS X
- Surf the web, send Reminders, and make FaceTime video calls
- Store your photos and files on iCloud
- Troubleshoot common issues and keep your iMac happy
Whatever you can dream up, anything's possible with iMac and a little help from this fun and friendly guide!
Preferences ✓ Current Desktop picture: To change your Desktop background, click a thumbnail. You can also drag a picture from a Finder window or the desktop and drop it into the well (the fancy technical name for the square box with the sunken look). Mavericks automatically updates your Desktop so that you can see the results. To open another collection of images from Apple, click the desired collection folder from the list on the left of the pane. If you want to open a different folder with
Preferences.) ✓ Web pages: Whoa. Stand back, Google. You can use Spotlight to search the web pages you’ve recently displayed in Safari! (Note, however, that this feature doesn’t let you search through all the Internet like Google does. Instead, you can search only the pages stored in your Safari web cache and any HTML files you’ve saved to your iMac’s hard drive.) ✓ Metadata: This category is a pretty broad, but it fits. If you’re not familiar with the term metadata, think of the
pane.................................................................................. 93 The Time Machine pane....................................................................... 94 Chapter 7: Searching amidst iMac Chaos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Doing a Basic Search...................................................................................... 97 How Cool Is That!? Discovering What Spotlight Can Do.......................... 100
Basics.................................................................... 235 Adding clips to your movie............................................................... 235 Marking clips....................................................................................... 236 Removing clips from your movie...................................................... 236 Reordering clips in your movie......................................................... 237 Editing clips
within the iLife suite! Although you can choose to start your Apple computing life anew, you probably want to migrate some of your existing documents and files from that tired PC to your bright, shiny new iMac. If you’re switching from a PC to a Mac, you can use the Windows Migration Assistant on your PC (available from Apple’s website) to automatically handle most of your migration tasks for you, and you should witness the miracle of your PC’s photos, video, music, and documents suddenly