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iMac For Dummies

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iMac For Dummies

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The bestselling guide to the ultimate all-in-one computer—now updated and revised throughout!If you're looking for speed, performance, and power, the iMac is the ultimate all-in-one computer. From its superior performance, powerful operating system, and amazing applications, the iMac is one awesome machine, and the fun, friendly, and approachable style of iMac For Dummies is an ideal way to get started with the basics. You'll learn the fundamentals of the iMac including setting up and customizing your iMac and the software that comes with it, importing files from your old computer, sendi

IMac For Dummies, 7th Edition; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; What's Really (Not) Required; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; A Final Word; Part I: Know Your iMac; Chapter 1: Okay, This Machine Looks Really, Really Weird; An Introduction to the Beast; Choosing a Home for Your New Pet; Unpacking and Connecting; Discovering All the Cool Things You Can Do; Stuff You Oughta Buy Right Now; Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life!Throwing the Big Leaf SwitchMark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy iMac; Harriet, It's Already Asking Me Questions!; Importing Documents and Data from Your Old Mac; Manually Importing Documents and Data from Windows; Chapter 3: Introducing the Apple of Your iMac; A Quick Tour of the Premises; Calling for Help; Part II: Shaking Hands with Mac OS X; Chapter 4: Opening and Closing and Clicking and Such; Working within the Finder; Pointing in a Mac World; Launching and Quitting for the Lazy iMac Owner; Juggling Folders and Icons; Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and FortunePerforming Tricks with Finder WindowsChapter 5: A Plethora of Powerful Fun; Home, Sweet Home Folder; Arranging Your Desktop; Putting the Dock to the Test; What's with the Trash?; Working Magic with Dashboard, Mission Control, and Spaces; Printing within Mac OS X; Chapter 6: A Nerd's Guide to System Preferences; A Not-So-Confusing Introduction; Searching for Settings; Popular Preference Panes Explained; Chapter 7: Searching amidst iMac Chaos; Basic Searching 101; Is Spotlight Really That Cool?; Expanding Your Search Horizons; Customizing Spotlight to Your TastePart III: Connecting and CommunicatingChapter 8: Let's Go on Safari!; Pretend You've Never Used This Thing; Visiting Websites; Navigating the Web; Setting Up Your Home Page; Adding and Using Bookmarks; Downloading Files; Using Subscriptions and History; Tabs Are Your Browsing Friends; Saving Web Pages; Protecting Your Privacy; Chapter 9: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud; So How Does iCloud Work, Anyway?; Configuring iCloud; Managing Your iCloud Storage; Chapter 10: Hooking Up with Handy Helpers; Connecting Printers; Connecting Scanners; Using Photo Booth; Conversing with FaceTimeTurning Your iMac into a TV -- And MorePart IV: Living the iLife; Chapter 11: 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; iSending iStuff to iPod; Sharing Media across a Network; Joining the Ping People; Burning Music to Shiny Plastic Circles; Feasting on iTunes Visuals; Exercising Parental Authority; Buying Digital Media the Apple Way