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.
By:
Mark L. Chambers (Columbia Missouri)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 11th Edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9781119806660
ISBN 10: 1119806666
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 10 December 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Your iMac 5 Chapter 1: Okay, This Machine Looks Really, Really Weird 7 Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life! 25 Chapter 3: The Basics Behind macOS Monterey 33 Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS 77 Chapter 4: What’s New in Monterey? 79 Chapter 5: A Nerd’s Guide to System Preferences 85 Chapter 6: Searching Amidst iMac Chaos 107 Chapter 7: Putting Common Apps to Work 117 Part 3: Connecting and Communicating 135 Chapter 8: Let’s Go on Safari! 137 Chapter 9: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud 159 Chapter 10: Creating a Multiuser iMac 167 Chapter 11: Working Well with Networks 187 Chapter 12: Hooking Up with Handy Helpers 207 Part 4: Living the Digital Life 219 Chapter 13: The Multimedia Joys of Music and TV 221 Chapter 14: Focusing on Photos 245 Chapter 15: Making Film History with iMovie 265 Chapter 16: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand 285 Part 5: Getting Productive with Your iMac 303 Chapter 17: Desktop Publishing with Pages. 305 Chapter 18: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers 319 Chapter 19: Building Presentations with Keynote 335 Part 6: The Necessary Evils: Troubleshooting, Upgrading, and Maintaining 349 Chapter 20: It Just Sits There 351 Chapter 21: I Want to Add Stuff 365 Chapter 22: Tackling the Housekeeping 377 Part 7: The Part of Tens 393 Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your iMac 395 Chapter 24: Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague 401 Index 409
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.
