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100 1 Chambers, Mark L
245 10 IMac for Dummies
250 8th ed
264 1 Somerset :|bJohn Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,|c2014
264 4 |c©2014
300 1 online resource (435 pages)
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505 0 Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents
-- Introduction -- Foolish Assumptions -- About This Book
-- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to
Go from Here -- 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 Switch -- Mark'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 Fortune -- Performing Tricks with Finder Windows --
Chapter 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
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 -- Doing a Basic Search -- How
Cool Is That!? Discovering What Spotlight Can Do --
Expanding Your Search Horizons -- Customizing Spotlight to
Your Taste -- Chapter 8: Using Reminders, Notes, and
Notifications -- Remind Me to Use Reminders -- Taking
Notes the Mavericks Way
505 8 Staying Current with Notification Center -- Chapter 9:
Keeping Track with Contacts and Maps -- Hey, Isn't
Contacts Just a Part of Mail? -- Entering Contact
Information -- Using Contact Information -- Arranging Your
Contact Cards -- Using Network Directories -- Printing
Contacts with Flair -- Swapping Bytes with vCards --
Introducing the Maps Window -- Switching Views in Maps --
Getting Directions over Yonder -- Part III: Connecting and
Communicating -- Chapter 10: Going Places with Safari --
Pretend You've Never Used This Thing -- Visiting Websites
-- Navigating the Web -- Setting Up Your Home Page --
Adding and Using Bookmarks -- Working with the Reading
List and Shared Links -- Downloading Files -- Using
Subscriptions and History -- Tabs Are Your Browsing
Friends -- Printing Web Pages -- Protecting Your Privacy -
- Chapter 11: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud -- So
How Does iCloud Work, Anyway? -- Saving and Opening iCloud
Documents -- Configuring iCloud -- Chapter 12: Hooking Up
with Handy Helpers -- Connecting Printers -- Connecting
Scanners -- Using Photo Booth -- Conversing with FaceTime
-- Turning Your iMac into a TV - And More -- Part IV:
Living the iLife -- 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 -- Delving into iPhoto -- Working with
Images in iPhoto
505 8 Producing Your Own Coffee-Table Masterpiece -- Putting
Photo Stream to Work -- E-Mailing Photos to Aunt Mildred -
- Chapter 15: Making Film History with iMovie -- Shaking
Hands with the iMovie Window -- A Bird's-Eye View of
Moviemaking -- Importing the Building Blocks -- Building
the Cinematic Basics -- Creating an Honest-to-Goodness
Movie Trailer -- Sharing Your Finished Classic with Others
-- Chapter 16: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand --
Shaking Hands with Your Band -- Composing Made Easy --
Sharing Your Songs -- Part V: Getting Productive with
iWork and Other Tools -- 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 --
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 -- 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
505 8 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 -- Once
Upon a Time (An Access Fairy Tale) -- Big-Shot
Administrator Stuff -- Multiuser Rules for Everyone --
Chapter 21: Building (Or Joining) a Network -- What,
Exactly, Is the Network Advantage? -- The Great Debate:
Wired versus Wireless -- Sharing Internet Access -- What
Do You Need to Connect? -- Connecting to the Network --
USE YOUR FIREWALL! -- Part VI: The Necessary Evils:
Troubleshooting, Upgrading, Maintaining -- Chapter 22: It
Just . . . Sits . . . There -- Can You Troubleshoot? Yes,
You Can! -- Basic Troubleshooting 101 -- Okay, I Kicked It,
and It Still Won't Work -- Chapter 23: I Want to Add Stuff
-- More Memory Will Help -- Figuring out how much memory
you have -- Can I Upgrade My Hard Drive? -- Weighing
Attractive Add-Ons -- Chapter 24: Tackling the
Housekeeping -- Cleaning Unseemly Data Deposits -- Backing
Up Your Treasure -- Saving Files -- Putting Things Right
with Time Machine -- Maintaining Hard Drive Health --
Automating Those Mundane Chores -- Updating OS X
Automatically -- Part VII: The Part of Tens -- 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 -- 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?
505 8 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 -- Index -
- About the Author
520 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!
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