iMac For Dummies,

The perfect companion for iMac users

You've got a great iMac, but now it's time to take things to the next level. This easy-to-use guide shows you how to do stuff like setting up and configuring your iMac along with fun stuff like using the Photos, Messages, and iMovie apps.

You'll also discover how to get down to business with productivity apps like Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Finally, you'll find help on how to sync everything to iCloud and stay organized with Family Sharing.

• Personalize your iMac and find your way around macOS X

• Surf the web, send Reminders, and make FaceTime video calls

• Store your photos and files with iCloud

• Discover tricks to become more efficient

iMac newbies won't want to be without this easy-to-follow companion guide!

Autorentext

Mark L. Chambers has been a technical author, computer consultant, BBS sysop, programmer, and hardware technician for more than 30 years. An unabashed Mac enthusiast, he has written more than 30 computer books, most about the Mac. They include MacBook All-in-One For Dummies 2nd Edition and Macs For Seniors For Dummies, 3rd Edition.

Klappentext

• Personalize your iMac and navigate macOS®
• Surf the web, create Reminders, and make FaceTime® video calls

• Store your photos and files within iCloud® Maximize your iMac! That shiny, silvery new iMac or iMac Pro, with its supercharged Intel processor and top-of-the-line macOS Mojave operating system, is one of the best choices you ever made. In this book, Mac maven Mark Chambers shows you iMac basics, then guides you through connecting with iCloud, organizing and editing photos, making music and movies, and mastering mundane tasks like creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with built-in software. Perfect for Mac newbies, those upgrading to Mojave, and folks stepping up from Windows! Inside...

• Setup and configuration tips
• What's new in Mojave
• Modifying system preferences
• Using Spotlight® and FaceTime
• Connecting with Safari®
• Storing files in iCloud
• Tricks for boosting efficiency
• Maintenance and troubleshooting

Zusammenfassung
The perfect companion for iMac users

You've got a great iMac, but now it's time to take things to the next level. This easy-to-use guide shows you how to do stuff like setting up and configuring your iMac along with fun stuff like using the Photos, Messages, and iMovie apps.

You'll also discover how to get down to business with productivity apps like Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Finally, you'll find help on how to sync everything to iCloud and stay organized with Family Sharing.

• Personalize your iMac and find your way around macOS X
• Surf the web, send Reminders, and make FaceTime video calls
• Store your photos and files with iCloud
• Discover tricks to become more efficient
  iMac newbies won't want to be without this easy-to-follow companion guide!

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Foolish Assumptions 1

About This Book 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Getting Started with Your iMac 5

Chapter 1: Okay, This Machine Looks Really, Really Weird 7

iMac or iMac Pro That Is the Question 8

An Introduction to the Beast 9

Major parts of your major appliance 9

Important hidden stuff 14

Choosing a Home for Your New Pet 15

Picking the right location 15

Considering the convenience factor 16

Unpacking and Connecting 17

Unpacking your iMac For Dummies 17

Connecting cables like a true nerd 18

Discovering All the Cool Things You Can Do 19

What software do I get? 19

Looking forward to fun on the Internet 20

Applications that rock 20

Would you like to play a game? 21

Stuff You Oughta Buy Right Now 21

Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life! 23

Throwing the Big Leaf Switch 23

Mark's Favorite Signs of a Healthy iMac 24

Harriet, It's Already Asking Me Questions! 25

Setting up macOS Mojave 26

Registering your iMac 27

Importing Documents and Data from Your Old Mac 27

Manually Importing Documents and Data from Windows 29

Chapter 3: The Basics Behind macOS Mojave 31

Your Own Personal Operating System 32

The Mojave Desktop 33

Wait a Second: Where the Heck Are the Mouse Buttons? 37

Launching and Quitting Applications with Aplomb 40

Performing Tricks with Finder Windows 43

Viewing your stuff 43

Scrolling in and resizing windows 44

Minimizing and restoring windows 45

Moving and zooming windows 46

Closing windows 47

Juggling Folders and Icons 48

A field observer's guide to icons 48

Selecting items 50

Copying items 52

Moving things from place to place 53

Duplicating in a jiffy 53

Using Finder Tabs 54

Keys and Keyboard Shortcuts to Fame and Fortune 55

Special keys on the keyboard 55

Using the Finder and application keyboard shortcuts 56

Home, Sweet Home Folder 57

Working with Mission Control, Spaces, and Dashboard 59

Switching Desktops with Spaces 60

Stick it on the Dashboard 61

Personalizing Your Desktop 62

Customizing the Dock 64

Adding applications and extras to the Dock 64

Keeping track with Stacks 65

Using Desktop Stacks 65

Using Dock Stacks 66

Resizing the Dock 67

What's with the Trash? 68

All You Really Need to Know about Printing 69

And Just in Case You Need Help 70

The Mojave built-in Help system 71

The Apple web-based support center 71

Magazines 71

Local Mac user groups 71

Part 2: Shaking Hands with macOS 73

Chapter 4: What's New in Mojave? 75

Come to the Dark Mode 76

Showing Off Gallery View 77

Welcome New iOS Apps 78

Quick Actions Are the Cat's Meow 78

Strolling Through the Improved App Store 79

Chapter 5: A Nerd's Guide to System Preferences 81

An Explanation without Jargon, No Less 82

Locating That Certain Special Setting 84

Popular Preferences Panes Explained 85

The Displays pane 85

The Desktop & Screen Saver pane 87

Mission Control preferences 89

The General pane 91

The Energy Saver pane 92

The Dock pane 93

The Sharing pane 95

The Time Machine pane 96

iCloud preferences 97 ...