iMac For Dummies, 8th Edition

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!

Table of Contents

Part I: Know Your iMac
Chapter 1: Okay, This Machine Looks Really, Really Weird
Chapter 2: Life! Give My iMac Life!.
Chapter 3: Introducing the Apple of Your iMac

Part II: Shaking Hands with Mac OS X
Chapter 4: Opening and Closing and Clicking and Such
Chapter 5: A Plethora of Powerful Fun
Chapter 6: A Nerd’s Guide to System Preferences
Chapter 7: Searching amidst iMac Chaos
Chapter 8: Using Reminders, Notes, and Notifications
Chapter 9: Keeping Track with Contacts and Maps

Part III: Connecting and Communicating
Chapter 10: Going Places with Safari
Chapter 11: Expanding Your Horizons with iCloud
Chapter 12: Hooking Up with Handy Helpers

Part IV: Living the iLife
Chapter 13: The Multimedia Joy of iTunes
Chapter 14: The Masterpiece That Is iPhoto
Chapter 15: Making Film History with iMovie
Chapter 16: Recording Your Hits with GarageBand

Part V: Getting Productive with iWork and Other Tools
Chapter 17: Desktop Publishing with Pages
Chapter 18: Creating Spreadsheets with Numbers
Chapter 19: Building Presentations with Keynote
Chapter 20: Creating a Multiuser iMac
Chapter 21: Building (Or Joining) a Network

Part VI: The Necessary Evils: Troubleshooting, Upgrading, Maintaining
Chapter 22: It Just . . . Sits . . . There
Chapter 23: I Want to Add Stuff
Chapter 24: Tackling the Housekeeping

Part VII: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Speed Up Your iMac
Chapter 26: Ten Things to Avoid Like the Plague