iMac For Dummies

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