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Sams Teach Yourself iMac in 24 Hours, Third Edition teaches the quick, easy way to learn how to get the most out of an iMac or iBook and OS X. This hands-on, step-by-step guide leads readers through the most frequently asked real-world questions about the iMac and iBook- whether on setting up the machine, learning the basics of the operating system, using its applications, or getting on the Internet. The reader learns the basics about drives, directories, and files. He or she learns quickly the fundamentals of backups and other safety precautions. The book also instructs the reader on e-mail and the Internet, faxing and fax broadcasting, as well as many other software basics.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. I. OPENING THE BOX. Hour 1. Setting Up Your iMac. Unpacking the iMac. The View from the Front of Your iMac. Hooking Up Your iMac. Your iMac's Startup Routine. Turning It All Off. Discovering the Help Menus. Keyboard Power. Summary. Q&A. Hour 2. Exploring the iMac Desktop. Why Two Desktops? The iMac's Menu Bar. What Is All That Stuff on My Desktop? Introducing the Dock. Returning to Mac OS 9: Look at the Differences. Summary. Q&A. Hour 3. Getting on the Net. EarthLink or AOL? What's the Difference? Making the EarthLink Connection. How to Join AOL. Introducing Apple's iTools. Summary. Q&A. Hour 4. A Look at Your iMac's Software. A Fast, Cheap Guide to Your iMac's Software. Summary. Q&A. II. MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN. Hour 5. Files, Folders, Windows, and Other Things. A Folder Is a Container. A File Isn't a Container. Changing the Folder/File Viewpoint. I'll Take One from Column A, One from Column B. Working with Windows, Doors, And.... Trashing It for Good. Summary. Q&A. Hour 6. Making Documents, Editing Documents. Creating a New Document. Aligning Text. Editing Text. Using the Edit Menu to Adjust Text. Secrets of Moving, Dragging, and Dropping. Switching Applications. Summary. Q&A. III. BEING PRODUCTIVE ON YOUR IMAC. Hour 7. Opening, Saving, Finding, Moving, Etc. Using the Open Dialog Box. Navigating Through a Mac OS 9 Open Dialog Box. Saving Your Files. Save, Save, and Save Again. Where's That File? Only Sherlock Knows for Sure. Summary. Q&A. Hour 8. Teach Yourself AppleWorks. Introducing AppleWorks. The Bill of Fare. Making Your First Document. Learning to Draw in AppleWorks. Using the Paint Module. Creating a Spreadsheet. AppleWorks 6's Database Module: Your Computerized Rolodex File. Creating a Slide Show. The Sum of the Parts. Summary. Q&A. Hour 9. Managing Your Bucks with Quicken 2002 Deluxe. Getting Started with Quicken 2002 Deluxe. Managing Your Bank Account. Other Quicken Checkbook Features. Summary. Q&A. Hour 10. Faxing, Stickies, and Other Software. Getting Started with FAXstf. Making Sticky Notes on Your iMac. Using TextEdit for Simple Word Processing. Summary. Q&A. IV. DISCOVERING THE INTERNET. Hour 11. The Internet: Learning the Ropes. Getting Started on the Internet. The Low-Down on Internet Cookies. Summary. Q&A. Hour 12. The Wonderful World of E-mail. Learning How to Send E-mail. How to Receive E-mail. AOL E-mail Is Different. How to Combat Internet Spam! The Low-Down on E-mail Virus Hoaxes. Summary. Q&A. V. USING THE IMAC FOR MULTIMEDIA. Hour 13. Using iMovie to Capture Home Videos. What QuickTime Can Do for You. Viewing QuickTime Movies. Introducing iMovie. Editing Clips in iMovie. Summary. Q&A. Hour 14. Making Music and Making CDs on Your iMac. Introducing iTunes. Making a Data CD on Your iMac. Summary. Q&A. VI. LEARNING THE HARD STUFF. Hour 15. What's a System Folder and Why Do I Need Two? Why Two Operating Systems? Welcome to the Mac OS X System Folders. Welcome to the Mac OS 9.x System Folder. Peering Inside the Scripting Additions and Scripts Folders. Summary. Q&A. Hour 16. Using System Preferences to Customize Your iMac. Introducing the System Preferences Application. A Look at Mac OS 9's Control Panel Settings. Summary. Q&A. Hour 17. Now That I Wrote It, How Do I Print It? Buying a New Printer. Setting Up a New Printer. Configuring and Printing with Inkjet Printers. About Background Printing. Checking the Progress of Your Print Job. Using a Laser Printer's Page Setup Box. Printing a Document with Your Laser Printer. Summary. Q&A. Hour 18. Coping with the Windows World. Using Mac OS X to Read Windows Files. Exchanging Files with Other Computers. Connecting to Another Mac. Sharing Files with Windows Users. Making a Mac Do Windows. Summary. Q&A. Hour 19. AppleScript: Putting Your iMac on Automatic Pilot. Scripting Without Programming. A Primer on Creating Your Own AppleScripts. A Look at Macro Software for the Mac OS. Summary. Q&A. Hour 20. Adding More Goodies to Your iMac and iBook. Making Your iMac Do More. The Fast, Safe Way to Install FireWire and USB Devices. A Look at USB Facts. FireWire Offers Ultra-Speedy Performance. Introducing AirPort. Summary. Q&A. Hour 21. Backup, Backup, Backup...How to Protect Your Files. The Need for a Backup Strategy. A Look at Backup Methods. Making Backups-The Fast and Dirty Way. Using Backup Software. Choosing Backup Software. A Look at Mac OS X's File Security Methods. Summary. Q&A. Hour 22. Giving Your iMac and iBook New Software, More RAM, and Other Things. How to Install New Software. Updating Apple System Software Automatically. Installing New RAM on a Slot-Loading iMac-By the Numbers. Installing New RAM on an iBook. Installing New RAM on a First-Generation iMac-By the Numbers. Making Use of the Extra RAM. Summary. Q&A. VII. WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG? Hour 23. Crashin' Away: What to Do? Your First System Crash! What to Do? What's Causing Those Crashes? What's Causing Those Crashes? Classic Desktop Icon Problems. Summary. Q&A. Hour 24. An iMac Safety Net. Computer Viruses Aren't Just for Movie Plots! Keeping Your Hard Drive Healthy and Happy. A Fast Look at Speeding Up Your Hard Drive. Summary. Q&A. VIII. APPENDIX. Appendix A. Taking Your iBook on the Road. How to Set Up Apple's Location Manager. Taking Your iBook with You. Don't Forget AirPort. Common Sense Laptop Travel Advice. The View from Across the Sea. Ready to Travel? Q&A. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780672323034
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Sams Publishing
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 464
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0672323036
  • Publisher Date: 16 Nov 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 578 gr


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