After you’ve set up your iMac and followed the onscreen guide to register your computer and set up an Internet account and e-mail address,
what’s next? Read this booklet to learn more about using your iMac:
2 Features
4 Basics
6 Internet and e-mail
12 Software
18 Installing memory and an AirPort Card
20 Learning more and solving problems
24 Ergonomic and safety information
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What are the features of my iMac?
Your computer has these built-in capabilities:
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Microphone |
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Record sound and give |
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spoken commands to |
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your computer. |
CD-ROM or |
® Power button |
DVD-ROM drive |
Press this to turn your |
Install software, use |
computer on. |
applications, and listen to |
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music CDs. If your computer |
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has a DVD drive, you can |
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also play DVD videos. |
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f Two headphone |
Two internal |
ports |
stereo speakers |
Connect one or two |
Listen to CD-quality |
pairs of headphones to |
music or movies, games, |
your computer. |
and multimedia. |
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Modem
Connect to the Internet, browse the World Wide Web, and send and receive electronic mail.
FireWire
(on some models) Connect high-speed devices such as digital video cameras, disk drives, printers, and scanners.
Sound input
Record sounds using an analog microphone or other audio device.
Sound output
Connect headphones, external speakers, and analog audio devices.
Reset button
Use during troubleshooting to restart your computer.
USB
Connect printers, disk drives, digital cameras, speakers, joysticks, and more.
Ethernet
Share files with another computer and access a computer network, printer, or the Internet.
VGA output
(on some models) Connect an external monitor or television for video mirroring. Some TVs may require a scan rate converter.
Access door
Install additional memory and an AirPort Card for wireless networking.
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What are the basics?
The Macintosh desktop is your starting place.
Apple menu
Use this to select commonly used applications and tools. To see the menu, press the apple (K) in the menu bar.
Control Strip
Use this for convenient access to commonly used settings.
Application menu
Look here to see which application you are using or to switch between open applications.
Browse the Internet
Double-click (click two times quickly) this icon to open your preferred World Wide Web browser.
Double-click this icon to open your preferred e-mail application.
Trash can
Drag items here to delete them. Items will remain here until you choose Empty Trash from the Special menu.
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Close box
Click this to close a window.
Folder
You create folders to help organize your files and programs. Double-click a folder to open it.
Hard disk
All of your files and applications are kept here. Double-click the icon to open it.
Application |
Document |
Applications are software programs |
Documents are files that you create with |
(such as a game or word processor) |
an application (such as a letter you create |
that you use with your computer. |
with your word processor). Double-click |
Double-click an application’s icon |
a document’s icon to open the file and to |
to open the application. |
view, edit, or print it. |
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How do I find something on the Internet?
Use Sherlock to quickly search the Internet.
2Type what you want to find and click Search.
1Open the Apple (K) menu and choose Sherlock. Then click the Search Internet tab.
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3Double-click an item in
the list of Internet sites that Sherlock finds.
. Listed items are ranked by relevance. The longer the bar, the more likely an item is to contain what you’re looking for.
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How do I go to a place on the Internet?
All you need to know is the Internet address.
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1Open the Apple (K) menu and choose Internet Access, then choose Connect To.
Type the Internet
address and click Connect.
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These Apple Web sites will help you get the most out of your computer.
. To visit interesting and popular places on the Internet, look in the Favorites menu of your Web browser.
www.apple.com/imac
News and information specifically for iMac users.
www.apple.com/guide
Find out about over 12,000 hardware and software products available for the Macintosh.
www.apple.com/store
The latest Apple hardware, software, and accessories.
www.apple.com/support
Visit here for product support, software updates, and technical information.
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How do I use e-mail?
Follow these steps to create and send a message:
1Double-click the Mail icon on the desktop to open your preferred e-mail application.
. To check for new messages, click the Send & Receive button. To view a message, click its subject.
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