How to Do Everything with Your iMac, 4th Edition - Softcover

Stauffer,Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072231882 ISBN 13: 9780072231885

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

Synopsis

Perform word processing, movie editing, financial planning, database management, Internet surfing, Web page creation, or countless other tasks more simply and quickly than you might have thought possible. Let this thorough, friendly resource show you how! Coverage includes iBook, and all the new features of Mac OS X Panther such as Finder, Expose, iChatAV, Mail, FileVault, Fast-User Switching, Preview, Built-in Faxing, and more.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Become an iMac power user with this easy-to-follow resource as your guide. How to Do Everything with Your iMac, Fourth Edition covers the latest iMac models, plus the iBook and eMac, and covers new features of Mac OS X Panther--Finder, Exposé, iChat AV, built-in faxing, and much more. Get in-depth coverage of iLife ’04, including details on GarageBand, the new, easy-to-use application that allows you to create studio-quality music. Set up e-mail and master AppleWorks’ productivity features, view movies with QuickTime, add USB and FireWire peripherals, and burn data, music, or movies onto CDs or DVDs. Macintosh expert, Todd Stauffer, offers tons of invaluable tips and techniques that will help you maximize the capabilities of your iMac, eMac, or iBook.

• Manage your applications, documents, and icons using Finder
• Maximize AppleWorks--create and manipulate spreadsheets, word processing documents, presentations, and databases
• Use Exposé to visually move between open windows and applications
• Learn cool web tricks and build web pages
• Make music with the easy-to-use drag-and-drop capabilities of GarageBand
• Create paintings and drawings, manage photos, buy songs, and sync with your iPod
• Access iDisk, share and transfer files on the Internet, work with disk images, and chat with iChat
• Upgrade your Mac, use wireless Internet points, and create a wireless network
• Encrypt your home folder with FileVault
• Fix minor problems, recover data, and implement a maintenance plan

About the author: Todd Stauffer is the author or co-author of more than 35 computer books, including all previous editions of How to Do Everything with Your iMac.

About the Author

Todd Stauffer (Jackson, MS) is the best-selling author of all three editions of How to Do Everything with Your iMac, and the originator of the How to Do Everything series. He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on technology and computing including Get Creative! The Digital Video Idea Book. He’s also worked as a cable television host, writer and producer.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072231882
• ISBN 13: 9780072231885
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 512