iMac: Everything You Always Wanted to Know - Softcover

Stauffer, Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072120711 ISBN 13: 9780072120714

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1999

Synopsis

This text is aimed at new and experienced Mac users, providing basic instructions as well as in-depth information on the tools iMac comes bundled with. It also addresses its compatibility with other machines, and presents the software included with the iMac, such as Quicken 98 and AOL.

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Review:

Be warned: How to Do Everything with Your iMac won't show you how to use your iMac to prepare a salad or locate lost golf balls. It will teach you how to set up an iMac, connect it to other computers (locally and via the Internet) and use all sorts of iMac software for business and pleasure.

Author Todd Stauffer devotes a significant amount of text to using AppleWorks software. He explains how to format letters, perform calculations with spreadsheets, create graphs and draw pictures with this productivity suite. He also includes coverage of Kai's Photo Soap and Quicken, along with information on using Internet software from Microsoft and Netscape. The author mixes expert, fact-rich prose with step-by-step procedures that ought to solve almost any problem you encounter.

The real pleasure of reading this book derives from Stauffer's writing style. He's funny without being flippant or sounding strained; he's technically accurate without being tedious and the information he includes is comprehensive without being dull. His style enables you to read this book away from your iMac and still come away more knowledgeable about your computer. --David Wall, amazon.com

From the Publisher:

From the Technical Editor
As technical editor, I worked with the technical details. And boy, were there lots of details in this book to work with. Unlike most books, this book isn’t about one subject; It’s several books in one. It covers, well, everything: all the software that comes with the iMac, as well as the iMac’s hardware and communications abilities. Never used a spreadsheet before? Need to set up a network? Want some tips on playing Nanosaur? It’s all in this book.

If you’ve never touched a computer or a Macintosh before, Todd Stauffer’s "Everything" book will get you up to speed in no time. But even if you been using Macs for years, you’ll find helpful details and tricks on such advanced topics as troubleshooting problems, editing movies, and managing your mortgage loan. Even I learned things from this book. (Just don’t tell Todd.)

"Everything" goes way beyond the iMac’s on-line help and gives you an encyclopedia of manuals for all of the software that comes with the iMac. And there’s nothing like paper when you’re trying to figure out how to get your software to do what you want it to.

But How to Do Everything doesn’t read like a manual. Todd Stauffer’s easy-to-read style makes it a breeze to read through the nearly 600 pages. And there are plenty of screen shots that show you what’s going on. This book is the perfect reference book for every iMac owner’s shelf.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0072120711
• ISBN 13: 9780072120714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544