The IMAC in 24 Hours

Contents

Introduction.

I. OPENING THE BOX.

Hour 1. Setting Up Your iMac.
Hour 2. Exploring the iMac Desktop.
Hour 3. Getting on the Net.
Hour 4. A Look at Your iMac's Software.

II. MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN.

Hour 5. Files, Folders, Windows, and Other Things.
Hour 6. Making Documents, Editing Documents.

III. BEING PRODUCTIVE ON YOUR IMAC.

Hour 7. Opening, Saving, Finding, Moving, Etc.
Hour 8. Teach Yourself AppleWorks.
Hour 9. Managing Your Bucks with Quicken 2002 Deluxe.
Hour 10. Faxing, Stickies, and Other Software.

IV. DISCOVERING THE INTERNET.

Hour 11. The Internet: Learning the Ropes.
Hour 12. The Wonderful World of E-mail.

V. USING THE IMAC FOR MULTIMEDIA.

Hour 13. Using iMovie to Capture Home Videos.
Hour 14. Making Music and Making CDs on Your iMac.

VI. LEARNING THE HARD STUFF.

Hour 15. What's a System Folder and Why Do I Need Two?
Hour 16. Using System Preferences to Customize Your iMac.
Hour 17. Now That I Wrote It, How Do I Print It?
Hour 18. Coping with the Windows World.
Hour 19. AppleScript: Putting Your iMac on Automatic Pilot.
Hour 20. Adding More Goodies to Your iMac and iBook.
Hour 21. Backup, Backup, Backup...How to Protect Your Files.
Hour 22. Giving Your iMac and iBook New Software, More RAM, and Other Things.

VII. WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?

Hour 23. Crashin' Away: What to Do?
Hour 24. An iMac Safety Net.

VIII. APPENDIX.

Appendix A. Taking Your iBook on the Road.

Index.