My iMac (Yosemite Edition)

800x600 John Ray is a life-long fan of Apple products; he has been an avid Mac user since its inception in 1984. He relies on OS X both at work and at home because it is a robust, flexible platform for programming, networking, and design. Over the past 15 years, John has written books on OS X, iOS development, Linux, web development, networking, and computer security. He currently serves as the Director of the Office of Research Information Systems at The Ohio State University. When he isn't writing, he is either re-creating a marine disaster in his living room, or planning a highly elaborate electronics project that will quadruple his carbon footprint. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Prologue: Getting Started with the iMac    1

Getting to Know the iMac Hardware    2

Special Keyboard Keys    4

What You Need to Know    4

The Menu Bar    5

The Dock    5

The Finder    6

Tags    6

The Launchpad    8

Mission Control    8

Spotlight    9

The App Store (and Security)    10

The Notification Center and Today View     10

System Preferences    11

Window Controls    12

Contextual Menus    12

Gestures    13

Dictation    13

Understanding iCloud and Apple ID     14

Windows Compatibility    15

Boot Camp    15

Virtualization    16

1 Managing Your Desktop    19

Organizing in the Dock    20

Adding and Removing Items from the Dock    20

Using Folders and Stacks in the Dock    21

Customizing the Docks Appearance    24

Customizing Finder Windows    25

Configuring the Sidebars System Shortcuts    26

Manually Modifying the Sidebar    27

Modifying the Finder Toolbar     28

Using Finder Window Tabs    29

Opening Tabs with a Click    30

Arranging and Grouping Files    31

Using All My Files    31

Arranging a Finder View    32

Assigning Tags    33

Removing Tags    34

Viewing Tags    34

Managing Tags    35

Previewing Document Contents with Quick Look (New!)    37

Viewing a File with Quick Look    38

Previewing Files Using Finder Icons    39

Finding Information with Spotlight (New!)     40

Searching for Files and Information    40

Customizing Spotlight Searching    41

Saving Searches as Smart Folders in the Finder     42

Managing Your Today and Notifications (New!)    44

Receiving Notifications    44

Viewing Notifications in Notification Center    45

Customizing the Notification Display    46

Activating Do Not Disturb Mode    48

Customizing Do Not Disturb ...