Apple iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013 Education only) User Manual

Hello, Quick start guide

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Let’s get started

When you start your iMac for the first time, Setup Assistant helps you get

going. Just follow a few simple steps to quickly connect to your Wi-Fi

network, transfer your stuff from another Mac or a PC, and create a user

account for your iMac.

You can also log in with your Apple ID, which allows you to shop the

App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Online Store, and keep in touch using

Messages and FaceTime. And your Apple ID lets you access iCloud, which is

automatically set up in apps like Mail, Contacts, and Calendar. If you don’t

have an Apple ID, creating one in Setup Assistant is easy and free.

Get to know your desktop

The desktop is where you can find everything and do anything on your

iMac. The menu bar at the top has lots of useful information, including

the status of your wireless connection. The Dock at the bottom is a handy

place to keep the apps you use most. It’s also where you can open System

Preferences, which lets you customize your desktop and other settings on

your iMac. Click the Finder icon to quickly get to all your files and folders.

iCloud

iCloud stores your music, photos, mail, and more. And it wirelessly pushes

them to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and even your PC. All without

docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one device, it’s automatically

downloaded to all your others. And with Photo Stream, your latest photos

appear everywhere you want to see them. To customize your iCloud settings,

open the Apple menu, choose System Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign

in with your Apple ID and choose the iCloud features you want to use.

Let’s get moving

It’s easy to move files like documents, email, photos, music, and movies

to your new iMac from another Mac or a PC. The first time you start your

new iMac, it walks you through the process step by step. All you have to

do is follow the onscreen instructions.

Welcome to your new iMac. We’d like to show you around.

Headphone

Gigabit
Ethernet

Thunderbolt

SD card
slot

USB 3

Power
cord

Stereo
speakers

Menu

bar

Help

menu

Dock

Finder

System

Preferences

FaceTime HD
camera

Dual

microphones

Keyboard

Mouse

Hello.

Quick Start Guide

Wi-Fi
status

Launchpad

Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad
icon in the Dock.

Folders
Group apps in folders
by dragging one app
on top of another.

Launchpad is the home for all the

apps on your Mac. Just click the

Launchpad icon in the Dock, and

your open windows are replaced by

a full-screen display of all your apps.

Arrange apps any way you want,

group them together in folders,

or delete them from your Mac.

When you download an app from

the Mac App Store, it automatically

appears in Launchpad.

Mission Control

Mission Control gives you a

bird’s-eye view of everything

running on your Mac. Click the

Mission Control icon in the Dock,

and your desktop zooms out to

display all the open windows in

every application, all your full-

screen apps, and Dashboard, the

home of mini-apps called widgets.

Click anything to zoom in on it.

Think of Mission Control as the hub

of your system—view everything

and go anywhere with just a click.

Open Mission Control
Click the Mission Control
icon in the Dock.

Add desktop spaces
Click the + button
to the right of the top
row to add a new space.

Dashboard
Located at the top
left for easy access.

Power
button

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