Intro to the iMac Computer

After this lesson, students will be able to navigate and operate the basic functions of the Apple operating system that is part of the Apple iMac computer.

Turning on the iMac

If you are facing the front of the iMac, the power button iMac is located on the lower left hand side on the back of the machine. location of the power button is on the back of the iMAC as well as the USB port for USB devices such as a thumb drive or SD Card Reader

The iMac desktop

As you can see, Mac OS X has a very different graphical user interface when compared with Windows XP or Windows Vista . The first thing that you may notice is the Dock Bar at the bottom of the screen. This is where programs that are used most are put so they are readily available. Programs that are also currently running appear in the dock, as well as the FINDER window which shows ALL YOUR FILES and the TRASH bin which allows to delete files.

The second thing that you will notice is the Menu Bar that is at the top of screen. The Spotlight feature is located in upper right hand corner of menu bar. It allows for a quick search of files, applications, ect…

The APPLE symbol at the top left hand corner of the Menu Bar is where you would go to properly shut down the iMac computer.

The iMac keyboard

The iMac keyboard works virtually the same as any other keyboard in the world with except for a few differences.

Examples: Command Button, Expose button, Quick Application button

The main difference is that the keyboard commands that are normally used in PC’s are different when using a Mac. The command button is mainly used in most keyboard commands for the Mac.

Command + C = COPY

Command + X = CUT

Command + V = PASTE

Command + A = SELECT ALL

Command + Z = UNDO