How to Do Everything With Your Imac [Paperback]

Todd Stauffer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072120711 | ISBN-13: 978-0072120714 | Publication Date: May 20, 1999

Learn all the ins and outs of the iMac from an expert--with in-depth coverage of the software included with the iMac: Quicken 98, Apple Works, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, AOL, PageMill, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com 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 flip 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

From the Author

Todd Stauffer is the author of more than a dozen computer books, a contributing editor to Mac Central magazine, and co-host of the Emmy award-winning Disk Doctors program on Knowledge TV.
Technically reviewed by John Rizzo, author of several books about Macs, consultant, founder of the MacWindows.com web site, former editor at MacUser magazine and columnist for MacWeek magazine.
Peer Review and Foreword by Bob LeVitus, popular Mac columnist for MacHome, the Houston Chronicle, MacCentral, and Current Technology, who has written 27 computer books that have sold over a million copies worldwide, including Mac Answers! Certified Tech Support.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill (May 20, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072120711
• ISBN-13: 978-0072120714
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,383,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best imac book to date, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything With Your Imac (Paperback)

I started from scratch (not much computer know how, particularly Macs) when I bought my Imac, and I was aware that it didn't come with a manual. I purchased other books; including Imac for Dummies, The Imac Book, and The Little Imac Book(appropriate title). I'm nothing if not thorough. Each book I purchased had information the other books lacked. But this book is, by far, the most comprehensive and concise one I've read. There is so much more information covered in this book that I wish it had been published sooner. It's the book I refer to the most. Stauffer is a clear, detailed writer with a nice sense of humor. If you're only going to by one Imac book, make it this one.

56 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprehensive manual for any iMac user, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything With Your Imac (Paperback)

I recently travelled back to the US to help my Dad get set-up with an iMac. While he loved the simplicity of the system, he did miss not having printed material to ponder (and no amount of "but we're saving the trees" would suffice). After an hour pouring over iMac books at Borders we chose this one (of course it's cheaper here!) because of it's thouroghness in covering the additional software included with the iMac. It has the best, most complete coverage of AppleWorks and Quicken of any book out there, as well as complete system coverage, setup information and and how to use the Internet with Navigator. I went back to Holland knowing my Dad can now figure anything out...excellent reference, buy this one!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one to get for IMac devotees, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything With Your Imac (Paperback)

I bought an IMac and needed some kind of hard copy to go with it. I purchased five other books before this one. If only I had known about this book first I could have saved a lot of money. This is the only book you IMac devotees will need. It has everything, including info on Kai's Photo Soap which no one else has. The title How to do Everything is very apt. But everything should be in great big letters because it is EVERYTHING.