Q: I'm new to iMac, many questions.
I have, after 20 years of Windows, made the leap to everything Apple. I've had all the other devices (iPhone, iPad, etc.) for a few years and finally gotten an iMac. It's a mid-2011 21.5" low spec model as a starter for me. I've had it a few days and set everything up along with an El Capitan upgrade.
There will be many questions, so I will post them all in this thread instead of making several for each topic. The biggest problem is that I don't know anyone with an iMac to help me and even if I have a question I don't know the terminology to explain my question to an online audience. So, with that said, my questions will be very simplistic in the wording of the description.
The bar across the bottom, the dock I believe it's called, has icons (apps?) and under a few there is a black dot. What does this dot mean?
I was very surprised to see the word "Windows" in the menu across the bar at the top of the screen. What is that bar across the top of the screen called?
There are 18,000+ pictures on my Windows PC, if I move all of these pictures over to the iMac will the iCloud populate them to my other devices? Do I have a choice as to what pictures I want to be on each device?
I don't see a video app or reference to video anywhere on the iMac. I have videos on an external hard drive that I'd like to import onto the iMac or do I have to keep them on the external drive? It's a Western Digital and I'm not even sure its format will work with Apple.
How do I turn off the monitor with the (2009) keyboard? Does it have an Alt+F4 function to close a window? The F4 key, I figured out what it does is called the Launchpad. However, the F3 key that spreads the windows out across the screen, what is that function called?
Where can I find my "recent items" like on the Windows start menu?
How do I get Numbers, Pages and Keynote onto the iMac as they are on my iPhone and iPad?
Well, that's it for a start but I know there will be a lot more questions so please be patient with me. Thank you for the help in advance!
iMac
Posted on Sep 3, 2016 7:21 AM
You can also put the monitor (screen) to sleep by hitting <control>, <shift> and <eject> (hold down control and shift, then hit eject. Hitting any key or clicking on the mouse will bring the screen back up). A few other suggestions...
You can find other Mac keyboard short cuts at the following link on the Apple Support site. Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support
Also, you may want to go to the Finder and click on the help menu, you will see an option at the bottom of the drop-down menu for "Getting to know your Mac" as shown below. There is a whole Mac tutorial there.
Posted on Sep 3, 2016 1:53 PM


