New to Imac - a few questions.

The cross will just close a window, not an application. To close an application, you will need to either use the key combination (command + Q), or from the menu bar of the application ( Safari, for example... > Quit).

"Finder" acts as your file manager. You can modify the sidebar option in Finder > Preferences > Sidebar to show your different paths (your whole disk, for example). Additionally, you can modify the view options (View > Show view options) in finder to customize the way in which the files are displayed.

Hopes this helps, as a start. Welcome. Cheers.

DMR123 wrote:

When it comes to closing a page, such as this webpage in safari, I click the red cross at the top left, it still seems to keep it open in the background. However, if I press cmd + alt + Q it fully closes it.. How can this be done the same way when I click the cross?

This behavior depends on the app. Most apps, like Safari, are not closed when you press the close button. Instead, you are just closing its window. To close the app, you have to press Command and Q keys. You don't need to press the Alt one.

However, other apps can be closed by simply pressing the close button. There's no way to change this.

DMR123 wrote:

Also, where's my files / folders located? How can I lock the "File Manager" to the dock at the bottom..

The file manager in OS X is the Finder > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2470?viewlocale=en_US To access to it, press its icon at the left of the Dock. It's easy to navigate through your folders, as you can see them in the Finder sidebar

It's the same in OS X. Double-click a text and it will be selected. Then, right-click the text and select copy, or just drag the text to another place.

As you have a trackpad, you can turn on a gesture in System Preferences > Trackpad that allows you to select a text or drag a window with a three-finger gesture

Open System Preferences > Trackpad, and you will find some gestures you want. For example, you can use the bottom right corner of the trackpad for right-click.

To click, you can use the whole trackpad, as well as for navigate and cursor

System Preferences has got small tutorials when you select a gesture. Also, see > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4721

Hi Dan,

Welcome to Mac !

Loads of video and text tutorials here -

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

The green button maximize a window. Another way of resizing a window is to press its bottom left or right corner

Click on it and you will discover what it does. 🙂 Then click on it again.

Ciao.