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RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Noctiluca — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:37:03 GMT

Got a new iMac today and love it. Might be asking for some help in the near future however. It takes some getting used to after so many years with a PC. It's probably just cause I'm old. LOL

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Eric Borneman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:53:39 GMT

Problem solved!

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Steven Pro — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:50:43 GMT

The guy at the Apple store told me how to change my system preferences so I could add a right-click on my existing mouse. Works like a charm!

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Steven Pro — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:19:21 GMT

MS Word in a Windows machine would underline misspelled words. When you right clicked on it, it would give you correct spelling options.

Apple will spellcheck in any program or any typed word, which is way cool! I can spellcheck any message board entry without using their respective spellcheck buttons. But, the only way to correct the errors is to select Spelling & Grammar from the Edit drop down.

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Eric Borneman — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:52:56 GMT

What do you mean about changing the spelling by a right click? There are all sorts of ways to do this. Using Windows and having a Windows partition on my MacBookPro, and having used Windows a lot (as everyone needs to do, however painful it is), I am unfamiliar with the right click spelling change feature. Looking it up on Google, though, try control click. Also, there are external mice you can buy with right click emulators.

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Steven Pro — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:02:21 GMT

Several weeks in and it is only getting better. I am becoming much more accustomed to the IMAC. The only thing I don't like is the spell check. It will highlight any misspelled word in any program, which is really cool compared to Windows. But, with a Windows machine I could right click and change the spelling (when using Word). There is no right click here. Instead I have to use a drop down tab under the Edit heading. Anybody know if there is a better short-cut?

By the way, I had to use my boss's Vista laptop this weekend to play one video for a customer. What a piece of junk! Takes forever to complete turning on then is overly complicated to just play a simple DVD.

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

FMarini — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:12:18 GMT

why it takes so long for people to actually figure out that a computer is supposed to work for you and not against you is beyond me...

Congrats Steve--welcome to the cognescenti,

these are great machines. They just "work" and w/ minimum hassles, and since your used to a windows box, it might take you a few weeks to get acustom to logical placement of files, folders, etc and to an OS that doesn't crash or lockup for years

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Eric Borneman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:24:56 GMT

Steven!!!!

Congratulations, and welcome to the LIGHT!

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Steven Pro — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:47:16 GMT

It is a little different than my past PC's, but I already have the hang of properly closing the windows versus just minimizing them. Everything else seems fine, no confusion in the transition.

RE: Typing from my new Apple IMAC

argi — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:53:43 GMT

You've gone to the dark side, LOL.

Hi, I'm a Mac

..And I'm a PC

The MIL uses a Mac and maybe it is because I am so use to my PC that I can't stand it...or it could be the fact she is on dial-up and it takes forever to navigate anywhere.

Typing from my new Apple IMAC

Steven Pro — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:54:01 GMT

Got to say, I love this machine! Setup my 3 email accounts and didn't once have to contact tech support. It was so easy to install and navigate in comparison to every Windows unit I have ever used. Once I scrounge up some more money, my Dell laptop is getting the boot too!