As you look at an iMac you will notice that there are no buttons on the front of the machine as shown in figure 1.

 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. This back of the iMac is shown in figure 2 and shows where the location of the power button is.

When you first sit down and log into an iMac you will be greeted to a screen similar to the screenshot that is in figure 3.

 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. This section is completely customizable to fit the user’s needs. In figure 4 is a close up of the dock bar.

 The second thing that you will notice is the menu bar that is at the top of screen. This bar is very similar in Windows when a program in running. Figures 5 and 6 show the menu bar.

 The iMac keyboard works virtually the same as any other keyboard in the world with except for a few differences. One of the biggest differences is the command key.

 The command button is mainly used in most keyboard commands for the Mac. The command button is shown in figure 8 and is located on the right and left side of the spacebar.

 Some of the other buttons that are different from that of a standard keyboard are the Exposé button and the dashboard button, which are shown in figure 9.

 When the Exposé button is pressed, the screen spreads out all of the open programs or windows that are open on the desktop, allowing the user to easily pick the window or program that are looking for. An example of this is shown in figure 10.

 When the dashboard button is pressed, widgets will appear on the screen that can be useful to the user. The dashboard is similar to the Windows Vista side bar, but instead of always being visible, they are hidden until the user needs them. Figure 11 shows the dashboard present.

 The iMac Mighty Mouse may appear to look different than a standard mouse, but it really isn’t. With a Mighty Mouse, there is only one click with the mouse. However, depending on where you click will depend on what action is taken when something is clicked. For example, clicking on the right side of the trackball will register a right click. Figure 12 shows all of the possible clicks that are available with the Mighty Mouse.

 Finder is the default explorer for the Mac OS X system, and will always be running. When using Finder, you will be able to explore the machine as you would if you were running a Windows operating system. The main aspects of Finder are located under the Go menu option as shown in Figure 13.

 When the Computer option is clicked, the attached drives and network locations that are available are shown. This is shown in figure 14.

 The Home option shows the files and folders that are associated with the user. This is shown in figure 15.

 The network option shows all of the computers that are on the local network. Figure 16 shows the network locations window.

 The Applications window shows all of the applications that are on the Mac. This window will contain every program that is installed on the Mac; this includes all of the ones that are in the Dock on the desktop. Figure 17 shows the Applications window.

 The Utilities window contains all of the utilities that come with a Mac. These utilities can be useful for beginner users as well as advanced users. Figure 18 shows the Utilities window.

 Using a program is very simple on a Mac. To open a program, you can either click on the icon that is on the Dock, or open it from the Applications folder. Figures show the different ways that you can open an application.

 One way to tell if applications are running is by simply looking at the Dock. If a program is running, there will be a little indicator light under the icon. Figure 25 shows and example of this.

 Figure 26 shows the three different command buttons that a user can press. the green plus (+) button will not maximize a window or program to fill the entire screen, it will simply resize the window to the proper viewing size. The minimize button (yellow) and close button (red) function the same as in Windows in that they minimize or close a window respectively.

 To use a USB flash drive or any other USB device, simply plug it into one of the USB Ports located on the back of the iMac or on the left- side of the keyboard. This is shown in figures 27 and 28.

 Once the USB Flash Drive is plugged in, an icon will appear in the desktop, usually underneath the Macintosh HD icon. Figure 29 shows what the typical icon is for a USB Flash Device.

 To do this, you will need to click on the Apple in the menu bar and either choose shutdown or log off. Figure 30 shows an example of this.

 The user will have one minute before the system either shuts down or logs off. Within this time limit the user has the option to cancel the countdown and return to desktop. The user will be prompted with the dialog box that is similar to the one in figure 31.