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Apple iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011) User Manual

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Chapter 2

Life with Your iMac

Apple Mouse
Use the programmable, multibutton mouse with its innovative scroll ball to click,
squeeze, and scroll through documents, webpages, and other content.
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Use the function keys for one-touch access to Mac features. Use the numeric keypad to
navigate documents, efficiently enter numbers in spreadsheets, and make calculations.
Two USB 2.0 ports make it easy to connect your mouse and a high-speed peripheral
such as a digital camera or printer.

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Media Eject key
Hold down this key to eject a disc. You can also eject a disk by dragging its desktop icon
to the Trash.
Brightness keys (F1, F2)
Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of the screen.

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Mission Control key (F3)
Open Mission Control for a comprehensive view of what’s running on your Mac,
including Dashboard, all your spaces, and all open windows.
Launchpad key (F4)
Open Launchpad to instantly see all of the applications on your Mac. Click an application
to open it.

Media keys (F7, F8, F9)
Rewind ( ), play or pause (

), or fast-forward ( ) a song, movie, or slideshow.

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Volume keys (F10, F11, F12)
Mute (

), decrease (

), or increase (

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) the volume of sound coming from the speakers or

headphone port on your iMac.