I've dunnit !

As above, I've finally got on to El Capitan... just in time for the next version I suppose. Anyway, it went nice and smoothly and works fine. I've yet to try my printer, but I hate the thing anyway (Canon MX 715) so no great shakes if it doesn't work. I seldom use it.

One more thing. On my Macbook Air I've got Pages which was pre installed and I quite like it, but on the iMac it's not there. Does anyone know if I should have it ?

Hi Pete. Congratulations on your upgrade.

If you had Pages before the upgrade, it should be there. If not, go into Mac App Store and look under the Purchases Tab. If you've ever owned it, it should show there and allow you to download it.

If you've never actually owned Pages before (I don't think pre-installed on a new Mac counts, but not 100% sure on that), then you would have to purchase it.

Ian

Ian, I just looked and Pages shows under my Purchased tab. I just got it included with my new MBP. I only have my MBP to check my purchases, but I still think the OP, can install through the App Store.

Hoody, if you go into your Mac App Store app and click on the Purchased tab, you should have all the apps you have purchased associated with your Apple ID. You can download and install any of those apps on almost any Mac computer.

Thanks for that, Bob. Wasn't absolutely certain whether pre-installed counted as purchased.

Well, there should be no problem either way for the OP.

Ian

Get ready Pete. mac osSierra should become a general release in September if all goes well. Currently vbeta testers are up to Version 6 and it is quite a smooth, fast operating system. Now you cn change your avatar to show you are up to date.

Thanks for all the replies. I'm on the macbook at the moment, so when I fire up the iMac I'll have a look in the app store and see what's what. Updated profile. Thanks for reminding me Harry.

I've got a couple of programmes I need to check before upgrading again.

Finding the iMac more responsive mate? The last couple ofmoperating system seem so to me, and as they use memory in a different manner, great to see 8GB memory which I for one consider necessary.

Well Pages was there in purchases, so I now have it again.

Harry, it seems to be a bit better now after a few days. It was definitely slower at first, but maybe things take a while to settle down... I dunno. One little quirk I don't like is the green resize ? button. Where it used to simply shrink or expand the page, it now gives a full screen with no menu bar and you have to press escape, or go to the two arrows that point to each other to get it back to the original size. I couldn't see anything wrong with the way it worked before.

That is right. Spotlight can take quite some time indexing. To get out of fulk page, move the cursor to where the Menu bar normilly is, and it will magically appear. Go to View > Exit Full Screen right at the bottom and violá you will be back in normal mode with the menu and address bar there in front of vou.

You can get round the green button issue you mention. Hold down the Option key and the green button reverts to its former use.

Give it a try, Pete.

Ian

Thanks Harry and Ian. I'll Try that option key method. On the macbook at the moment.

If you are using the Apple Magic Mouse, you can also use swipe to switch between Spaces.

Yes I am on the magic mouse and I'll try the swipe as well, as soon as I get on the iMac.