intend to give my old iMac

I intend to give my iMac 5 year to my grandson.  I have a backup on my Time Machine drive, so I intend to use for my own migration assistant to move files, etc..

I have Microsoft Office on my iMac that I give to my grandson, more a few programs like PrintShop that I know that he will use.   I want to erase all my files, passwords, iTunes, Keychain, etc and I read the article on iMac giving away.    I don't want to lose he may want to use and programs that I added and I want to keep the current operating system.      I am currently using OX X El Capitan 10.11.4.

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

R. Smith

Mr. Smith,

You will be in violation of the license agreement if you give suite MS Office and other applications that you have paid for. Apple fully explains what to do when.

What to do before you sell or give away your Mac - Apple Support

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