Apple Z0MF manual Configure your MacBook Air with Setup Assistant, To set up your MacBook Air

Step 3:  Configure your MacBook Air with Setup Assistant.

The first time you turn on your MacBook Air, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you specify your Wi-Fi network, set up a user account, and transfer information from another Mac or PC. You can also transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other disk.

If you’re migrating from another Mac, you might have to update software if the other Mac doesn’t have Mac OS X version 10.5.3 or later installed. To migrate from a PC, download the Migration Assistant from www.apple.com/migrate-to-mac, and install it on the PC you want to migrate from.

After you start Setup Assistant on your MacBook Air, you can leave it midprocess without quitting, move to the other computer if you need to update its software, and then return to your MacBook Air to complete the setup.

Note:  If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your MacBook Air, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. For help using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for “Migration Assistant.”

To set up your MacBook Air:

1In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the “Transfer Information to This Mac” screen.

2Do a basic setup, a setup with migration, or transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other disk:

ÂÂ To do a basic setup, select “Don’t transfer now” and click Continue. Follow the remaining prompts to select your wired or wireless network, set up an account, and exit Setup Assistant.

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