Apple MD231LL/A quick start Let’s get moving, Multi-Touch gestures, Get to know your desktop

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Welcome to your new MacBook Air. We’d like to show you around.

Let’s get started

When you start your MacBook Air for the first time, Setup Assistant will help you get going. Just follow a few simple steps to quickly connect to your Wi-Fi network, transfer your stuff from another Mac or a PC, and create a user account for your Mac.

Let’s get moving

It’s easy to move files like documents, email, photos, music, and movies to your new Mac from another Mac or a PC. The first time you start your new Mac, it will walk you through the process step by step. All you have to do is follow the onscreen instructions.

Multi-Touch gestures

You can do a lot of things on your MacBook Air using simple gestures on the trackpad. Here are some of the most popular ones.

Get to know your desktop

The desktop is where you can find everything and do anything on your Mac. The Dock at the bottom is a handy place to keep the apps you use most. It’s also where you can open System Preferences, which lets you customize your desktop and other settings on your Mac. Click the Finder icon to quickly

iCloud

iCloud stores your music, photos, mail, and more. And it wirelessly pushes them to your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and even your PC. All without docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one device, it’s automatically downloaded to all your others. And with Photo Stream, your latest photos

An important note

Please read this document and the safety information in the Important Product Information Guide carefully before you first use your computer.

Learn more

Hello.

Quick Start Guide

 

 

 

AC plug

 

You’ll also be able to log in with your Apple ID, so you can download apps

 

Headphone

SD USB 3

Thunderbolt

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the App Store, shop the iTunes Store and the Apple Online Store, access

 

 

 

 

 

iCloud, and make video calls with FaceTime. If you don’t have an Apple ID,

 

 

 

 

 

creating one is easy and free.

MagSafe 2

USB 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

AC power

Power

 

 

 

adapter

cord

button

 

FaceTime HD camera

 

 

 

 

MagSafe 2 power

Multi-Touch

connector

trackpad

Click

Press down anywhere on the trackpad to click. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, simply tap the surface.

Secondary click (right click)

Click with two fingers to open shortcut menus. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, tap two fingers anywhere.

Swipe to navigate

Swipe with two fingers to flip through web pages, documents, and more.

Double click

Press down two times anywhere on the trackpad. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, double-tap the surface.

Two-finger scroll

Brush two fingers along the trackpad to scroll in any direction—up, down, or sideways.

Smart zoom

Double-tap the trackpad with two fingers to quickly magnify a web page.

Pinch to zoom

Zoom in and out of photos and web pages more precisely by pinching your thumb and finger.

Switch between full-screen apps Swipe with three fingers to move from one full-screen app to another.

View Launchpad

Pinch with four fingers to view all your apps in Launchpad.

Rotate

Turn your thumb and finger clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate an image.

View Mission Control

Swipe up with three fingers to see every open window on your Mac.

Learn more

Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and click Trackpad to learn more about gestures.

get to all your files and folders.

The menu bar at the top has lots of useful information about your Mac.

To check the status of your wireless Internet connection, click the Wi-Fi icon. Your Mac automatically connects to the network you chose during setup.

Help

Menu bar

Wi-Fi

menu

 

status

 

 

System

Finder

Dock

Preferences

appear everywhere you want to see them. To customize your iCloud settings, open the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign in with your Apple ID and choose the iCloud features you want to use.

You can fiind more information, watch demos, and learn even more about MacBook Air features at www.apple.com/macbookair.

Help

You can often find answers to your questions, as well as instructions and troubleshooting information, in Help Center. Click the Finder icon, click Help in the menu bar, and choose Help Center.

Mac OS X Utilities

If you have a problem with your Mac, Mac OS X Utilities can help you repair your computer’s flash storage, restore your software and data from a Time Machine backup, or erase your flash storage and reinstall OS X Lion and Apple applications. You can also use Safari to get online help. If your Mac detects a problem, it opens Mac OS X Utilities automatically. Or you can open it manually by restarting your computer while holding down the Command and R keys.

Support

Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of technical support and one year of hardware repair warranty coverage at an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Visit www.apple.com/support/macbookair for MacBook Air technical support. Or call 1-800-275-2273. In Canada, call 1-800-263-3394.

Not all features are available in all areas.

TM and © 2012 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Designed by Apple in California. Printed in XXXX. 034-6355-A

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