Welcome to your new MacBook Air. We’d like to show you around.
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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
You’ll also be able to log in with your Apple ID, so you can download apps 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.
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.
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 | iCloud | An important note |
The desktop is where you can find everything and do anything on your Mac. | iCloud stores your music, photos, mail, and more. And it wirelessly pushes | Please read this document and the safety information in the Important |
The Dock at the bottom is a handy place to keep the apps you use most. | them to your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and even your PC. All without | Product Information Guide carefully before you first use your computer. |
It’s also where you can open System Preferences, which lets you customize | docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one device, it’s automatically |
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your desktop and other settings on your Mac. Click the Finder icon to quickly | downloaded to all your others. And with Photo Stream, your latest photos | Learn more |
get to all your files and folders. | appear everywhere you want to see them. To customize your iCloud settings, | You can fiind more information, watch demos, and learn even more about |
| open the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign | MacBook Air features at www.apple.com/macbookair. |
The menu bar at the top has lots of useful information about your Mac. | in with your Apple ID and choose the iCloud features you want to use. |
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To check the status of your wireless Internet connection, click the |
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Your Mac automatically connects to the network you chose during setup. |
| You can often find answers to your questions, as well as instructions |
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| and troubleshooting information, in Help Center. Click the Finder icon, |
Hello.
Quick Start Guide
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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,
Brush two fingers along the trackpad to scroll in any
Smart zoom
Pinch to zoom
Zoom in and out of photos and web pages more precisely by pinching your thumb and finger.
Switch between
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.
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| click Help in the menu bar, and choose Help Center. |
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| Mac OS X Utilities |
Help | Menu bar | If you have a problem with your Mac, Mac OS X Utilities can help you | |
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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
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