Launchpad

Launchpad is the home for all the apps on your Mac. Just click the Launchpad icon in the Dock and your open windows are replaced by a full-screen display of all your apps. Arrange apps any way you want,

group them together in folders, or delete them from your Mac. When you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad.

Mission Control

Mission Control gives you a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac. Click the Mission Control icon in the Dock, and your desktop zooms out

to display all the open windows in every application, all your

full-screen apps, and Dashboard, the home of mini-apps called widgets. Click anything to zoom in on it. Think of Mission Control as the hub of your system—view everything and go anywhere with just a click.

Safari web browser

Click the icon in the Dock, and surf the web quickly and easily using Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up or down with two fingers on the trackpad. Swipe right or left with two fingers to go back and forth

between pages. Double-tap with two fingers to magnify a page, then double-tap again to return to the original size. Or pinch to zoom in or out.

Mail

Mail lets you manage all your email accounts from a single, ad-free inbox, even when you’re not connected to the Internet. It works with most email standards— including POP3 and IMAP—and

popular email services like Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail. You can also use Mail with the free me.com email account you get with iCloud. The first time you open Mail, Setup Assistant will help you get started.

iTunes

With iTunes, you can organize and play your digital music and videos on your Mac. And you can shop the iTunes Store for new music, movies,

TV shows, books, and more. iTunes is also where you’ll find the App Store for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

iCal

Keep track of your busy schedule with iCal. You can create separate calendars—one for home, another for school, a third for work. See all your calendars in a single window or choose to see only the calendars you want. Create

and send invitations using contact info from your Address Book, then see who has responded. Use iCloud to update calendars on all your devices automatically or share calendars with other iCloud users.

FaceTime

FaceTime for Mac lets you talk face to face with anyone on an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac—from your Mac.* To set up FaceTime,

all you need is your Apple ID and email address. To start a video call, just click an entry in your Address Book contacts list.

iPhoto

iPhoto is the best way to organize, browse, edit, and share your photos on your Mac. You can organize your photo library by Faces, Places, and Events. To send photos by email or publish them to Facebook,

just select the photo and click Share in the bottom right of your screen. Or click Create to turn your favorite shots into photo books, calendars, and cards.

iMovie

iMovie puts all your video clips in one place, and gives you all the editing tools, themes, and special effects you need to quickly turn them into something special. You can make great-looking movies or

even Hollywood-style movie trailers with just a few clicks. And iMovie lets you import video from most popular digital video cameras, your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, or the FaceTime camera on your Mac.

Mac App Store

The Mac App Store is the best way to find and download thousands of apps for your Mac, from games and social networking to productivity apps and more. New apps install in one step to Launchpad. You can install apps on every Mac

authorized for your personal use and even download them again. The Mac App Store lets you know when app updates are available, so you always have the latest versions. Open the Mac App Store by clicking its icon in the Dock.

Open Launchpad Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock.

Folders

Dashboard

Open Mission Control

Group apps in folders

Located at

Click the Mission Control

by dragging one app

the top left for

icon in the Dock.

on top of another.

easy access.

 

Add desktop spaces

Reading List

Top Sites

Full-screen view

One-stop email

Conversation view

Search

Click the + button

Click the glasses icon to

Get a quick overview

Click the full-screen button

View all your accounts in

See all the email

Quickly narrow search

to the right of the top

save pages to read later.

of the sites you visit

to go full screen.

Mail for one-click access.

messages from a

results to find exactly

row to add a new space.

 

most often.

 

 

conversation thread.

what you want.

iTunes Store

Discover and buy new music, movies, and more.

Genius Mixes

Let iTunes search your music library and group songs that go great together.

Multiple calendars

Calendar view

Add an event

Favorites

Events

Faces

Create

Project browser

Access all your calendars

Select the view you

Double-click to

Add your frequent contacts

Double-click any Event

iPhoto can even organize

Create books,

Simply drop your

from one place.

prefer—day, week,

create a new event.

to Favorites for easy access.

to browse photos.

your photos based on

cards, and calendars.

selection in a project

 

month, or year.

 

 

 

who’s in them.

 

to create a great movie.

Event browser

Your imported videos appear here so you can access all your clips.

Discover new apps

Always up to date

Browse thousands of

Updates to your purchased apps

apps and download them

appear automatically.

straight to Launchpad.

 

*Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.

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Apple MD231LL/A quick start Launchpad, Mission Control, Safari web browser, Mail, ITunes, ICal, FaceTime, IPhoto, IMovie