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 Safari icon in the Dock and surf the web quickly and easily with Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up or down with two fingers on the trackpad. Swipe right and 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 and 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 for 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 in 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.
Calendar
Keep track of your busy schedule with Calendar. 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 the Contacts app, then see who has responded. Use iCloud to update calendars on all your devices automatically or share calendars with other iCloud users.
Messages
Just log in with your Apple ID, and you can send unlimited messages including text, photos, videos, and more to your friends on a Mac, iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. With iCloud, you can start a conversation on one
device and pick it up on another. And if you want to talk to someone face to face, you can start a video call* just by clicking the FaceTime icon in the top-right corner of the Messages window.
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 the editing tools and special effects you need to quickly turn them into something memorable. 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 iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or the FaceTime HD 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 and OS X 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
Group apps in folders by dragging one app on top of another.
Open Mission Control Click the Mission Control icon in the Dock.
Dashboard Located at the top left for 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 |
Access all your calendars | Select the view you | Double-click in a |
from one place. | prefer—day, week, | calendar to create |
| month, or year. | a new event. |
Replies in progress | Delivery receipts | FaceTime | Events | Faces | Create | Project browser |
Three dots mean your | See when your | Start a video call | Double-click any Event | iPhoto can even organize | Create books, | Simply drop your clips |
friend is typing a reply. | message has arrived. | right in Messages. | to browse photos. | your photos based on | cards, and calendars. | in a project to create |
| | | | who’s in them. | | a great movie. |
Event browser
Your imported videos appear here so you can access all your clips.
Discover new apps Browse thousands of apps and download them straight to Launchpad.
Always up to date Updates to your purchased apps and OS X appear automatically.
