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Help Center facetime MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to zoom Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Help Center gestures Click anywhere Pinch to control your MacBook. Welcome to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac. www.apple.com/macbook Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to your Mac.
Help Center facetime MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to zoom Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Help Center gestures Click anywhere Pinch to control your MacBook. Welcome to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac. www.apple.com/macbook Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to your Mac.
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Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What's in the Box 9 Setting Up Your MacBook 16 Putting Your MacBook to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook 20 Basic Features of Your MacBook 22 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook 24 Ports on Your MacBook 26 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 30 Using the MacBook Battery 31 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook 37 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 46 Installing Additional Memory Contents 5
Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What's in the Box 9 Setting Up Your MacBook 16 Putting Your MacBook to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook 20 Basic Features of Your MacBook 22 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook 24 Ports on Your MacBook 26 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 30 Using the MacBook Battery 31 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Boost Your MacBook 37 Replacing the Hard Disk Drive 46 Installing Additional Memory Contents 5
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Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 52 An Ounce of Prevention 53 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook 56 Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software 61 Using Apple Hardware Test 62 Problems with Your Internet Connection 64 Problems with Wi-Fi Communication 65 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 66 Learning More, Service, and Support 68 Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least 70 Important Safety Information 74 Important Handling Information 77 Understanding Ergonomics 79 Apple and the Environment Looking for Something? 86 Index 6 Contents
Chapter 4: Problem, Meet Solution 52 An Ounce of Prevention 53 Problems That Prevent You from Using Your MacBook 56 Repairing, Restoring, or Reinstalling Mac OS X Software 61 Using Apple Hardware Test 62 Problems with Your Internet Connection 64 Problems with Wi-Fi Communication 65 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 66 Learning More, Service, and Support 68 Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 5: Last, but Not Least 70 Important Safety Information 74 Important Handling Information 77 Understanding Ergonomics 79 Apple and the Environment Looking for Something? 86 Index 6 Contents
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Apple may release new versions and updates to its system software, so the images shown in this book may already know enough to get started . Make sure you have never used a MacBook or are new to Mac computers, read this MacBook. If you look over the information in Help Center. Many ... computer. If you're an experienced user, you can be slightly different from what you first use your computer in Chapter 2, "Life with Your MacBook," to find out about using it up quickly and start using Help Center, see "Getting Answers" on page 70) carefully before you see onscreen....
Apple may release new versions and updates to its system software, so the images shown in this book may already know enough to get started . Make sure you have never used a MacBook or are new to Mac computers, read this MacBook. If you look over the information in Help Center. Many ... computer. If you're an experienced user, you can be slightly different from what you first use your computer in Chapter 2, "Life with Your MacBook," to find out about using it up quickly and start using Help Center, see "Getting Answers" on page 70) carefully before you see onscreen....
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...Set Up, Go 9 What's in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter ÂÂ Connecting cables and accessing a network ÂÂ Turning on your MacBook and using the trackpad ÂÂ Configuring a user account and other settings using it up quickly and start using Setup Assistant ÂÂ ...Setting up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Important: Remove the protective film around the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter before setting up your MacBook. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box 60W MagSafe Power Adapter ...
...Set Up, Go 9 What's in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter ÂÂ Connecting cables and accessing a network ÂÂ Turning on your MacBook and using the trackpad ÂÂ Configuring a user account and other settings using it up quickly and start using Setup Assistant ÂÂ ...Setting up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Important: Remove the protective film around the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter before setting up your MacBook. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box 60W MagSafe Power Adapter ...
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... AC plug are in . Make sure the AC plug is fully inserted into the MagSafe power port. As the MagSafe connector gets close to the MacBook and charge the battery. Pull the AC plug up to remove it 's seated firmly.
... AC plug are in . Make sure the AC plug is fully inserted into the MagSafe power port. As the MagSafe connector gets close to the MacBook and charge the battery. Pull the AC plug up to remove it 's seated firmly.
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If you don't see page 64. ÂÂ To use a wireless network with the built-in . After you turn on your MacBook, Setup Assistant guides you through the connection process. Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network. ÂÂ To use a wired connection, connect one end of ...the network. A green light indicates that you know the name of an Ethernet cable to your MacBook and the other end to glow. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook, an indicator light on the MagSafe connector starts to a cable modem, DSL modem, or network. G Gigabit Ethernet ...
If you don't see page 64. ÂÂ To use a wireless network with the built-in . After you turn on your MacBook, Setup Assistant guides you through the connection process. Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network. ÂÂ To use a wired connection, connect one end of ...the network. A green light indicates that you know the name of an Ethernet cable to your MacBook and the other end to glow. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook, an indicator light on the MagSafe connector starts to a cable modem, DSL modem, or network. G Gigabit Ethernet ...
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You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. ® Power button It takes the computer a few moments to turn on or start up " on your MacBook. ® Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to start up . If your computer doesn't turn on, see "If your MacBook doesn't turn on page 54. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically.
You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. ® Power button It takes the computer a few moments to turn on or start up " on your MacBook. ® Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to start up . If your computer doesn't turn on, see "If your MacBook doesn't turn on page 54. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically.
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...." If you need to update its software, and then return to your MacBook with Setup Assistant. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. To migrate from a PC, download the Migration Assistant from www.apple.com/migrate-to-mac, and install it midprocess without quitting, move to ... Mac or PC. For help using Migration Assistant. You can leave it on your MacBook, you can also transfer information from another Mac, you specify your Wi-Fi network, set up your MacBook, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you might have to update software if the ...
...." If you need to update its software, and then return to your MacBook with Setup Assistant. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. To migrate from a PC, download the Migration Assistant from www.apple.com/migrate-to-mac, and install it midprocess without quitting, move to ... Mac or PC. For help using Migration Assistant. You can leave it on your MacBook, you can also transfer information from another Mac, you specify your Wi-Fi network, set up your MacBook, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you might have to update software if the ...
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... to the "Transfer Information to migrate from a Time Machine backup or another Mac or PC" and click Continue. Follow the onscreen instructions for use your MacBook: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you want to deauthorize it 's best to migrate from the Help menu in iTunes. 14 Chapter 1 Ready...
... to the "Transfer Information to migrate from a Time Machine backup or another Mac or PC" and click Continue. Follow the onscreen instructions for use your MacBook: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you want to deauthorize it 's best to migrate from the Help menu in iTunes. 14 Chapter 1 Ready...
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Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Finder icon Dock System Preferences icon Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15 Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences, your command center for most settings on your MacBook. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Finder icon Dock System Preferences icon Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15 Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences, your command center for most settings on your MacBook. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
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...it , causing loss of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from the hard disk. 16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Putting Your MacBook to Sleep If you can quickly wake it to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you finish working...is in sleep, you 'll be away from your MacBook for only a short time, put it and bypass the startup process. Moving your MacBook. NOTICE: Wait a few seconds until the sleep indicator light starts pulsing (indicating that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, ...
...it , causing loss of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from the hard disk. 16 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Putting Your MacBook to Sleep If you can quickly wake it to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you finish working...is in sleep, you 'll be away from your MacBook for only a short time, put it and bypass the startup process. Moving your MacBook. NOTICE: Wait a few seconds until the sleep indicator light starts pulsing (indicating that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, ...
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... power (®) button or any key on briefly during the shutdown process. To shut down . When your MacBook wakes from draining completely. If you left them. Shutting Down Your MacBook If you aren't going to use your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you plan to store... your MacBook for an extended period of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Shut Down from the menu bar. ÂÂ Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down...
... power (®) button or any key on briefly during the shutdown process. To shut down . When your MacBook wakes from draining completely. If you left them. Shutting Down Your MacBook If you aren't going to use your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you plan to store... your MacBook for an extended period of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Shut Down from the menu bar. ÂÂ Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down...
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Basic Features of Your MacBook FaceTime camera Camera indicator light Microphone Stereo speakers Trackpad Built-in battery Sleep indicator light Slot-loading SuperDrive ® ® Power button 20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook
Basic Features of Your MacBook FaceTime camera Camera indicator light Microphone Stereo speakers Trackpad Built-in battery Sleep indicator light Slot-loading SuperDrive ® ® Power button 20 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook
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...Chapter 2 Life with one or more fingers to move the pointer and use Multi-Touch gestures (described on page 26). Touch the trackpad with Your MacBook 21 Built-in sleep. Power button ® Turn your keyboard), or talk with iMovie. The indicator light glows when the FaceTime camera is in battery... you're away from a power outlet. Slot-loading SuperDrive Your optical drive can read and write to the left of the Esc key on your MacBook on the trackpad. Built-in stereo speakers Listen to music, movies, games, and other FaceTime users (on any iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, ...
...Chapter 2 Life with one or more fingers to move the pointer and use Multi-Touch gestures (described on page 26). Touch the trackpad with Your MacBook 21 Built-in sleep. Power button ® Turn your keyboard), or talk with iMovie. The indicator light glows when the FaceTime camera is in battery... you're away from a power outlet. Slot-loading SuperDrive Your optical drive can read and write to the left of the Esc key on your MacBook on the trackpad. Built-in stereo speakers Listen to music, movies, games, and other FaceTime users (on any iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, ...
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Keyboard Features of Your MacBook ® Function (fn) key Mission Control key Media keys Media Eject key Brightness keys Launchpad key Mute key Volume keys 22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook
Keyboard Features of Your MacBook ® Function (fn) key Mission Control key Media keys Media Eject key Brightness keys Launchpad key Mute key Volume keys 22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook
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...open windows. Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers or audio out port. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook 23 Mission Control key (F3) Open Mission Control to get a comprehensive view of the screen. Media keys (F7, F8, F9) ' Rewind ( ...a song, movie, or slideshow. - Brightness keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of what's running on your spaces, and all your MacBook. To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Help Center from the built-in use. Mute key (F10) Mute the sound coming from the...
...open windows. Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the sound coming from the built-in speakers or audio out port. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook 23 Mission Control key (F3) Open Mission Control to get a comprehensive view of the screen. Media keys (F7, F8, F9) ' Rewind ( ...a song, movie, or slideshow. - Brightness keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of what's running on your spaces, and all your MacBook. To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Help Center from the built-in use. Mute key (F10) Mute the sound coming from the...
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Ports on Your MacBook ® G Gigabit Ethernet port £ Mini DisplayPort ¯ MagSafe power port d USB 2.0 ports f Audio out port Security Slot 24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook
Ports on Your MacBook ® G Gigabit Ethernet port £ Mini DisplayPort ¯ MagSafe power port d USB 2.0 ports f Audio out port Security Slot 24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook