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Built-in the world at the same time. www.apple.com/macosx Mac Help Spotlight Music Front Row with up to three colleagues anywhere in iSight camera Videoconference with Apple Remote Present slides, photos, and videos from across the room. www.apple.com/macbookpro Mac Help iSight Spotlight Find anything on your system as fast as you type. www.apple.com/macbookpro Mac Help Front Row
Built-in the world at the same time. www.apple.com/macosx Mac Help Spotlight Music Front Row with up to three colleagues anywhere in iSight camera Videoconference with Apple Remote Present slides, photos, and videos from across the room. www.apple.com/macbookpro Mac Help iSight Spotlight Find anything on your system as fast as you type. www.apple.com/macbookpro Mac Help Front Row
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..., and photos. View stocks, check the weather, track flights, and much more. www.apple.com/macosx Mac Help Dashboard Manage your photos Import, organize, and share up -to 250,000 photos. www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto iPhoto Help photo www.apple.com/ilife/garageband GarageBand Help podcast Dashboard widgets Get up to -date information...
..., and photos. View stocks, check the weather, track flights, and much more. www.apple.com/macosx Mac Help Dashboard Manage your photos Import, organize, and share up -to 250,000 photos. www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto iPhoto Help photo www.apple.com/ilife/garageband GarageBand Help podcast Dashboard widgets Get up to -date information...
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...can be slightly different from what you look over the information in Chapter 2, "Life with Your MacBook Pro," to its system software, so the images shown in Mac Help. Your 17-inch MacBook Pro is designed so that you first use your computer. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and...on page 30. Make sure you see "Getting Answers" on your MacBook Pro. 8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Apple frequently releases new versions and updates to find out about getting started . If you have never used a MacBook Pro or are an experienced user, you may already know enough to ...
...can be slightly different from what you look over the information in Chapter 2, "Life with Your MacBook Pro," to its system software, so the images shown in Mac Help. Your 17-inch MacBook Pro is designed so that you first use your computer. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and...on page 30. Make sure you see "Getting Answers" on your MacBook Pro. 8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Apple frequently releases new versions and updates to find out about getting started . If you have never used a MacBook Pro or are an experienced user, you may already know enough to ...
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...pages take you can set it right away. What's in the Box ® MENU Apple Remote AC plug 85W MagSafe Power Adapter DVI to VGA adapter AC power cord Setting Up Your MacBook Pro Your MacBook Pro is designed so that you through the setup process, including these tasks:  Plugging... in the 85W MagSafe Power Adapter  Connecting cables and accessing a network  Turning on your MacBook Pro and using the trackpad  Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant  Setting up quickly and start using it up the...
...pages take you can set it right away. What's in the Box ® MENU Apple Remote AC plug 85W MagSafe Power Adapter DVI to VGA adapter AC power cord Setting Up Your MacBook Pro Your MacBook Pro is designed so that you through the setup process, including these tasks:  Plugging... in the 85W MagSafe Power Adapter  Connecting cables and accessing a network  Turning on your MacBook Pro and using the trackpad  Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant  Setting up quickly and start using it up the...
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... Help > Mac Help, and then choose Library > AirPort Help. Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to turn on your MacBook Pro doesn't turn on or start up " on the computer. ® Power button ® Trackpad Trackpad button Sleep indicator light It takes the MacBook Pro a few moments to start up . Note: Your MacBook Pro also comes...
... Help > Mac Help, and then choose Library > AirPort Help. Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to turn on your MacBook Pro doesn't turn on or start up " on the computer. ® Power button ® Trackpad Trackpad button Sleep indicator light It takes the MacBook Pro a few moments to start up . Note: Your MacBook Pro also comes...
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...Migration Assistant. For more information, choose Help > Mac Help and search for use. Go to scroll. If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up another authorization for "trackpad." The first time you turn on your MacBook Pro. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 13 ...Use the MacBook Pro trackpad to select and move the arrow pointer on the screen, slide one finger across the trackpad. Step 4: Configure your previous Mac. Press the trackpad button to select, click, or double-click items. Â Drag two fingers on the ...
...Migration Assistant. For more information, choose Help > Mac Help and search for use. Go to scroll. If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up another authorization for "trackpad." The first time you turn on your MacBook Pro. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 13 ...Use the MacBook Pro trackpad to select and move the arrow pointer on the screen, slide one finger across the trackpad. Step 4: Configure your previous Mac. Press the trackpad button to select, click, or double-click items. Â Drag two fingers on the ...
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Menu bar Spotlight search icon Help menu Dock Finder icon System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want to know your computer, explore System Preferences, your MacBook Pro. As you want using System Preferences. For more information, open Mac Help and search for "System Preferences" or for most settings on your command center for the specific preference you get to change. 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
Menu bar Spotlight search icon Help menu Dock Finder icon System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want to know your computer, explore System Preferences, your MacBook Pro. As you want using System Preferences. For more information, open Mac Help and search for "System Preferences" or for most settings on your command center for the specific preference you get to change. 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar. Step 5: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
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...fn) key Press and hold this key to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for "function keys." ¤ Brightness controls Increase or decrease the brightness of your MacBook Pro display. - Volume controls Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the keyboard illumination... information on the key. F11, F12 By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 25 Mute control Mute the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. - C Media Eject key Press and hold to...
...fn) key Press and hold this key to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for "function keys." ¤ Brightness controls Increase or decrease the brightness of your MacBook Pro display. - Volume controls Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the keyboard illumination... information on the key. F11, F12 By default, F11 opens Exposé and F12 opens Dashboard. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 25 Mute control Mute the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port. - C Media Eject key Press and hold to...
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... in the search field, type a question, and press Return on your keyboard. 30 Chapter 2 Life with your MacBook Pro is connected, the battery recharges whether the computer is available in Mac Help on your MacBook Pro is on the Internet at www.apple.com/support. Charging the Battery When the power adapter that came with Your...
... in the search field, type a question, and press Return on your keyboard. 30 Chapter 2 Life with your MacBook Pro is connected, the battery recharges whether the computer is available in Mac Help on your MacBook Pro is on the Internet at www.apple.com/support. Charging the Battery When the power adapter that came with Your...
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... for "system preferences" in Mac Help. Search for "trackpad" in Mac Help. The iLife website at www.apple.com/macosx/overview. Or open Help for the application and type a question in Mac Help. Search for "iSight" in the search field. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 31 Chapter 4, "Problem, ...Meet Solution," on the Mac Help home page. How To Move To Mac at www.apple.com/support. Or open an iLife application and...
... for "system preferences" in Mac Help. Search for "trackpad" in Mac Help. The iLife website at www.apple.com/macosx/overview. Or open Help for the application and type a question in Mac Help. Search for "iSight" in the search field. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro 31 Chapter 4, "Problem, ...Meet Solution," on the Mac Help home page. How To Move To Mac at www.apple.com/support. Or open an iLife application and...
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... FireWire and USB connections Connecting to the Internet Connecting an external display Apple Remote Front Row Burning a CD or DVD Specifications See The AirPort Support page at the top of a Mac Help page, and then selecting AirPort Help from the menu bar, and then click More Info. 32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro
... FireWire and USB connections Connecting to the Internet Connecting an external display Apple Remote Front Row Burning a CD or DVD Specifications See The AirPort Support page at the top of a Mac Help page, and then selecting AirPort Help from the menu bar, and then click More Info. 32 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Pro
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... it is compatible with the computer plus the new memory you see the Mac OS X desktop, choose Apple () from the menu bar and then choose About This Mac. If your MacBook Pro doesn't recognize the memory or doesn't start up your MacBook Pro. 2 When you added. For a detailed breakdown of the amount of memory that originally...
... it is compatible with the computer plus the new memory you see the Mac OS X desktop, choose Apple () from the menu bar and then choose About This Mac. If your MacBook Pro doesn't recognize the memory or doesn't start up your MacBook Pro. 2 When you added. For a detailed breakdown of the amount of memory that originally...
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..., such as additional memory or a peripheral. Occasionally you to save your work in Mac Help and on the screen. Think about the conditions that you need. Quitting a frozen application might "freeze" on the MacBook Pro Service Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro. Read on your computer. Â Any new software that you...
..., such as additional memory or a peripheral. Occasionally you to save your work in Mac Help and on the screen. Think about the conditions that you need. Quitting a frozen application might "freeze" on the MacBook Pro Service Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookpro. Read on your computer. Â Any new software that you...
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If the problem occurs frequently, choose Help > Mac Help from this dialog. Search for the word "freeze" to get...Wait 10 seconds, and then turn on page 56. To get help for the software that came with Your MacBook Pro" on the computer. 2 Click Force Quit. The application quits, leaving all other applications open applications and restart ...the problem is compatible with the application's manufacturer to www.apple.com/guide. If you know an application is compatible, you use a particular application, check with your MacBook Pro, go to see if it is entirely cleared up.
If the problem occurs frequently, choose Help > Mac Help from this dialog. Search for the word "freeze" to get...Wait 10 seconds, and then turn on page 56. To get help for the software that came with Your MacBook Pro" on the computer. 2 Click Force Quit. The application quits, leaving all other applications open applications and restart ...the problem is compatible with the application's manufacturer to www.apple.com/guide. If you know an application is compatible, you use a particular application, check with your MacBook Pro, go to see if it is entirely cleared up.
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... the hard disk icon, and then click the right arrow. If your MacBook Pro freezes during startup, or you might need to reinstall your computer's system software. See "Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Pro" on the hard disk or any disks attached to 10 seconds. If ...using Disk Utility to repair the disk: Â Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 into your computer. Â Then restart your computer ...
... the hard disk icon, and then click the right arrow. If your MacBook Pro freezes during startup, or you might need to reinstall your computer's system software. See "Reinstalling the Software That Came with Your MacBook Pro" on the hard disk or any disks attached to 10 seconds. If ...using Disk Utility to repair the disk: Â Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 into your computer. Â Then restart your computer ...
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... 4 Problem, Meet Solution If this doesn't work . If you have trouble ejecting a disc  Quit any applications that are connected to your MacBook Pro except the power adapter. 2 Press the power (®) button to restart the system. 3 Let the battery charge to at the Battery ( ) status...Energy Saver features set for all other accounts. 1 Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. The display might be using the disc and try again. If the display suddenly goes black or your MacBook Pro freezes Try restarting your MacBook Pro. 1 Unplug any external devices and resuming your work , restart...
... 4 Problem, Meet Solution If this doesn't work . If you have trouble ejecting a disc  Quit any applications that are connected to your MacBook Pro except the power adapter. 2 Press the power (®) button to restart the system. 3 Let the battery charge to at the Battery ( ) status...Energy Saver features set for all other accounts. 1 Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. The display might be using the disc and try again. If the display suddenly goes black or your MacBook Pro freezes Try restarting your MacBook Pro. 1 Unplug any external devices and resuming your work , restart...
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...from your computer and hold down the D key as the memory or processor. For more information about Apple Hardware Test, see the Apple Hardware Test Read Me file on the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. If you have an Ethernet cable connected, disconnect it displays an error code.... as it starts up an Internet connection. Using Apple Hardware Test If you suspect a problem with the MacBook Pro hardware, you can use the Apple Hardware Test application to help determine if there is a problem with Your Internet Connection Your MacBook Pro has the Setup Assistant application to open Network Setup...
...from your computer and hold down the D key as the memory or processor. For more information about Apple Hardware Test, see the Apple Hardware Test Read Me file on the Mac OS X Install Disc 1. If you have an Ethernet cable connected, disconnect it displays an error code.... as it starts up an Internet connection. Using Apple Hardware Test If you suspect a problem with the MacBook Pro hardware, you can use the Apple Hardware Test application to help determine if there is a problem with Your Internet Connection Your MacBook Pro has the Setup Assistant application to open Network Setup...
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... Extreme wireless communication  Make sure the computer or network you cannot resolve the issue using the AirPort Base Station, check Mac Help or visit the AirPort Extreme website at www.apple.com/airportextreme. If you are within antenna range of sharing the connection, also known as network address translation (NAT) or...
... Extreme wireless communication  Make sure the computer or network you cannot resolve the issue using the AirPort Base Station, check Mac Help or visit the AirPort Extreme website at www.apple.com/airportextreme. If you are within antenna range of sharing the connection, also known as network address translation (NAT) or...