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Help Center facetime MacBook Air Thunderbolt high-speed I/O Connect high-performance devices and displays. www.apple.com/macbookair Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to control your MacBook Air. Help Center gestures Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Welcome to your Mac. Help Center thunderbolt Click anywhere Pinch to zoom Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac.
Help Center facetime MacBook Air Thunderbolt high-speed I/O Connect high-performance devices and displays. www.apple.com/macbookair Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to control your MacBook Air. Help Center gestures Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Welcome to your Mac. Help Center thunderbolt Click anywhere Pinch to zoom Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac.
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... Box 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Air 15 Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air 18 Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air 22 Basic Features of Your MacBook Air 24 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air 26 Ports on Your MacBook Air 28 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 32 Running Your MacBook Air on Battery Power 33...
... Box 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Air 15 Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air 18 Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air 22 Basic Features of Your MacBook Air 24 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air 26 Ports on Your MacBook Air 28 Using the Multi-Touch Trackpad 32 Running Your MacBook Air on Battery Power 33...
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...you want to get content from another Mac or Windows computer (PC), and you'd like to your MacBook Air, you can set up your MacBook Air, if you set up your MacBook Air quickly. Many answers to questions can be slightly different from another Mac or PC to get started ..., Go Read this book may release new versions and updates to transfer. Apple may be found on purchasing a MacBook Air. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on page 33. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for help setting up one or more Macs or PCs to set...
...you want to get content from another Mac or Windows computer (PC), and you'd like to your MacBook Air, you can set up your MacBook Air, if you set up your MacBook Air quickly. Many answers to questions can be slightly different from another Mac or PC to get started ..., Go Read this book may release new versions and updates to transfer. Apple may be found on purchasing a MacBook Air. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on page 33. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for help setting up one or more Macs or PCs to set...
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... pages take you can set it up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air is designed so that you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box AC plug AC power cord ...45W MagSafe Power Adapter Important: Remove the protective film covering the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter before setting up your MacBook Air ÂÂ Using Setup Assistant to access a network and configure a user account and other settings ÂÂ Setting up quickly and start...
... pages take you can set it up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 Setting Up Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air is designed so that you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box AC plug AC power cord ...45W MagSafe Power Adapter Important: Remove the protective film covering the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter before setting up your MacBook Air ÂÂ Using Setup Assistant to access a network and configure a user account and other settings ÂÂ Setting up quickly and start...
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... to remove it from your power adapter, replace the AC plug with the included AC power cord. As the MagSafe connector gets close to the MacBook Air and charge the battery. Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the port, you'll feel a magnetic pull drawing it... in their completely extended position. First pull the AC plug up to the adapter, making sure it's seated firmly. Insert the AC plug of your MacBook Air, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Plug the other end into the MagSafe power port. Make sure the AC...
... to remove it from your power adapter, replace the AC plug with the included AC power cord. As the MagSafe connector gets close to the MacBook Air and charge the battery. Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the port, you'll feel a magnetic pull drawing it... in their completely extended position. First pull the AC plug up to the adapter, making sure it's seated firmly. Insert the AC plug of your MacBook Air, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Plug the other end into the MagSafe power port. Make sure the AC...
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...and the power adapter is fully charged. After it starts up . Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 11 When you turn on your MacBook Air, you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, the indicator light on your MacBook Air. The power button is charging. When you hear a startup tone. ® Power button It takes your... that the battery is plugged into a working power outlet. A green light indicates that the battery is located in the upper right corner of your MacBook Air doesn't turn on the MagSafe connector starts to glow. If you don't see page 40. If your keyboard.
...and the power adapter is fully charged. After it starts up . Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 11 When you turn on your MacBook Air, you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, the indicator light on your MacBook Air. The power button is charging. When you hear a startup tone. ® Power button It takes your... that the battery is plugged into a working power outlet. A green light indicates that the battery is located in the upper right corner of your MacBook Air doesn't turn on the MagSafe connector starts to glow. If you don't see page 40. If your keyboard.
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Follow the remaining prompts to select your Wi-Fi network, set up your MacBook Air, you want to migrate from www.apple.com/migrate-to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup, a setup with Setup Assistant. If you're migrating from a Time Machine backup or other disk... can leave it on the PC you can also transfer information from another Mac, you turn on your MacBook Air, Setup Assistant starts. Step 3: Configure your MacBook Air with migration, or transfer information from another Mac or PC. Setup Assistant helps you specify your wired or wireless network, set up an ...
Follow the remaining prompts to select your Wi-Fi network, set up your MacBook Air, you want to migrate from www.apple.com/migrate-to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup, a setup with Setup Assistant. If you're migrating from a Time Machine backup or other disk... can leave it on the PC you can also transfer information from another Mac, you turn on your MacBook Air, Setup Assistant starts. Step 3: Configure your MacBook Air with migration, or transfer information from another Mac or PC. Setup Assistant helps you specify your wired or wireless network, set up an ...
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Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Finder icon 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Dock System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences, your command center for most settings on your MacBook Air. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Finder icon 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Dock System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences, your command center for most settings on your MacBook Air. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.
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... contents of DVDs or CDs or install applications (see the next section. ÂÂ Attach the MacBook Air SuperDrive (an external USB optical disc drive available separately at www.apple.com/store) to install third-party applications from the Mac App Store or the Internet. Getting Additional ...Information onto Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air comes with another Mac or PC (if DVD or CD Sharing is on your MacBook Air, and insert your login ...
... contents of DVDs or CDs or install applications (see the next section. ÂÂ Attach the MacBook Air SuperDrive (an external USB optical disc drive available separately at www.apple.com/store) to install third-party applications from the Mac App Store or the Internet. Getting Additional ...Information onto Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air comes with another Mac or PC (if DVD or CD Sharing is on your MacBook Air, and insert your login ...
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...Setup for Windows installer. ÂÂ If the other computer, but you download the software, follow the steps in the next section to support.apple.com/kb/DL112 and download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup for Mac Installer. You can partner with a Mac OS X version earlier than ...one partner computer at a time. Mac or Windows computer MacBook Air If the other computer is a PC or a Mac with more than 10.5.3, download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup software for your partner computer: ...
...Setup for Windows installer. ÂÂ If the other computer, but you download the software, follow the steps in the next section to support.apple.com/kb/DL112 and download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup for Mac Installer. You can partner with a Mac OS X version earlier than ...one partner computer at a time. Mac or Windows computer MacBook Air If the other computer is a PC or a Mac with more than 10.5.3, download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup software for your partner computer: ...
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If you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open the DVD or CD Sharing control panel. 3 Select "Enable Remote DVD or CD." To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a PC: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the PC are on the same wireless network.... To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Mac: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the other Mac, make sure you have the latest software by choosing Apple () > Software Update. Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and ...
If you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open the DVD or CD Sharing control panel. 3 Select "Enable Remote DVD or CD." To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a PC: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the PC are on the same wireless network.... To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Mac: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the other Mac, make sure you have the latest software by choosing Apple () > Software Update. Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and ...
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... sleep, do one of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from your MacBook Air for only a short time, put it to sleep or shut it and bypass the startup process. To proceed, click Continue. When it's in sleep, you ..." button, click it. 3 On the other computer, insert a DVD or CD into the optical disc drive. 2 On your MacBook Air, select Remote Disc when it to Sleep If you that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer. 18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go If you...
... sleep, do one of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from your MacBook Air for only a short time, put it to sleep or shut it and bypass the startup process. To proceed, click Continue. When it's in sleep, you ..." button, click it. 3 On the other computer, insert a DVD or CD into the optical disc drive. 2 On your MacBook Air, select Remote Disc when it to Sleep If you that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep timer. 18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go If you...
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...and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. To wake your MacBook Air: ÂÂ If the display is already open it to prevent your MacBook Air for an extended period of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Shut Down from draining completely. If you aren't ...going to shut it down. When your MacBook Air wakes from sleep, your MacBook Air. ÂÂ If the display is ...
...and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. To wake your MacBook Air: ÂÂ If the display is already open it to prevent your MacBook Air for an extended period of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Shut Down from draining completely. If you aren't ...going to shut it down. When your MacBook Air wakes from sleep, your MacBook Air. ÂÂ If the display is ...
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Basic Features of Your MacBook Air FaceTime camera Camera indicator light Stereo speakers (under keyboard) Battery (built-in) Trackpad 22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air
Basic Features of Your MacBook Air FaceTime camera Camera indicator light Stereo speakers (under keyboard) Battery (built-in) Trackpad 22 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air
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... camera and camera indicator light Use the included FaceTime application to make video calls to other FaceTime users (on the trackpad. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 23
... camera and camera indicator light Use the included FaceTime application to make video calls to other FaceTime users (on the trackpad. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 23
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Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air Function (fn) key Mission Control key Keyboard illumination keys Media keys Volume keys Brightness keys Launchpad key Mute key Power button 24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air
Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air Function (fn) key Mission Control key Keyboard illumination keys Media keys Volume keys Brightness keys Launchpad key Mute key Power button 24 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air
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... keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of sound coming from the built-in speakers or headphone port. ® Power button Turn your MacBook Air. To learn how to get a comprehensive view of the keyboard illumination. ' Media keys (F7, F8, F9) Rewind ( ), play or pause ('), or fast-forward ...F3) Open Mission Control to customize function keys, search for "function keys" in speakers and headphone port. - Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 25 o Keyboard illumination keys (F5, F6) Increase (o) or decrease (ø) the brightness of what's running on your...
... keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of sound coming from the built-in speakers or headphone port. ® Power button Turn your MacBook Air. To learn how to get a comprehensive view of the keyboard illumination. ' Media keys (F7, F8, F9) Rewind ( ), play or pause ('), or fast-forward ...F3) Open Mission Control to customize function keys, search for "function keys" in speakers and headphone port. - Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 25 o Keyboard illumination keys (F5, F6) Increase (o) or decrease (ø) the brightness of what's running on your...
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Ports on Your MacBook Air d USB 2.0 port Microphone ¯ MagSafe power port f Headphone port d USB 2.0 port SD card slot Thunderbolt port 26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air
Ports on Your MacBook Air d USB 2.0 port Microphone ¯ MagSafe power port f Headphone port d USB 2.0 port SD card slot Thunderbolt port 26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air