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45 Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X 49 Reinstalling Software Using the MacBook Air SuperDrive 51 Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication 51 Problems with Your Internet Connection 53 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 53 Learning More, Service, and Support 56 Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least 58 Important Safety Information 60 Important Handling Information 62 Understanding Ergonomics 64 Apple and the Environment 65 Regulatory Compliance Information Looking for Something? 70 Index 6 Contents
45 Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X 49 Reinstalling Software Using the MacBook Air SuperDrive 51 Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication 51 Problems with Your Internet Connection 53 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 53 Learning More, Service, and Support 56 Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least 58 Important Safety Information 60 Important Handling Information 62 Understanding Ergonomics 64 Apple and the Environment 65 Regulatory Compliance Information Looking for Something? 70 Index 6 Contents
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... questions can follow the basic instructions to set up your MacBook Air quickly. Â If you want to migrate information from another Mac or get content from what you first use your computer. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on ...page 35. Many answers to partner with your MacBook Air. Apple may be found on purchasing a MacBook Air. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for help getting Mac Help, see "Getting Answers" on page 57) carefully before you see onscreen. 8 Chapter 1 ...
... questions can follow the basic instructions to set up your MacBook Air quickly. Â If you want to migrate information from another Mac or get content from what you first use your computer. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on ...page 35. Many answers to partner with your MacBook Air. Apple may be found on purchasing a MacBook Air. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for help getting Mac Help, see "Getting Answers" on page 57) carefully before you see onscreen. 8 Chapter 1 ...
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You can easily access this software, as well as install applications and access data from other optical discs, using the optical disc drive on another Mac or Windows computer. You can also use the optional MacBook Air SuperDrive, an external optical disc drive. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 About Optical Discs ...
You can easily access this software, as well as install applications and access data from other optical discs, using the optical disc drive on another Mac or Windows computer. You can also use the optional MacBook Air SuperDrive, an external optical disc drive. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 About Optical Discs ...
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... quickly and start using it right away. Setting Up Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air is designed so that you can set it up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook Air and charge the battery.
... quickly and start using it right away. Setting Up Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air is designed so that you can set it up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook Air and charge the battery.
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..." and click Continue. Note: If you can leave it later using Migration Assistant. Go to transfer information when you can also migrate information from another Mac that has an optical disc drive to complete the setup. Then go to page 16, "Migrating Information to the "Do You Already Own... a Mac?" screen. 2 Do a basic setup or a setup with Setup Assistant The first time you turn on your MacBook Air: 1 In the Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen ...
..." and click Continue. Note: If you can leave it later using Migration Assistant. Go to transfer information when you can also migrate information from another Mac that has an optical disc drive to complete the setup. Then go to page 16, "Migrating Information to the "Do You Already Own... a Mac?" screen. 2 Do a basic setup or a setup with Setup Assistant The first time you turn on your MacBook Air: 1 In the Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen ...
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Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock. System Preferences is your command center for most settings on your MacBook Air. Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Dock Finder icon 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock. System Preferences is your command center for most settings on your MacBook Air. Menu bar Help menu Spotlight search icon Dock Finder icon 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go System Preferences icon You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences.
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... computer MacBook Air Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15 Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing You can be a Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later, or a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. Use this other computer to: Â Migrate information to Your MacBook Air" on ...page 16) Â Share the contents of DVDs or CDs (see "Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing" on page 19) Â Remotely install Mac OS X (see "Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X" on page 45) or use Disk Utility (see "Migrating Information to your MacBook Air with another...
... computer MacBook Air Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 15 Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing You can be a Mac with Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later, or a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer. Use this other computer to: Â Migrate information to Your MacBook Air" on ...page 16) Â Share the contents of DVDs or CDs (see "Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing" on page 19) Â Remotely install Mac OS X (see "Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X" on page 45) or use Disk Utility (see "Migrating Information to your MacBook Air with another...
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...Setup package on the same wired or wireless network as the source of the information you 're connected to transfer. Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 that starts automatically. Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air You can migrate existing user accounts, files, applications, and other... Mac (see what wireless network you want to . To migrate information to install the DVD or CD Sharing Setup, which includes software for your...
...Setup package on the same wired or wireless network as the source of the information you 're connected to transfer. Insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 that starts automatically. Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air You can migrate existing user accounts, files, applications, and other... Mac (see what wireless network you want to . To migrate information to install the DVD or CD Sharing Setup, which includes software for your...
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3 When you see the Connect To Your Other Mac screen with a passcode displayed, do the remaining steps on the other Mac. 4 On the other Mac, open Migration Assistant (located in Migration Assistant on the other open applications and then click Continue. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 17 You will enter the passcode in /Applications/Utilities/), and then click Continue. 5 When you are prompted for a migration method, select "To another Mac", and then click Continue. 6 On the other Mac, quit any other Mac.
3 When you see the Connect To Your Other Mac screen with a passcode displayed, do the remaining steps on the other Mac. 4 On the other Mac, open Migration Assistant (located in Migration Assistant on the other open applications and then click Continue. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 17 You will enter the passcode in /Applications/Utilities/), and then click Continue. 5 When you are prompted for a migration method, select "To another Mac", and then click Continue. 6 On the other Mac, quit any other Mac.
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Important: Don't use the other Mac, enter the six-digit passcode displayed in Setup Assistant on your MacBook Air. 8 Click Continue to start the migration. 7 On the other Mac for anything else until the migration is complete. 18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Important: Don't use the other Mac, enter the six-digit passcode displayed in Setup Assistant on your MacBook Air. 8 Click Continue to start the migration. 7 On the other Mac for anything else until the migration is complete. 18 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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... (Z) status icon in the menu bar to see what network you insert into the optical disc drive of the other Mac and your MacBook Air are on your MacBook Air, and insert your other computer is set up and enabled). Make ...that your MacBook Air can : Â Install applications onto your MacBook Air using the optical disc drive on any Mac or Windows computer you want to install third-party applications from the Internet. See page 15 for more information. ... Â Attach the MacBook Air SuperDrive (an external USB optical disc drive available separately at www.apple.com/store) to .
... (Z) status icon in the menu bar to see what network you insert into the optical disc drive of the other Mac and your MacBook Air are on your MacBook Air, and insert your other computer is set up and enabled). Make ...that your MacBook Air can : Â Install applications onto your MacBook Air using the optical disc drive on any Mac or Windows computer you want to install third-party applications from the Internet. See page 15 for more information. ... Â Attach the MacBook Air SuperDrive (an external USB optical disc drive available separately at www.apple.com/store) to .
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2 On the other users to request permission to share a DVD or CD, select "Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive." If you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open Sharing. 3 In the Sharing panel, select "DVD or CD Sharing" in the Service list. To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Windows computer: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the Windows computer are on the same wireless network. 20 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
2 On the other users to request permission to share a DVD or CD, select "Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive." If you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open Sharing. 3 In the Sharing panel, select "DVD or CD Sharing" in the Service list. To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Windows computer: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the Windows computer are on the same wireless network. 20 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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... windows. You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop icon to the Trash. To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the built-in speaker or headphone jack. Mute key (F10) Mute the sound coming from a MacBook Air SuperDrive (available separately at www....apple.com/store). Volume keys (F11, F12) Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the sound coming from the menu bar and search for quick access...
... windows. You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop icon to the Trash. To learn how to customize function keys, choose Help > Mac Help from the built-in speaker or headphone jack. Mute key (F10) Mute the sound coming from a MacBook Air SuperDrive (available separately at www....apple.com/store). Volume keys (F11, F12) Increase (-) or decrease (-) the volume of the sound coming from the menu bar and search for quick access...
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 Two-finger scrolling lets you zoom in or out on by default. This option is on PDFs, images, photos, and more information, choose Help > Mac Help and search for "trackpad."  Two-finger pinching lets you drag to scroll quickly up, down, or sideways in certain applications, such as Preview or iPhoto. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 33 The following trackpad gestures work in the active window. For more .
 Two-finger scrolling lets you zoom in or out on by default. This option is on PDFs, images, photos, and more information, choose Help > Mac Help and search for "trackpad."  Two-finger pinching lets you drag to scroll quickly up, down, or sideways in certain applications, such as Preview or iPhoto. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air 33 The following trackpad gestures work in the active window. For more .
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... Air is available in the Search field, and select a topic from the returned list or select Show All Results to open the Mac Help window, where you are currently using your Energy Saver settings. Getting Answers Much more information about using . For more information about... battery conservation and performance tips, go to www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. The battery charge level displayed is replaceable only by viewing the Battery ( ) status icon in the battery with...
... Air is available in the Search field, and select a topic from the returned list or select Show All Results to open the Mac Help window, where you are currently using your Energy Saver settings. Getting Answers Much more information about using . For more information about... battery conservation and performance tips, go to www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html. The battery charge level displayed is replaceable only by viewing the Battery ( ) status icon in the battery with...
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...page 39. Or search for "iSight" in Mac Help. Using AirPort Extreme wireless technology Go to a Mac See "How To Move To Mac" at www.apple.com/getamac/ movetomac. Moving from a PC to the AirPort Support page at www.apple.com/support/airport. More Information For more information... about Do this Troubleshooting your MacBook Air Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookair. Or go to the Mac OS X website at www.apple.com/ilife. Or open an iLife '08 application, open System Preferences, click Keyboard &...
...page 39. Or search for "iSight" in Mac Help. Using AirPort Extreme wireless technology Go to a Mac See "How To Move To Mac" at www.apple.com/getamac/ movetomac. Moving from a PC to the AirPort Support page at www.apple.com/support/airport. More Information For more information... about Do this Troubleshooting your MacBook Air Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookair. Or go to the Mac OS X website at www.apple.com/ilife. Or open an iLife '08 application, open System Preferences, click Keyboard &...
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..., technical support, and manuals for Apple products Do this Go to the Apple website at www.apple.com. Or open System Profiler by choosing Apple (K) > About This Mac from the menu bar, and then click More Info. Search for "display port" in Mac Help. Go to the Specifications page... at www.apple.com/support. Search for "remote" in Mac Help. Search for "Internet" in Mac Help. Go to the Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/specs. Or open the Bluetooth File Exchange ...
..., technical support, and manuals for Apple products Do this Go to the Apple website at www.apple.com. Or open System Profiler by choosing Apple (K) > About This Mac from the menu bar, and then click More Info. Search for "display port" in Mac Help. Go to the Specifications page... at www.apple.com/support. Search for "remote" in Mac Help. Search for "Internet" in Mac Help. Go to the Apple Support website at www.apple.com/support/specs. Or open the Bluetooth File Exchange ...
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... you may have a problem. If you installed, especially software that added items to the System folder. Mac OS X provides a way to quit: 1 Press Command (x)-Option-Esc or choose Apple () > Force Quit from Using Your MacBook Air If your MacBook Air doesn't respond or the ...applications you have a problem while working with your computer. Quitting a frozen application might "freeze" on the MacBook Air Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookair. Problems that occur only with the application selected. 2 Click Force Quit. 40 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution To force ...
... you may have a problem. If you installed, especially software that added items to the System folder. Mac OS X provides a way to quit: 1 Press Command (x)-Option-Esc or choose Apple () > Force Quit from Using Your MacBook Air If your MacBook Air doesn't respond or the ...applications you have a problem while working with your computer. Quitting a frozen application might "freeze" on the MacBook Air Support website at www.apple.com/support/macbookair. Problems that occur only with the application selected. 2 Click Force Quit. 40 Chapter 3 Problem, Meet Solution To force ...