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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 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. Welcome to your Mac.
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 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. Welcome to your Mac.
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...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 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Problem, Meet...
...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 Getting Answers Chapter 3: Problem, Meet...
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... get started using Help Center, see page 15. For more information, see page 12. ÂÂ If you want to your MacBook Air. Many answers to questions can open from the Mac App Store, which you can follow the Setup Assistant to migrate information from another Mac ...up your MacBook Air in this chapter for portability and a completely wireless experience. For information about using your MacBook Air right away, you 'd like to get content from DVDs or CDs onto your MacBook Air, you can be slightly different from another Mac or PC to transfer. Apple may be found...
... get started using Help Center, see page 15. For more information, see page 12. ÂÂ If you want to your MacBook Air. Many answers to questions can open from the Mac App Store, which you can follow the Setup Assistant to migrate information from another Mac ...up your MacBook Air in this chapter for portability and a completely wireless experience. For information about using your MacBook Air right away, you 'd like to get content from DVDs or CDs onto your MacBook Air, you can be slightly different from another Mac or PC to transfer. Apple may be found...
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...preferences Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What's in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter ÂÂ Turning on your MacBook Air. 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...
...preferences Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 9 What's in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter ÂÂ Turning on your MacBook Air. 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...
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... charge the battery. Make sure the AC plug is fully inserted into the MagSafe power port. Insert the AC plug of your MacBook Air, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go First pull the AC plug up to the port, you'll feel a magnetic ...
... charge the battery. Make sure the AC plug is fully inserted into the MagSafe power port. Insert the AC plug of your MacBook Air, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go First pull the AC plug up to the port, you'll feel a magnetic ...
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... moments to start up , Setup Assistant opens automatically. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, the indicator light on the MagSafe connector starts to turn on your MacBook Air. The power button is fully charged. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 11 If your keyboard. A green light indicates that the... (®) briefly to glow. After it starts up . An amber light indicates that the battery is located in the upper right corner of your MacBook Air doesn't turn on, see a light, make sure the connector is seated properly and the power adapter is charging.
... moments to start up , Setup Assistant opens automatically. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, the indicator light on the MagSafe connector starts to turn on your MacBook Air. The power button is fully charged. Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go 11 If your keyboard. A green light indicates that the... (®) briefly to glow. After it starts up . An amber light indicates that the battery is located in the upper right corner of your MacBook Air doesn't turn on, see a light, make sure the connector is seated properly and the power adapter is charging.
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... your MacBook Air: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you 're migrating from . If you get to the "Transfer Information to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup, a setup with Setup Assistant. To migrate from a PC, download the Migration Assistant from www.apple.com/migrate-to... set up a user account, and transfer information from another Mac, you need to update its software, and then return to your MacBook Air with migration, or transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other Mac doesn't have to update software if the other disk. Setup Assistant...
... your MacBook Air: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you 're migrating from . If you get to the "Transfer Information to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup, a setup with Setup Assistant. To migrate from a PC, download the Migration Assistant from www.apple.com/migrate-to... set up a user account, and transfer information from another Mac, you need to update its software, and then return to your MacBook Air with migration, or transfer information from a Time Machine backup or other Mac doesn't have to update software if the other disk. Setup Assistant...
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Step 4: 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 Air. 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 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Dock System Preferences icon
Step 4: 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 Air. 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 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Dock System Preferences icon
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... disc. Use this other applications can be downloaded from a DVD or CD, you can: ÂÂ Install applications onto your MacBook Air or share information using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for "system preferences" or for the specific preference you forget your login ... 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 your MacBook Air after setup using Migration Assistant (for information about using the optical disc drive on another...
... disc. Use this other applications can be downloaded from a DVD or CD, you can: ÂÂ Install applications onto your MacBook Air or share information using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for "system preferences" or for the specific preference you forget your login ... 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 your MacBook Air after setup using Migration Assistant (for information about using the optical disc drive on another...
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... partner computer at a time. You can partner with Mac OS X v10.4.11-10.5.2, go to support.apple.com/kb/DL112 and download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup for Mac Installer. Mac or Windows computer MacBook Air If the other computer is a PC or a Mac with a Mac OS X version earlier than 10....5.3, download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup software for your partner computer: ÂÂ If the other computer is a PC, go to support.apple.com/kb/DL113 and download the...
... partner computer at a time. You can partner with Mac OS X v10.4.11-10.5.2, go to support.apple.com/kb/DL112 and download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup for Mac Installer. Mac or Windows computer MacBook Air If the other computer is a PC or a Mac with a Mac OS X version earlier than 10....5.3, download the DVD or CD Sharing Setup software for your partner computer: ÂÂ If the other computer is a PC, go to support.apple.com/kb/DL113 and download the...
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... Sharing You can enable DVD or CD Sharing on a Mac or PC to share the discs you insert into the optical disc drive of MacBook Air. Sharing Discs with . Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore unusable through DVD or CD Sharing. On... the other Mac are on your MacBook Air and the PC are on any available Mac OS X updates. To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other Mac, make sure you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open the DVD or CD Sharing control panel. 3 Select "Enable Remote...
... Sharing You can enable DVD or CD Sharing on a Mac or PC to share the discs you insert into the optical disc drive of MacBook Air. Sharing Discs with . Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore unusable through DVD or CD Sharing. On... the other Mac are on your MacBook Air and the PC are on any available Mac OS X updates. To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other Mac, make sure you want other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open the DVD or CD Sharing control panel. 3 Select "Enable Remote...
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... other computer or eject the shared DVD or CD while your MacBook Air is in the Finder sidebar. Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you finish working with your MacBook Air, you that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep...you see the "Ask to use" button, click it to 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 . 3 On the other computer, when prompted, click Accept to allow your MacBook...
... other computer or eject the shared DVD or CD while your MacBook Air is in the Finder sidebar. Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down When you finish working with your MacBook Air, you that appears. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > System Preferences, click Energy Saver, and set a sleep...you see the "Ask to use" button, click it to 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 . 3 On the other computer, when prompted, click Accept to allow your MacBook...
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...exactly as you plan to store your MacBook Air for information about how to prevent your MacBook Air. ÂÂ If the display is already open it down your MacBook Air, do one of time, see "Important ...Handling Information" on the keyboard. Shutting Down Your MacBook Air If you aren't going to use your MacBook Air for an extended period of time, it's best to shut it to ... (®) and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. To shut down . To wake your MacBook Air: ÂÂ If the display is closed, simply open , press the power button (®) or any...
...exactly as you plan to store your MacBook Air for information about how to prevent your MacBook Air. ÂÂ If the display is already open it down your MacBook Air, do one of time, see "Important ...Handling Information" on the keyboard. Shutting Down Your MacBook Air If you aren't going to use your MacBook Air for an extended period of time, it's best to shut it to ... (®) and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. To shut down . To wake your MacBook Air: ÂÂ If the display is closed, simply open , press the power button (®) or any...
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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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... double-click anywhere on any iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, or Mac with FaceTime), take pictures with Photo Booth, or capture video with Your MacBook Air 23 Touch the trackpad with one or more fingers to other FaceTime users (on the trackpad. Built-in FaceTime camera and camera indicator light Use...
... double-click anywhere on any iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, or Mac with FaceTime), take pictures with Photo Booth, or capture video with Your MacBook Air 23 Touch the trackpad with one or more fingers to other FaceTime users (on the trackpad. Built-in FaceTime camera and camera indicator light Use...
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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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...Increase (o) or decrease (ø) the brightness of sound coming from the built-in speakers or headphone port. ® Power button Turn your MacBook Air. Function (fn) key Press and hold this key to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys (F1 to customize function keys, search ...Brightness keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of what's running on your MacBook Air, including Dashboard, all your spaces, and all the applications on your MacBook Air on or off, or put it . Click an application to instantly see all open it to get a comprehensive...
...Increase (o) or decrease (ø) the brightness of sound coming from the built-in speakers or headphone port. ® Power button Turn your MacBook Air. Function (fn) key Press and hold this key to activate customized actions assigned to the function keys (F1 to customize function keys, search ...Brightness keys (F1, F2) Increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the brightness of what's running on your MacBook Air, including Dashboard, all your spaces, and all the applications on your MacBook Air on or off, or put it . Click an application to instantly see all open it to get a comprehensive...
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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 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 Thunderbolt port 26 Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook Air