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Help Center gestures Click anywhere Pinch to your Mac. Welcome to zoom Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Help Center facetime MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac. www.apple.com/macbook Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to control your MacBook.
Help Center gestures Click anywhere Pinch to your Mac. Welcome to zoom Rotate images Scroll up or down Swipe between full-screen apps View Mission Control Help Center facetime MacBook Multi-Touch trackpad Use gestures like these to the latest iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac. www.apple.com/macbook Built-in FaceTime camera Make video calls to control your MacBook.
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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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.... If you're an experienced user, you may be found on page 70) carefully before you have never used a MacBook or are new to Mac computers, read this book may already know enough to get started . Make sure you can be slightly different from what you see... Apple may release new versions and updates to questions can set it up quickly and start using Help Center, see onscreen. 8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go For information about the new features of this MacBook. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on your computer...
.... If you're an experienced user, you may be found on page 70) carefully before you have never used a MacBook or are new to Mac computers, read this book may already know enough to get started . Make sure you can be slightly different from what you see... Apple may release new versions and updates to questions can set it up quickly and start using Help Center, see onscreen. 8 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go For information about the new features of this MacBook. Important: Read all the installation instructions (and the safety information starting on your computer...
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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. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box 60W MagSafe Power Adapter AC power ...cord Setting Up Your MacBook Your MacBook is designed so that you can set it up your MacBook and using the trackpad ÂÂ Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant ÂÂ...
...Set Up, Go 9 What's in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter ÂÂ Connecting cables and accessing a network ÂÂ Turning on your MacBook. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks: ÂÂ Plugging in the Box 60W MagSafe Power Adapter AC power ...cord Setting Up Your MacBook Your MacBook is designed so that you can set it up your MacBook and using the trackpad ÂÂ Configuring a user account and other settings using Setup Assistant ÂÂ...
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... electrical prongs on your AC plug are in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook and charge the battery. Pull the AC plug up to remove it from the computer, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 1: Plug in their completely extended...
... electrical prongs on your AC plug are in the 60W MagSafe Power Adapter to provide power to the MacBook and charge the battery. Pull the AC plug up to remove it from the computer, pull the plug, not the cord. 10 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go Step 1: Plug in their completely extended...
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A green light indicates that you know the name of an Ethernet cable to your MacBook, Setup Assistant guides you through the connection process. If you don't see page 64. ÂÂ To use a wireless network with the built-in . G Gigabit ... that the wireless base station is turned on and that the battery is fully charged. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook, an indicator light on your MacBook and the other end to a cable modem, DSL modem, or network. Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network. ÂÂ To use...
A green light indicates that you know the name of an Ethernet cable to your MacBook, Setup Assistant guides you through the connection process. If you don't see page 64. ÂÂ To use a wireless network with the built-in . G Gigabit ... that the wireless base station is turned on and that the battery is fully charged. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook, an indicator light on your MacBook and the other end to a cable modem, DSL modem, or network. Step 2: Connect to a wireless or wired network. ÂÂ To use...
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After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically. If your computer doesn't turn on or start up. You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. ® Power button It takes the computer a few moments to turn on your MacBook doesn't turn on, see "If your MacBook. ® Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to start up" on page 54. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically. If your computer doesn't turn on or start up. You hear a tone when you turn on the computer. ® Power button It takes the computer a few moments to turn on your MacBook doesn't turn on, see "If your MacBook. ® Step 3: Press the power (®) button briefly to start up" on page 54. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Step 4: Configure your MacBook to complete the setup. You can leave it midprocess without quitting, move to the other computer if you want to migrate from. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. If you're migrating from another Mac, you...or later installed. Note: If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start Setup Assistant on your MacBook, you can also transfer information from www.apple.com/migrate-to-mac, and install it later using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for "Migration Assistant." For help...
Step 4: Configure your MacBook to complete the setup. You can leave it midprocess without quitting, move to the other computer if you want to migrate from. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. If you're migrating from another Mac, you...or later installed. Note: If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start Setup Assistant on your MacBook, you can also transfer information from www.apple.com/migrate-to-mac, and install it later using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for "Migration Assistant." For help...
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... or another authorization for migrating. ÂÂ To transfer information from the iTunes Store. Select the backup or the other computer, it's best to migrate from. Follow the onscreen instructions. Follow the onscreen instructions for use your wired or wireless network, set up ...your MacBook: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the "Transfer Information to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup...
... or another authorization for migrating. ÂÂ To transfer information from the iTunes Store. Select the backup or the other computer, it's best to migrate from. Follow the onscreen instructions. Follow the onscreen instructions for use your wired or wireless network, set up ...your MacBook: 1 In Setup Assistant, follow the onscreen instructions until you get to the "Transfer Information to This Mac" screen. 2 Do a basic setup...
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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. 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.
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... spinning can quickly wake it , causing loss of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from your MacBook. When the computer is in sleep, you 'll be away from the menu bar. ÂÂ Press the power (®) button and click Sleep in sleep and the ...
... spinning can quickly wake it , causing loss of the following: ÂÂ Close the display. ÂÂ Choose Apple () > Sleep from your MacBook. When the computer is in sleep, you 'll be away from the menu bar. ÂÂ Press the power (®) button and click Sleep in sleep and the ...
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...194; Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. When your MacBook wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you plan to store your MacBook for an extended period of time, see page 76 for a day or two, it's best to ...wake your MacBook. ÂÂ If the display is already open it to shut it down your MacBook, do one of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple...
...194; Press the power (®) button and click Shut Down in the dialog that appears. When your MacBook wakes from sleep, your applications, documents, and computer settings are exactly as you plan to store your MacBook for an extended period of time, see page 76 for a day or two, it's best to ...wake your MacBook. ÂÂ If the display is already open it to shut it down your MacBook, do one of the following: ÂÂ Choose Apple...
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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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... using the FaceTime or iChat application. Built-in battery Use battery power when you're away from a power outlet. Power button ® Turn your MacBook on your keyboard), or talk with the microphone (located above and to the left of the Esc key on or off, or put it to... iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, or Mac with FaceTime), take pictures with Photo Booth, or capture video with Your MacBook 21 Sleep indicator light A white light pulses when the MacBook is operating. Slot-loading SuperDrive Your optical drive can read and write to standard-size CD and DVD discs. Built-in...
... using the FaceTime or iChat application. Built-in battery Use battery power when you're away from a power outlet. Power button ® Turn your MacBook on your keyboard), or talk with the microphone (located above and to the left of the Esc key on or off, or put it to... iPhone 4, iPad 2, new iPod touch, or Mac with FaceTime), take pictures with Photo Booth, or capture video with Your MacBook 21 Sleep indicator light A white light pulses when the MacBook is operating. Slot-loading SuperDrive Your optical drive can read and write to standard-size CD and DVD discs. Built-in...
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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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...-in speakers or audio out port. Media Eject key C Hold down this key to instantly see all the applications on your MacBook, including Dashboard, all your MacBook. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook 23 You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop icon to F12). Function (fn) key Hold down this key to...
...-in speakers or audio out port. Media Eject key C Hold down this key to instantly see all the applications on your MacBook, including Dashboard, all your MacBook. Chapter 2 Life with Your MacBook 23 You can also eject a disc by dragging its desktop icon to F12). Function (fn) key Hold down this key to...
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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