Welcome to your new Mac mini. We’d like to show you around.
Gigabit
Power
button
Ethernet
FireWire 800 SD card slot
USB 3
HDMI to DVI
adapter
AC power
cord
Let’s get started
When you start your Mac mini for the rst time, Setup Assistant helps you
get going. Just follow a few simple steps to quickly connect to your Wi-Fi
network, transfer your stu from another Mac or a PC, and create a user
account for your Mac.
You’ll also be able to log in with your Apple ID. This allows you to shop the
App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Online Store. It lets you keep in touch
using Messages and FaceTime. And it lets you access iCloud, which is
automatically set up on your Mac in apps like Mail, Contacts, and Calendar.
If you don’t have an Apple ID, you can create one in Setup Assistant.
Let’s get moving
It’s easy to move les like documents, email, photos, music, and movies
to your new Mac from another Mac or a PC. The rst time you start your
new Mac, it walks you through the process step by step. All you have to
do is follow the onscreen instructions.
If your Mac mini shipped with OS X Server, the Server application will
open and walk you through the conguration process.
Get to know your desktop
The desktop is where you can nd everything and do anything on your Mac.
The Dock at the bottom is a handy place to keep the apps you use most. It’s
also where you can open System Preferences, which lets you customize your
desktop and other settings on your Mac. Click the Finder icon to quickly get
to all your les and folders.
The menu bar at the top has lots of useful information about your Mac.
To check the status of your wireless Internet connection, click the Wi-Fi icon.
Your Mac automatically connects to the network you chose during setup.
iCloud
iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, calendars, and more. And
it wirelessly pushes them to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and even
your PC. All without docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one
device, it’s instantly available on all your other devices. When you adjust
your calendar, all your devices stay up to date. And with Photo Stream,
your latest photos appear everywhere you want to see them, automatically.
To customize your iCloud settings, open the Apple menu, choose System
Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign in with your Apple ID and choose
the iCloud features you want to use.
Launchpad
Launchpad is the home for all the
apps on your Mac. Just click the
Launchpad icon in the Dock, and
your open windows are replaced by
a full-screen display of all your apps.
Arrange apps any way you want,
group them together in folders,
or delete them from your Mac.
When you download an app from
the Mac App Store, it automatically
appears in Launchpad.
Mission Control
Mission Control gives you a
bird’s-eye view of everything
running on your Mac. Click the
Mission Control icon in the Dock,
and your desktop zooms out to
display all the open windows in
every application, all your full-
screen apps, and Dashboard, the
home of mini-apps called widgets.
Click anything to zoom in on it.
Think of Mission Control as the hub
of your system—view everything
and go anywhere with just a click.
Hello.
Quick Start Guide
Built-in
power supply
HDMI
Thunderbolt
Audio in/out
Removable panel
Menu
bar
Help
menu
Dock
Finder
System
Preferences
Bluetooth
status
Wi-Fi
status
Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad
icon in the Dock.
Folders
Group apps in folders
by dragging one app
on top of another.
Open Mission Control
Click the Mission Control
icon in the Dock.
Dashboard
Located at the top
left for easy access.
Add desktop spaces
Click the + button
to the right of the top
row to add a new space.
Safari web browser
Click the Safari icon in the Dock
and surf the web quickly and easily
with Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up
or down with one nger on Magic
Mouse. Swipe right and left with two
Reading List
Click the glasses icon to
save pages to read later.
Top Sites
Get a quick overview
of the sites you visit
most often.
ngers to go back and forth
between pages. Hold down
the Control key and scroll with
one nger to zoom in and out.
Full-screen view
Click the full-screen button
to go full screen.
Mail
Mail lets you manage all your
email accounts from a single,
ad-free inbox, even when you’re
not connected to the Internet. It
works with most email standards—
including POP3 and IMAP—and
One-stop email
View all your accounts in
Mail for one-click access.
Conversation view
See all the email
messages from a
conversation thread.
popular email services like Gmail,
Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail. You can
also use Mail with the free me.com
email account you get with iCloud.
The rst time you open Mail, Setup
Assistant will help you get started.
Search
Quickly narrow search
results to nd exactly
what you want.
iTunes
With iTunes, you can organize and
play your digital music and videos
on your Mac. And you can shop
the iTunes Store for new music,
iTunes Store
Discover and buy new music,
movies, and more.
movies, TV shows, books, and more.
iTunes is also where you’ll nd the
App Store for iPad, iPhone, and
iPod touch.
Genius Mixes
Let iTunes search your music
library and group songs that
go great together.
Calendar
Keep track of your busy schedule
with Calendar. You can create
separate calendars—one for home,
another for school, a third for work.
See all your calendars in a single
window or choose to see only the
calendars you want. Create and
Multiple calendars
Access all your calendars
from one place.
send invitations using contact info
from the Contacts app, then see
who has responded. Use iCloud
to update calendars on all your
devices automatically or share
calendars with other iCloud users.
Calendar view
Select the view you
prefer—day, week,
month, or year.
Add an event
Double-click in a
calendar to create
a new event.
Messages
Just log in with your Apple ID, and
you can send unlimited messages
including text, photos, videos, and
more to your friends on a Mac, iPad,
iPhone, or iPod touch. With iCloud,
you can start a conversation on one
Replies in progress
Three dots mean your
friend is typing a reply.
device and pick it up on another.
And if you want to talk to someone
face to face, you can start a video
call* just by clicking the FaceTime
icon in the top-right corner of the
Messages window.
Delivery receipts
See when your
message has arrived.
FaceTime
Start a video call
right in Messages.
iPhoto
iPhoto is the best way to organize,
browse, edit, and share your photos
on your Mac. You can organize your
photo library by Faces, Places, and
Events. To send photos by email
or publish them to Facebook, just
Events
Double-click any Event
to browse photos.
select the photo and click Share
in the bottom right of your screen.
Or click Create to turn your favorite
shots into photo books, calendars,
and cards.
Faces
iPhoto can even organize
your photos based on
who’s in them.
Create
Create books,
cards, and calendars.
iMovie
iMovie puts all your video clips
in one place and gives you the
editing tools and special eects
you need to quickly turn them
into something memorable. You
can make great-looking movies
Project browser
Simply drop your clips
in a project to create
a great movie.
or even Hollywood-style movie
trailers with just a few clicks. And
iMovie lets you import video from
most popular digital video cameras
or your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Event browser
Your imported videos
appear here so you
can access all your clips.
Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is the best way
to nd and download thousands of
apps for your Mac, from games and
social networking to productivity
apps and more. New apps install
in one step to Launchpad. You can
install apps on every Mac authorized
Discover new apps
Browse thousands of
apps and download them
straight to Launchpad.
for your personal use and even
download them again. The Mac
App Store lets you know when app
and OS X updates are available, so
you always have the latest versions.
Open the Mac App Store by clicking
its icon in the Dock.
Always up to date
Updates to your purchased
apps and OS X appear
automatically.
An important note
Please read this document and the safety information in the Important
Product Information Guide carefully before you rst use your computer.
Learn more
You can nd more information, watch demos, and learn even more about
Mac mini features at www.apple.com/macmini.
Help
You can often nd answers to your questions, as well as instructions
and troubleshooting information, in Help Center. Click the Finder icon,
click Help in the menu bar, and choose Help Center.
OS X Utilities
If you have a problem with your Mac, OS X Utilities can help you repair
your computer’s hard drive, restore your software and data from a Time
Machine backup, or erase your hard drive and reinstall OS X and Apple
applications. You can also use Safari to get online help. If your Mac detects
a problem, it opens OS X Utilities automatically. Or you can open it manually
by restarting your computer while holding down the Command and R keys.
Support
Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of technical support and one year
of hardware repair warranty coverage at an Apple Retail Store or an Apple
Authorized Service Provider. Visit www.apple.com/support/macmini
for Mac mini technical support. Or call 1-800-275-2273. In Canada,
call 1-800-263-3394.
*Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.
Not all features are available in all areas.
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