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Welcome to your MacBook
Let’s begin. Press the power button or lift the lid to start up your
MacBook, and Setup Assistant guides you through a few simple
steps to get you up and running. It walks you through connecting
to your Wi-Fi network and creating a user account. And it can
transfer your documents, photos, music, and more to your new
MacBook from another Mac or PC.
You can sign in with your Apple ID in Setup Assistant. This sets
up your account in the App Store and the iTunes Store, and
in apps like Messages and FaceTime. It also sets up iCloud, so
apps such as Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Safari all have your
latest information. If you don’t have an Apple ID, you can create
one in Setup Assistant.
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USB-C
Charge MacBook and connect external storage
or an external display
Dual microphones
Headphone
FaceTime
camera
Force Touch trackpad
Power
button
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Get to know your desktop
Your MacBook desktop lets you find everything and do anything.
Keep the apps you use most in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
Open System Preferences to customize your desktop and other
settings. Click the Finder icon to get to all your files and folders.
The menu bar at the top provides useful information about your
MacBook. To check the status of your wireless Internet connection,
click the Wi-Fi icon. Siri is always ready to help you find information,
locate files, and accomplish a variety of tasks on your Mac just by
using your voice.
Help
menu
Finder Dock
Menu
bar
Wi-Fi Siri
System
Preferences
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Control your Mac with Multi-Touch gestures
You can do a lot on your MacBook using simple gestures on
the trackpad. And with built-in pressure-sensing capabilities, the
trackpad can distinguish between a light click and a deep press
for an entirely new level of interactivity. To learn more, choose
System Preferences in the Dock, and then click Trackpad.
Click
Press anywhere on the
trackpad.
Force click
Click and then press deeper
to look up more information—
on a word to see its definition,
on an address to see a
preview of a map, and more.
Secondary click (right click)
Click with two fingers to
open shortcut menus.
Two-finger scroll
Brush two fingers along the
trackpad to scroll up, down,
or sideways.
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Back up your data
You can wirelessly back up your MacBook using Time Machine
with an AirPort Time Capsule (sold separately). Open System
Preferences and click the Time Machine icon to get started.
An important note
Please read this document and the safety information in the
MacBook Info guide carefully before you first use your computer.
Learn more
To view the MacBook Essentials guide in iBooks, open iBooks, then
search for “MacBook Essentials” in the iBooks Store. You can also
find information, watch demos, and learn about MacBook features
at www.apple.com/macbook.
Help
You can find answers to your questions, as well as instructions
and troubleshooting information, in Mac Help. Click the Finder
icon, click Help in the menu bar, and choose Mac Help or
“Get to know your Mac.”
macOS Utilities
If you have a problem with your MacBook, macOS Utilities can help
you restore your software and data from a Time Machine backup or
reinstall macOS and Apple apps. If your MacBook detects a problem,
open macOS Utilities by restarting your computer while holding
down the Command and R keys.
Support
For comprehensive support information, go to www.apple.com/
support/macbook. Or to contact Apple, go to support.apple.com/
contact.
Not all features are available in all areas.
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