Apple MD845LL-A, Z0JK0LL-A User Manual
Hello.
Welcome to your new MacBook Air. We’d like to show you around.
Headphone
MagSafe 2 USB 3
FaceTime HD camera
USB 3 Thunderbolt
AC plug
Power
adapter
AC power
cord
Power
button
Let’s get started
When you start your MacBook Air for the rst time, Setup Assistant will help
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, so you can download apps
from the App Store, shop the iTunes Store and the Apple Online Store, access
iCloud, and make video calls with FaceTime. If you don’t have an Apple ID,
creating one is easy and free.
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 will walk you through the process step by step. All you have
to do is follow the onscreen instructions.
Multi-Touch gestures
You can do a lot of things on your MacBook Air using simple gestures on the
trackpad. Here are some of the most popular ones.
Click
Press down anywhere on the trackpad
to click. Or, with Tap to Click enabled,
simply tap the surface.
Secondary click (right click)
Click with two ngers to open shortcut
menus. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, tap
two ngers anywhere.
Double click
Press down two times anywhere on the
trackpad. Or, with Tap to Click enabled,
double-tap the surface.
Two-nger scroll
Brush two ngers along the trackpad
to scroll in any direction—up, down,
or sideways.
Pinch to zoom
Zoom in and out of photos and web
pages more precisely by pinching your
thumb and nger.
Switch between full-screen apps
Swipe with three ngers to move
from one full-screen app to another.
Rotate
Turn your thumb and nger clockwise
or counterclockwise to rotate an image.
View Mission Control
Swipe up with three ngers to see
every open window on your Mac.
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.
Help
menu
Menu bar
Wi-Fi
status
iCloud
iCloud stores your music, photos, mail, and more. And it wirelessly pushes
them to your Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and even your PC. All without
docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one device, it’s automatically
downloaded to all your others. And with Photo Stream, your latest photos
appear everywhere you want to see them. To customize your iCloud settings,
open the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign
in with your Apple ID and choose the iCloud features you want to use.
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
MacBook Air features at www.apple.com/macbookair.
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.
Mac OS X Utilities
If you have a problem with your Mac, Mac OS X Utilities can help you
repair your computer’s ash storage, restore your software and data from
a Time Machine backup, or erase your ash storage and reinstall OS X Lion
and Apple applications. You can also use Safari to get online help. If your
Mac detects a problem, it opens Mac OS X Utilities automatically. Or you
can open it manually by restarting your computer while holding down
the Command and R keys.
Support
Your MacBook Air 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/macbookair
for MacBook Air technical support. Or call 1-800-275-2273. In Canada,
call 1-800-263-3394.
Quick Start Guide
MagSafe 2 power
connector
Multi-Touch
trackpad
Swipe to navigate
Swipe with two ngers to ip through
web pages, documents, and more.
Smart zoom
Double-tap the trackpad with two
ngers to quickly magnify a web page.
View Launchpad
Pinch with four ngers to view
all your apps in Launchpad.
Learn more
Choose System Preferences from the
Apple menu and click Trackpad to learn
more about gestures.
Finder Dock
System
Preferences
Not all features are available in all areas.
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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.
Safari web browser Mail
Click the icon in the Dock, and surf
the web quickly and easily using
Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up
or down with two ngers on the
trackpad. Swipe right or left with
between pages. Double-tap with
two ngers to magnify a page,
then double-tap again to return
to the original size. Or pinch to
zoom in or out.
two ngers to go back and forth
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
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.
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, movies,
TV shows, books, and more. iTunes is
also where you’ll nd the App Store
for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
iCal
Keep track of your busy schedule
with iCal. 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 send invitations using contact
info from your Address Book, then
see who has responded. Use iCloud
to update calendars on all your
devices automatically or share
calendars with other iCloud users.
FaceTime
FaceTime for Mac lets you talk face
to face with anyone on an iPad,
iPhone, iPod touch, or Mac—from
your Mac.* To set up FaceTime,
all you need is your Apple ID and
email address. To start a video call,
just click an entry in your Address
Book contacts list.
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 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.
iMovie
iMovie puts all your video clips
in one place, and gives you all the
editing tools, themes, and special
eects you need to quickly turn
them into something special. You
can make great-looking movies or
even Hollywood-style movie trailers
with just a few clicks. And iMovie lets
you import video from most popular
digital video cameras, your iPad,
iPhone, or iPod touch, or the
FaceTime camera on your Mac.
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 for your personal use
and even download them again.
The Mac App Store lets you know
when app updates are available,
so you always have the latest
versions. Open the Mac App Store
by clicking its icon in the Dock.
Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad
icon in the Dock.
Folders
Group apps in folders
by dragging one app
on top of another.
Dashboard
Located at
the top left for
easy access.
Open Mission Control
Click the Mission Control
icon in the Dock.
Add desktop spaces
Click the + button
to the right of the top
row to add a new space.
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.
Full-screen view
Click the full-screen button
to go full screen.
One-stop email
View all your accounts in
Mail for one-click access.
Conversation view
See all the email
messages from a
conversation thread.
Search
Quickly narrow search
results to nd exactly
what you want.
iTunes Store
Discover and buy new music,
movies, and more.
Genius Mixes
Let iTunes search your music
library and group songs that
go great together.
Multiple calendars
Access all your calendars
from one place.
Calendar view
Select the view you
prefer—day, week,
month, or year.
Add an event
Double-click to
create a new event.
Favorites
Add your frequent contacts
to Favorites for easy access.
*Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.
Events
Double-click any Event
to browse photos.
Faces
iPhoto can even organize
your photos based on
who’s in them.
Create
Create books,
cards, and calendars.
Project browser
Simply drop your
selection in a project
to create a great movie.
Event browser
Your imported videos
appear here so you
can access all your clips.
Discover new apps
Browse thousands of
apps and download them
straight to Launchpad.
Always up to date
Updates to your purchased apps
appear automatically.
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