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MacBook Pro

Essentials

Contents

4 Chapter 1:  Welcome

4Say hello to MacBook Pro

5Chapter 2:  MacBook Pro at a glance

5Take a tour

6What’s included

7Trackpad

8Keyboard

9Chapter 3:  Get started

9 Set up

11Find your way around

12Quickly open apps

13Charge the battery

14Migrate your data

15Chapter 4:  MacBook Pro basics

15Use your MacBook Pro

15Access all your content, anywhere with iCloud

16Use your MacBook Pro and iOS devices together

18Wirelessly share, print, and play

20Make video calls with FaceTime

21Use an external display

21Back up and restore

22Get answers

23 Chapter 5:  Apps

23About apps

23Safari

24Mail

25Calendar

26Messages

27Maps

28Spotlight

29iTunes

30iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand

31Pages, Numbers, and Keynote

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32 Chapter 6:  Safety, handling, and support

32 Important safety information

34Important handling information

35Understanding ergonomics

36Apple and the environment

36Learning more, service, and support

37FCC compliance

38Canadian regulatory compliance

38Europe—EU Declaration of Conformity

39ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement

39Disposal and recycling information

41Software License Agreement

Contents

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Welcome	1
Say hello to MacBook Pro

Take a look around. Want a quick tour of the features of your MacBook Pro? Go to Take a tour. Get started. Press the power button and you’re up and running. For tips, see Set up.

See what you can do. Make video calls with FaceTime, share files with AirDrop, sync your important documents, photos, music, apps, contacts and calendars across devices with iCloud and Handoff, and use your iOS device and your MacBook Pro together to make and receive phone calls and texts, or to create an instant hotspot. Learn more in Use your MacBook Pro.

Unleash your creativity. Edit HD video using Final Cut Pro X, make music using GarageBand, create presentations using Keynote, and more. Go to About apps to get inspired.

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MacBook Pro at a glance	2

Take a tour

The MacBook Pro with Retina display is packed with advanced technologies in a remarkably thin and light design. It is both powerful and portable, so you can take it with you and create when you’re on the go.

	MagSafe 2					Headphone
Thunderbolt 2					USB 3			Dual microphones

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MagSafe 2 power port: Guide the MagSafe connector into the power port for a fast and sure connection. The magnetic connector also allows the power cord to break away cleanly if there is undue tension.

Thunderbolt 2 ports: This ultrafast and ultra-flexible technology allows you to connect high speed peripherals such as RAID arrays, external displays and docking stations.

Thunderbolt to FireWire and Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet adapters (sold separately) offer increased expandability and connectivity.

USB 3 ports: Connect an iPad, iPhone, iPod, digital camera, camcorder, external storage, or printer quickly and easily. The MacBook Pro USB 3 ports support USB 3 and USB 2 devices.

Headphone port: Plug in stereo headphones or a digital 5.1 surround sound speaker system and experience high-quality sound while watching movies or listening to your favorite music.

Dual microphones: The dual microphones reduce background noise and optimize microphone performance.

HDMI

SDXC card slot		USB 3

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SDXC card slot: Easily transfer photos, videos, and data to and from your MacBook Pro, with the latest high-capacity SD cards.

HDMI port: Allows for easy connection to HDTVs and projectors. Play movies, presentations, and more with HD resolution and multichannel audio on your HDTV.

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FaceTime HD camera		Power button

Force Touch trackpad

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FaceTime HD camera: Make FaceTime video calls or take pictures and video. If the light is glowing, the camera is on.

Power button: Turn your MacBook Pro on or off, or put it to sleep.

Force Touch trackpad: Control your MacBook Pro with gestures. The entire trackpad surface acts as a button so you can easily click anywhere. For more on using gestures, see Trackpad.

What’s included

To use your MacBook Pro, you need these two simple accessories, included in the box:

60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter: Make sure the AC plug is fully inserted into the power adapter and the electrical prongs on the AC plug are fully extended. Then plug the adapter into a power outlet to charge your MacBook Pro. The magnetic DC connector helps guide the plug into the port and disconnects easily.

When the adapter is connected, an LED on the DC connector lights up; an amber light shows that your MacBook Pro is charging, and a green light shows that it has a full charge.

AC power cord: Attach the adapter end of the AC power cord to the 60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter, and then plug the three prong end of the AC power cord into a power outlet.

Adapters and other accessories are sold separately at store.apple.com or your local

Apple Retail Store. Be sure to review the adapter or accessory documentation to make sure you’re choosing the right product for your MacBook Pro.

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Trackpad

You can do a lot on your MacBook Pro using simple trackpad gestures—scroll through webpages, zoom in on documents, rotate photos, and more. And now with the

Force Touch trackpad, pressure-sensing capabilities add an entirely new level of interactivity.

The trackpad senses how hard you press, giving you more options and greater control with every touch. It also provides feedback—if you drag or rotate objects, you feel a subtle vibration when they’re aligned, allowing you to work with greater precision.

Here are some common gestures:

Click: Press anywhere on the trackpad. Or enable “Tap to click” in Trackpad preferences, and simply tap.

Force click: Press firmly anywhere on the trackpad until you feel a deeper click. For example, you can force click a word to see its definition, or force click an address to see a preview in Maps.

Secondary click (right click): Click with two fingers to open shortcut menus. If“Tap to click”is enabled, tap with two fingers.

Two-finger scroll:Slide two fingers up and down to scroll.

Pinch to zoom: Pinch your thumb and finger open or closed to zoom in or out of photos and webpages.

Swipe to navigate: Swipe left or right with two fingers to flip through webpages, documents, and more—like turning a page in a book.

Open Launchpad: Quickly open apps in Launchpad. Pinch closed with four or five fingers, then click an app to open it.

Swipe between apps: To switch from one full-screen app to another, swipe left or right with three or four fingers.

Customize your gestures. Choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences or click the System

Preferences icon in the Dock, then click Trackpad.

Learn more about each gesture, set the pressure you prefer to use, select whether to use pressure-sensing features, and customize other trackpad features in Trackpad preferences.

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Keyboard

Power button

Function (fn) key

•• Function (fn) key: Hold this key while you press a function key (F1 to F12) to make the key do its assigned action. To learn how to customize function keys, click the Help menu in the menu bar, then search for “function keys” in Mac Help.

••	Brightness keys (F1, F2): Press	or to increase or decrease the brightness of the screen.
••	Mission Control key (F3): Press	to view what’s running on your MacBook Pro, including all
	your spaces and open windows.
••	Launchpad key (F4): Press	to instantly see all the apps on your MacBook Pro. Click an app to
	open it.
••	Keyboard illumination keys (F5, F6): Press				or		to increase or decrease the brightness of
	the keyboard.
••	Media keys (F7, F8, F9): Press	to rewind,				to play or pause, or		to fast-forward a song,
	movie, or slideshow.

•• Mute key (F10): Press to mute the sound coming from the built-in speakers and headphone port.

•• Volume keys (F11, F12): Press or to increase or decrease the volume of sound coming from the built-in speakers or headphone port.

•• Power button: Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn your MacBook Pro on or off. Press to put MacBook Pro to sleep.

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Get started	3

Set up

The first time you turn on your MacBook Pro, the Setup Assistant walks you through the simple steps needed to use your new Mac.

To get the most out of MacBook Pro, be sure to connect to Wi-Fi and turn on Bluetooth®, get an Apple ID, and sign in to iCloud. You can do these steps quickly and easily with Setup Assistant— but if you want to do them later, here’s how:

Connect to Wi-Fi. Click the Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar, then choose a Wi-Fi network and enter the password, if necessary.

If you don’t see the Wi-Fi status icon , choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences, then click Network. Select Wi-Fi in the list on the left, then select “Show Wi-Fi status in menu bar.”

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Turn offWi-Fi.Click the Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar, then choose Turn Wi-Fi Off.

Turn Bluetooth on or off.Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar, then choose Turn

Bluetooth On or Turn Bluetooth Off.

If you don’t see the Bluetooth icon , choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences, click

Bluetooth, then select “Show Bluetooth in menu bar.”

Get an Apple ID. Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do with Apple, including buying music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store, downloading apps from the App Store, and storing your content in iCloud.

If you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one in iCloud preferences. Choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences. Click iCloud and click Create Apple ID.

Set up iCloud on your Mac. After you have an Apple ID, it’s easy to set up iCloud on your Mac.

Choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences and click iCloud. In the window that appears, enter your Apple ID and password. Then select the features you want to use.

Important: Be sure to use the same Apple ID for iCloud on all your devices.

With iCloud, you can store all your content—documents, movies, music, photos, and more— in the cloud, and access them anywhere you go.To find out more about what you can do with iCloud and MacBook Pro, see Access all your content, anywhere with iCloud.

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Find your way around

Overview

Start at the desktop. It’s home base for your Mac—where you can organize your files, quickly open apps, search for anything on your Mac and beyond, and more.

	Menu bar			Help menu		Finder window		Wi-Fi		Spotlight

Finder		Dock		System Preferences

Finder

Use the Finder to organize and find all your files—including documents, images, movies, and music—or to quickly preview a file.

Open a Finder window. Click the Finder icon in the Dock, at the bottom of the screen.

Dock

The Dock, at the bottom of the screen, is a convenient place to keep the apps and documents you use frequently. You can make the Dock larger or smaller, add or remove items, move it to the left or right side of your screen, or even set it to hide when you’re not using it.

Add an item to the Dock. Drag the item and drop it where you want it. Place apps to the left of the line in the Dock, and files or folders to the right.

Remove an item from the Dock. Drag it out of the Dock. The item isn’t removed from your Mac—just from the Dock.

Change how the Dock looks. Choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences, then click Dock.

System Preferences

Make your MacBook Pro perfect for you. You can use Energy Saver preferences to change sleep settings, use Desktop & Screen Saver preferences to add a desktop background or choose a screen saver, and more.

Open System Preferences. Choose Apple menu ( ) > System Preferences, or click the System

Preferences icon in the Dock. Then click the preference you want to set.

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Spotlight

Find anything on your MacBook Pro—and beyond. Spotlight searches your Mac, as well as Wikipedia, Maps, news, movie showtimes, and more.

Search for anything. Click at the top-right of the screen or press Command–Space bar, then start typing.

Menu bar

The menu bar runs along the top of the screen. Use the icons and menus there to connect to a Wi-Fi network, check your Wi-Fi status , change the volume , check your battery charge

, and more.

Help

You can find answers to many of your questions in the Help menu.

Get help. Click the Help menu in the menu bar, then type a question or term in the search field.

Choose a topic from the results list, or choose Show All Help Topics to see all results.

To get help using an app, just click the Help menu while you’re using the app.

Quickly open apps

Your MacBook Pro comes with apps for all the things you love—browsing the web, checking email, creating documents and presentations, sharing photos, enjoying movies, and more. You can quickly open apps from Spotlight, from the Dock, or with Launchpad.

Folders

Launchpad

Mac App Store

Open an app. Click the app’s icon in the Dock, or click the Launchpad icon in the Dock and click the app you want. You can also search for the app using Spotlight, then open the app directly from your Spotlight search results.

Organize apps in Launchpad. Drag an app onto another app to create a folder. Drag more apps to the new folder to add them. To remove an app from a folder, just drag it out.

Get more apps. Click the Mac App Store icon in the Dock. When you download apps from the Mac App Store, they appear in Launchpad. To quickly get updates to apps and OS X, click Updates in the Mac App Store.

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Charge the battery

The battery in your MacBook Pro recharges whenever MacBook Pro is connected to power.

Charge the battery. Connect your MacBook Pro to a power outlet using the included cable and

60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter.The battery recharges more quickly when the computer is off or in sleep.

Check the battery’s charge. Look at the battery status icon at the right of the menu bar to see the battery level or charging status. Click the icon to show how much power you have left if you keep using the apps, peripheral devices, and system settings you’re now using.

Charging Charged

Conserve battery power. Reduce the display brightness, close apps, and disconnect peripheral devices you’re not using to extend battery life on a given charge. You can change your power settings in Energy Saver preferences (click the System Preferences icon in the Dock, then click Energy Saver). If your MacBook Pro is in sleep or standby mode when a device is connected to it, the device’s battery may drain.

For more information about the internal, rechargeable battery in your MacBook Pro, and for conservation and performance tips, go to www.apple.com/batteries.

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