Manafacture: Apple
File size: 5.66 mb
File name:
|
Other manuals for this model:
manual abstract
Quick Start Guide Welcome to your new MacBook Pro. Let us show you around. This guide shows you what’s on your Mac, helps you set it up, and gets you up and running with tips for the apps you’ll use every day. Your battery is charged and ready to go, so you can start using your Mac right out of the box. When you do recharge the battery, you’ll know it’s fully charged when the orange light on your power connector turns green. SDXC Transfer photos from your camera’s memory card USB 3 Charge devices, connect external storage, and more HDMI Connect to your HDTV MagSafe 2 Magnetically attach the power cord Thunderbolt 2 Connect external displays and high-performance devices FaceTime HD camera Make video calls, capture HD video, and take snapshots To learn more about ports and connectors, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT2494. AC plug AC power cord Power adapter Power button Multi-Touch trackpad MagSafe 2 power connector To learn more about the battery, go to Let’s get started Press the power button to start up your MacBook Pro, and Setup Assistant guides you through a few simple steps to get you up and running quickly. It walks you through connecting to your Wi-Fi network and creating a user account for your Mac. And it can even transfer your documents, email, photos, music, and movies to your new Mac from another Mac or PC. You can sign in with your Apple ID in Setup Assistant. This automatically sets up your account in the Mac App Store and the iTunes Store, and in apps like Messages and FaceTime, so they’re ready the first time you open them. It also sets up iCloud, so apps such as Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Safari have all your latest information waiting for you. If you don’t have an Apple ID, you can create one in Setup Assistant. To learn more about transferring files to your new Mac, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT4889. Control your Mac with Multi-Touch gestures You can do a lot of things on your MacBook Pro 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 fingers to open shortcut menus. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, tap two fingers anywhere. Two-finger scroll Brush two fingers along the trackpad to scroll in any direction—up, down, or sideways. Swipe to navigate Swipe with two fingers to flip through webpages, documents, and more. Pinch to zoom Zoom in and out of photos and webpages more precisely by pinching your thumb and finger. Learn more To learn more about gestures, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu and click Trackpad. Get to know your desktop The desktop is where you can find everything and do anything on your Mac. The Dock at the bottom of the screen 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 files 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. You can also find anything on your Mac using Spotlight Search. Help menu Menu bar Search Wi-Fi System Preferences Dock Finder Keep your devices working together with iCloud iCloud lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more from your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and even your PC. And it keeps everything up to date automatically. Buy a song on one device, and it’s instantly available on all your other devices. Create a new Pages document on your Mac, and you can make edits with your iPad on the go. Take a photo with your iPhone, and it automatically appears in iPhoto on your Mac. iCloud can even help you locate and protect your Mac if you ever misplace it. To choose the iCloud features you want to enable, select System Preferences in the Dock and click iCloud. Quickly find the app you want Your Mac comes with great apps you can use to make the most of your photos, create documents, browse the web, manage your schedule, and more. Launchpad is where you can easily find all the apps on your Mac. Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to see a full-screen display of all your apps. Arrange apps any way you want, group them in folders, or delete them from your Mac. When you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad. Folders Group apps in folders by dragging one app on top of another. Open Launchpad Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock. An important note Please read this document and the safety information in the Important Product Information Guide carefully before you first use your computer. Learn more You can find more information, watch demos, and learn even more about MacBook Pro features at Help Yo...
Other models in this manual:Notebooks and Netbooks - MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) (5.66 mb)