Apple Macbook Air 13 Early2016 Essentials Manual

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Get an Apple ID. Your Apple ID is the account you use for everything you do with Apple—
including using the App Store, the iTunes Store, iCloud, iMessage, and more. Your Apple ID 
consists of an email address and a password. You need only one Apple ID to use any Apple 
service, on any device—whether it’s your computer, iOS device, or Apple Watch. It’s best to have 
your own Apple ID and not share it—create separate Apple IDs for each family member.
If you don’t already have...

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Finder
The Finder  is an app that’s always open. Use the Finder to organize and locate your files.
Open a Finder window. Click the Finder icon  in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
The Dock
The Dock, at the bottom of the screen, is a convenient place to keep the apps and documents 
you use frequently.
Go to the Finder.Open System Pre\ferences.
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System Preferences
System Preferences is where you personalize your MacBook Air settings. For example, use  
Energy Saver preferences to change sleep settings. Or use Desktop & Screen Saver preferences  
to add a desktop picture or choose a screen saver.
Customize your MacBook Air. Click the System Preferences icon  in the Dock, or choose  
Apple menu > System Preferences. Then click the type of preference you want to set. 
Menu bar
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Spotlight
Spotlight  is an easy way to find anything on your MacBook Air, such as documents, contacts, 
calendar events, and email messages. Spotlight Suggestions offer info from Wikipedia articles, 
Bing search results, news, sports, weather, stocks, movies, and other sources. 
When you search with Spotlight, the preview area on the right provides search results you can 
interact with—make a call, send an email message, play a song, get directions, even convert 
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Siri
Now you can talk to Siri on your MacBook Air, just as you do on your iOS devices and 
Apple Watch, and use your voice for many tasks. For example, you can find files, schedule 
meetings, change preferences, get answers, send messages, place calls, and add items to your 
calendar. Siri can give you directions (“How do I get home from here?”), information (“How high 
is Mount Whitney?”), perform basic tasks (“Create a new list called Groceries”), and much more.
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Drag and drop. Drag and drop images and locations from the Siri window into an email, text 
message, or document. You can also copy and paste text.
Save Siri results. Save results from sporting events, Reminders, Clock, Stocks, Notes, Finder, 
and general knowledge ( Wikipedia, for example) to the Today view in Notifications. Click the 
plus sign  in the top right of a Siri result to pin it to the Today View. To see it later, click the 
Notification Center icon , then click...

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Help
Help for your MacBook Air and macOS apps is always available. 
Get help. Click the Finder icon , then click the Help menu and choose Mac Help. Or type in the 
search field and choose a suggestion.
To learn more, see Mac Help.
Unlock your MacBook Air with Apple Watch
Use your authenticated Apple Watch to automatically unlock your sleeping MacBook Air when 
you’re within about three meters of your computer. Just wake your Mac and start using it—  
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Set up Auto Unlock. Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on all your devices, then click 
the System Preferences icon  in the Dock, or choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click 
Security & Privacy, then select “Allow your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.”
Note:  Auto Unlock works only when your Apple Watch is authenticated with a passcode. You 
authenticate your Apple Watch each time you put it on, so no extra steps are required after you 
enter your passcode.
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Multitask on your desktop
The Tabs feature is available in most apps that support multiple windows, such as Pages, 
Numbers, Maps, and more. And while you’re browsing multiple tabs, you can watch a video using 
Picture in Picture.
Note:  Picture in Picture is not available in all regions.
Work in multiple files at once.Float a video over another app.
Browse content with tabs. Open multiple tabs in an app to compare content, for example—
Numbers spreadsheets or Pages...

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iCloud also keeps everything up to date on your devices. So if you have an iPhone, iPad, or 
iPod touch, just sign in to iCloud using the same account and you’ll have everything you need, 
everywhere.
Here are some of the things you can do with iCloud.
Automatically store your desktop and Documents folder in iCloud Drive. Save files in your 
Documents folder or on your desktop, and they’re automatically available on iCloud Drive and 
accessible wherever you are. Working with...