Apple Macbook Air 13 Early2016 Essentials Manual

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Pages
Use the Pages app to create stunning, media-rich documents on your Mac. Open and edit 
Microsoft Word files, and easily share a link to your work in Mail or Messages, right from 
the toolbar.
Look good! Pages includes a variety of beautiful templates for flyers, newsletters, reports, and 
résumés, among others, making it easy to start your project.
Add charts, movies, and more.Share yo\fr doc\fment.Open or close the \bormat sidebar.
All your formatting tools, in one place....

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Numbers
Use Numbers to create attractive and powerful spreadsheets on your Mac. More than 30 Apple-
designed templates give you a head start creating budgets, invoices, team rosters, and more. 
Numbers can also open and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Show spreadsheets in downloads folder.”
Start with a template—then add what you want. Select the sample text in the template, then 
type new text. To add images, drag a graphic file from your Mac...

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Keynote
Create professional, cutting-edge presentations with Keynote. Start with one of the more than 
30 predesigned themes and make it your own by adding text, new objects, and changing the 
color scheme.
Organize visually. Use the slide navigator on the left to quickly add, delete, or rearrange slides. 
Click a slide to see it in the main window, drag a slide to change its order, or select it and press 
Delete to remove it.
Drag to reorder slides.Add objects to your slides.\fee...

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iMovie
iMovie lets you turn your home videos into beautiful movies and Hollywood-style trailers that 
you can share with a few quick clicks.
Import a video. Import video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, from a camera, or from 
media files already on your Mac. iMovie creates a new library and event for you.
Correct and adjust color in your clip.S\fare a movie, trailer, or clip.\biew your projects.
Record video with the built-in camera. Use the FaceTime camera on your Mac to...

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GarageBand
GarageBand is an app for creating, recording, and sharing your music. It has everything you 
need in order to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song—your own home 
recording studio.
Create a new project. You can start with a song template, select a tempo, key, and other options, 
then click Record and start playing. Build your song—for example, with different tracks and 
loops. Click Quick Help 
 and hold the pointer over items to learn what they are...

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Record your voice. Connect a microphone, choose Track > New Track, then select the 
microphone under Audio. Click the triangle next to Details to set options for input, output, and 
monitoring, then click Create. Click the Record button to start recording or the Play button to 
stop recording. Don’t forget to sing!
Click to record your voice.
Hear yourself \fhile you record.
 Tip: Make your own ringtones, then sync them to your iPhone using iTunes. Choose File > 
New, select...

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All you need is an Apple ID. To download apps, just sign in with your Apple ID—choose Store > 
Sign In, or click Sign In on the right side of the window. If you don’t have an Apple ID yet, choose 
Store > Create Account. If you can’t remember your password, click the Forgot link in the login 
window to recover it.
Get the latest updates. If you see a badge on the App Store icon in the Dock, there are updates 
available for your apps or macOS. Click the icon to open App Store, then...

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Find answers
Mac Help
Mac Help has a lot more information about how to use your MacBook Air.
Get help. Click the Finder icon  in the Dock, then click the Help menu in the menu bar and 
choose Mac Help. Or type a question or term in the search field, then choose a topic in the 
results list.
Show the table 
of contents.
Learn about mac\fS.
Explore topics. To find a topic in Mac Help, you can browse or search. To browse, click “Show 
topics” to see the list of topics, then click a topic to read it....

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Find out what’s new. Click the Help menu, then choose What’s New in macOS to find out more 
about the latest features of macOS.
 Tip: If you can’t remember the location of a menu item in an app, search for it in Help. Place 
the pointer over the result, and an arrow shows you the command.
Common questions
Here are answers to some common questions about your MacBook Air.
How do I get support for my MacBook Air? Go to www.apple.com/support/macbookair .
Where’s my serial...

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Keyboard shortcuts
You can press key combinations to do things on your MacBook Air that you’d normally do with a 
trackpad, mouse, or other device. Here’s a list of commonly used keyboard shortcuts.
ShortcutDescription
Command-X Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard.
Command-C Copy the selected item to the Clipboard.
Command-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.
Command-Z Undo the previous command. Press Command-Z again to...