Apple Macbook Pro 15 Inch Mid 2012 Quick Start Guide

							Let’s get started
When you start your MacBook Pro for the first time, Setup Assistant launches 
to get you going. Follow a few simple steps to connect to your Wi-Fi network, 
transfer your stuff from another Mac or a PC, create a user account for your 
Mac, and log in with your Apple ID.
Your Apple ID lets you download apps from the App Store, shop the iTunes 
Store and the Apple Online Store, access iCloud, and communicate using 
FaceTime. If you don’t have an Apple ID, creating one is easy and free. Multi-Touch gestures
Many functions on your MacBook Pro can be performed using simple  
gestures on the trackpad. Here are some of the most popular Multi-Touch 
gestures for the Mac.
Get to know your desktop
Welcome to your new home base. The desktop contains the Dock, where 
icons of your frequently used apps appear. To customize your desktop and 
other settings on your Mac, click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.  
To access your files and folders, click the Finder icon. To check the status of 
your wireless Internet connection, click the Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar. 
Your Mac automatically connects to the network you chose during setup. 
Hello.
Multi-Touch 
trackpad
MagSafe power 
connector Power 
adapter
AC power 
cord
Power 
button
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.
Swipe to navigate
Swipe with two fingers to flip through  
web pages, documents, and more.  Double click
Press down two times anywhere on the 
trackpad. Or, with Tap to Click enabled, 
double-tap the surface.
Two-finger scroll
Brush two fingers along the trackpad  
to scroll in any direction—up, down,  
or sideways.
Smart zoom
Double-tap the trackpad with two  
fingers to quickly magnify a web page. Pinch to zoom
Zoom in and out of photos and web  
pages more precisely by pinching your  
thumb and finger. 
Switch between full-screen apps
Swipe with three fingers to move  
from one full-screen app to another.
View Launchpad
Pinch with four fingers to view  
all your apps in Launchpad.Rotate
Turn your thumb and finger clockwise  
or counterclockwise to rotate an image.
View Mission Control
Swipe up with three fingers to see  
every open window on your Mac.
Learn more
Choose System Preferences from the  
Apple menu and click Trackpad to learn  
more about gestures. 
iCloud
iCloud stores your music, photos, mail, and more and wirelessly pushes  
them to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, 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, then click iCloud. Sign  
in with your Apple ID and choose the iCloud features you want to enable  
or disable.
Important
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 www.apple.com/macbookpro
.
Help
You can often find 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 drive, restore your software and data from a 
 Time Machine backup, or erase your hard drive 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 Pro 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/macbookpro 
for technical support on MacBook Pro. Or call 1-800-275-2273 . In Canada, 
call 1-800-263-3394.
Not all features are available in all areas.
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Help 
menu Menu bar
Finder
Dock System 
Preferences
Quick Start Guide
Let’s get moving
It’s easy to move files like documents, email, photos, music, and movies  
to your new Mac from another Mac or a PC. The first time you start your  
new Mac, it will walk you through the transfer process. All you have to do  
is follow the onscreen instructions.Welcome to your new MacBook Pro. We’d like to show you around.
Battery indicator 
lights
Audio in/outSDXC slot
Thunderbolt
FireWire 800
MagSafe 
 
power
FaceTime HD camera
Security  
slot  SuperDriveUSB 3
Gigabit 
Ethernet
Wi-Fi status  
						

							Click the icon in the Dock to open 
Safari, and surf the web using 
Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up  
or down with two fingers on the 
trackpad. Swipe with two fingers  
on the trackpad to go back and  Safari web browser
Mail
Top Sites
Get a quick overview  
of the sites you visit  
most often.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 find exactly  
what you want.
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—andforth between pages. Double-tap 
with two fingers to magnify a page,  
then double-tap again to return  
to the original size. Or pinch to  
zoom in and out.   popular email services such as  
Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail.  
The first time you open Mail, Setup 
Assistant will help you get started. 
You can also manage your mail  
from iCloud.
Launchpad
Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad  
icon in the Dock.
 Folders
Group apps in folders  
by dragging one app  
on top of another.
Launchpad is the home for all the 
apps on your Mac. Just click the 
Launchpad icon in the Dock. 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.
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.
Dashboard
Located at  
the top left for  
easy access.Reading List
Click the glasses icon to  
save pages to read later.
 
Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is the best way  
to find 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.
iTunes
iTunes organizes and plays your 
digital music and video on your Mac. 
The iTunes Store lets you buy new 
music, movies, TV shows, books, and more. iTunes is also where you’ll find 
the App Store for iPad, iPhone, and 
iPod touch. 
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.
iCal
Multiple calendars
Access all your calendars 
from one place. 
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 
information 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.  iPhoto
Create
Create books,  
cards, and calendars.
 Faces
iPhoto can even organize 
your photos based on 
who’s in them.
Events
Double-click any Event 
to browse photos.
 
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
Event browser
Your imported videos  
appear here so you  
can access all your clips.Project browser
Simply drop your  
selection in a project  
to create a great movie.
iMovie puts all your video clips  
in one place so you can quickly  
turn them into great-looking  
movies or even Hollywood-style 
movie trailers in just a few clicks.  
It has all the editing tools, themes, 
and special effects you need to  turn your photos and videos into 
something amazing. And iMovie  
lets you import video from most 
popular digital video cameras, your 
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or the 
FaceTime camera on your Mac.
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 on  your Mac, all you need is your Apple 
 
ID and email address. To start a video 
call, click an entry in your Address 
Book contacts list. 
Favorites
Add your frequent contacts  
to Favorites for easy access.  
*Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.
Calendar view
Select the view you 
prefer—day, week, 
month, or year.Full-screen view
Click the full-screen button   
to go full screen.Always up to date
Updates to your purchased apps 
appear automatically.  Add an event
Double-click to 
create a new event.  Discover new apps
Browse thousands of  
apps and download them 
straight to Launchpad.