Apple Macbook Pro Late2016 Essentials Manual

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Share a note. You can invite people to view and edit your notes by sharing them. Click the 
People button 
 and select a method for sending the link.
Use the Touch Bar. Tap  to create a new note. Tap  to add a checklist item to your note.
Tap typing suggestions to add text.
Tap  to display text formatting buttons to align text left or right and apply bold, italic, or 
underscore styles.
Tap  to use note paragraph styles, like numbered lists, bulleted lists, or headings.
Messages...

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 Tip: You can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your MacBook Pro, so you 
can text friends with an iPhone from your MacBook Pro, if your iPhone (with iOS 8.1 or later) is 
signed in to Messages with the same Apple ID. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages, tap 
Text Message Forwarding, then tap the name of your MacBook Pro to turn on Text Message 
Forwarding. On your MacBook Pro, you’ll see an activation code. Enter this on your iPhone, then 
tap Allow.
 Ask Siri....

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Calendar
Never miss an appointment with Calendar. Keep track of your busy schedule by creating multiple 
calendars, and manage them all in one place.
Create events. Click 
 to add a new event. To invite someone, double-click the event, click the 
Add Invitees section, then type one or more email addresses. Calendar lets you know when your 
invitees reply.
Create a new event.Show the calendar list.Change the calendar view.
See all your calendars—or just a few. Click the Calendars...

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Share across your devices and with others. When you’re signed in to iCloud, your calendars are 
kept up to date on all your Macs, iOS devices, and Apple Watch. You can also share calendars 
with other iCloud users.
Use the Touch Bar. Tap the Today button to view or edit today’s events, or use the slider to select 
the month—past or future.
Select an event in your calendar, and tap buttons to specify the calendar for the event, get event 
details, edit the time or place, and add or...

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See who’s in your photo albums. The People feature automatically organizes your photo library 
by people in your photos. The People album is arranged by how often each person appears 
in your library. Make someone a favorite by dragging their photo to the top and they’ll always 
appear at the top of the album.
See where you’ve been. Click the Places album to view your photo collection on a world map. 
You can zoom in to see exactly where you took each shot.
Use the Touch Bar. The...

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Tune in. Click Radio to tune in to Beats 1 live or listen to any episode from the Beats 1 family of 
shows. Explore the wide variety of music-only stations created for almost every genre of music.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Play NPR Radio.”
 Tip: To play music or radio from a speaker using AirPlay, click the AirPlay icon  in the menu 
bar and select an available speaker.
Use the Touch Bar. Tap buttons to play the selected song, add it to a playlist, or play it next.
When you’re...

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Leave a message. If your FaceTime video call is declined or unanswered, click Message to send 
an iMessage.
Make a phone call. If you have an iPhone with iOS 8 or later, make phone calls right from your 
Mac using FaceTime. Just make sure your Mac and iPhone are signed in to the same iCloud 
account and have the feature turned on. (On your Mac, open FaceTime, choose FaceTime > 
Preferences, then select “Calls from iPhone.”)
Note:  A Wi-Fi connection is required in order to make or...

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Let iPhone show you the way. Click Directions to find the best route to your destination, then 
click the Share button 
 to send the directions to your iPhone for turn-by-turn voice navigation.
Get there on public transit. Maps provides public transit information for select cities. Click 
Transit, then click a destination to get suggested travel routes and estimated travel time.
More than just maps. For local points of interest such as hotels and restaurants, Maps shows you 
phone...

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iBooks
Use iBooks to read and organize your library of books, and to purchase new books on your 
MacBook Pro.
A bookshelf right on your Mac. Browse or search all the items in your library—or click iBooks 
Store to find new books and other publications. To buy, just sign in with your Apple ID:  
Choose Store > Sign in.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Find books by Jane Austen.”
Type what you’re looking for\fView your books\f\browse curated content\f
Never lose your place or your...

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 Tip: Change to Night mode to read more easily in low-light situations. Choose View > Theme, 
then choose Night. Or click the Fonts button , then click the black circle.
Pages
Use the Pages app to create stunning, media-rich documents on your MacBook Pro. 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,...