Apple Macbook Retina 12 Inch Early2015 Essentials Manual

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Safari
Safari is the fastest, safest, and most energy-efficient way to surf the web on your Mac.
Start searching. Click the Smart Search field at the top of the window to see websites you visit 
most frequently. Or start typing a word or website address—Safari shows you matching websites, 
as well as Safari Suggestions for news, Wikipedia articles, iTunes music, weather forecasts, sports 
scores and player stats, stock prices, help from Apple, and nearby points of interest.
Type...

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Mail
Mail lets you manage all your email accounts from a single app. It works with most popular email 
services, such as iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail.
One-stop email. Tired of signing in to multiple websites to check your email accounts? Set 
up Mail with all your accounts so you can see all your messages in one place. Choose Mail > 
Add Account.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Any new mail from Laura today?”
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Notes
Notes are more than just text. Add a checklist and check off items as you complete them. Or 
add photos, videos, and content from other apps, such as a web link from Safari or a location 
from Maps.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Create a new note.”
Check off tasks. Click the Checklist button 
 to add an interactive checklist to a note—perfect 
for completing a to-do list or working through a recipe.
Create a checklist.Drag photos and other ite\fs into your notes.
 Tip: When...

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Messages
With Messages, it’s easy to stay in touch. Connect with one or more people through text, audio, 
or video. And if you want to share files, you can do that too.
Start a FaceTime call.Start a conversation.
Sign in and send. Sign in with your Apple ID to exchange unlimited iMessage texts—including 
text, photos, live photos, video, and more—with anyone with a Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or 
Apple Watch.
 Tip: You can also send and receive SMS and MMS messages on your Mac,...

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When a text isn’t enough. If your friend also has FaceTime, you can start a FaceTime video or 
audio chat right from a conversation in Messages. Just click Details in the message window, then 
click the Audio or Video button.
Share your screen. You can share your screen with a friend—and vice versa—and even open 
folders, create documents, and copy files by dragging them to the desktop on the shared screen. 
Click Details, then click the Screen Share button 
.
Calendar
Never miss an...

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A calendar for every part of your life. Create separate calendars—for example, for home, work, 
and school—each with its own color. Choose File > New Calendar to create a calendar, then 
Control-click each calendar to choose a new color.
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.
 Tip: If you add a location to an...

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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.
 Tip: You can add...

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FaceTime
Make video and audio calls from your Mac with FaceTime.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Make a FaceTime call to Sharon.”
Video or audio only? Click the Video button to make a FaceTime video call. If it’s not convenient 
to make a video call, click the Audio button to make an audio-only call.
 Tip: While a video call is in progress, you can drag the small picture-in-picture window to any 
corner of the FaceTime window.
Search or enter contact details.
List of recent calls....

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Maps
Get directions and view locations using a map or a satellite image. Or use Flyover to view select 
cities in 3D. Force click a location to drop a pin there.
Get detailed directions, including for travel b\f mass transit.Send directions 
to \four i\bhone.Show \four current location.
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...

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iBooks
Use iBooks to read and organize your library of books, and to purchase new books on your Mac.
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 markups. Your...