Apple MacBook Pro 15" Retina manual

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Hello . Quick Start Guide W elcome to y our new MacBook Pro . Let us show y ou around . This guide shows y ou what ’ s on your Mac, helps you set it up , and gets you up and running with tips for the apps you ’ll use every day . Y our battery is charged and ready to go , so you can star t using your Mac right out of the bo x. When you do rechar[...]

SDXC T ransfer photos from your camera ’ s memory card HDMI Connect to your HDTV MagSafe 2 Magnetically attach the power cord Fac eTime HD camera Make video calls, capture HD video, and take snapshots Thunderbolt 2 Connect external displays and high-performance devices USB 3 Charge devices , connect external storage, and more To learn m ore ab ou[...]

Multi-T ouch trackpad MagSafe 2 power connector Po wer adapter AC power cord Po wer button AC plug To learn m ore ab out t he bat te ry, go to w ww.apple.com/batteries .[...]

Let ’s get s tar ted Pres s the pow er but ton to s tar t up yo ur Mac Boo k Pro, and S etup A ssis tant gui des you t hroug h a few sim ple s teps to ge t you up a nd run ning qu ickl y. It wa lk s you thro ugh con nec tin g to your W i- Fi net work a nd cre ating a us er accou nt for yo ur Mac . And it c an even t rans fer yo ur doc ument s, em[...]

Control your Mac with Multi- T ouch gestures Y ou c an do a l ot of thin gs on you r MacB ook Pr o using si mple g estu res on th e track pa d. Her e are so me of th e most p opu lar on es. Click Press down an ywhere on the trackpad to click. Or, with T ap to Click enabled, simply tap the surface. Secondary click (right click) Click with two nge[...]

Ge t to kn ow your d esk top The desktop is where y ou can nd ever ything and do anything on y our Mac. The Dock at the bottom of the screen is a handy place to keep the apps you use m ost. I t ’ s al so whe re you c an ope n System P refe rence s, whi ch let s you cus tomiz e your de sk top and o ther s et tings o n your Ma c. Cli ck the Fin [...]

Kee p your de vice s work ing to get her wi th iC loud iCloud lets you access y our music, phot os, calendars , con tac ts, do cuments , and more from your Mac, i Phone , iP ad, iPod touch, and even your PC. And it ke eps eve ry thi ng up to da te autom atica lly. Buy a s ong on o ne dev ice, and i t ’ s ins tant ly avai labl e on all yo ur oth e[...]

Qui ck ly nd t he app yo u want Y ou r Mac com es wi th great a pps you c an use to m ake the m ost of y our pho tos, cr eate do cume nts, b rowse t he web, ma nage yo ur sch edul e, and mor e. Lau nchp ad is whe re you c an easil y nd al l the app s on you r Mac. Clic k the La unchp ad ico n in the D ock to se e a ful l-s cree n disp lay of [...]

An im por tan t note Please read this document and the safety information in the I mpor tant Product Information Guide carefully before y ou rst use your computer . Learn more Y ou can nd more information, wa tch demos, and learn even more about MacB ook P ro feat ures at w ww.apple.com/ macbookpro . Help Y ou c an of ten n d answe rs to y[...]

Saf ari is t he bes t way to sur f th e web on your Mac. Start by typing a sea rch ter m or web ad dres s in the Smar t Se arch e ld—it kn ows the dier ence an d will s end yo u to the rig ht plac e. Y ou c an save pa ges to your R eadi ng Lis t to read la ter, and Safari check out Shared Links for pages pos ted by p eop le you f ollo w on [...]

Mail One-stop email View all your accounts in Mail for one-click access. Conv ersation view See all the email messages from a conversation thr ead. Search Quickly narrow search results to nd exactly what you want. Mail lets you manage all your email accounts from a single, ad -fre e inb ox, eve n when y ou’re not co nnec te d to the Inte rne t[...]

Calendar Eve nt ins pec to r Calendar shows an event’ s lo cati on on a m ap and cal cul ates t rave l time . Kee p track o f your b usy sc hedu le with Calendar. Y ou can create separate calendars —one for home, anot her fo r scho ol, an d a third f or wor k. Se e all yo ur cal enda rs in a sing le win dow, or cho ose to s ee jus t the one s y[...]

Messages Jus t log in w ith yo ur Appl e ID, and you c an sen d unlim ited m essa ges, incl udin g tex t, ph otos, v ide os, and more, to your friends on a Mac, iPad , iPhon e, or iPo d touch . With iMe ssag e, you ca n even s tar t a conv ersation on one devic e and pick i t up on an othe r . An d if you want to t alk to s ome one fa ce to fac e, [...]

Maps Exp lore new destinations and get dire ct ions o n your Ma c with M aps. View locations using standard or s atelli te imag er y, or use Flyove r to soar through select cities in photorealistic 3D. You can lo ok up inf orma tion f or loc al po ints o f interest like re staurants and hotels, and M aps sho ws you ph one numbers, photos, and even [...]

iBooks iBooks is a novel way to do wnload and r ead bo ok s. It i nclu des the iBo ok s Store, w here yo u can download the latest best-selling bo ok s or your f avori te class ics . Click a book to open it. Flip through pag es wit h a swip e or a cli ck. I t ’ s easy to add notes and bookmarks, and even highlight passages. Books purchased from t[...]

iT unes iTunes fo r Mac ma kes it eas y to enj oy your f avorite m usic, movi es, T V sh ows, a nd mor e. iT unes includes the iT unes Store , whe re you c an nd ne w favor ites and d ownl oad th em wit h a click . In addition, i T une s inclu des i T une s Rad io, a new way t o discove r music . iT unes Store Discover and buy new music, movies,[...]

iPhoto , iMovie , and GarageBand iPhoto iPhoto , iMovie, and G arageBand give you amazing ways to create and shar e your ph otos, m ovie s, and music. iP hoto helps you organize your l ibra ry b y F ac es, Pla ces, an d Event s, an d create g orge ous ph oto bo ok s, car ds, an d cale ndar s. iM ovie let s you tu rn you r home v ide os into epic mo[...]

Pages , Numbers, and Keynote Format P anel Y our tools are just a click away with the intelligen t Format P anel. Pages Create stunning documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your M ac. B eauti ful te mpla tes give you a great head start—simply add your o wn word s and ph otos. A nd customizing every thing is a snap wit h the new co ntex t[...]

Mac App Store The M ac App Sto re is th e best w ay to nd an d downl oad ap ps for yo ur Mac , fro m games a nd so cial networking to productivity apps and mor e. In one s tep, ne w apps in sta ll and appear in Launchpad. Y ou can install apps on every Mac authorized for yo ur pe rso nal use a nd even download them aga in. The Mac App Sto re let[...]