Index
A
AC plug 10
AC power adapter. See power
adapter
AC power cord 10
AppleCare 50
application freeze 39
applications
Apple Hardware Test 46
FaceTime 23
force quitting 39
iLife 34
installing 15
Migration Assistant 12
Network Setup Assistant 47
Photo Booth 23
System Information 50
B
battery
charging 32
disposal 67
location 23
performance 32
storing 60
blinking question mark 40
brightness keys 25
built-in speaker 23
button, power 11, 25
C
carrying your computer 59
changing
System Preferences 14
the desktop 14
charging the battery 32
cleaning
the display 60
your computer 60
computer
disposing of 67
freezes 40
putting to sleep 18
shutting down 19
specifications 35
turning on 11
waking 19
won’t turn on 40
connection problems with
another computer 41
Control-click 29
cord, AC power 10
D
desktop, customizing 14
display
adjusting brightness 25
cleaning 60
goes black 41
display, external 27
See also screen
disposing of your computer 67
Dock 33
downloading software 49
DVD or CD Sharing
installing software 16
overview 17
with Windows computer 17
E
Energy Saver preferences 18
environmental impact 63
ergonomics 61
F
F1 to F12 function keys 25
FaceTime application 23
FaceTime video camera 23
Fast-forward key 25
flashing question mark 40
Force Quit 39
71
Looking for Something?
four-finger pinching 31
four-finger swiping 31
frozen application 39
Function (fn) key 25
H
hand positions,
recommended 61
headphone port 27
Help Center 33
Help, finding answers 33
high-speed data transfer 27
I
iLife applications 34
installing DVD or CD Sharing
Setup 16
IP masquerading 48
K
keyboard
ergonomics 61
features 24
illumination keys 25
shortcuts 29
See also keys
keys
brightness 25
Function (fn) 25
keyboard illumination 25
Launchpad 25
media 25
Mission Control 25
Mute 25
volume control 25
L
Launchpad key 25
M
Mac App Store 35
Mac OS X Utilities
application 12
Mac OS X website 34
MagSafe power adapter.
See power adapter
MagSafe power port 27
media keys 25
microphone 27
Migration Assistant 12
Mini DisplayPort
technology 27
Mission Control key 25
mouse 27, 62
See also trackpad
Mute key 25
N
network address translation
(NAT) 48
Network Diagnostics 47
Network Setup Assistant 47
O
online resources 50
optical disc sharing. See DVD or
CD sharing
P
partner computer
connection problems 41
DVD or CD Sharing Setup
software 16
password, resetting 15
Photo Booth application 23
pinching to zoom 30
Play/Pause key 25
plug, AC 10
ports
headphone 27
MagSafe power 27
SD card slot 27
Thunderbolt 27
USB 2.0 27
power adapter
port 27
safety information 55
safety tips 55
setup 10
power button 11, 25
problems. See troubleshooting
putting your computer to
sleep 18
72
Looking for Something?
Q
question mark, flashing 40
quitting an application 39
R
Remote Disc 17, 18
resetting password 15
Rewind key 25
right-clicking 29
rotating objects using
trackpad 30
S
safety
general instructions 54
handling information 59
important information 8
power adapter 55
screen. See display
scrolling with two fingers 28
SD card slot 27
secondary-clicking 29
serial number, locating 52
service and support 50
Setup Assistant 12
shared optical disc 17
sharing files 17
shutting down 19
sleep mode 18
software
installing DVD or CD
sharing 16
updating 49
Software Update
preferences 49
speakers 23
specifications 35
stopping
an application 39
the computer 19
storing your computer 60
support contact
information 50
System Information 50
System Preferences
customizing the desktop 14
Energy Saver 18
Software Update 49
T
three-finger swiping 31
Thunderbolt port 27
trackpad
pinching 30
rotating 30
scrolling 28
zooming 30
troubleshooting
AirPort 48
AppleCare 50
computer freezes 40
computer won’t turn on 40
connecting to partner
computer 41
display goes black 41
hardware problems 46
pointer won’t move 39
service and support 50
using AirPort 48
using Help Center 33, 50
Wi-Fi 48
turning on your computer 11
two-finger pinching 30
two-finger rotating 30
typing position 61
U
updating software 49
USB
connections 35
ports 27
V
video camera indicator light
23
video port 27
volume control keys 25
W
waking your computer 19
Wi-Fi troubleshooting 48
Z
zooming using the
trackpad 30
K
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