Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) User Manual
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Click the icon in the Dock, and surf
the web quickly and easily using
Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up
or down with two fingers on the
trackpad. Swipe right or left with
two fingers to go back and forth
Safari web browser
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—and
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 or out.
popular email services like Gmail,
Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail. You can
also use Mail with the free me.com
email account you get with iCloud.
The first time you open Mail, Setup
Assistant will help you get started.
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 and
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
With iTunes, you can organize and
play your digital music and videos
on your Mac. And you can shop the
iTunes Store for 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
info 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, and gives you all the
editing tools, themes, and special
effects you need to quickly turn
them into something special. You
can make great-looking movies or
even Hollywood-style movie trailers
with just a few clicks. And iMovie lets
you import video from most popular
digital video cameras, your iPad,
iPhone, 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,
all you need is your Apple ID and
email address. To start a video call,
just 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.