Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) User Manual

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Click the icon in the Dock to open

Safari, and surf the web using

Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up

or down with two fingers on the

trackpad. Swipe with two fingers

on the trackpad to go back and

Safari web browser

Mail

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

forth 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 and out.

popular email services such as

Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL Mail.

The first time you open Mail, Setup

Assistant will help you get started.

You can also manage your mail

from iCloud.

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. 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

iTunes organizes and plays your

digital music and video on your Mac.

The iTunes Store lets you buy 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

information 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 so you can quickly

turn them into great-looking

movies or even Hollywood-style

movie trailers in just a few clicks.

It has all the editing tools, themes,

and special effects you need to

turn your photos and videos into

something amazing. And iMovie

lets you import video from most