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To get started using your iBook, plug in the power adapter and connect a phone cord from a wall jack to the modem port. Then press the power button and follow the onscreen guide to connect to the Internet. Read on to learn more about using your iBook: 2 Your iBook at a glance 4 Mac OS X basics 8 What you can do with your iBook 10 Listen to music on your computer or on the go 12 Make your own movie or watch a movie on DVD 14 Search the Internet 16 Get more out of the Internet 18 Send and receive
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Your iBook at a glance Your computer has these built-in features: Volume and Built-in microphone brightness controls Record sound or control Adjust sound volume and your computer with screen brightness. spoken commands. Two built-in stereo speakers Listen to music, movies, ® Power button games, and multimedia. Turn your computer on, put it to sleep, or shut it down. Optional AirPort wireless Internet Media Eject (F12) key and networking Press and hold to eject (underneath keyboard) a CD or
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FireWire Kensington Reset button To learn more about your iBook’s features: security slot Connect a digital video Use during m Choose Mac Help from the Help menu. camera and use it to Attach a lock and cable troubleshooting to restart Then click Go under “iBook at a glance.” to prevent theft. create your own desktop your computer. movies. You can also connect FireWire hard Modem disks, printers, and more. Audio/video port Connect to the Internet, Connect headphones or browse the World Wide exte
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Mac OS X basics The Macintosh desktop is your starting place. Apple menu Modem status Use to change system settings, open Use this menu to connect to and recent items, and restart or shut down your disconnect from the Internet using computer. To see the menu, click the apple a dialup modem. () in the menu bar. Toolbar button Click to show or hide the toolbar. Window buttons Click the red button to close the window, the yellow one to minimize it into the Dock, and the green one to resize it.
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Application menu Shows the name of the application you’re using. Use to set preferences or quit applications (other than the Finder). Disc This appears when a CD or DVD is in the disc drive. Application Double-click the icon to Applications are software see what’s on the disc. programs (such as a To eject a disc, press and game or word processor) hold the Media Eject ( ) that you use with your key on the keyboard. computer. Double-click an application’s icon to open the application. Folder Fo
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Change the Mac OS to suit your preferences. There are lots of ways to customize Mac OS X. To change Finder settings, choose Preferences from the Finder menu. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu to change most of your computer’s settings. To select a desktop background picture, open To change the size of System Preferences and the Dock or move it to click Desktop. a different place, open System Preferences and click Dock. To change icon sizes or the background of a Finder window,
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Click the icons in the Dock or toolbar to find and open files and applications. Drag applications, . files, and folders into the Dock for one-click access. To set up the toolbar the way you want it, choose Customize Toolbar from the Finder’s View menu, then drag items to the toolbar. Press a folder icon to see its contents and open items in it. This side of the Dock shows application icons. This side of the Dock The triangle indicates the shows files, windows, application is open. Drag this b
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What you can do with your iBook Not sure how to get the most out of your new iBook? Read on for a few ideas. Make your own CDs. Use iTunes to transfer music from your CD collection. If your iBook has a CD-RW or Combo drive, burn your own music CDs. Transfer music to an iPod or other MP3 player to listen on the go. Make a movie. Shoot video on a DV camcorder and import it into iMovie . Then rearrange, edit, polish, and add titles and soundtracks. Connect to the Internet to send email and browse
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The iBook is your digital hub. Send digital photos to Import and edit friends and family. homemade movies. Send email and surf the 'Net. Put 1,000 songs in your pocket. Watch DVD movies. Listen to music and burn your own CDs. 9
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Listen to music on your computer or on the go. Use iTunes to create a library of music and make your own CDs. Library Burn CDs Your collection of If your iBook has a songs, imported from CD-RW or Combo drive, your own audio CDs or make your own audio downloaded from the CDs that play in standard Internet. Easily browse CD players. or search for music. Playlists Radio Tuner Make personalized Choose from hundreds playlists using songs of Internet radio from your Library. stations – jazz, rock,
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If you have an iPod, you can transfer up to 1,000 songs. Connect iPod using the FireWire cable included with iPod. 1. iTunes automatically transfers your music Library to iPod. Unplug 2. iPod. Browse for a song on iPod and 3. press the Play button. To learn more about iPod: m Open iTunes and choose iPod Help from the Help menu. m Go to www.apple.com/ipod 11
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Make your own movie or watch a movie on DVD. Use iMovie to edit video from a digital video camera. Shoot video You can export . . with a digital video your finished camera. Then movie to a connect the tape in your DV camera using a camera or to a 6-pin to 4-pin QuickTime file. FireWire cable and import your clips. Shelf Clips appear here when iMovie monitor you import them. Move Preview your movie or clips to the viewer view video from a to make them part of connected DV camera. your movie. Edi
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If your computer has a DVD drive or Combo drive, you can watch DVD movies. To learn more about DVD Player: m Choose DVD Player Help from the Help menu. Insert a DVD video disc. DVD Player Use the controller to play the movie 1. opens automatically. 2. or see the DVD’s special features. 13
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Search the 2 2 Internet. If you know the Internet address, you can go there directly. If you have a dialup connection, you can use . the modem status icon (W) to connect to and disconnect from the Internet. To learn more about Internet Explorer: m Open Internet Explorer and choose 1 1 Internet Explorer Help from the Help menu. Click the icon in the Dock to open Type the Internet address and press 1. Internet Explorer. 2. Return on your keyboard. 14
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2 3 Or you can search the Internet with Sherlock. Click the other buttons to find people, read the . news, shop, and more. Click the hard disk icon to search the files on . your computer. 1 Click the icon in the Dock to Click the Search button ( ). Then 1. open Sherlock. 3. double-click an item in the list of sites. Click the Internet icon and type 2. a question in the search field. 15
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Get more out of the Internet with iTools. iTools is a suite of Internet services integrated into Mac OS X. iDisk Your own storage space on Apple’s Internet server. Share photos, movies, and other files over the Internet. Access your files from another Macintosh or PC. HomePage Build a personal Web site in three easy steps. Create a photo album, publish an iMovie, post your résumé, and more. Anyone can view your site on the World Wide Web. iCards Send an elegant iCard, just right for any occa
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Store pictures, movies, documents, and other files remotely. To access your files from another . computer, log into your iTools account at 1 www.apple.com/itools Anyone can access the files in your Public folder. . To find out how to use pictures and other . files from your iDisk to create a personal Web site, go to www.apple.com/itools and click the HomePage icon. 2 Choose iDisk from Drag files to a folder on your iDisk 1. the Go menu. 2. to copy them. 17
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Send and receive email. Follow these steps to create and send a message. To check for new messages, click Get Mail. . To view a message, click its subject. If you entered email information or got a . Mac.com account when you first turned on your computer, Mail is already set up. To set up a new email account, choose Preferences from the Mail menu, then click Accounts. 1 Click the Mail icon in the Dock 1. to open the Mail application. 18
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To learn more about Mail: m Open Mail, then choose Mail Help from the Help menu. m Go to www.apple.com/macosx/applications/ 2 mail.html 3 To create a new email message, Type the email address and a 2. click Compose. 3. subject. Then type your message and click Send. 19
