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Congratulations, you and your MacBook Air
were made for each other.
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Say hello to your MacBook Air. www.apple.com/macbookair Built-in iSight camera and iChat Video chat with friends and family anywhere in the world. Mac Help isight Finder Browse your files like you browse your music with Cover Flow. Mac Help finder MacBook Air Multi-Touch trackpad Scroll through files, adjust images, and enlarge text Swipe Rotate using just your fingers. Mac Help trackpad Scroll Four fingers Pinch and swipe expand
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Mac OS X Leopard www.apple.com/macosx Time Machine Quick Look Spotlight Safari Automatically Instantly preview Find anything on Experience the web back up and your files. your Mac instantly. with the fastest restore your files. browser in the world. Mac Help Mac Help Mac Help quick look spotlight Mac Help time machine safari iLife ’08 www.apple.com/ilife iPhoto iMovie GarageBand iWeb Share photos on the Make a movie and Create your own Build websites with web or create books, share it on the
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Contents Chapter 1: Ready, Set Up, Go 8 Welcome 9 What’s in the Box 10 Setting Up Your MacBook Air 15 Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing 16 Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air 19 Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air 22 Putting Your MacBook Air to Sleep or Shutting It Down Chapter 2: Life with Your MacBook Air 26 Basic Features of Your MacBook Air 28 Keyboard Features of Your MacBook Air 30 Ports on Your MacBook Air 32 Using the Trackpad and
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44 Reinstalling Software Using Remote Install Mac OS X 49 Reinstalling Software Using the MacBook Air SuperDrive 50 Problems with AirPort Extreme Wireless Communication 50 Problems with Your Internet Connection 52 Keeping Your Software Up to Date 52 Learning More, Service, and Support 55 Locating Your Product Serial Number Chapter 4: Last, but Not Least 58 Important Safety Information 61 Important Handling Information 62 Understanding Ergonomics 64 Apple and the E
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1 1 Ready, Set Up, Go www.apple.com/macbookair Mac Help Migration Assistant
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Welcome Congratulations on purchasing a MacBook Air. Your MacBook Air is streamlined for portability and a completely wireless experience. Read this chapter for help getting started setting up and using your MacBook Air. Â If you know you won’t be migrating information from another Mac, and you’d like to get started using your MacBook Air right away, you can follow the Setup Assistant to set up your MacBook Air quickly. Â If you want to migrate information from another Mac or get
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® What’s in the Box AC plug AC power cord 45W MagSafe Power Adapter Important: Remove the protective film covering the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter before setting up your MacBook Air. About Optical Discs Although your MacBook Air doesn’t have an optical disc drive, it does include DVD discs with important software. You can easily access this software, as well as install applications and access data from other optical discs, using the optical disc drive on another Mac or Windows compu
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® Setting Up Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air is designed so that you can set it up quickly and start using it right away. The following pages take you through the setup process, including these tasks:  Plugging in the 45W MagSafe Power Adapter  Turning on your MacBook Air and using the trackpad  Using Setup Assistant to access a network and configure a user account and other settings  Setting up the Mac OS X desktop and preferences Step 1: Plug in the 45W MagSafe Power Adap
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To extend the reach of your power adapter, replace the AC plug with the AC power cord. First pull the AC plug up to remove it from the adapter, and then attach the included AC power cord to the adapter, making sure it is seated firmly. Plug the other end into a power outlet. When disconnecting the power adapter from an outlet or from the computer, pull the plug, not the cord. When you connect the power adapter to your MacBook Air, an indicator light on the MagSafe connector starts to
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® Step 2: Press the power (®) button briefly to turn on your MacBook Air. When you turn on the computer, you’ll hear a tone and see the sleep indicator light turn on. ® Power button Sleep indicator light Trackpad button Trackpad It takes the computer a few moments to start up. After it starts up, Setup Assistant opens automatically. If your computer doesn’t turn on, see “If your MacBook Air doesn’t turn on or start up” on page 42. 12 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Step 3: Configure your MacBook Air with Setup Assistant The first time you turn on your MacBook Air, Setup Assistant starts. Setup Assistant helps you enter your Internet information and set up a user account on your MacBook Air. You can also migrate information from another Mac during setup. Note: If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your MacBook Air, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Go to the Applications folder,
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Step 4: Customize the Mac OS X desktop and set preferences. You can quickly make the desktop look the way you want using System Preferences. Choose Apple () > System Preferences from the menu bar or click the System Preferences icon in the Dock. System Preferences is your command center for most settings on your MacBook Air. Spotlight search icon Menu bar Help menu Dock Finder icon System Preferences icon 14 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
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Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing You can partner your MacBook Air with another Mac or Windows computer that has an optical disc drive and is on the same wired or wireless network. Use this other computer to: Â Migrate information to your MacBook Air, if the other computer is a Mac (see “Migrating Information to Your MacBook Air” on page 16) Â Share the contents of DVDs or CDs or install applications (see “Sharing Discs with DVD or CD Sharing” on page 19) Â Remotely install Mac OS X (s
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If the other computer is a Windows computer or a Mac with a Mac OS X version earlier than 10.5.5, insert the Mac OS X Install DVD that came with your MacBook Air to install the DVD or CD Sharing Setup, which includes software for DVD or CD Sharing, Migration Assistant, and Remote Install Mac OS X: Â If the other computer is a Windows computer, choose “DVD or CD Sharing” from the Install Assistant that starts automatically. Â If the other computer is a Mac, double-click th
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2 On your MacBook Air, follow the Setup Assistant onscreen instructions until you get to the “Do You Already Own a Mac?” screen. Select “from another Mac” as the source of the information you want to transfer. On the next screen, choose your wireless network, and then click Continue. 3 When you see the Connect To Your Other Mac screen with a passcode displayed, do the remaining steps on the other Mac. You will enter the passcode in Migration Assistant on the other Mac. 4 On the
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6 On the other Mac, quit any other open applications and then click Continue. 7 On the other Mac, enter the six-digit passcode displayed in Setup Assistant on your MacBook Air. You can choose the items (user accounts, documents, movies, music, photos, and so on) that you want to migrate to your MacBook Air. 8 Click Continue to start the migration. Important: Don’t use the other Mac for anything else until the migration is complete. If the connection is terminated during migration
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Getting Additional Information onto Your MacBook Air Your MacBook Air comes with several applications installed, including the iLife suite. Many other applications can be downloaded from the Internet. If you want to install third-party applications from a DVD or CD, you can: Â Install applications onto your MacBook Air or share information using the optical disc drive on another Mac or Windows computer (if DVD or CD Sharing is set up and enabled). Read the next section for more
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2 On the other Mac, choose Apple () > System Preferences and then open Sharing. 3 In the Sharing panel, select “DVD or CD Sharing” in the Service list. If you want other users to request permission to share a DVD or CD, select “Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.” To enable DVD or CD Sharing, if your other computer is a Windows computer: 1 Make sure your MacBook Air and the Windows computer are on the same wireless network. 20 Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
