Launchpad
Mission Control
Safari web browser
Mail
iTunes
Calendar
Messages
iPhoto
iMovie
Mac App Store
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
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 gives you
a
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
Click the Safari icon in the Dock and
surf the web quickly and easily with
Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up or
down with one finger on Magic
Mouse. Swipe right and left with
two fingers to go back and forth
between pages. Hold down the
Control key and scroll with one
finger to zoom in and out.
Mail lets you manage all your
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.
With iTunes, you can organize and
play your digital music and videos
on your Mac. And you can shop in
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.
Keep track of your busy schedule
with Calendar. You can create
separate calendars—one for home,
send invitations using contact info
from the Contacts app, then see
who has responded. Use iCloud
to update calendars on all your
devices automatically or share
calendars with other iCloud users.
Just log in with your Apple ID, and
you can send unlimited messages
including text, photos, videos, and
device and pick it up on another.
And if you want to talk to someone
face to face, you can start a video
call* just by clicking the FaceTime
icon in the top-right corner of the
Messages window.
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 puts all your video clips
in one place and gives you the
editing tools and special effects
you need to quickly turn them
into something memorable. You
can make great-looking movies
or even Hollywood-style movie
trailers with just
a
few clicks. And
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
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-
email accounts from
a
single,
iMovie lets you import video from
most popular digital video cameras,
your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch,
or the FaceTime HD camera on
your Mac.
ad-free inbox, even when you’re
not connected to the Internet. It
works with most email standards—
including POP3 and IMAP—and
another for school,
a
third for work.
more to your friends on
a
Mac, iPad,
and OS X updates are available, so
a
full-screen display of all your apps.
See all your calendars in
a
single
iPhone, or iPod touch. With iCloud,
you always have the latest versions.
Open the Mac App Store by clicking
its icon in the Dock.
Arrange apps any way you want,
and go anywhere with just
a
click.
window or choose to see only the
calendars you want. Create and
you can start
a
conversation on one
Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad
icon in the Dock.
Folders
Open Mission Control
Click the Mission Control
icon in the Dock.
Dashboard
Located at the top
left for easy access.
Add desktop spaces
Click the button
to the right of the top
row to add new space.
Reading List
Click the glasses icon to
save pages to read later.
Top Sites
Get quick overview
of the sites you visit
Full-screen view
Click the full-screen button
to go full screen.
One-stop email
View all your accounts in
Mail for one-click access.
Conversation view
See all the email
messages from
conversation thread.
Search
iTunes Store
Discover and buy new music,
movies, and more.
Genius Mixes
Multiple calendars
Access multiple calendars
from one place.
Calendar view
Add an event
Double-click in
calendar to create
Replies in progress
Three dots mean your
Delivery receipts
See when your
message has arrived.
FaceTime
Start video call
right in Messages.
Events
Double-click any Event
to browse photos.
Faces
Create
Create books,
cards, and calendars.
Project browser
Simply drop your
Event browser
Discover new apps
Always up to date
Updates to your purchased
apps and OS X appear
automatically.
Group apps in folders
by dragging one app
on top of another.
+
a
Quickly narrow search
results to find exactly
what you want.
Let iTunes search your music
library and group songs that
go great together.
Select the view you
prefer—day, week,
month, or year.
a
a
iPhoto can even organize
your photos based on
who’s in them.
Your imported videos
appear here so you
can access all your clips.
Browse thousands of
apps and download them
straight to Launchpad.
a
friend is typing
a
reply.
clips in
to create a
a
project
great movie.
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most often.
a
new event.
*
Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.
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