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When you start your Mac mini for the rst time, Setup Assistant helps you
get going. Just follow a few simple steps to quickly connect to your Wi-Fi
network, transfer your stu from another Mac or a PC, and create a user
account for your Mac.
You’ll also be able to log in with your Apple ID. This allows you to shop the
App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Online Store. It lets you keep in touch
using Messages and FaceTime. And it lets you access iCloud, which is
automatically set up on your Mac in apps like Mail, Contacts, and Calendar.
If you don’t have an Apple ID, you can create one in Setup Assistant.
Get to know your desktop
The desktop is where you can nd everything and do anything on your Mac.
The Dock at the bottom is a handy place to keep the apps you use most. It’s
also where you can open System Preferences, which lets you customize your
desktop and other settings on your Mac. Click the Finder icon to quickly get
to all your les and folders.
The menu bar at the top has lots of useful information about your Mac.
To check the status of your wireless Internet connection, click the Wi-Fi icon.
Your Mac automatically connects to the network you chose during setup.
Hello.
iCloud
iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, calendars, and more. And
it wirelessly pushes them to your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and even
your PC. All without docking or syncing. So when you buy a song on one
device, it’s instantly available on all your other devices. When you adjust
your calendar, all your devices stay up to date. And with Photo Stream,
your latest photos appear everywhere you want to see them, automatically.
To customize your iCloud settings, open the Apple menu, choose System
Preferences, and click iCloud. Then sign in with your Apple ID and choose
the iCloud features you want to use.
Quick Start Guide
Let’s get moving
It’s easy to move les like documents, email, photos, music, and movies
to your new Mac from another Mac or a PC. The rst time you start your
new Mac, it walks you through the process step by step. All you have to
do is follow the onscreen instructions.
If your Mac mini shipped with OS X Server, the Server application will
open and walk you through the conguration process.
Help
menu
Dock
Menu
bar
Bluetooth
status
Finder
System
Preferences
Launchpad
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.
Welcome to your new Mac mini. We’d like to show you around.
Removable panel
USB 3
Built-in
power supply
HDMI
Audio in/out
Thunderbolt
Gigabit
Ethernet
Power
button
FireWire 800 SD card slot
AC power
cord
HDMI to DVI
adapter
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.
Wi-Fi
status
Open Launchpad
Click the Launchpad
icon in the Dock.
Folders
Group apps in folders
by dragging one app
on top of another.