Apple MD387LL/A Personal Computer User Manual


 
An important note
Please read this document and the safety information in the Important
Product Information Guide carefully before you rst use your computer.
Learn more
You can nd more information, watch demos, and learn even more about
Mac mini features at www.apple.com/macmini.
Help
You can often nd answers to your questions, as well as instructions
and troubleshooting information, in Help Center. Click the Finder icon,
click Help in the menu bar, and choose Help Center.
OS X Utilities
If you have a problem with your Mac, OS X Utilities can help you repair
your computer’s hard drive, restore your software and data from a Time
Machine backup, or erase your hard drive and reinstall OS X and Apple
applications. You can also use Safari to get online help. If your Mac detects
a problem, it opens OS X Utilities automatically. Or you can open it manually
by restarting your computer while holding down the Command and R keys.
Support
Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of technical support and one year
of hardware repair warranty coverage at an Apple Retail Store or an Apple
Authorized Service Provider. Visit www.apple.com/support/macmini
for Mac mini technical support. Or call 1-800-275-2273. In Canada,
call 1-800-263-3394.
Not all features are available in all areas.
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iTunes
With iTunes, you can organize and
play your digital music and videos
on your Mac. And you can shop
the iTunes Store for new music,
movies, TV shows, books, and more.
iTunes is also where you’ll nd the
App Store for iPad, iPhone, and
iPod touch.
Click the Safari icon in the Dock
and surf the web quickly and easily
with Multi-Touch gestures. Scroll up
or down with one nger on Magic
Mouse. Swipe right and left with two
Safari web browser
ngers to go back and forth
between pages. Hold down
the Control key and scroll with
one nger to zoom in and out.
Mail
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
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 rst time you open Mail, Setup
Assistant will help you get started.
Calendar
Keep track of your busy schedule
with Calendar. 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 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.
Messages
Just log in with your Apple ID, and
you can send unlimited messages
including text, photos, videos, and
more to your friends on a Mac, iPad,
iPhone, or iPod touch. With iCloud,
you can start a conversation on one
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
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
iMovie puts all your video clips
in one place and gives you the
editing tools and special eects
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
iMovie lets you import video from
most popular digital video cameras
or your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is the best way
to nd 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
and OS X updates are available, so
you always have the latest versions.
Open the Mac App Store by clicking
its icon in the Dock.
Top Sites
Get a quick overview
of the sites you visit
most often.
Reading List
Click the glasses icon to
save pages to read later.
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 a
conversation thread.
Search
Quickly narrow search
results to nd exactly
what you want.
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.
Multiple calendars
Access all your calendars
from one place.
Calendar view
Select the view you
prefer—day, week,
month, or year.
Add an event
Double-click in a
calendar to create
a new event.
Replies in progress
Three dots mean your
friend is typing a reply.
Delivery receipts
See when your
message has arrived.
FaceTime
Start a video call
right in Messages.
*Requires FaceTime-enabled device for both caller and recipient. Not available in all areas.
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.
Event browser
Your imported videos
appear here so you
can access all your clips.
Project browser
Simply drop your clips
in a project to create
a great movie.
Always up to date
Updates to your purchased
apps and OS X appear
automatically.
Discover new apps
Browse thousands of
apps and download them
straight to Launchpad.