Apple Z0MF Laptop User Manual


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15Chapter 1 Ready, Set Up, Go
Important:  YoucansetanoptiontoresetyourpasswordinUsers&Groups
preferences,incaseyouforgetyourloginpassword.Forhelpwithsystempreferences,
openHelpCenterandsearchfor“systempreferences”orforthespecicpreferenceyou
wanthelpfor.
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MacAppStoreortheInternet.If
youwanttoinstallthird-partyapplicationsfromaDVDorCD,youcan:
 InstallapplicationsontoyourMacBookAirorshareinformationusingtheopticaldisc
driveonanotherMacorPC(ifDVDorCDSharingissetupandenabled).Formore
information,seethenextsection.
 AttachtheMacBookAirSuperDrive(anexternalUSBopticaldiscdriveavailable
separatelyatwww.apple.com/store)totheUSBportonyourMacBookAir,and
insertyourinstallationdisc.
Setting Up DVD or CD Sharing
YoucanpartneryourMacBookAirwithanotherMacorPCthathasanopticaldisc
driveandisonthesamewiredorwirelessnetwork.Usethisothercomputerto:
 MigrateinformationtoyourMacBookAiraftersetupusingMigrationAssistant
(forinformationaboutusingMigrationAssistant,openHelpCenterandsearchfor
“MigrationAssistant”)
 SharethecontentsofDVDsorCDsorinstallapplications(seethenextsection)
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