Index
A
AC plug 10
AC power adapter. See power
adapter
AC power cord 10
adapter, power. See power
adapter
AirPort Extreme
connecting wirelessly 11
troubleshooting 60
AppleCare 63
Apple Hardware Test 56
application freeze 52
applications
Front Row 33
iChat AV 21
iLife 32
audio out port 25
B
battery
location 21
performance 30
blinking question mark 53
brightness controls 23
built-in battery. See battery
built-in speakers 21
button, power 12, 21
C
cable modem 11
camera. See iSight video
camera
carrying your computer 72
changing
the desktop 16
password 56
System Preferences 16
checking memory 50
cleaning
the display 73
your computer 73
computer
disposal 80
freezes 53
putting to sleep 16
shutting down 17
turning on 12
won’t turn on 54
connecting to a network 11
Control-click 27
controls
brightness 23
media 23
volume 23
cord, AC power 10
D
Dashboard 23
desktop, customizing 16
discs
ejecting 56
software installation 61
supported sizes 72
display
cleaning 73
external 25
See also screen
disposing of your computer 80
Dock 31
downloading software 60
drive, SuperDrive 21
DSL modem 11
E
ejecting a disc 56
Energy Saver preferences 30
environmental impact 76
ergonomics 74
Ethernet
connecting to 11
Looking for Something?
85
port 25
Exposé key 23
external display port 25
F
F1 to F12 function keys 23
factory settings 62
Fast-forward key 23
flashing question mark 53
Force Quit 52
forward delete 27
four-finger swiping 29
Front Row application 33
frozen application 52
function (fn) key 23
H
hand positions 74
headphone port. See audio out
port
Help, finding answers 31
I
iChat AV application 21
iLife applications 32
installation instructions
memory 46
overview 8
Internet, connecting to 11
iSight video camera 21
K
keyboard
ergonomics 74
features 22
media controls 23
shortcuts 27
keys
function 23
Media Eject 23
L
light, sleep indicator 21
M
Mac Help 31
Mac OS X website 32
MagSafe power adapter. See
power adapter
MagSafe power port 25
media controls 23
Media Eject key 23
memory
checking 50
installing 46
specifications 46
mercury 80
microphone 21
migrating information 14
Migration Assistant 14
Mini DisplayPort 25
modem 11
mouse 25, 75
See also trackpad
Multi-Touch gestures 26
Mute control 23
N
network connections 59
Network Diagnostics 57
Network Setup Assistant 57
O
online resources 63
P
paging through documents
using trackpad 29
password, resetting 56
pinching to zoom 28
Play/pause key 23
plug, AC 10
power adapter
plugging in 69
port 25
using 10
power button 12, 21
problems. See troubleshooting
putting your computer to
sleep 16
Q
question mark, flashing 53
86
Looking for Something?
R
RAM. See memory
resetting your password 56
Rewind key 23
right click 27
rotating objects using
trackpad 28
S
safety
general safety
instructions 68
power adapter 69
screen
goes black 55
setting brightness 23
See also display
scrolling with two fingers 26
SDRAM specifications 46
secondary clicking and click
zone 27
security slot 25
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 37
serial number, locating 65
service and support 63
Setup Assistant 13
shutting down 17
sleep mode
indicator light 21
putting computer to
sleep 16
software
installation discs 61
updating 60
Software Update
preferences 61
speakers 21
specifications 33
stopping
an application 52
the computer 17
storing your computer 73
SuperDrive
about 21
supported disc sizes 72
swiping to move quickly
through documents 29
System Preferences
customizing the desktop 16
Energy Saver 16
Software Update 61
System Profiler 63
T
technical support 63
three-finger swiping 29
trackpad
gestures 26
location 21
shortcuts 27
troubleshooting
AirPort 60
AppleCare 64
computer freezes 53
computer won’t turn on 54
ejecting a disc 56
hardware problems 56
pointer won’t move 52
screen goes black 55
service and support 63
using Mac Help 63
turning on your MacBook 12
two-finger pinching 28
two-finger rotating 28
typing position 74
U
updating software 60
USB
connections 33
ports 25
V
video
camera indicator light 21
mini-DVI port 25
volume controls 23
W
waking your computer 17
Z
zooming using the trackpad 28
K
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