Hello Mac Mini User Guide
- June 7, 2024
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Mac Mini
Quick Start Guide
Welcome to your new Mac mini.
Let us show you around.
This guide shows you what’s on your Mac, helps you set it up, and gets you up
and running with tips for the apps you’ll use every day.
To learn more about ports and connectors, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT2494.
Let’s get started
Press the power button to start up your Mac mini, and Setup Assistant guides
you through a few simple steps to get you up and running. It walks you through
connecting to your Wi-Fi network and creating a user account and it can even
transfer your documents, email, photos, music, and movies to your new Mac from
another Mac or PC.
Sign in with your Apple ID in Setup Assistant. This sets up your account in
the Mac App Store and the iTunes Store, and in apps like Messages and
FaceTime, so they’re ready the first time you open them. It also sets up
iCloud, so apps such as Mail, Contacts, Calendar, and Safari have all your
latest information. If you don’t have an Apple ID, create one in Setup
Assistant.
To learn more about transferring files to your new Mac, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT6408.
Get to know your desktop
The desktop is where you can find everything and do anything on your Mac. The Dock at the bottom of the screen is a 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. Click the Finder icon to get to all your files and folders.
The menu bar at the top has 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. You can also find anything on your Mac and look up information using Spotlight.
Find the app you want
Your Mac comes with great apps you can use to make the most of your photos,
create documents, browse the web, and more. Use Launchpad to easily find all
the apps on your Mac. Arrange apps any way you want and even group them in
folders.
Find new apps on the Mac App Store. When you download an app you like, it
appears in Launchpad. The Mac App Store lets you know when app and OS X
updates are available and can update them automatically.
Be up to date across all your devices
iCloud lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and
more from your Mac, iOS devices, and even your PC. It keeps everything up to
date automatically.
Create a Pages document, take a photo, or buy a song with one device, and it’s
instantly available on all the others. With iCloud Drive, you can store your
files in iCloud and organize them any way you like. Family Sharing makes it
easy to share family members’ iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
purchases. iCloud helps you locate and protect your Mac if you misplace it. To
choose the iCloud features you want, click System Preferences in the Dock and
click iCloud.
Use your Mac and iOS devices together
When you sign in to iCloud on your Mac and iOS devices* they recognize when they’re near each other, enabling amazing features. You can make and receive iPhone calls on your Mac, using your Mac as a speakerphone. SMS messages sent to your iPhone appear in Messages on your Mac, so you can keep track of all your conversations. With Instant Hotspot, your Mac can automatically use the personal hotspot on your iPhone. And with Handoff, you can start an activity on your Mac and pick it up right where you left off on your iOS device—and vice versa.
iPhone calls
Make an iPhone call or send a text message by clicking a phone number on your
Mac.
Handoff
An app icon appears in the Dock when an activity is handed off to your Mac.
*Requires a device running iOS 8. Your Mac and iOS device must be signed in to the same iCloud account.
Safari
Safari is the best way to surf the web on your Mac. Just click in the Smart Search field and see icons for your favorite websites, or type a search term or web address—Safari knows the difference and will send you to the right place. You can save pages to your Reading List to read later and check out Shared Links for pages posted by people you follow on Twitter and LinkedIn. The Tab view organizes all of your tabs and makes it easy to locate the one you’re looking for.
Mail lets you manage all your email accounts from a single, ad-free inbox. It works with popular email services like iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and AOL Mail. With Mail Drop, large attachments are automatically uploaded to iCloud. And Markup lets you fill out and sign forms or annotate a PDF. The first time you open Mail, Setup Assistant helps you get started.
Calendar
Keep track of your busy schedule with Calendar. You can create separate calendars—one for home, another for school, and a third for work. See all your calendars in a single window, or choose to see just the ones you want. Create and send invitations to events, then see who has responded. Add a location to an event, and the Calendar will include a map, calculate travel time, and even display the weather forecast. Use iCloud to automatically update calendars on all your devices or share calendars with other iCloud users.
Maps
Explore new destinations and get directions on your Mac with Maps. View locations using standard or satellite imagery, or use Flyover to soar through select cities in photorealistic 3D. You can look up information for local points of interest like restaurants and hotels, and Maps shows you phone numbers, photos, and even Yelp reviews. Once you find your destination, Maps provides point-to-point directions that you can send to your iPhone for turn- by-turn voice navigation.
Spotlight
Spotlight is an easy way to find anything on your Mac—documents, contacts, apps, messages, and more. No matter what you’re doing on your Mac, you can access Spotlight through its menu icon or by using the Command-Space keyboard shortcut. Just start typing, and Spotlight shows you rich previews of your results. You can use Spotlight to look up information from sources like Wikipedia, Bing, news, Maps, movies, and more,* and to convert currencies and units of measure.
*Not all features are available in all areas.
iTunes
iTunes makes it easy to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, and more on your Mac. iTunes includes the iTunes Store, where you can find classics or new favorites. It also includes iTunes Radio, a great way to discover music.
iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand
iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand give you amazing ways to create and share your photos, movies, and music. iPhoto helps you organize your library by Faces, Places, and Events, and create gorgeous photo books, cards, and calendars. iMovie lets you turn your home videos into beautiful movies and epic Hollywood-style trailers. And GarageBand has everything you need to learn to play an instrument, write music, or record a song.
iPhoto
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
Create stunning documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your Mac. Beautiful templates give you a great head start—simply add your own words and photos. And customizing everything is a snap with the context-sensitive Format Panel. You can even open and edit Microsoft Office files. And you can quickly and easily share a link to your work with Mail or Messages, right from your toolbar.
An important note
Please read this document and the safety information in the Important Product
Information Guide carefully before you first use your computer.
Learn more
You can find more information, watch demos, and learn even more about Mac mini
features at www.apple.com/mac-mini.
H elp
You can often find answers to your questions, as well as instructions and
troubleshooting information, in Mac Help. Click the Finder icon, click Help in
the menu bar, and choose Mac Help. You can also use Safari to get online help
at www.apple.com/support.
OS X Utilities
If you have a problem with your Mac, OS X Utilities can help you restore your
software and data from a Time Machine backup or reinstall OS X and Apple apps.
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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References
- Identify the ports on your Mac - Apple Support
- Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support
- Mac mini - Apple
- Official Apple Support
- Mac mini - Official Apple Support