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Get an Apple ID. Your Apple ID is the account you use for just about everything you do with
Apple, including buying or subscribing to music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store,
getting books from the iBooks Store, downloading apps from the App Store, and storing your
content in iCloud.
If you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one (it’s free). Choose Apple menu >
System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Create Apple ID.
Set up iCloud on your MacBook Air. With iCloud, you can store all of your content—documents,
movies, music, photos, and more—in the cloud, and access it anywhere you go.
To set up iCloud, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud. In the window that
appears, enter your Apple ID and password. Then select the features you want to use. To nd out
more, see Access all your content anywhere with iCloud.
Important: Be sure to use the same Apple ID for iCloud on all your devices.
Find your way around
The desktop
The rst thing you see on your MacBook Air is the desktop, where you can organize your les,
quickly open apps, search for anything on your MacBook Air and the web, and more.
Help menu Menu bar The desktop
System Preferences icon
Finder icon Dock
Tip: Can’t nd the pointer? To magnify it temporarily, move your nger back and forth on the
trackpad. Or, if you’re using a mouse, slide it back and forth.
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