Become familiar with the MacBook desktop features and basic options

MacBook Desktop Features

Once your Mac has finished booting up, you'll see the Finder and your default desktop picture. You can further customize your MacBook desktop by clicking the Apple symbol on the menu bar and selecting System Preferences.

You can transfer files, applications, and user accounts from one Mac to another by using Setup Assistant. Just follow the prompts to migrate information from another Mac computer. You can do this either with an Ethernet cable connecting both computers directly or by connecting both computers to the same network wirelessly.

Just make sure to run your software update on your new computer so that everything is up to date, and then, during the transfer, do not use the other Mac for anything until the download is complete.

If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start your computer, you can do it later using Migration Assistant from the Applications > Utilities menu.

Menu bar - The menu bar at the top of your screen contains several menus: the Apple menu, the Finder or application menu, status menus, and the Spotlight menu.
Desktop - The desktop is the main surface area on your computer screen and what you will see every time you boot up your computer. You can change the default picture to anything you like.
Dock - The Dock is the area at the bottom of the screen that contains shortcuts to applications and documents that you use most often. Click an application's icon on the Dock to launch it.

Navigate

MacBooks use a trackpad for navigation instead of the more traditional mouse used by desktop computers. The trackpad can take some getting used to but operates similarly to the mouse.

To use a trackpad, place a finger on the pad and move it around on the surface; you will see the cursor on your screen move in the direction that you move your finger. To select an item, click the trackpad button once; to open the item, double-click the button.

More options are available by using the "right-click" function of a mouse; to right-click with the trackpad, hold down the control key on the keyboard while clicking the trackpad button. If you do a lot of mouse-related activities on your computer (like photo editing or gaming), you might want to add a USB mouse instead of always using the trackpad.

Also, not all new MacBooks have a trackpad button. Instead, you can tap anywhere on the trackpad and get the same result! You can also secondary click by tapping the trackpad with two fingers instead. In the Trackpad pane, check Tap Trackpad Using Two Fingers for Secondary Click.

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