MacBook Help

MacBook support from Apple

• How to turn on or turn off your Mac
• Manage windows on Mac
• Use multi-touch gestures
• Get to know the Finder on your Mac
• Organize files in folders
• Use the Dock on Mac
• Customize Mac System Preferences
• Use Launchpad to view and open apps
• Use Split Screen View
• Mac keyboard shortcuts
• Batteries: Maximize performance
• Check for Wi-Fi issues
• Use accessibility features on Mac
• Mac Help (online manual)

YouTube Tutorials

• Apple Support Channel
• Mac tutorial for PC users/beginners (15:42)
• Mac Finder Overview (8:26)
• Organize Your Mac Files and Folders, Part 1 (8:42)
• Organize Your Mac Files and Folders, Part 2 (9:31)
• How to add a printer at home on an NPS MacBook (1:53)

OS X Basics

• Navigating OS X (3 pages)
• Common computer tasks (4 pages)
• Finding files on your computer
• Working with files
• Opening files with different applications
• Mac keyboard shortcuts
• Taking screenshots

Mac OS programs: these do not require internet access!

Calculator

• How to use Calculator on a Mac
• Scientific Calculator & Programmer Calculator
• Mac OS X Calculator (2:19)

Dictation & Text to Speech

• Use your voice to enter text on your Mac
• Use Dictation commands
• How to use Dictation on a Mac (2:08)
• Have your Mac speak text that's on the screen
• Tips & Tricks: Dictation & Speech (2:59)

Dictionary

• Apple’s Dictionary is cooler than you think

GarageBand

• GarageBand Help
• GarageBand for Beginners (5 videos)
• GarageBand: Learn to play guitar or piano

Grapher

• Getting started with Grapher
• Mac OS X Grapher
• Taming complex numbers in Grapher
• How to use your Mac as a graphing calculator
• Grapher (6 videos)
• How to use Grapher(2:53)

iBooks

• iBooks Help
• Getting Started with iBooks
• iBooks and Taking Notes (2:33)
• Sync iBooks between Mac and iOS

iMovie

• iMovie Help
• iMovie Tutorials (6 videos)

iWork

• Pages
• Keynote
• Numbers

Notes

• Notes for Mac: Write and edit notes
• How to use Apple’s new Notes app to organize your thoughts

PhotoBooth

• PhotoBooth Tips

Photos

• Use Photos on your Mac
• Photos Help
• Tricks to Organize Your Photos (20:03)

Preview

• Preview overview
• Use the Preview app to view and edit images and PDFs
• Highlight, underline, and strike out text in a PDF
• Annotate a PDF in Preview
• Fill out and sign PDF forms in Preview
• Image editing on a Mac with Preview (15:04)

QuickTime

• QuickTime Player: Play, record, edit, & share audio & video files
• Screencast for Beginners: QuickTime(3:59)
• Quicktime Audio Recording (2:25)
• QuickTime 7.2 User Guide

Stickies

• How to use Stickies on a Mac
• How to use Sticky Notes on a Mac

TextEdit

• Using TextEdit for casual word processing(4:38)
• HTML Tutorial Using TextEdit (7:14)

Tips & Tricks

• How to right click on a Mac (1:48)
• Split screen view
• Mac keyboard shortcuts
• Type accents, emoji, and symbols
• How to take a screenshot on your Mac
• Convert Text to Spoken Audio
• Create ePub Files in Pages