Right click

Click the right corner of your Apple mouse, or click with two fingers on your Apple trackpad. Yamaha styles free. You can change this in Mouse preferences and Trackpad preferences.

Scroll, swipe, click

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Settings for scroll direction, swipe gestures, and button assignments are also in Mouse and Trackpad preferences.

• When Windows 10 first arrived, nabbing a free upgrade was as simple as clicking the “Get Windows 10” notification prompt. Things are a bit different now, however. Microsoft no longer supports.
• Tip: I had to upgrade my OS X because you can't install Office for Mac with any version of OS X below 10.10. To see my tutorial on how to upgrade your OS X go here. I also had some internet interruptions on my initial download to my downloads folder and had a hard time opening the package because it did not download the full 2.6GB.

Close & resize windows

Buttons for closing, minimizing, and maximizing a window are in the upper-left corner of the window.

Change volume

Use the volume control in the menu bar, or use the volume keys on your Apple keyboard.

Change Mac settings

Looking for the Control Panel? Use System Preferences instead.

Open apps

You can also use Launchpad and the Dock to open your apps (programs).

Find files

Use Spotlight to quickly find and open apps, documents, and other files.

Browse for files

Looking for Windows File Explorer? Learn about the Finder.

Throw files away

Looking for the Recycle Bin? Use the Trash, which is in the Dock.

Rename files

Click the file once to select it, then press the Return key and type a new name. Press Return when done.

Preview files

Preview most files on your Mac using Quick Look. Click the file once to select it, then press Space bar.

Back up files

Time Machine keeps a copy of all your files, and it remembers how your system looked on any given day.

Keyboard shortcuts

Many Mac keyboard combinations use the Command (⌘) key. Learn more keys and keyboard shortcuts

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• For more information to help you get to know your Mac, use the Help menu in the Finder menu bar.
• What’s it called on my Mac? includes additional Windows and Mac terms.