Set up your new Mac
These simple steps will get you started. Learn how to turn on your Mac, use the setup assistant, and check for software updates.
Get your Mac up and running
Switching from Windows?
Mac ease of use is legendary. If you're coming from Windows, you can learn how to click, copy, close, and more in no time.
Get tips for Windows switchersBring your files and folders
Use Migration Assistant to copy all of your documents, apps, and settings to your new Mac from another Mac or Windows PC.
Find your way around with gestures and shortcuts
Navigate with gestures
Make your Mac do amazing things with a swipe, a tap, and a click. Navigating your Mac is easy with gestures for your trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, and mouse.
Use multi-touch gestures
Use keyboard shortcuts
Sometimes a quick press of the keys is faster than pointing and clicking. Save time with these keyboard shortcuts.
Learn handy shortcuts
Personalize your display
Quickly start a screen saver or put your display to sleep with hot corner shortcuts. You can also secure your Mac by requiring a password after the screen saver starts.
Set up screen saverCreate wonderful work with your Mac
Productivity is fun, easy, and collaborative with these powerful apps that come built into your Mac.
Your new Mac has even more to love
Pick up where you left off with Continuity
Start an email on your iPhone, and finish it on your Mac. Copy text on your Mac, and paste it on your iPad. Use your iPhone as an Instant Hotspot. You can even unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch. Continuity makes it all easy.
Stay connected with Continuity
Use Messages to keep up the conversation
You can send and receive iMessages and text messages on your Mac, just like on your iPhone. Learn how to set up Messages and keep chatting.
Use Messages with your Mac
Your photos, organized and perfected
The Photos app and iCloud Photo Library give you a beautiful way to organize and view your photos on all your Apple devices. You can also share and edit your photos with powerful, intuitive tools.
Use Photos on your Mac
Access your documents anywhere
When you store documents in iCloud Drive, you can open them on all your Apple devices and on iCloud.com. And your edits stay up to date everywhere.
Set up iCloud Drive on your MacLearn more
Get Mac Support, learn about the operating system that makes your Mac run, and brush up on the basics.
