Getting Started with Your MacBook

This chapter shows the readers how to set up their MacBook, navigate the macOS interface, and perform essential actions. The MacBook family consists of the powerful MacBook Pro models and the slim and lightweight MacBook Air models. The current MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models include a row of hardware function keys above the keyboard. Some MacBook Pro models have the Touch Bar instead of the hardware function keys. The chapter shows how to set up the MacBook. MacBook includes a wireless network feature that uses some of the wireless network standards called Wi-Fi. The easiest ways to give commands in macOS are by using the menus and the toolbar. MacOS's Control Center feature gives quick access to a range of frequently needed controls. The chapter also presents how to open, close, and manage windows, to put the Macbook to sleep and wake it up, and to log out, shut down, and resume.