Apple Mac Mini Late2014 Essentials Manual

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Messages
It’s easy to stay in touch, with Messages. Connect with one or more people through text, audio, 
live photos, or video. And if you want to share files, you can do that too. (Requires an external 
microphone. Accessories are sold separately at apple.com or your local Apple Store.) 
Start a FaceTime call.Start a conversation.
Sign in and send. Sign in with your Apple ID to exchange unlimited iMessage texts—including 
text, photos, video, and more—with anyone with a Mac, iPad,...

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When a text isn’t enough. If your friend also has FaceTime, you can start a FaceTime video or 
audio chat right from a conversation in Messages. Just click Details in the message window, then 
click the Audio or Video button.
Share your screen. You can share your screen with a friend—and vice versa—and even open 
folders, create documents, and copy files by dragging them to the desktop on the shared screen. 
Click Details, then click the Screen Share button 
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Calendar
Never miss an...

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A calendar for every part of your life. Create separate calendars—for example, for home, work, 
and school—each with its own color. Choose File > New Calendar to create a calendar, then 
Control-click each calendar to choose a new color.
Share across your devices and with others. When you’re signed in to iCloud, your calendars are 
kept up to date on all your Mac computers and iOS devices. You can also share calendars with 
other iCloud users.
 Tip: If you add a location to an...

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See who’s in your photo albums. The People feature automatically organizes your photo library 
by people in your photos. The People album is arranged by how often each person appears 
in your library. Make someone a favorite by dragging their photo to the top and they’ll always 
appear at the top of the album.
See where you’ve been. Click the Places album to view your photo collection on a world map. 
You can zoom in to see exactly where you took each shot.
 Tip: You can add...

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FaceTime
Make video and audio calls from your Mac with FaceTime. (Requires an external microphone. 
Accessories are sold separately at apple.com or your local Apple Store.)
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Make a FaceTime call to Sharon.”
Video or audio only? Click the Video button to make a FaceTime video call. If it’s not convenient 
to make a video call, click the Audio button to make an audio-only call.
 Tip: While a video call is in progress, you can drag the small...

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Maps
Get directions and view locations using standard or satellite imagery. Or use Flyover to view 
select cities in 3D.
Get detailed directions, including for travel b\f mass transit.Send directions 
to \four i\bhone.Show \four current location.
Let iPhone show you the way. Click Directions to find the best route to your destination, then 
click the Share button 
 to send the directions to your iPhone for turn-by-turn voice navigation.
Get there on public transit. Maps provides...

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iBooks
Use iBooks to read and organize your library of books, and to purchase new books on your Mac.
A bookshelf right on your Mac. Browse or search all the items in your library—or click iBooks 
Store to find new books and other publications. To buy, just sign in with your Apple ID: Choose 
Store > Sign in.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Find books by Jane Austen.”
Type what you’re looking for\fView your books\f\browse curated content\f
Never lose your place or your markups. Your...

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Pages
Use the Pages app to create stunning, media-rich documents on your Mac. Open and edit 
Microsoft Word files, and easily share a link to your work in Mail or Messages, right from 
the toolbar.
Look good! Pages includes a variety of beautiful templates for flyers, newsletters, reports, and 
résumés, among others, making it easy to start your project.
Add charts, movies, and more.Share yo\fr doc\fment.Open or close the \bormat sidebar.
All your formatting tools, in one place....

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Numbers
Use Numbers to create attractive and powerful spreadsheets on your Mac. More than 30 Apple-
designed templates give you a head start creating budgets, invoices, team rosters, and more. 
Numbers can also open and export Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
 Ask Siri. Say something like: “Show spreadsheets in downloads folder.”
Start with a template—then add what you want. Select the sample text in the template, then 
type new text. To add images, drag a graphic file from your Mac...

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Keynote
Create professional, cutting-edge presentations with Keynote. Start with one of the more than 
30 predesigned themes and make it your own by adding text, new objects, and customizing the 
color scheme.
Organize visually. Use the slide navigator on the left to quickly add, delete, or rearrange slides. 
Click a slide to see it in the main window, drag a slide to change its order, or select it and press 
Delete to remove it.
Drag to reorder slides.Add objects to your...