MacBook User Guide: A to Z for Beginners

You just bought a MacBook and may not know all the great features that make it easier to use. This article is for you! Let’s explore simple, A-to-Z MacBook instructions for beginners!

1. How to Create a Guest Account on Your MacBook

A guest account helps maximize your account security. This is especially useful if you want to let friends or family borrow your MacBook. This is why many users love Apple—they always find ways to help users protect their personal information effectively!

Creating a Guest Account

2. How to Type in Vietnamese on Your MacBook

For Vietnamese users, typing in Vietnamese is essential. If you’re struggling to set up Vietnamese typing on your MacBook, check out this guide!

Setting up Vietnamese Typing

3. Common Keyboard Shortcuts on Your MacBook

Keyboard shortcuts help you work faster. Apple provides many shortcuts for MacBook users. You can use keyboard shortcuts for: – Safari Web Browser Shortcuts: + Command + T: Open a new tab. + Command + Shift + T: Reopen the last closed tab. + Command + Shift + N: Open a new incognito tab. – Screenshot Shortcuts: + Command + Shift + 3: Capture the entire screen. + Command + Shift + 4: Capture a selected area. + Command + Shift + 4 + Spacebar: Capture a specific application window. – Quick Room Feature Actions: + Command + Option + 8: Quickly zoom in. + Command + Option + Plus Key: Zoom in to your desired level.

Common Keyboard Shortcuts on MacBook – Other Useful Shortcuts: + Option + Delete: Delete the previous word. + Shift + Option + Left/Right Arrow Key: Quickly select (highlight) words. + Command + H: Hide the active window.

4. How to Set a Keyboard Shortcut to Quickly Lock Your MacBook Screen

This is a useful guide for when you need to quickly lock your screen. Quickly locking your screen protects your computer information, even in emergencies.

Quickly Locking Your MacBook Screen

5. How to Unzip Files on Your MacBook

To easily share and move data, users often compress files to reduce file size, increase transfer speed, and improve security. If you’ve received a compressed file and don’t know how to open it, see the instructions below!

Unzipping Files on Your MacBook

6. How to Schedule Your MacBook to Turn On and Off

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many elementary school students had to attend online classes from home. Parents found it challenging to work and supervise their children. If you know how to schedule your MacBook to turn on and off, supervising children becomes much easier. Your computer will turn on and off according to the children’s school schedule, preventing excessive computer use.

Scheduling Your MacBook to Turn On and Off

7. How to View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on Your MacBook

Viewing saved Wi-Fi passwords is a basic feature of any electronic device, making it easier to share Wi-Fi passwords. Let’s see how to view Wi-Fi passwords on your MacBook!

Viewing Saved Wi-Fi Passwords

8. How to Activate Paper Tape in the Calculator App on Your MacBook

Paper Tape is a hidden feature in the Calculator app that displays all entered calculations on a small virtual white paper, similar to scratch paper. This helps you quickly check your results.

Activating Paper Tape in the Calculator

9. How to Easily Download Videos from YouTube on Your MacBook

YouTube is currently the largest and highest-quality video social networking site. YouTube offers many entertaining, educational, and sharing videos that help users relieve daily stress. If you need to be somewhere without internet access but still want entertainment, don’t worry! Here’s how to easily download videos from YouTube on your MacBook. Quick Installation Guide: Download the installer from ClickToFlash> Open the installer> Select Continue (three times)> Select Install> Enter your computer account and password. Quick Download Guide: Go to YouTube> Right-click on the video you want to download (while the video is playing)> Download video or Download video as.

Downloading Videos from YouTube on Your MacBook

10. Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for MacBook Users

Similar to keyboard shortcuts, these shortcuts help you perform actions faster. They also help you shut down or lock your computer if it freezes or lags. Some basic shortcuts include: – Quit an application: Command + Q. – Close the active application window: Command + W. – Open a new tab: Command + T. – Force quit an application: Command + Option + ESC. – Find a word or phrase: Command + F. – Launch Quick Look: Command + Y.

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts on MacBook

11. Tips for New MacBook Users

– How to Set up Double-Sided Printing on Your MacBook: Open the file you want to print> Select File> Select Print> Select your printer> Select Show Details> Check Two-Sided> Select Layout> Select your printing layout.

Setting up Double-Sided Printing on Your MacBook – Saving Battery Power: You can save battery power on your MacBook in several ways, such as turning off automatic updates, turning off location services when not in use, reducing screen brightness, and checking for battery-draining apps.

Battery Saving Tips for Your MacBook – Batch Resize Images with Automator on Your MacBook: Open Automator> Select New Document> Select Services> Select Choose> In Services receives selected, select Image files> Select Files and Folders> In the second column, drag the Get Specified Finder Items item to the adjacent page> Select Photos> In the second column, drag the Scale Images item to the adjacent page>Select the desired size> Select File> Select Save.

Batch Resizing Images with Automator on Your MacBook Hopefully, after reading this article, new Apple users will be able to use their MacBooks more proficiently. Thank you for reading, and see you in the next article!