Mac mini Essentials Look around your new Mac Get a quick intro to the ports, connectors, accessories, and other features of your Mac mini. Take a tour of Mac mini Want to get started? After you connect a display, keyboard, and mouse or trackpad, press the power button on the back of your Mac mini. Follow the Setup Assistant prompts, and you’re up and running.
Stay in sync Access your documents, photos, contacts, and more across all your devices with iCloud. And use your Mac mini with your iOS and iPadOS devices to make phone calls, copy and paste across devices, or create an Instant Hotspot. Use your Mac mini with iCloud and Continuity Unleash your creativity Your Mac mini comes with apps for everything you want to do. Edit and share your photos. Enjoy music, books, movies, and more. Create presentations.
To explore Mac mini Essentials, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field. You can also download the guide from Apple Books (where available). If you need more help, visit the Mac mini Support website. Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions.
Mac mini at a glance Take a tour of Mac mini Note: This guide is for the current Mac mini. If you’re not sure which Mac mini you have or want to find information about other models, see the Apple Support article Identify your Mac mini model. Your Mac mini is packed with advanced technologies. Power button: Press to turn on your Mac mini. (Choose Apple menu turn off your Mac mini, or Apple menu > Shut Down to > Sleep to put it to sleep.
Cable Type 1 Gbit/s 2.5 Gbit/s 5 Gbit/s 10 Gbit/s Category 5e Not supported Category 6 Up to 55 m (180 feet) Category 6a Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports: Transfer data at Thunderbolt / USB 4 speeds, (up to 40 Gbps) and connect a display (such as the Pro Display XDR), docking stations, and RAID arrays. The ports can also charge devices, such as an iPad or a rechargeable trackpad or keyboard. Mac mini models with Intel processors have four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports instead. HDMI 2.
Accessories are sold separately at apple.com, your local Apple Store, or other resellers. Use adapters with your Mac mini The following Apple adapters are available to connect external devices, displays, and more to the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports on your Mac mini. Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter: Connect your Mac mini to Thunderbolt 2 devices or a Thunderbolt display. USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter: Connect your Mac mini to an HDMI device, while also connecting a standard USB device.
For other Mac mini models, the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports on your Mac mini are managed by two controllers—one for the two ports on the left, and one for the two ports on the right. You can connect one 5K display using a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port, or up to three 4K displays using two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports and the HDMI 2.0 port.
Get started Set up your Mac mini The first time your Mac mini starts up, Setup Assistant walks you through the simple steps needed to start using your new Mac. Tip: Press the Escape key to hear how to set up your Mac using VoiceOver. Press Command-Option-F5 to view accessibility options. To learn more, see Accessibility on your Mac. Choose a country or region to set the language and time zone for your Mac. You can respond to all the prompts, or skip some and choose “Set up later” when you see that option.
Transfer information: If you’re setting up a new computer and you haven’t previously set up a Mac, click “Don’t transfer any information now.” If you want to transfer your data from another computer now or later, see Transfer your data to your new Mac mini. Sign in with your Apple ID: Your Apple ID consists of an email address and a password. It’s the account you use for everything you do with Apple—including using the App Store, Apple TV app, Apple Book Store, iCloud, Messages, and more.
Tip: If you’re new to Mac, see the Apple Support articles Mac tips for Windows switchers and What’s it called on my Mac?. And you can view the Mac Basics Quick Tour to learn more. Apple Account on Mac Your Apple ID is an account that lets you access all Apple services. Use your Apple ID to download apps from the App Store; access media in Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV, and Apple Books; keep your content up to date across devices using iCloud; set up a Family Sharing group; and more.
Update account, security, and payment information. In System Preferences, click Apple ID, then select an item in the sidebar to review and update the information associated with your account. Overview: The Overview pane lets you know if your account is set up and working properly—if not, you see tips and notifications here. Name, Phone, Email: Update the name and contact information associated with your Apple ID. You can also manage Apple email newsletter subscriptions.
iCloud: Select the checkbox next to an iCloud feature to turn the feature on. When you turn on an iCloud feature, your content is stored in iCloud and not locally on your Mac, so you can access it on any device with iCloud turned on and signed in with the same Apple ID. Media & Purchases: Manage the accounts linked to Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV, and Apple Books; select purchasing settings; and manage your subscriptions. See all your devices.
Find your way around The desktop, menu bar, and Help on your Mac The first thing you see on your Mac mini is the desktop, where you can quickly open apps, search for anything on your Mac mini and the web, organize your files, and more. Tip: Can’t find the pointer on the screen? To magnify it temporarily, slide the mouse back and forth quickly. Menu bar. The menu bar runs along the top of the screen. Use the menus on the left side to choose commands and perform tasks in apps.
App menu. You can have multiple apps and windows open at the same time. The name of the app that’s active appears in bold to the right of the Apple menu , followed by that app’s unique menus. If you open a different app or click an open window in a different app, the name of the app menu changes to that app and the menus in the menu bar change along with it. If you’re looking for a command in a menu and can’t find it, check the app menu to see if the app you want is active. Help menu.
Sync devices. When you connect a device like an iPhone or iPad, you can see it in the Finder sidebar. From there you can back up, update, and restore your device. Gallery View. With Gallery View, you can see a large preview of your selected file, so you can visually identify your images, video clips, and other documents. The Preview pane shows information to help you identify the file you want. Use the scrubber bar at the bottom to quickly locate what you’re looking for.
Quick Actions. At the bottom right of the Preview pane are shortcuts that let you manage and edit files directly in the Finder. You can rotate an image, annotate or crop an image in Markup, combine images and PDFs into a single file, trim audio and video files, or create custom actions through Automator workflows (for example, watermarking a file). To show the Preview pane options in the Finder, choose View > Show Preview.
Open an app or file. Click an app icon in the Dock, or click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to see all the apps on your Mac, then click the app you want. You can also search for an app using Spotlight (in the top-right corner of the menu bar), then open the app directly from your Spotlight search results. Recently opened apps appear in the center section of the Dock. Close an app. When you click the red dot in the top-left corner of an open window, the window closes but the app stays open.
Notification Center on your Mac Notification Center has been redesigned to keep all of your important information, reminders, and widgets in one convenient place. Get details about calendar events, stocks, weather, and more — and catch up on notifications you might have missed (emails, messages, reminders, and more). Open Notification Center. Click the date or time at the top right of the screen, or swipe left from the right edge of the trackpad with two fingers. Scroll down to see more.
Interact with your notifications. Reply to an email, listen to the latest podcast, or view details about calendar events. Click and hold a notification to view options, take action, or get more information. Customize your widgets. Click Edit Widgets to add, remove, or rearrange widgets. You can also add third-party widgets from the Mac App Store. Set your notification preferences. Open System Preferences and click Notifications to select which notifications you see.
control on the left, then click “Show in Menu Bar” or “Show in Control Center.” You see a preview of where the control will appear in the menu bar. Some items can’t be added to or removed from Control Center or the menu bar. Tip: To quickly remove an item from the menu bar, press and hold the Command key and drag the item out of the menu bar. Learn more. See Use Control Center on Mac in the macOS User Guide. Also see Use AirDrop on your Mac and Use AirPlay on your Mac.
Update macOS. In System Preferences, click Software Update to see if your Mac is running the latest version of macOS software. You can specify options for automatic software updates. Spotlight on your Mac Spotlight is an easy way to find anything on your Mac mini, such as documents, contacts, calendar events, and email messages. Spotlight Suggestions offer info from Wikipedia articles, web search results, news, sports, weather, stocks, movies, and other sources. Search for anything.
Convert currencies and measurements. Enter a currency—like $, €, or ¥—and an amount, then press Return to get a list of converted values. Or specify a unit of measure for measurement conversions. Open an app. Enter the app name in Spotlight, then press Return. Turn off Spotlight Suggestions. If you want Spotlight to search only for items on your Mac mini, open System Preferences, click Spotlight, then click to deselect Siri Suggestions.
Siri on your Mac You can talk to Siri on your Mac mini and use your voice for many tasks. For example, you can find files, schedule meetings, change preferences, get answers, send messages, place calls, and add items to your calendar. Siri can give you directions (“How do I get home from here?”), provide information (“How high is Mount Whitney?”), perform basic tasks (“Create a new grocery list”), and much more. Note: To use Siri, your Mac must be connected to the internet.
Play some music. Just say “Play some music,” and Siri does the rest. You can even tell Siri, “Play the top song from March 1991.” Find and open files. Ask Siri to find files and open them right from the Siri window. You can ask by filename or by description. For example, “Show me files Ursula sent,” or “Open the spreadsheet I created last night.” Drag and drop. Drag and drop images and locations from the Siri window into an email, text message, or document. You can also copy and paste text.
Display settings for your Mac Use a dynamic desktop. When you use a dynamic desktop picture, the desktop picture automatically changes to match the time of day in your location. Click Desktop & Screen Saver in System Preferences, click Desktop, then choose a picture for Dynamic Desktop. To have your screen change based on your time zone, enable Location Services. If Location Services is turned off, the picture changes based on the time zone specified in Date & Time preferences. Stay focused with Dark Mode.
File Server: Uses File Sharing to allow users to store and share folders and files on Mac mini. See Set up file sharing on Mac in the macOS User Guide. Time Machine Server: Uses File Sharing to allow users to back up their Mac computers on your Mac mini using File Sharing. See Back up to a shared folder with Time Machine on Mac in the macOS User Guide. Caching Server: Uses Content Caching to provide caching of software distributed by Apple through the internet.
Tip: For fastest migration, connect your old computer to your Mac mini with a cable, such as a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable. If you used Time Machine to back up your files from another Mac to a storage device (such as an external disk), you can copy the files from the device to your Mac mini. See Back up and restore your Mac. Copy files from a storage device. Connect the storage device to a USB-A port Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port or on your Mac mini, then drag files from the storage device to your Mac mini.
Set up Time Machine. Make sure your Mac mini is on the same Wi-Fi network as your external storage device, or connect the storage device to your Mac mini. Open System Preferences, click Time Machine, then select Back Up Automatically. Select the drive you want to use for backup, and you’re all set. Files in iCloud Drive and photos in iCloud Photos are automatically stored in iCloud and don’t need to be part of your backup.
Reinstall macOS. Your operating system files are kept separate from your personal files in a sealed system disk. However, some actions, like erasing or inadvertently damaging a disk, require that you restore your Mac mini. You can reinstall macOS and then use Time Machine to restore your personal files from your backup. With macOS Big Sur, there are several ways to restore your Mac.
Accurate dictation. If you can’t type by hand, accurate dictation is essential for communication. Voice Control brings the latest advances in machine learning for speechto-text transcription. You can add custom words to help Voice Control recognize the words you commonly use. Choose System Preferences > Accessibility, select Voice Control, then click Vocabulary and add the words you want.
Zoom Display lets you keep one monitor zoomed in tightly and another at its standard resolution. View the same screen up close and at a distance simultaneously. New enhancements for VoiceOver. If you prefer the natural voice of Siri, you can now choose to use Siri for VoiceOver or Speech. Simplified keyboard navigation requires less drilling into unique focus groups—making it even easier to navigate with VoiceOver.
New features on your Mac mini Your Mac mini provides powerful performance, graphics, and other technology enhancements to run your favorite apps faster than ever. The most notable changes are the inclusion of Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports to support USB 4 devices and connect the Apple Pro Display XDR. macOS Big Sur introduces a new look for your Mac desktop, designed to be more closely integrated across Apple devices.
In addition to the redesigned look and feel, macOS Big Sur includes major improvements to these key apps: Safari: Enjoy a faster personalized browsing experience in the biggest update to Safari since its original launch in 2003. Make your browsing experience your own with a new customizable start page, and find many additional extensions in the App Store. Navigate with ease using all-new Favicons in tabs and tab previews that appear when you hover over them.
Apple Arcade: See what games your Game Center friends are playing right from the Arcade tab, and view your achievements and goals on game pages. Game Center now includes an in-game dashboard so you can see your progress and that of your friends at a glance. See App Store. Family Sharing: An improved family settings UI gives family members more clarity and control over how their family is set up. It's easier than ever to set up your family, add new members, and manage your family details.
Spotlight: Spotlight is faster than ever and presents your results in an easy-to-use streamlined list. Spotlight now prominently shows your top five search results and suggestions as you type — making it even quicker to access high quality suggestions. It gives more consideration to documents and websites in the results to match the way you work on Mac. And if you need additional results, just click “show more.” Spotlight technology is used in the Find menus for apps like Safari, Pages, Keynote, and more.
Use Mac mini with other devices Use your Mac mini with iCloud and Continuity There are many ways to use your Mac mini with your other devices, such as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch. You can transfer files, share and edit documents, unlock your Mac mini with your Apple Watch, turn your iPhone or iPad into an internet hotspot, and more. Access your content across devices.
Access your iCloud content on your Mac iCloud is the easiest way to make sure all your important content is everywhere you are. iCloud stores your documents, photos, music, apps, contacts, and calendars, so you can access them anytime you’re connected to the web. You can use your Apple ID to set up a free iCloud account, which comes with 5 GB of free storage space. Purchases you make from the iTunes Store, App Store, Apple TV app, or Book Store don’t count toward your available space.
Here are some of the things you can do with iCloud. Automatically store your desktop and Documents folder in iCloud Drive. You can save files in your Documents folder or on your desktop, and they’re automatically available on iCloud Drive and accessible wherever you are. When working with iCloud Drive, you have access to files on your Mac mini, on your iPhone or iPad in the Files app, on the web at iCloud.com, or on a Windows PC in the iCloud app.
Store and share photos using iCloud Photos and Shared Albums. Store your photo library in iCloud and see your photos and videos, as well as the edits you make to them, on all your devices. Share photos and videos with only the people you choose, and let them add their own photos, videos, and comments. To get started, open System Preferences, click Apple ID, click iCloud, then select Photos. To learn more, see the Apple Support article Set up and use iCloud Photos. Enjoy your purchases anywhere.
Screen Time on Mac Screen Time shows you how you spend time in apps and on websites. It also lets you monitor what your kids are doing on their Apple devices. Set your limits. Set limits to control how much time you spend with specific apps, categories of apps, and websites. You can also view reports to see how much time you’re spending with apps and websites, and schedule downtime away from your Mac. Family sharing.
Use Handoff on your Mac With Handoff, you can continue on one device where you left off on another. Work on a presentation on your Mac mini, then continue on your iPad. Or start an email message on your iPhone, then finish it on your Mac mini. View a message on your Apple Watch, and respond to it on your Mac mini. You don’t have to worry about transferring files.
Use across apps. You can copy and paste images, text, photos, and video between any apps that support copy and paste on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Copy and paste files. You can quickly move files from one Mac to another using Universal Clipboard. Copy a file on your Mac mini and paste it to a Finder window, Mail message, or any app on a nearby Mac that supports copy and paste. You must be signed in with the same Apple ID on both Macs. Learn more.
Tip: If you don’t see your iPad in the AirPlay menu, make sure it has Wi-Fi or Bluetooth turned on. You also need to be signed in with the same Apple ID on both devices. Wired or wireless. Connect your iPad with a cable and keep it charged, or use it wirelessly within ten meters of your Mac. Extend your desktop. When you connect your iPad, it automatically becomes an extension of your Mac desktop. To get started, just drag your apps and documents onto your iPad. Mirror your desktop.
Use Touch Bar controls—with or without a Touch Bar. For apps that have Touch Bar support, the controls appear at the bottom of the iPad display, whether or not your Mac has a Touch Bar. Set preferences. To set Sidecar preferences, open System Preferences, then click Sidecar. Or choose Sidecar Preferences from the AirPlay menu in Control Center.
The photo or scan appears where you want it in your document.
Learn more. See Insert photos and scans with Continuity Camera on Mac in the macOS User Guide. Continuity Sketch and Continuity Markup on your Mac With Continuity Sketch, you can use your nearby iPhone or iPad to draw a sketch and instantly insert it into a document on your Mac—for example, in an email, a message, a document, or a note. Or use Continuity Markup to edit a document using your finger on an iOS device or with Apple Pencil on an iPad, and see those markups on your Mac.
Learn more. See Insert sketches with Continuity Sketch in the macOS User Guide and the Apple Support article Use Markup on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Use AirDrop on your Mac AirDrop makes it easy to share files with nearby Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The devices don’t need to share the same Apple ID. Note: AirDrop for iOS or iPadOS requires devices that have the Lightning or USB-C connector and iOS 7 (or later) or iPadOS 13 (or later).
Send a file from the Finder. Control-click the item you want to send, choose Share > AirDrop, then select the device you want to send the item to. Or click the Finder icon in the Dock, then click AirDrop in the sidebar on the left (or choose Go > AirDrop). When the person you want to send a file to appears in the window, drag the file to them from the desktop or another Finder window. When you send a file to someone, the recipient can choose whether or not to accept the file. Send a file from an app.
Share passwords stored in iCloud Keychain. In Safari, you can use AirDrop to share an account password with one of your contacts, or with another Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. From the Safari menu, open Preferences > Passwords, select the website whose password you want to share, then Control-click. Choose “Share with AirDrop,” then select the person or device in the AirDrop window to share the password. Learn more.
Send and receive messages. Use iMessage to send unlimited messages to friends who use Mac, iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Apple Watch. Send and receive SMS or MMS text messages right from your Mac mini. When friends and family text you, you can respond with whichever device is closest. All messages appear on your Mac mini, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch. (Voice messages require an external microphone. Accessories are sold separately at apple.com, your local Apple Store, other resellers.
Learn more. See Use an iPhone or iPad to connect to the Internet in the macOS User Guide. Unlock your Mac and approve tasks with Apple Watch When you’re wearing your Apple Watch, you can use it to automatically unlock your Mac mini and approve authentication tasks—such as entering passwords, unlocking notes and preferences, and authorizing installations—without having to type a password. These features use strong encryption to provide secure communication between your Apple Watch and Mac mini.
Make sure “Disable automatic login” is also selected. (You won’t see this option if you’re using FileVault, but you can still use the “Auto Unlock” and “Approve with Apple Watch” features. For information about FileVault, see Encrypt Mac data with FileVault in the macOS User Guide.) Set up Auto Unlock. Sign in on all your devices with the same Apple ID, then open System Preferences on your Mac mini.
Set up Apple Pay. Apple Pay uses the Apple Card or other credit or debit cards you’ve already set up on your iPhone or Apple Watch, so no extra setup is required. You must be signed in to an iPhone or Apple Watch that has Apple Pay set up with the same Apple ID you’re using on your Mac mini. The default payment card, shipping, and contact information that’s set on your iPhone or Apple Watch will be used for purchases on your Mac. Make a purchase with iPhone or Apple Watch.
Use AirPlay on your Mac Show whatever’s on your Mac mini on the big screen using AirPlay Mirroring. To mirror the Mac mini screen on your TV screen or to use the HDTV as a second display, connect your HDTV to Apple TV and make sure the Apple TV is on the same Wi-Fi network as your Mac mini. You can also play web videos directly on your HDTV without showing what’s on your desktop—handy when you want to play a movie but keep your work private. Mirror your desktop using AirPlay Mirroring.
Use AirPrint on your Mac You can use AirPrint to print wirelessly to: An AirPrint-enabled printer on your Wi-Fi network A network printer or printer shared by another Mac on your Wi-Fi network A printer connected to the USB port of an AirPort base station Print to an AirPrint printer. When you print from an app, click the Printer pop-up menu in the Print dialog, then choose a printer in the Nearby Printers list.
Apps Apps included with your Mac Your Mac mini comes with a collection of great apps for things you do every day, like surfing the web, sending mail and messages, and arranging your calendar. It also comes with apps like Photos, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, the Apple TV app, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—so you can be creative and productive right from the start. The apps that come with your Mac mini are described in the following sections. Note: Some macOS apps are not available in every region or language.
Find even more apps. Click the App Store icon in the Dock to find apps for everything you want to do. To learn more, see App Store. Get help for any app. Click the Help menu (in the menu bar at the top of the screen) when you’re using an app. See macOS User Guide. App Store Search the App Store to find and download apps, and get the latest updates for your apps. Find the perfect app. Know exactly what you’re looking for? Type the app name in the search field, then press Return.
Use iOS and iPadOS apps on your Mac. Many iPhone or iPad apps now work on your Mac mini. Any available apps that you previously purchased for your iPhone or iPad appear on your Mac. You can also search for apps in the App Store. Play games. Click the Arcade tab to learn how to subscribe to Apple Arcade, discover games you can play, find ones that are popular with your Game Center friends, see your achievement progress, and more.
Never lose your place or your markups. Your purchased books, collections, highlights, notes, bookmarks, and the current page you’re reading are available automatically on your Mac, iOS devices, and iPadOS devices, as long as you’re signed in on them with the same Apple ID. Find your way back. You can quickly go to pages you’ve bookmarked. Click the arrow next to to view your list of bookmarks. Tip: Change to Night theme to read more easily in low-light situations.
Learn more. See the Apple Books User Guide. Calendar Never miss an appointment with Calendar. Keep track of your busy schedule by creating multiple calendars, and manage them all in one place. Create events. Click to add a new event, or double-click anywhere in a day. To invite someone, double-click the event, click the Add Invitees section, then type an email address. Calendar lets you know when your invitees reply.
Tip: If you add a location to an event, Calendar shows you a map, estimated travel time and time to leave, and even the weather forecast. See all your calendars—or just a few. Click the Calendars button to see a list of all your calendars; click the ones you want to see in the window. A calendar for every part of your life. Create separate calendars—for example, for home, work, and school—each with its own 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 Macs, iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Apple Watch that are signed in with the same Apple ID. You can also share calendars with other iCloud users. Learn more. See the Calendar User Guide. FaceTime Use FaceTime to make video and audio calls from your Mac to a friend or a group of friends. (FaceTime requires an external camera and microphone. Accessories are sold separately at apple.
Use FaceTime with a group. You can connect with up to 32 people in a group call. To create the group, enter a name, phone number, or email address for the first contact in the search field, press Return, then do the same for each contact. Click Audio or Video at the bottom of the screen to start the call. Sign language recognition. FaceTime detects when a participant is using sign language and makes that person prominent in a Group FaceTime call.
Make a phone call. If you have an iPhone with iOS 8 or later, make phone calls from your Mac using FaceTime. Just make sure your Mac and iPhone are signed in with the same Apple ID account and that both have the feature turned on. (On your Mac, open FaceTime, choose FaceTime > Preferences, then select “Calls from iPhone.”) Note: Your Mac mini and iPhone must be connected to the internet and the same Wi-Fi network in order to make or receive calls on your Mac.
Set location alerts. Automatically send notifications to friends when you arrive at or leave a specific location. Set notifications when your friends leave and arrive, too. If your friends create notifications about your location, you can view them all in one place—click Me in the People list, then scroll to Notifications About You. Secure a lost device. Use Find My to locate and protect a missing Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, or AirPods.
Bring in the beat. You can quickly add drums to your project using Drummer Loops. Click the Loop Browser , then drag a Drummer Loop into an empty part of the Tracks area. You can customize Drummer Loops to fit your song, using a simple set of controls. Record your voice. Connect a microphone, choose Track > New Track, then select the microphone under Audio. Click the triangle next to Details to set options for input, output, and monitoring, then click Create.
Learn more. See GarageBand Support. Home With the Home app, you can easily and securely control all of your HomeKit accessories from your Mac. Accessory control. Accessories appear in the Home app as tiles with icons. Click an accessory tile to control it—turn lights on or off, lock or unlock the door, view live cameras, and more. You can also adjust the brightness of a light, or the target temperature of a thermostat.
Shared Access. You can share your home with family members or guests, so they can control accessories using the Home app on their own Apple devices. Create a scene. Create a scene that lets your accessories work together with a single command. For example, make a Good Night scene that turns off all the lights, closes the shades, and locks the door when you turn in for the night. To create a scene, click , then click Add Scene. HomeKit Secure Video.
iMovie iMovie lets you turn your home videos into beautiful movies and Hollywood-style trailers that you can share with a few quick clicks. Import a video. Import video from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, from a camera, or from media files already on your Mac. iMovie creates a new library and event for you. Create Hollywood-style trailers. Make clever trailers, complete with animated graphics and soaring soundtracks. Just add photos and video clips and customize the credits.
Tip: Shooting video with a handheld device can produce shaky results, but you can stabilize the video so the playback is smoother. Select the clip in the timeline, click the Stabilization button , then click Stabilize Shaky Video. Learn more. See iMovie Support. 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 changing the color scheme. Organize visually.
Practice makes perfect. To rehearse your presentation, choose Play > Rehearse Slideshow. You’ll see each slide along with your notes—and a clock to keep you on track. Share your presentation. If your manager wants to review your presentation or you want to share it with others on a conference call, choose Share > Send a Copy to send a copy by Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or even social media.
Draw them in. Get their attention by animating an object on a slide. Select the object, click Animate in the toolbar, click Action in the sidebar, then click Add an Effect. Tip: You can include a video in your presentation. Click where you want it to be, then click the Media button in the toolbar. Click Movies, then find the movie you want and drag it to your slide. Learn more. See the Keynote User Guide. Mail Mail lets you manage all your email accounts from a single app.
Focus on what’s important. See only the messages you want to see in your inbox. You can block messages from specific senders by moving their messages directly to the Trash, mute overly active email threads, and unsubscribe from mailing lists directly in Mail. Add events and contacts right from Mail. When you receive a message that includes a new email address or event, just click Add to add it to Contacts or Calendar. Personalize any message. Add emoji or photos with just a click.
them off, open System Preferences, then click Notifications.) Learn more. See the Mail User Guide. Maps Get directions and view locations using a map or a satellite image. Get recommendations for the best places to visit in a city, with guides curated by Apple. Discover new places with guides. To help you discover great places around the world to eat, shop, and explore, Maps offers curated guides from trusted brands and partners. You can save these guides and get updates whenever new places are added.
Explore in 3D. Click Look Around to explore select cities in 3D as you move smoothly through the streets in an interactive experience. See indoor maps for major destinations. Find your way around select airports and shopping malls. Just zoom in to see what restaurants are near your gate, find a restroom, plan a spot to meet up with friends at the mall, and more. Get there on public transit. Maps provides public transit information for select cities.
Tip: To see what traffic is like, click the View menu in the menu bar, then choose Show Traffic. Learn more. See the Maps User Guide. Messages With Messages on Mac, it’s easy to stay in touch, no matter what device you’re using. With iMessage you can send unlimited messages to anyone with a Mac, iOS device, iPadOS device, or Apple Watch. Connect with one or more people and manage group conversations with features like reply in line and mentions. See the Apple Support article About iMessage and SMS/MMS.
Tip: You can also send and receive SMS or MMS messages on your Mac if your iPhone (with iOS 8.1 or later) is signed in to Messages with the same Apple ID. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages, tap Text Message Forwarding, then tap the name of your Mac to turn on Text Message Forwarding. On your Mac, you’ll see an activation code if you’re not using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID. Enter the code on your iPhone, then tap Allow. Keep favorite conversations at the top.
Messages window. To receive a notification when you’re mentioned, open Messages Preferences, click General, then select the “Notify me when my name is mentioned” checkbox. Make messages fun. Liven up discussions by responding to messages with Tapbacks, trending GIFs, or special effects like fluttering confetti, balloons, and more. To add a Tapback, click and hold a message, then choose a Tapback.
Create your own Memoji. Design your own personalized Memoji—choose skin color and freckles, hairstyle and color, facial features, and more. To use a personalized Memoji as your Messages photo, go to Messages > Preferences. Click “Set up Name and Photo Sharing,” click Continue, then click Customize. Click the New Memoji button , then click each feature to design your look. When you finish, click Done to add the Memoji to your sticker collection.
Share your screen. You and a friend can share screens and even open folders, create documents, and copy files by dragging them to the desktop on the shared screen. Click the Details button , then click the Screen Share button . Learn more. See the Messages User Guide. Music The Apple Music app makes it easy to organize and enjoy your iTunes Store purchases, songs, and albums in your personal library, and in the Apple Music catalog (which lets you listen to millions of songs on demand).
Sing along. Click in the toolbar to display a panel with lyrics for the current song (if available). Tune in. Click Radio in the sidebar to tune in to Apple Music 1 live or listen to any episode from the Apple Music family of shows. Explore the variety of stations created for almost every genre of music. Ask Siri. Say something like: “Play Apple Music 1.” Sync with ease. Sync your music content directly in the Apple Music app. When you connect a device, you see it in the sidebar of the Finder.
News Apple News is your one-stop destination for trusted news and information, curated by editors and personalized for you. You can save articles for future reading—even offline or on other devices. Apple News+ lets you read hundreds of magazines, popular newspapers, and premium digital publishers for a single monthly price. Note: Apple News and Apple News+ are not available in all countries or regions. Customize your feed. Follow your favorite channels and topics to see them in the Today feed and sidebar.
Tip: When you’re signed in with your Apple ID and iCloud is turned on for Notes, your notes are kept up to date on all your devices—so you can create a to-do list on your Mac, then check off items on your iPhone while you’re on the go. Customize your toolbar. Right click anywhere in the tool bar to open the customized window. Drag your favorite items into the toolbar to make it work for you. Check off your list.
Add photos, videos, and more. Drag a photo, video, PDF, or other document from the desktop. Choose Window > Photo Browser to add items from your Photos library to a note. Add a table. Click the Table button to add a table to your note. You can even copy a table from a webpage or another app and paste it into your note. Lock a note. You can set a password to lock notes that you don’t want others to see. To set a password, choose Notes > Preferences, then click Set Password.
Get organized with sheets. Use multiple sheets or tabs to show different views of your information. For example, use one sheet for your budget, another for a table, and a third for notes. Click to add a new sheet. Drag a tab left or right to reorder sheets. Formulas are a snap. Get built-in help for more than 250 powerful functions—just type the equal sign (=) in a cell, and you see a list of all the functions and their descriptions in the sidebar. Start typing a formula to get instant suggestions.
All your formatting tools, in one place. Click the Format button in the toolbar to open the Format inspector. Select something in your document, and the formatting options for it appear. Flow text around graphics. When you add an image to a text document, the text flows automatically around the image. You can fine-tune how the text wraps in the Format sidebar. Start on your Mac, finish on iPad. You can keep documents up to date across all your devices when you sign in with the same Apple ID.
Tip: Turn on change tracking to see the changes you and others make to a document. Each person’s edits and comments are color-coded, so you can see who made each change. Choose Edit > Track Changes to show the change tracking toolbar. Learn more. See the Pages User Guide. Photos Use Photos and iCloud Photos to organize, edit, and share your photos and videos, and keep your photo library up to date on all your devices.
Edit like a pro. Create standout photos and videos with powerful but easy-to-use editing tools. Use the editing buttons above your photo or video to improve it with just a click. For more powerful editing tools, click Edit, then use Smart Sliders to get professional results. You can add filters, rotate, increase exposure, and crop both photos and videos. Change the view. Photos showcases the best shots in your library, hiding duplicates, receipts, and screenshots.
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Continue playing the last podcast.” Save episodes to your library. To save a single episode to your library, click . To keep up with new episodes for an entire podcast, click Subscribe. To download a podcast for offline listening, click . Discover new podcasts. Find a curated feed of new podcasts in Browse, or see which shows are trending in Top Charts. If you see a show you like, subscribe to the podcast or add an episode to your library for later.
Reminders Reminders makes it easier than ever to keep track of all of your to-dos. Create and organize reminders for grocery lists, projects at work, or anything else you want to track. You can also choose when and where to receive reminders. Make groups to assign shared tasks for a project. Keep track with smart lists. Smart lists automatically sort your upcoming reminders into four categories. Select Today to see all your reminders scheduled for today, as well as any overdue reminders.
Organize with subtasks and groups. To turn a reminder into a subtask, press Command-], or drag it on top of another reminder. The parent reminder becomes bold, and the subtask is indented underneath it. You can collapse or expand your subtasks to keep your view uncluttered. To group reminders together, choose File > New Group. Name the group whatever you’d like. Add more lists by dragging them into the group, or remove them by dragging them out. Get reminder suggestions in Mail.
Customize your Safari start page. Your start page can show Favorites, Reading List items, a Privacy Report, and more. You can import a special photo to use as a background image, or choose one of the provided backgrounds. Click in the bottom right of your start page to set options for your start page. Discover extensions. Extensions add functionality to Safari to personalize your browsing experience.
in the App Store features Safari extensions with editorial spotlights and top charts to help you discover and download useful items. See App Store. After you get extensions, turn them on in Safari Preferences. Select the Extensions tab, then click checkboxes to turn on extensions. View multiple webpages in one window. Click at the far right of the tab bar or press Command-T to open a new tab, then enter an address. To keep a webpage handy, drag its tab left to pin it, and it stays in the tab bar.
Translate webpages. You can instantly translate entire webpages in Safari. When you encounter a page that Safari can translate, you see a translate button in the website address field. Click to translate between any of the following languages: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. The button changes color to show when a webpage has been translated. Open Picture in Picture.
Note: Apple News stories and Top Stories are available in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia. News stories in other countries and regions are provided by Yahoo. Customize your watchlist. To add a stock to your watchlist, enter a company name or stock symbol in the Search field, Control-click the stock in the search results, then click Add to Watchlist. To remove a stock, Control-click the stock symbol and click Remove from Watchlist. You can also Control-click a stock to open it in a new tab or window.
Get a deeper view. Want to see what the market was doing last week, last month, or last year? Click the buttons above the chart to switch timeframes and see prices in the view you like best. Your watchlist on all your devices. Keep your watchlist consistent across all your devices when you sign in with the same Apple ID. Tip: Click Business News at the top of the watchlist to see a collection of timely business articles, curated by Apple News. Learn more. See the Stocks User Guide.
Get started with Watch Now. In Watch Now, browse a curated feed of recommendations, based on channels you’re subscribed to and movies or TV shows you’ve watched. Watch Defending Jacob on the Apple TV app Keep watching in Up Next. In Up Next, you’ll find movies or TV shows you’re watching, as well as movies and TV shows you’ve added to your queue. To add a new movie or TV show to Up Next, click the Add to Up Next button. Discover more in Movies, TV Shows, and Kids.
Voice Memos Voice Memos makes it easier than ever to capture personal reminders, class lectures, and even interviews or song ideas. With iCloud, you can access the voice memos you record with your iPhone, right on your Mac mini. Record from your Mac mini. Click the Record button to start recording, then click Done to stop. You can rename a recording to make it easier to identify. Click the default name, then enter a new name. To play back your recording, click the Play button .
Mark a recording as a favorite. Select a recording, then click the Favorite button the toolbar so you can quickly find the recording later. Click the Sidebar button in to see all your favorites. Enhance a recording. Improve the sound quality of your Voice Memos by reducing background noise and room reverberation. Click Edit at the top of the Voice Memos window, click the Play button, then click the Enhance button Learn more. See the Voice Memos User Guide. .
Find answers macOS User Guide The macOS User Guide has a lot more information about how to use your Mac mini. Get help. Click the Finder icon in the Dock, then click the Help menu in the menu bar and choose macOS Help to open the macOS User Guide. Or type a question or term in the search field, then choose a topic from the results list. Explore topics. To find a topic in the macOS User Guide, you can browse or search.
Find out what’s new. Click the Help menu, then choose “See What’s New in macOS” to find out more about the latest features of macOS. Tip: If you can’t remember the location of a menu item in an app, search for it in Help. Place the pointer over the result, and an arrow shows you the command. Learn more. See the macOS User Guide for Big Sur. Common questions about your Mac How do I get support for my Mac mini? Go to Mac mini Support. I’m new to Mac.
How do I take a screenshot on my Mac? Press Command-Shift-3 to take a screenshot of the entire screen. Press Command-Shift-4 to take a screenshot of a selected area of the screen. To learn more, see Take a screenshot on your Mac. Where is my serial number? Choose Apple menu > About This Mac. The serial number is the last item in the list. You can find the serial number on the bottom of Mac mini. See the Apple Support article Mac mini: How to find the serial number.
Shortcut Description Command-X Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard. Command-C Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. Command-V Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. Command-Z Undo the previous command. Press Command-Shift-Z to redo. Command-A Select all items. Command-F Open a Find window, or find items in a document. Command-G Find the next occurrence of the item you’re searching for. Press Command-Shift-G to find the previous occurrence.
If you switched to the Mac from a PC, check out the Apple Support article Mac tips for Windows switchers for a list of Mac keyboard shortcuts and the differences between Mac and Windows keyboards. For more keyboard shortcuts, see the Apple Support article Mac keyboard shortcuts.
Save space on your Mac mini With Optimize Storage, you can automatically free up space on your Mac mini by making files available on demand. Your oldest files will be stored in iCloud and on your email IMAP or Exchange server, so you can download them at any time. There are also tools to identify and delete big files. Optimize storage. To see storage recommendations, go to Apple menu > About This Mac, click Storage, then click Manage.
Messages: Store all messages and attachments in iCloud. When storage space is needed, iCloud keeps recent attachments on your Mac and makes your oldest files available on demand. Even though your files are stored in the cloud, you can access them right where you left them on your Mac mini. See Access your iCloud content on your Mac. Optimize Storage: Save space on your Mac by optimizing the storage of movies and TV shows in the Apple TV app.
Note: You can also open the Screenshot utility from the Other folder in Launchpad, or go to the the Apps > Utilities folder in the Finder. Mark up your screenshot. Click the thumbnail of your screenshot to use Markup tools and make annotations. You can also click Share to send your marked up screen to colleagues or friends—right from the screenshot itself. See Mark up files on Mac in the macOS User Guide. Learn more. See Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac in the macOS User Guide.
Before using Apple Diagnostics, disconnect any external devices, such as a hard disk or external display. Be sure the Mac mini is connected to the Internet. If prompted, select the language for your location. Press the Return key or click the right arrow button. The basic Apple Diagnostics test takes a few minutes to complete. If an issue is found, a description of the issue appears with additional instructions.
Safety, handling, and regulatory information Important safety information for your Mac WARNING: Failure to follow these safety instructions could result in fire, electric shock, or other injuries, or damage to your Mac mini or other property. Read all safety information below before using your Mac mini. Handling. Set up your Mac mini on a hard, stable work surface that allows for adequate air circulation under and around the computer. Never push objects into the ventilation openings.
Hearing loss. Listening to sound at high volumes may damage your hearing. Background noise, as well as continued exposure to high volume levels, can make sounds seem quieter than they actually are. Use only compatible earbuds, headphones, or earpieces with your Mac mini. Turn on the audio and check the volume before inserting anything into your ear. See Sound and Hearing. WARNING: To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. Repairing.
Explosive and other atmospheric conditions. Using Mac mini in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere may be hazardous—particularly in areas where the air contains high levels of flammable chemicals, vapors, or particles such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Exposing Mac mini to environments having high concentrations of industrial chemicals, including near evaporating liquified gasses such as helium, may damage or impair Mac mini functionality. Obey all signs and instructions.
in any openings. Don’t spray liquid directly on the computer. Don’t use alcohol, aerosol sprays, solvents, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide that might damage the exterior finish. Cleaning the display. To clean the display, first shut down your Mac mini, then unplug all cords and cables. Follow the cleaning instructions that came with the display. Accessories such as Magic Mouse 2, Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Keyboard, and displays are sold separately at apple.com or your local Apple Store.
Display. Arrange the display so that the top of the screen is slightly below eye level when you’re sitting at the keyboard. The best distance from your eyes to the screen is up to you, although most people seem to prefer 18 to 28 inches (45 to 70 cm). Position the display to minimize glare and reflections from overhead lights and windows. The stand lets you set the display at the best angle for viewing, helping to reduce or eliminate glare from lighting sources you can’t move.
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