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Set Up Your MacBook
If you have just bought your MacBook, you need to set up macOS and create your user account before you can use it. Your user account is where you store your files and settings on the MacBook.
This section shows you the key decisions you make when setting up your MacBook. The first user account you create is an administrator account, which can create other accounts later for other users. You may also choose to create a personal account for yourself, leaving the administrator account strictly for administration.
Begin Setup and Choose Your Country
To begin setup, position your MacBook on a desk or table, connect its power supply, and then press the Power button. On most MacBook models, the Power button is at the upper-right corner of the keyboard and doubles as the fingerprint reader.
When the Language screen appears, click your language (A), and then click Continue (
Choose Written and Spoken Languages Settings
On the Written and Spoken Languages screen, verify that Preferred Languages (
When the Written and Spoken Languages screen shows the settings you want, click Continue to proceed.
Apply Any Accessibility Settings You Need
On the Accessibility screen, you can choose whether to enable any of macOS’s accessibility features now so that you can use them during setup and thereafter. Click Vision (
You can enable and disable these accessibility features — and others — at any point after finishing setup. Click Not Now (K) if you do not want to set up any Accessibility features.
Choose Whether to Transfer Information to Your MacBook
On the Migration Assistant screen, you can choose whether to transfer information to your MacBook.
If you have information on another Mac, a Time Machine backup, or a Mac’s startup disk, click From a Mac, Time Machine backup or Startup disk (
If you have information on a Windows PC, click From a Windows PC (
If you have no information to transfer, click Not Now (N).
When creating an account, you can use either your full name or a shortened version. You can edit the username that macOS suggests based on that name. You can choose whether to set a password hint to help yourself remember your password. You can also choose whether to let your Apple ID reset the password, enabling you to recover from a lost password by logging in using your Apple ID.
Sign In to Apple’s Services with Your Apple ID
The Sign In with Your Apple ID screen enables you to sign in to Apple’s services using your Apple ID, a credential consisting of an e-mail address and a password.
If you already have an Apple ID, type the e-mail address in the Apple ID box (O), and then click Continue. The Sign In with Your Apple ID screen then displays the Password box. Type your password in the Password box (P), and then click Continue.
If you do not have an Apple ID, you can click Create new Apple ID (Q) and follow the prompts to create one.
If you prefer not to sign in with an Apple ID at this point, click Set Up Later (R).
Set Up Your Computer Account
On the Create a Computer Account screen, type your name the way you want it to appear in the Full Name box (S). In the Account Name box (T), macOS automatically enters a default account name consisting of your Full Name entry changed to lowercase and stripped of spaces and punctuation — for example, if you type Maria Jones as the full name, macOS suggests mariajones as the account name. You can edit the account name as needed.
Type a new password twice, once in each Password box (U). Optionally, click Hint (V) and type a password hint that will help you to recall your password.
