Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro & MacBook Air. Guy Hart-Davis

      Secondary Click (Control + Click)

      Note: To select more than one item at the same time, click the first item, and then press and hold while you click each other item.

      A contextual menu appears.

      Tip

      Why do things I click stick to the arrow?

      You can configure the trackpad so you can drag items without having to hold down the trackpad. When this setting is on and you click an item, it gets attached to the pointer. When you move the pointer, the item moves too. To configure this setting, see the section “Configure the Trackpad or Other Pointing Device” in Chapter 2.

Connect to a Wireless Network

If a wireless network is available, you can connect your MacBook to it. Wireless networks are convenient for both homes and businesses because they require no cables and are fast and easy to set up.

      Your MacBook includes a wireless network feature that uses some of the wireless network standards called Wi-Fi. You can control wireless networks directly from the Wi-Fi menu at the right end of the menu bar. To connect to a Wi-Fi network, you need to know its name and password.

      Connect to a Wireless Network

      Note: If you connected your MacBook to a wireless network during setup, you do not need to set up the connection to the same network again.

      

Click Wi-Fi status () on the menu bar.

      The menu opens.

      Note: If the list of wireless networks appears on the menu, go to step 4.

      

Set the Wi-Fi switch to On ().

      macOS turns Wi-Fi on.

      

Click Wi-Fi status () on the menu bar.

      The menu opens and displays a list of the wireless networks your MacBook can detect.

       A lock icon () indicates that the network is secured with a password or other security mechanism.

       The signal strength icon () indicates the relative strength of the network’s signal.

Click the network to which you want to connect your MacBook.

      If the wireless network uses a password, your MacBook prompts you to enter it.

      

Type the password in the Password box.

       If you want to see the characters of the password to help you type it, click Show password ( changes to ).

       If you do not want your MacBook to remember this wireless network for future use, deselect () Remember this network.

      

Click Join.

      Your MacBook connects to the wireless network, and you can start using network resources.

       The number of arcs on the Wi-Fi status icon () indicates the strength of the connection, and ranges from one arc to four arcs.

       To see more details about the wireless network, press + click Wi-Fi status () on the menu bar.

      

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