If you want to put any apps back in the Dock later, just drag its icon to the Dock area until the other icons move out of the way. The Dock can use a few less icons as well, so click and drag the ones that you don’t want off the Dock and hold them until you see the Remove option show up. Turn off magnification in the Dock for better accuracy. This will make your two-fingered swipe down on the trackpad work like you expect, rather than try and emulate an iOS touchscreen, which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Click on the Trackpad icon in System Preferences, then un-check Scroll direction: natural. If you do decide that you can’t live with it, then you can switch off Natural Scrolling in the System Preferences app.

It may feel weird at first, but give it a while before you decide whether to make the switch or not. A few years ago, Apple switched the direction of the two-finger trackpad scrolling to make it match touch-screen scrolling: up means up, and down means down. If you’re coming from a really old Mac, then you may find the scrolling on your new Mac confusing. You might receive the occasional marketing email after doing this, but it’s an important step your Mac will need to be registered if you need any support from Apple later. Then, you’ll need to agree or disagree to “Send diagnostics and usage data to Apple” and “Share crash data with app developers.”įinally, you can register your new Mac with Apple. You can also just choose your Time Zone manually and click Continue. You’ll want to select your Time Zone next - it’s automatically detected if you agreed to turn on Location Services earlier, and will adjust if you travel with your Mac. You can set the time zone during set up or later in System Preferences. You’ll also want to enable Allow My Apple ID to Reset This User’s Password and Require Password when logging in, at least at first until you figure out the auto-login features later. Make sure you choose a good password that you can remember, and has at least eight characters, including capital letters, numbers, and special characters if possible. If you’ve migrated your old Mac’s user folder over, you won’t have to do this, but if not, fill out your name, then create an account name and password.

Now you’ll need to set up an account for your Mac.

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