Teach Yourself VISUALLY OS X Mavericks

Chapter 14

Working with Your iCloud Account

You can get a free iCloud account, which is a web-based service that gives you e-mail, an address book, and a calendar. You can also use iCloud to automatically synchronize data between iCloud and your Mac (as well as your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch).

Create an Apple ID

Sign In to iCloud

Set Up iCloud Synchronization

Generate a Website Password

Send and Receive iCloud Mail

Work with iCloud Contacts

Manage Your Schedule with iCloud

Locate and Lock a Lost Mac, iPod, iPhone, or iPad

Create an Apple ID

To use iCloud, you need to create a free Apple ID, which you use to sign in to iCloud on the web and ...