Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook Pro & MacBook Air, 6th Edition

CHAPTER 2

Configuring Your MacBook

You can customize many aspects of macOS to make it work the way you prefer. You can change the desktop background; personalize the Dock icons, the menu bar, and Control Center; and adjust the keyboard and trackpad or other pointing device. You can also run apps or open specific documents each time you log in or set your MacBook to go to sleep automatically when you are not using it.

Change the Desktop Background

Set Up a Screen Saver

Configure Battery and Sleep Settings

Customize the Dock

Configure the Menu Bar and Control Center

Add or Remove Desktop Spaces

Create Hot Corners to Control Screen Display

Make the Screen Easier to See

Configure the Appearance, Accent, and Highlight

Configure the Keyboard

Configure the Trackpad or Other Pointing Device

Configure iCloud Settings

Add a Second Display

Using an Apple TV and HDTV as an Extra Display

Using an iPad as an Extra Display and Input Device

Connect External Devices

Explore Other Important Settings

Change the Desktop Background

macOS enables you to change the desktop background to show the picture you prefer. macOS includes many varied desktop pictures and solid colors, but you can also set any of your own photos as the desktop background. You can tile, stretch, or crop the photo to fill the screen or center it on the screen.

You can also choose between displaying a single picture on the desktop ...