Tip: Cant find the pointer on the screen To magnify it temporarily, move your finger rapidly back and forth on the trackpad.

Or if youre using a mouse, slide it back and forth quickly.

Menu bar. The menu bar runs along the top of the screen.

Use the menus on the left side to choose commands and perform tasks in apps.

Use the icons on the right side to connect to a Wi-Fi network, check your Wi-Fi status, open Control Center, check your battery charge, search using Spotlight, and more.

Apple menu. The Apple menu contains frequently used items and always appears in the upper-left corner of the screen.

To open it, click the Apple icon.

App menu. You can have multiple apps and windows open at the same time.

The name of the app thats active appears in bold to the right of the Apple menu, followed by that apps unique menus.

If you open a different app or click an open window in a different app, the name of the app menu changes to that app and the menus in the menu bar change along with it.

If youre looking for a command in a menu and cant find it, check the app menu to see if the app you want is active.

Help menu. Help for your MacBook Air is always available in the menu bar.

You can use stacks on the desktop to keep files organized in groups (by kind, date, or tag), and to keep your desktop clean.

To view whats inside a stack, click the stack to expand its contents, or place your cursor over a stack to view file thumbnails.

To create stacks on your desktop, click the desktop, then choose View Use Stacks or press Control-Command-0.

You can also Control-click the desktop, then choose Use Stacks.

To see grouping options for your stacks, go to View Group Stacks By and choose an option.

Then any new files you add to the desktop are automatically sorted into the appropriate stack.

To learn more, see Organize files in stacks on Mac in the macOS User Guide.

Keep reading to learn about The Finder on your Mac and other features of the desktop.

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