You are responsible for your laptop

Cost to replace a Macbook Air starts at $1499 and can be as much as $9149 for a fully optioned Macbook Pro so you need to be respectful of your laptop and others around you.  

Warranty

The standard laptop warranty does not cover accidents and the school does not cover your laptop for any accidental damage caused by you or any other students. Warranty will cover things such as the laptop breaking down due to a fault in the hardware but if the laptop has been damaged in any way Apple will review it and may reject your warranty claim.  Apple's standard warranty is for 1 year. 

If your laptop needs to be sent away for repairs the IT Office has loan laptops that you can borrow for two weeks, if you require more time to get your laptop repaired you need to speak to the IT Staff to arrange more time. 

General DOs

• Keep your laptop clean

• Store your power supply correctly

• Charge your laptop each night, never let your battery completely drain

• Use your laptop on clean and stable areas

• Transport your laptop inside a laptop bag

• Leave your laptop charger at home!

4. Status menu - Shows the date and time, status of your computer, or gives you quick access to certain features—for example, you can quickly turn on Wifi, turn off Bluetooth, or mute your computer's volume.

5. Spotlight icon - Click it to bring up the Spotlight search field, where you can search for anything on your Mac.

6. Control Centre Icon - In here you will find settings for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Air-Play, Screen Brightness, Screen mirroring and Sound settings. Some of these settings can be dragged onto the Status menu bar for faster access.

7. Notification Center/Time  - Click it to view Notification Center, which consolidates your notifications from Messages, Calendar, Mail, Reminders, and third-party apps.

8. Desktop - This is where your applications' windows will appear. You can add more desktops using Mission Control. If you're using Mac OS X v10.6 or later, you can use Spaces.

9. The Dock - Quick access to your most frequently used applications, folders, and files. With a single click the application, folder, or file opens.

Requirements

• You must be an Administrator to continue with the Bootcamp 

• You have been provided with the "School Credentials Sheet" which contains your account information including your password which you need to keep a secret. 

• The Green "School Technology Agreement" needs to be signed and returned to the school office. 

Full Screen Applications

In many apps, you can take advantage of every inch of the screen—either by working with an app in full screen (the app expands to fill the entire screen) or by opening a second app to use both apps side by side in Split View. You can focus on what’s in the windows without being distracted by the desktop.

The menu bar and Dock are easy to access when you need them, and the desktop, other apps in full screen or Split View, and any spaces you created are just a swipe away.

Use an app full screen

Some apps don’t support full screen.

1. In the top-left corner of the app window, click the green button, or press Control-Command-F.

2. In full screen, do any of the following:

   • Show and hide the menu bar: Move the pointer to or away from the top of the screen to access the app’s menus.

   • Show and hide the Dock: Move the pointer to or away from the bottom or side of the screen, depending on the Dock’s location.

   • Move between other apps in full screen: Swipe left or right on your trackpad or Magic Mouse. For more information, see Trackpad and mouse gestures.

3. To stop using the app full screen, move the pointer to the top-left corner of the screen, then click the green button, or press Control-Command-F.

Tip: Want a bigger window without going full screen? Maximize the window by pressing and holding the Option key while you click the green maximize button . The window expands, but the menu bar and the Dock remain visible. To return to the previous window size, Option-click the button again.

You can also double-click an app’s title bar to maximize the window. If the app minimizes into the Dock instead, you can change the title bar setting in Dock preferences.

Use two apps in Split View

Some apps don’t support Split View.

1. In the top-left corner of an app window, click and hold the green button, drag the window to the side you want, then release the button.

2. On the other side of the screen, click the second app you want to work with.

3. In Split View, do any of the following:

   • Resize the windows: Drag the separator bar that’s in the middle to the left or right.

   • Change sides: Use a window’s toolbar to drag the window to the other side. If you don’t see a toolbar, click the window, then move the pointer to the top of the screen.

   • Show and hide the menu bar: Move the pointer to or away from the top of the screen to access an app’s menus.

   • Show and hide the Dock: Move the pointer to or away from the bottom or side of the screen, depending on the Dock’s location.

4. To stop using an app in Split View, click its window, show the menu bar, then click the green button  in the window’s top-left corner, or press Control-Command-F.

5. The remaining app expands to full screen and can be accessed in the Spaces bar. To stop using the app full screen, move the pointer over its thumbnail in the Spaces bar, then click the Exit button  that appears in the top-left corner of the thumbnail.

Tip: If you’re already working with an app full screen, you can quickly choose another app to work with in Split View. Press Control-Up Arrow (or swipe up with three or four fingers) to enter Mission Control, then drag a window from Mission Control onto the thumbnail of the full-screen app in the Spaces bar. You can also drag one app thumbnail onto another in the Spaces bar.