For example, selecting the words “Ides of March” in an open OS X Note or TextEdit document - and pressing the Command, Shift and L keys on the keyboard - opens a Safari browser window with “Ides of March” in the Search/Address bar and a list of results waiting below.

TIP OF THE WEEK Recent versions of Mac OS X include a keyboard shortcut that lets you immediately jump to a web search from words you highlighted in many of Apple’s built-in programs. In the account picture area, click the Browse button to find an existing photo on the computer to use, or (if your computer has a webcam) click the Camera button to take a new self-portrait. Next, select Accounts and then Your Account. Click it and then click Change PC Settings. If you use a mouse, move the cursor into the screen’s lower-right corner until you see the Settings charm appear.

On a touch-screen computer, swipe your finger out from the right side of the screen, tap Settings and then Change PC Settings. You are guided through the setup process from here, which includes agreeing to Apple’s terms and conditions for using its online stores and picking an email address, password and a series of security questions to use for the account. Click the “Create Apple ID” button in the box instead. After you find a free app and click to download it, you will be prompted to sign into the store with your Apple ID. You can set up an Apple ID on the computer through the iTunes program or with the App Store app on an iOS device.

You can skip the credit card requirement if you go into the App Store first and select a free app to download before you create an account. If you create an Apple ID before you start shopping in the iOS App Store or iTunes Store, Apple typically asks for a credit card number as you go through the setup screens. Why do I need to put in a credit card number for those?Ī. Apple wants me to create an account and put in my credit card number in order to use the App Store, but I only want to get free apps.

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