How to Play HDMI From Macbooks (3 Steps)

Plug the Mini DisplayPort end of the adapter into the Mini DisplayPort slot on the left side of your MacBook.
Insert the HDMI cable into the HDMI slot on the adapter. The other end of the HDMI cable should be connected to an output source, like a TV or monitor.
Open 'System Preferences' on the MacBook. Select 'Displays.' Click the 'Detect Displays' button if the MacBook hasn't detected the HDMI display.
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How to Connect an Acer Monitor to a MacBook

Look at the ports on the left side of the MacBook and the back of the Acer monitor. A MacBook can be connected to an external monitor that has either a DVI or VGA port. The ports on the monitor will either be labeled or have a corresponding icon next to them. If you are unsure what an icon means, look in the 'Features' section of your user manual. Make sure your Acer monitor model has the correct port.
Plug one end of the connection cable into the monitor and the other end into the MacBook. If you are using a DVI cable connection, plug each end directly into each device. If you are using a VGA cable connection, you have to use the mini-DVI-to-VGA adapter that comes with your MacBook. Plug one end of the VGA cable into the VGA end of the adapter and insert the adapter DVI end into the laptop. Plug the other end of the VGA cable into the monitor.
Turn on both devices. After your MacBook powers up, it will automatically detect and display the desktop on both screens. Your Acer monitor is now ready for configuration.
Click on the 'Apple' icon on the top left corner of the desktop. From the drop-down list, select 'System Preferences' followed by 'Display.' A new 'Display' window will appear that has the available options that can be changed. For example, you can change the screen resolution of the Acer monitor, change the arrangement of the displays and whether you want to mirror the MacBook's display, or extend the desktop to the Acer monitor.
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How to Change the Burn Speed on Your Macbook

Insert writable media, such as a CD-R or DVD-R, and prepare a burn folder of desired documents.
Click 'Burn' button inside Finder window, or go to the File menu and select 'Burn.'
Select the 'Burn Speed' drop down list and select desired available speed.
Name disk and proceed by clicking Burn button.
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How to Hook a MacBook to a TV (3 Steps)

Plug the Mini-DVI plug of the Apple Mini-DVI to Video adapter into the Mini-DVI port of the MacBook. Plug the S-video cable into the S-video port of the Apple Mini-DVI to Video adapter and then insert the other end of the S-video cable into the S-video port of the TV.
Plug the 3.5mm plug of the Mini-plug to RCA cable into the 'Audio Out' headphone port of the MacBook. Then plug the red and white RCA audio cables of the Mini-plug to RCA cable into the red and white ports of the TV. This lets the sound of the MacBook play from the TV.
Hold down both the 'Command' and 'F2' buttons to have your MacBook detect the TV. Adjust the image settings on the TV by going to the 'Display Panel' of the 'System Preferences,' just as you would when configuring the image settings on your MacBook.
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How to Boot a GParted CD on a Mac

Insert the GParted Live CD into the disc drive.
Restart the computer.
Press and hold the 'C' key until the Mac boots from the disc.
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How to Output Video From a MacBook to a TV (3 Steps)

Plug the HDMI adapter into the MiniDP port of the MacBook.
Insert one end of your HDMI cable into the HDMI port of the adapter. Insert the other end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI slot of your television.
Turn on the television and select the HDMI channel that the MacBook is plugged into. Whatever is on the screen of the MacBook should now be displayed on the television screen.
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How to Burn Movies on a MacBook (6 Steps)

Click on the 'Finder' icon in the Mac OS X screen. Begin typing in the name of the movie or movie file you want to burn.
Right-click on the file and select 'Burn to disc.' Insert a blank DVD-R in the DVD drive when prompted.
Click 'OK' to proceed. If prompted, select the burn speeds, which by default are set to the fastest settings. Click on 'Burn' and wait for the progress bar to disappear before ejecting the DVD.
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How to Bypass MacBook Passwords

Determine how many administrator and user accounts are on the MacBook. If the computer is booted up, select 'System Preferences' from under the apple in the upper left corner of the screen and click on 'Accounts.' Note that you really only need to bypass the administrator password, as standard user accounts are all controlled by the administrator. If you are unable to boot the computer due to a password, proceed to Step 2.
Insert a Mac OS X installation disc into your MacBook's drive. Select 'Restart' from under the apple in the upper left corner of the screen. When the computer begins the boot process (as soon as the screen becomes active), hold down the 'C' key until you see the spinning wheel on the screen.
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Click on the arrow in the lower right corner of the window to proceed. (Note that the startup process takes longer when you're booting off an installation disc.) When the menus appear at the top of the screen, select 'Reset Password' from under the 'Utilities' menu.
Select the account whose passwords you want to bypass. If there are multiple user accounts, you will have to change them one by one and repeat the process for each account. Write down the passwords and remember that they're case sensitive, so check your Caps Lock key. You can also opt to leave the password field blank, meaning you don't enter anything in the field when it appears.
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Quit the Password Utility and then quit the installer. You will be prompted to make one of three choices here, so select 'Restart' at this point. As soon as the MacBook reboots, hold down the track-pad button (or mouse button) to force the computer to eject the disc upon startup.
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Open the Keychain utility (found in Applications>Utilities) to determine if there are any other passwords that you need to know and/or change. By knowing the administrator password, you can access every password stored in the Keychain. To learn the passwords of these items, simply click on the item in the list of the Keychain. You will be prompted to enter the administrator password (as created in Step 4) and clicking on 'Allow.'
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How to Burn an MP4 to a DVD on My MacBook Pro

Insert a blank DVD-R into your MacBook Pro's disc drive.
Click the 'Open in Finder' option in the menu that appears once the DVD is read by your drive. The DVD appears as a disc icon on your desktop.
Drag the MP4 file you want to burn onto the disc icon.
Double-click the disc icon. Click the 'File' icon on the menu bar and click the 'Burn Disc' option to burn the MP4 file to the DVD. The disc is ejected when the burn is complete.
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How to Annotate a PDF File (26 Steps)

Open Adobe Acrobat.
Open your PDF document.
Select the 'View' menu, click 'Toolbars' and select 'Comment and Markup.' The toolbar will appear at the top of your document.
Click 'Sticky Note' in the 'Comment and Markup' toolbar to add comments.
Click on the location in your document where you want to insert comments. A yellow box labeled 'Sticky Note' will appear to the side of your document as well as a smaller sticky note icon in your document.
Adjust the location of the sticky note by clicking the yellow border and dragging the note.
Click 'Options' on the sticky note border. Select 'Properties' to change the shape and color of your sticky note and click 'OK.'
Click inside the large sticky note to type your comments or paste text from another document.
Click the minimize button in the top upper-right corner of the sticky note when complete to return to your document.
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How to Network a Toshiba Television to a Mac

Power off your Toshiba television set.
Click the Apple logo at the upper left of your Mac, then click “Shutdown.” A message appears, asking you to verify that you want to turn off your Mac. Click “Shut Down” once more to confirm.
Locate the video input port on your Toshiba television. Typically video in ports are located on the back of a television. Consult the manufacturer’s owner’s manual for details about your specific TV model. New Toshiba TVs come with HDMI video input ports.
Insert the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter’s Mini DisplayPort connector into the Thunderbolt port on your Mac. The Thunderbolt port is marked with an icon of a lightning bolt, and it accepts both Thunderbolt connectors and Mini DisplayPort connectors.
Connect the HDMI connector of the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter to the HDMI input on your Toshiba television.
Power on your Toshiba TV and press the “Input” button on the remote repeatedly until you have switched to HDMI input.
Power on your Mac.
Click the Apple logo, then click “System Preferences,” and then click “Displays.” Click the “Show Displays in Menu Bar” check box, and then click “Detect Displays.” The Mac detects the connected Toshiba TV and automatically sets the correct resolution to display the contents of the Mac’s screen on the Toshiba screen.
Click the icon of a monitor on the menu bar of your Mac, and then click “Turn on Mirroring” from the pull-down menu if you want your Toshiba TV to show what’s appearing on your Mac’s display. If you don’t turn on the mirroring feature, the Toshiba TV serves as a second monitor to extend your computer’s desktop, onto which you can position files, folders and application windows, including video applications, such as DVD Player or QuickTime.
Click the Apple logo, then click “System Preferences” and then click “Sound” if you do not hear audio from your Mac on the Toshiba. Click “Output,” and then click “HDMI” to select it.
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How to Burn a CD on a Macbook (5 Steps)

Open the iTunes music program on your Macbook. If you don't have iTunes installed on your Macbook you can download it for free from Apple's website, apple.com (see Resources).
Insert the blank CD-R and wait until it is recognized in the iTunes library. You will see 'Blank CD' in the left column of the iTunes library.
Make a new playlist by dragging selected songs from the iTunes library into one of the blank folders in the 'Playlists' section in the left column.
Highlight the playlist and drag it to the blank CD icon. Most CD-R's won't hold more than 80 minutes of music, so make sure your playlist doesn't contain too many songs.
Click 'Burn Disc' in the lower right hand corner of the iTunes screen and after a moment you'll have a new burned CD.
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How to View an SD Card in the MacBook Pro (3 Steps)

Insert your SD Card into the MacBook's SD Card reader located on the side of the MacBook Pro.
Locate the Media Reader icon on your desktop. In Mac OS X, it is an icon that looks like a white hard drive.
Click the Media Reader icon to open a new window showing the contents of your SD Card.
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My MacBook Won't Autorun (8 Steps)

Click the Apple icon on the menu bar found at the top of your screen and click 'System Preferences' from the drop-down selection.
Select the 'CDs & DVDs' icon in the Hardware section. Click the drop-down menu next to 'When you insert a blank CD' and select 'Open iTunes,' or click 'Open other application' to select a different application to open when a blank CD is inserted into your MacBook's optical drive.
Click the drop-down menus next to the music CD, picture CD and DVD section of the CDs & DVDs window to specify the application you want to use as the default application.
Click the red button in the upper-left corner of the CDs & DVDs window to save the new configuration settings and return to the previous menu.
Insert a blank CD, DVD or media CD to test the new auto run settings.
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How to Burn a Keynote Presentation onto a DVD

Launch the presentation software you have used for your slide-show or other contents. Load up the keynote presentation you want to place onto a DVD.
Click the 'File' button followed by 'Save as Movie.' This saves your presentation as a movie version of your presentation.
Insert the blank DVD into the DVD burner on your computer. Close out any pop-up windows that appear asking if you want to load a specific software.
Launch the DVD burning software you have installed on your computer. Select to create a 'Video DVD.'
Click-and-drag the video file of your keynote presentation into the main viewing area of the program. Click the 'Burn' button and your keynote presentation is burned onto the DVD.
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How to Use Two Monitors on a Mac

Plug one end of your mini DisplayPort cable into the mini DisplayPort of the external monitor.
Insert the other end into your Mac's mini DisplayPort slot. The ports are small and rectangular.
Turn on your Mac computer.
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How to Insert a CD Into a MacBook Pro (3 Steps)

Locate your MacBook Pro's disc drive slot on the right side of the bottom panel.
Insert the CD, label-side up, into the disc drive slot. Continue to feed the CD into the slot until the drive registers the CD and pulls the disc the rest of the way in.
Press the 'Eject' button, with the upward-facing arrow on it, at the top-right of your MacBook Pro keyboard to eject the CD from the disc drive.
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How to Save Photos on a MacBook Air to an SD Card

Plug the USB SD card reader into the MacBook Air's single USB slot.
Insert the SD Card into the appropriate slot in the card reader. The SD card will appear in Finder's sidebar as well as on the desktop.
Open the folder containing your photos on the MacBook Air.
Select the photos you would like to transfer. 'Edit' > 'Select All' to grab all items in the folder or Command-click to select multiple files. Drag the files to the SD card within Finder's sidebar. Allow the MacBook Air to copy the files over.
Control the SD card within the sidebar or on the desktop and select 'Eject.' Remove the SD card from the card reader.
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How to Use a Wireless Projector With an iPad (4 Steps)

Insert the VGA adapter into the iPad's dock connector port, located at the bottom of the iPad.
Insert the other end of the adapter into your wireless projector's VGA port.
Turn on your projector, and push the 'Home' button on the iPad.
Tap the 'Keynote' or 'Videos' icon on the iPad's home screen to display the presentation or video.
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How to Change the Root Password in OS X

Insert the OS X install disk into the drive. Double-click on the 'Install Mac OS' icon in the disk window and click on the 'Restart' icon. Alternatively, insert the Mac OS X install disk into the drive, select 'Restart' from the Apple menu and hold down the 'C' key until you hear the start-up chimes.
Select your preferred language when prompted.
Locate the 'Utilities' menu from the menu bar and choose 'Password Reset' from the Utilities menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.6 or later. Alternatively, choose 'Reset Password' from the 'Utilities' menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.4 or 'Reset Password' from the 'Installer' menu if you are installing Mac OS X v10.3.
Click to highlight the hard drive for which you will be changing the password.
Select 'System Administrator,' which is the root user account. Change the password, then click 'Quit' from the 'Installer' menu.
Restart your Mac.
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