How To Set Up a New Mac (Step-By-Step Guide)

Did you just buy or receive a new Mac? How exciting! In this video I show you exactly how to set up a new Mac and start using it. I will cover everything from unboxing, to initial setup, and even keyboard shortcuts, how to use macOS and the settings, and also how to record the screen, install programs, and change desktop wallpaper.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Unboxing
01:33 Check Mac for Physical Issues
02:10 Setting Up the Mac
10:20 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
11:06 How To Use macOS
16:06 Conclusion

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[CreatedTech]

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[LaiehJwella]

"Congratulations on your new mac" hahaha thanks Liam yeah I definitely have one hahah

[rnny]

anyone else watching this without an m1 macbook 😂

Update: FINALLY GOT AN M1 MACBOOK IM SO HAPPY

[GadgetInspector]

Seriously considering buying my first Mac. These M1s are hard to resist.

[_Sarthak_j]

when he said " congratulations on your new mac " 🥺🥺 me watching without mac 🌚🌝

[cathiegarriga]

Hello, I'm in my late 60's. My son usually sets up all my new electronic devices. Today my new macbook air arrived and he is overseas. So I decided to try to set up my macbook with the help of youtube. The first video started with custom settings. I was having trouble with plugging it in. Thanks to you I was able to completely set it up and I am using it now. I can not thank you enough.

[aditikiran]

OMG... WHEN I GET A MACKBOOK I AM NOT GOING TO BE THIS CALM I WILL BE SCREAMING MY LUNGS OUT...

[ianmoore]

I am a complete luddite who has just changed from PC to MAC so was a little apprehensive about being able to get my head around things. This is one of the best video guides/tutorials I have come cross - on any subject. Following it through, step by step and I am set up and ready to go. Brilliant, thank you and well done!

[bjeffinq_]

Most other YouTube tutorials are so quick, and always skip over the details and the basics, so I loved how you took your time to actually explain, and not stress through it as fast as possible like you had a gun to your head 😅 keep up the good work!

[nathaniel]

i love watching people unbox things that i will never can afford :3

[vivimay]

Very few tech YouTubers do this kind of video. Great to see one from you. It's beneficial for someone who just got a Mac for herself or himself.
P/s: I edited it guys, thanks for your suggestion.

[petertv]

Probably the best set guide to anything I've ever seen on YouTube. Concise, knowledgeable, easy to follow and you didn't even need to say "like yeah" 200 times. Thank you very much.

[terry]

Thank you for the subtitles! As a deaf person it’s amazing to watch a video like this with subtitles. Doubting to buy a Mac so it’s really helpful!!

[nksurfer]

These M1 machines will be the first Mac for many PC users (me being one of them), so this type of videos is hugely helpful for us in our first steps with Mac OS. Please do more of those!!

[natalita]

Man.. I wish I had a new Mac to set up. I’m watching this in the hopes that I will somehow manifest a new Mac into my life

[hn]

I've actually received my Macbook pro 2 days ago, dude this is just what I was looking for THANKS YOU SO MUCH..
Fantastic tips for a Apple bigginer such as me

[mithunbharadwajshivashanka]

Dude you have almost every permutations combination of tests once can perform on a MacBook. I doubt even the testing team at Apple did all of the test that you did . Cheers mate !

[sebarose]

this is the most detailed introductory video for people new to the mac I've seen so far, much needed for loads of people.

[rinnarenaparry-jones]

You’re a genius! Thank you so much for this walkthrough. I had my new MacBook Air and didn’t know what to do with it until now. 🙏🏼😍

[kathlysse]

Watching this as I wait for my first ever Mac to arrive. I'm soooo excited! Thank you so much for this video!