Turning on the Computer and Reading a Web Page

The success with the equipment begins with being able to operate the machine with confidence.

Turn On the Computer and Read a Web Page

The Apple MacBook has a power button in the upper right corner of the screen. Press the button once to turn on the power. When the power is on, there is a strip of images at the bottom of the screen. Those are computer programs. 

The mouse is the entire rectangular area below the keyboard. Slide your finger around the rectangle to move the mouse pointer. Tap the bottom-most part of the rectangle once to click the mouse. Tap the bottom-most part of the rectangle twice to double click the mouse.

The icon for Safari starts the Internet. This blog is on a web page. On the top of the screen is a menu. To find this web site, you were taught to click Bookmarks then move the mouse down to Bookmarks Bar then move the mouse to the right to highlight Help Me To Learn Myself ning.


When you are done reading, move your mouse to the word Safari at the top of the screen next to the black apple. Click Safari once. Move the mouse down to the words Quit Safari and click the mouse.

Turn Off the Computer

Press the power button once. Click the Shut down button. Close the lid. You can charge the computer at any time by attaching the power cord's small magnetic rectangle into the back left side of the case.