Users Manual

Use your MacBook Air with iCloud and Continuity
There are many ways to use your MacBook Air with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or
Apple Watch. You can transfer files, share and edit documents, unlock your MacBook Air
with your Apple Watch, turn your iPhone or iPad into an internet hotspot, answer calls or
send texts from your MacBook Air, and more.
Access your content across devices. With iCloud, you can securely store, edit, and
share your documents, photos, and videos across devices to make sure you’re always up
to date. To get started, see .
If you didn’t turn on iCloud when you first set up your Mac, open System Preferences,
click Sign In, then sign in with your Apple ID, or create a new Apple ID if you don’t have
one. Click iCloud, then turn iCloud features on or off. To learn more, see
in the macOS User Guide.
Use your MacBook Air with other devices. You can seamlessly move between your
MacBook Air and other devices using Continuity. Just sign in on each device with your
Apple ID, and whenever your MacBook Air and devices are near each other, they work
together in convenient ways. You can start a task on one device and finish it on another
(see ), copy and paste between devices (see
), answer calls or send texts from your MacBook Air (see
), transfer files with AirDrop (see
), and more. See the following sections for additional setup information.
For a list of system requirements for devices that support Continuity, see the
Apple Support article
. To learn more about using Continuity with your
MacBook Air, see the Apple Support article
or go to .
Use MacBook Air with other devices
Access your iCloud content on your Mac
Set up iCloud
features on Mac
Use Handoff on your Mac Use Universal
Clipboard on your Mac Phone
calls and text messages on your Mac Use AirDrop on
your Mac
System requirements for Continuity on Mac, iPhone, iPad,
iPod touch, and Apple Watch
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone,
iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch All your devices