Users Manual

Support article .
Tip: If you don’t see the recipient in the AirDrop window, make sure both devices
have AirDrop and Bluetooth turned on and are within 30 feet (9 meters) of each other. If
the recipient is using an older Mac, try clicking “Don’t see who you’re looking for?”
Receive items using AirDrop. When someone uses AirDrop to send an item to you on
your Mac, you can choose whether to accept and save it. When you see the AirDrop
notification and want the item, click Accept, then choose to save it to your Downloads
folder or an app like Photos. If you’re signed in on several devices with the same iCloud
account, you can easily send an item (for example, a photo from iPhone) from one device
to another, and it’s saved automatically.
Share passwords stored in iCloud Keychain. In Safari, you can use AirDrop to share an
account password with one of your contacts, or with another Mac, iPhone, iPad, or
iPod touch. From the Safari menu, open Preferences > Passwords, select the website
whose password you want to share, then Control-click. Choose “Share with AirDrop,”
then select the person or device in the AirDrop window to share the password.
Learn more. See in the
macOS User Guide and the Apple Support article .
Phone calls and text messages on your Mac
You can take calls—and make them—right from your MacBook Air. You can also receive
and send text messages.
Note: A Wi-Fi connection is required in order to make or receive phone calls on your
MacBook Air.
Set up FaceTime for phone calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Phone and enable
Wi-Fi calling on your iPhone (iOS 9 or later). Then, on your Mac, go to FaceTime >
Preferences, choose Settings, then click “Calls from iPhone.” See the Apple Support
article .
Take or make a call. When someone calls your iPhone, click the notification that appears
on your MacBook Air screen. Your MacBook Air becomes a speakerphone if you’re not
wearing headphones. To make a call from your Mac, open FaceTime and enter a phone
number. Or, in Contacts, click the phone icon in the FaceTime row for a contact. You
can also click a phone number in a Spotlight search or in an app such as Safari or
Calendar (your iPhone or iPad with a cellular connection must be nearby). See
in the FaceTime User Guide.
How to adjust AirDrop settings
Use AirDrop on your Mac to send files to devices near you
Use AirDrop on your Mac
Set up your iPhone and Mac for phone calls
Make calls
from apps on your Mac