OS X LION

Mum always said, “Play nice with others”. Your computer should too. With OS X, you can use Microsoft Office, connect to most printers and cameras, join PC networks and even run Windows.

Moving from your PC to your new Mac? Consider it done.

With OS X, you can move all the information from your old PC to your new Mac. Built-in Windows-to-Mac migration in OS X automatically transfers your documents, music, contacts, calendars and email accounts (Outlook and Windows Live Mail), and puts them in the appropriate folders and applications on your new Mac. Just like that.

If you buy your Mac at an Apple Retail Store, our Personal Setup can help you get off to a great start. And with a One to One membership, an Apple Genius can even transfer your files from your PC and recycle it for you.

Industry-standard bearer.

Thanks to its support for industry standards, OS X works with virtually all email providers and websites. It also lets you view the most common file types, including Office documents, PDFs, images, text files, MP3s, videos, ZIP files and more.

So if you’re moving files from a PC or if your friends and colleagues send you files, you can rest assured they’ll work beautifully on your Mac.

Office on your Mac.

Microsoft Office for Mac lets you create documents with Word, presentations with PowerPoint and spreadsheets with Excel — just like on a Windows PC. It’s compatible with Microsoft Office for Windows, so you can easily share documents with friends and colleagues. Even if you don’t have Office installed on your Mac, you can use Quick Look to take a peek at Office documents without having to open an application.

Microsoft Exchange Server support.

With Lion, the Mac provides built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server. So you can use your Mac — with all the features and applications you love — at home and at work, and have all your messages, meetings and contacts in one place.Learn more about setting up Exchange

Relax. Your camera, printer and mouse work too.

Almost any device that connects to a computer via USB, audio cable or Bluetooth will work with a Mac. That includes digital cameras, external hard drives, printers, keyboards, speakers and more.

You can even use a right-click mouse with a Mac. And with thousands of device drivers included with OS X, you can start using these devices as soon as you plug them in — no need to manually download additional software.

A Mac can even run Windows.

Have a Windows application you need to use once in a while? No problem. Every new Mac lets you install and run Windows at native speeds, using a built-in utility called Boot Camp.

Setup is simple and safe for your Mac files. After you’ve completed the installation, you can boot up your Mac using either OS X or Windows. (That’s why it’s called Boot Camp.) Or if you want to run Windows and Mac applications at the same time — without rebooting — you can install Windows using VMware or Parallels software.*

Connect to PCs over a network.

The Finder not only lets you browse files on your Mac, it also makes it easy to find files on other computers — both Mac and PC — on your home network. Computers that allow file sharing automatically show up in the Shared section of the Finder sidebar, allowing you to browse files and folders you have permission to view.