How to Install Software Downloads on a MacBook Air
- 1). Download the software's .DMG file. If it is behind a link on the web, click the link and it will download to your Mac. If it is on a network drive, it will most likely be a .DMG icon that you can drag onto your desktop.
- 2). Find the .DMG file on your desktop, where it typically resides. Click on it. A new icon will appear on your Mac desktop.
- 3). View the new window that automatically appears. If the new window does not open automatically, click on the icon that appeared in Step 2. The window will display a software icon.
- 4). Open your "Finder" in your dock. Click on the "Applications" icon on the left side of the finder window.
- 5). Drag the software icon from Step 3 into the "Applications" folder that you opened in Step 4. The software is now installed on your machine.
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