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When you're finished, eject the tablet from within Windows before unplugging the USB cable. Settings To change your tablet's USB connection options, go to Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection. Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your tablet to a computer running Mac OS X with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It's available from www.android.com/filetransfer, along with instructions on how to install it. After you install Android File Transfer, follow these steps: 1. If you are using Android File Transfer for the first time, doubleclick it to open it. After you start Android File Transfer once, it opens automatically whenever you connect your device to your computer. 2. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. Android File Transfer starts, if it's not already running, and opens a window that displays the contents of your device, along with storage space details at the bottom of the window. You work with this window much as if it were a Finder window: opening and closing folders, creating new folders, and dragging Nexus 7 Guidebook Connect to devices 66

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NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK
CONNECT TO DEVICES
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When you’re finished, eject the tablet from within Windows before
unplugging the USB cable.
To change your tablet’s USB connection options, go
to
Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB com-
puter connection
.
Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB
You can use a USB cable to connect your tablet to a computer run-
ning Mac OS X with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and
other files in both directions.
This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported
by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free
Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It’s avail-
able from
www.android.com/filetransfer
, along with instructions
on how to install it.
After you install Android File Transfer, follow these steps:
1.
If you are using Android File Transfer for the first time, double-
click it to open it.
After you start Android File Transfer once, it opens automati-
cally whenever you connect your device to your computer.
2. Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.
Android File Transfer starts, if it’s not already running, and opens
a window that displays the contents of your device, along with
storage space details at the bottom of the window.
You work with this window much as if it were a Finder window:
opening and closing folders, creating new folders, and dragging
Settings