AirDrop is a feature on Apple devices that makes sharing photos, documents, and other files nearly effortless. Users can share content with other nearby users by enabling AirDrop and choosing who they want to share content with. Users can also choose whether or not they want to receive content from others when they enable AirDrop. If you have a newer Mac model, enabling AirDrop is as easy as flipping a switch. However, if you have an older version of the Mac operating system, things may be a bit trickier. Keep reading to find out how you can enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air and Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) devices.
How To Turn Airdrop On Macbook Air
Turn airdrop on the MacBook air
Step 1: Open the System Preferences in your Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) computer and then choose the “Sharing” option in the left-hand menu bar.
Step 2: Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
Step 3: Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list of people whom you want to receive content from.
Step 4: Click on the OK
Enable AirDrop on Mac OS X Lion (v10.7)
- Open the System Preferences in your Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) computer and then choose the “Sharing” option in the left-hand menu bar.
- Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
- Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list.
- Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
- Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list of people whom you want to receive content from
- Click on the OK button
Enable AirDrop on Macbook Air
- Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
- Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list of people whom you want to receive content from.
- Click on the OK button in the top right-hand corner of your Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) device to complete the AirDrop configuration proceosoe the “Sharing” option in the left-hand menu bar.
- Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
- Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list of people whom you want to receive content from.
- Click on the OK button in the top right-hand corner of your Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) device to complete the AirDrop configuration process.
How To Turn On Airdrop In Mac Os X Mountain Lion (V10.8) And Later
Step 1: Open the System Preferences in your Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) computer and then choose the “Sharing” option in the left-hand menu bar.
Step 2: Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
Step 3: “Sharing” option in the left-hand menu bar.
- Click on “AirDrop” in the list of sharing options that appears and then click on the + button to enable AirDrop on your Macbook Air device.
- Next, you should see another list of options pop up, so click on “Choose how people can find you”. You should now see a list of contacts that are stored in your Address Book application. Tap any of these contacts to select them as either a friend or an acquaintance for AirDrop to work with. If you want to share content with all of your contacts, click “All Contacts”. If you want to share content with specific contacts, click on the + button to add them to the list. You can also turn AirDrop off by clicking on the – button, which will remove all contacts from the list of people whom you want to receive content from.
- Click on the OK button
Conclusion
AirDrop is a great feature that makes it easy to share files with other nearby users. If you have an older version of Mac OS X, you’ll have to do a few extra steps to enable AirDrop. Once you’ve enabled AirDrop, you can send content to other devices by clicking on the AirDrop icon in the menu. If the other device has AirDrop enabled, you’ll be able to see each other’s device names. Click on the device name to select it and send the content.