New MacBook Pro Owner Stupid Questions :0)

Hello Mac Experts,
Just opened my new 15" MacBook Pro and I am in Awe of this machine!! My first Mac!!
Former PC Owner my whole life..Must have owned 12 or more Dells..Got SICK of Vista!!
I have a quick couple of simple dumb questions I hope you Experts can help with:
1) My new windows i open in Safari are not full size/screen and I cant seem to get them full screen?
2) I need to transfer my Itunes Library that would be to large for my Iphone to carry over
any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for your help!! This Laptop is a SWEET RIDE Mac for Life!

Hi Richie,
these two have helped me a lot making the transition:
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
And this for your question no. 2: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518
Have fun
Stefan

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