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Sync contacts and calendars onto your Mac and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
You can sync the contacts and calendars from your Mac onto your device. Your Mac also syncs this information from your device to your Mac—for example, if you add contacts on your iPad, syncing adds those contacts to Contacts on your Mac. See Intro to syncing your Mac and your devices. Sync your contacts and calendar to your device When you sync, your Mac determines whether your device or your Mac contains the most recent information and syncs new or changed information.
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Use your iPhone as a webcam on Mac

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
With Continuity Camera, you can use your iPhone as your Mac webcam or microphone, and take advantage of the powerful iPhone camera and additional video effects. You can connect wirelessly, or with a USB cable for a wired connection. Before you begin Before you can use the Continuity Camera feature, you need to do the following: Make sure your Mac has macOS 13 or later and your iPhone has iOS 16 or later.
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Use a light or dark appearance on your Mac

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
You can use a light or dark appearance for the menu bar, Dock, windows, and built-in apps on your Mac, or automatically adjust the appearance from light to dark during the day. In Appearance settings, you can also choose an accent color for buttons, pop-up menus, and other UI controls, and a highlight color to use for highlighting selected text. Some dynamic desktop pictures may provide still images so the desktop picture doesn’t distract from the light or dark appearance.
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Apple can’t check app for malicious software

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
Using an app that can’t be checked for malicious software might harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. If you’re certain that the app you want to use is from a trustworthy source, you can override your Mac security settings to open it. Note: You can also grant an exception for a blocked app by clicking the Open Anyway button in Privacy & Security settings. This button is available for about an hour after you try to open the app.
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Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
You can take pictures (called screenshots) or recordings of the screen on your Mac using Screenshot or keyboard shortcuts. Screenshot provides a panel of tools that let you easily take screenshots and screen recordings, with options to control what you capture—for example, you can set a timer delay or include the pointer or clicks. Take pictures or screen recordings using Screenshot On your Mac, press Shift-Command-5 (or use Launchpad) to open Screenshot and display the tools.
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Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
On your Mac, use Stage Manager to keep the app you’re working with front and center, and your desktop clutter-free. Your recently used apps are neatly arranged along the left side of the screen for quick access, while the window you’re working with is positioned in the center of the screen. Arrange, resize, and overlap windows in your ideal layout. You can also arrange multiple apps on the screen to work together as a group in Stage Manager.
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Use desktop stacks on Mac

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple
Desktop stacks on your Mac neatly organize files on your desktop into groups. When you save a file to the desktop, it’s automatically added to the appropriate stack. Turn on desktop stacks On your Mac, click the desktop, then choose View > Use Stacks or press Control-Command-0. You can also Control-click the desktop, then choose Use Stacks. Browse files in a desktop stack On your Mac, swipe left or right on the stack using two fingers on the trackpad, or one finger on a Magic Mouse.
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If your Mac restarts and a message appears

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple
If your Mac restarts unexpectedly, an error known as a kernel panic occurred, and a message indicates that your computer restarted because of a problem. The most likely cause is faulty software. A kernel panic can also be caused by damaged or incompatible hardware, including external devices attached to your Mac. If the suggestions above don’t help, try reinstalling macOS.
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Start up your Mac in safe mode

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By Mac basics, Use trackpad, Use apps, Burn CDs
| Apple
Starting up your Mac in safe mode can help you identify whether issues you’re experiencing are caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up. Before you begin To start up your Mac in safe mode, you need to know what type of Mac you have. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. Look at the information in the window to determine what type of Mac you have: If you see an item labeled Chip, followed by the name of the chip, you have a Mac with Apple silicon.
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Reduce screen motion on Mac

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple
Select version: Modifying this control will update this page automatically Search this guide You can stop or reduce the movement of some elements on the screen—for example, when you open apps, switch between desktops, or open and close Notification Center. This feature is especially useful for people who experience motion sickness or vertigo. Helpful? Character limit: 250 Please don’t include any personal information in your comment. Maximum character limit is 250. Thanks for your feedback.
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Back up and share text replacements on Mac

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple
You can create text replacements to automatically replace certain text with other text or symbols. For example, you can replace (c) with ©. You can export your text replacements as a file to back them up or share them with other Mac users. Note: If you want to use your text replacements on another device (using the same Apple ID), you can use iCloud. Just set up iCloud Drive on your Mac, iOS, and iPadOS devices, and sign in everywhere using the same Apple ID.
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Sync music between your Mac and iPhone or iPad

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple
You can sync all or a selection of your music on your Mac to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Important: If you subscribe to Apple Music, your music is transferred automatically to all your devices and no syncing is required. You can’t use the syncing method described here unless you turn off the Sync Library option in Apple Music preferences. See Intro to syncing your Mac and your devices. Sync music to your device Connect your device to your Mac.
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Dictate messages and documents on Mac

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple Events
You can choose a specific dictation keyboard shortcut or create one of your own. Tip: If is available in the row of function keys, you can press it to start dictation or use the keyboard shortcut. On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard , then click Dictation. Open the Dictation pane for me Click the Shortcut pop-up menu, then choose a shortcut to start dictation. To create a shortcut that’s not in the list, choose Customize, then press the keys you want to use.
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Back up your files with Time Machine on Mac

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| Apple Events
Select version: Modifying this control will update this page automatically Search this guide With Time Machine, you can back up files on your Mac that weren’t part of the macOS installation, such as apps, music, photos, and documents. When Time Machine is turned on, it automatically backs up your Mac and performs hourly, daily, and weekly backups of your files.
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Hear your Mac read documents

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By Use trackpad, Manage cookies, Create Memoji, Burn CDs
| Apple
In an app on your Mac, do any of the following: Hear an entire document: Choose Edit > Speech > Start Speaking. Hear part of a document: In a document, select the text you want to hear, then choose Edit > Speech > Start Speaking. Stop the speaking: Choose Edit > Speech > Stop Speaking.
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Enter characters with accent marks on Mac

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By Use trackpad, Create Memoji, Manage cookies, Burn CDs
| Apple Podcasts
Use the accent menu In an app on your Mac, press and hold a key on the keyboard—for example, a—to display the accent menu. The menu isn’t shown if a key doesn’t have any possible accent marks. Select a character in the menu—for example, á. You can also press the number key shown for the character, or use the arrow keys to move to the character, then press the Space bar. Accent marks aren’t available in all apps.
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