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New Mac users sometimes have trouble with scrolling. You can scroll using a trackpad, mouse, the keyboard or scroll bars. Learn how and see some preferences you can change.…

I live in the UK and often the results from a google search are USA based! This is really frustrating especially when I decide to follow through with the search only to find the costs are in dollars or the information is USA specific. Is there a way to just…

An iMac has been donated to our computer committee. It has Linux installed—no OS anywhere to be seen. Is there a way that I can wipe out Linux and replace it with Mac OS? —– John Russell

In addition to keyboard shortcuts, there are hidden functions you can perform with your Mac keyboard if you know the right combination or setting. You can forward delete, bring up context menus and show hidden menu commands. You can even use the Caps Lock or…

In Pages 7.1 Document Body (word processing) on OS High Sierra 10.13.6 I’m fairly new to Pages and working on procedure manuals that contain a lot of screenshots/pictures. What is the proper way to insert them into a document so they stay with the text they…

Trying to update Xcode, but there is an error that says I do not have enough space, however I have about 38GB of space. After going through forums and other articles I found out that I need to have over 40GB for Xcode to be able to update, so I went to check…

I want that, at any application I could be using but especially on web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari…), when the system detects that I write a specific string (for example %add) then it automatically replaces it with a different text (for example my…

Learn how to take a series of video clips and build a fun montage video to post of social media or share with friends. In this special live episode, watch Gary experiment and build a video piece by piece.…

I discovered after (the fact) when I downloaded and installed Catalina to my iMac, that my previously purchased Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint apps no longer worked. (Grrrr!) When I tried to update them, I learned that I now need to purchase an annual…

My MacBook is currently running Mojave 10.14.6. I recently joined Patreon and have been exploring how to turn .jpg files to .pdf because many of the photos I have are simply documenting items we have used for the house we have been renovating for the past five…

Is there a way to use my iPhone as a clock radio? At night, I would like to use an app like IHeart to play a particular radio station for a specific period of time and have it shut off when that time is reached. AM stations on a clock radio in my area are […]

Safari has a lot of preferences but you can start customizing how it works by focusing on these 10. Change the behavior of what happens when you open a new window or tab, click on a link, or download a file. Also learn how to reduce clutter when typing in the…

iMovie is Applke's free tool for combining, trimming, editing and producing video content on your iPhone. This quick tutorial will teach you how to use iMovie's main features in just 5 minutes.…

I wanted to search for a space in some text and used SEARCH, but if no space is found I get an error. So I used something like this “=IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH(” “,F2,1)),TRUE,FALSE)”. If it is TRUE I can put the SEARCH in that part of the formula and I will…

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If you need to resize a photo you can use one of these two apps to crop, resize and compress the image to create a new photo or image file. You can also apply effects and make other changes. One add costsa few dollars and the other is free with an in-app…

I’m trying to search for specific terms in a pdf document within Preview. I use the “FIND” feature, but it seems that no terms show up. In other words, Preview is not doing OCR. Is there a built-in app within Catalina that will OCR a pdf doc? Or, if not,…

You can crop a photo using the tools that come with every Mac. If the photo is in the Photos app, you can use the cropping function in the editing tools there. If the photo is an independent file, you can use Preview or Markup Tools to crop it.…

Is there a way to add Bookmarks to the top of the Bookmark list? Whenever I “Add a Bookmark” in Safari, it always goes to the bottom of the list. I have a LOT of Bookmarks. I have to drag the new ones to the top in “Edit Bookmarks”. Thank you. —– Paul Keeton

This relates to Bookmarks – Folders (approx 18 containing numerous related Bookmarks). Some Folders have mysteriously become hidden within other Folders, making it necessary to open Folders in turn to find the nested Folder and then its Bookmarks. Is there…

The shapes in Pages, Numbers and Keynote can be used to spruce up a document or presentation. You can do much more with them besides a simple color fill and border.…

What cables do I need to run a projector during a Zoom meeting? The meeting will be a hybrid with people in the room and some on Zoom. Meeting will have people in the room and some attending remotely via Zoom software. —– Karen P

Adding a widget to the Home Screen on your iPhone in iOS 14 is easy, but there are many tricks you can use to get the most out of this new feature. Learn how to create and edit stacks, use the Shortcuts widget, create homogeneous widget stacks and even have a…

I would like to know how to use Siri to dictate a note/reminder and save it on my iPhone. Like remember to pick up bread and milk or bag of potting soil. Just looking for a way to dictate a quick reminder. Do I need a special app in order to do so? Thank you…

As expected, Apple announced the new iPhone 12 today, with a new “mini” member to the line-up. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini are essentially the same phone, with the mini just being smaller. All four phones feature 5G connectivity and a new MagSafe…

Apple announced the iPhone 12 today which comes in four sizes, including the new "mini" size. The new phones feature 5G connectivity, a new design and a MagSafe connector on the back for chargers and cases. Apple also announced a new HomePod mini, a smaller…

Safari 14 adds a Privacy Report button prominently to the toolbar that allows you to see the trackers used by the current site. The report is good information, but there really isn't much you can do besides make sure that Safari's privacy features are enabled.…

Hello everyone, I am using Numbers where I created a table with two columns. The cells of the first column contain a drop-down menu with a list of currencies. What I am looking for is a way to set the currency format of the cells in the second column based on…

How to move photos and contacts from Android to new iPhone I want to switch from an Android to an iPhone. —– Scott C

Gary, how do I convert my TIFF images to JPEG within Apple Photos? I have changed the setting within my iOS (iPhone 11) but not sure if similar can be done on my 2017 Mac. 50% of my photo collection are TIFF. Something I decided to do at the beginning because…