10 New Things To Try On Your Mac In macOS Monterey

After installing macOS Monterey, here are 10 new features to check out. Use Focus to set up custom Do Not Disturb modes, add tags in Notes, grab text from images, show the menu bar in Full Screen mode, AirPlay audio and video to your Mac, and much more.

Comments: 15 Responses to “10 New Things To Try On Your Mac In macOS Monterey”

    Ken
    2 years ago

    Just updated. Great tips. I did try using quick notes. It works fine with fnQ shortcut, but it does not seem to work with the pointer in the corner. Is this something which needs to be set up. Again, Thanks for the great tips. Ken

    2 years ago

    Ken: Check in System Preferences, Mission Control. Hot Corners and add it as a Hot Corner. It should be there by default, but if you changed Hot Corners previously it may override it.

    Ken
    2 years ago

    I went to mission control and it is set up for quick notes, but I guess I do not know how to activate it. I will play around with it. Thank you.

    Rick
    2 years ago

    The bottom right hand corner uses (Command Key) ⌘ Quick Note, the other 3 corners use Quick Note, Rick

    Rick
    2 years ago

    Correction, I pressed the Command Key when selecting the Quick Note for the bottom right hand corner. All 4 corners can be defined with just Quick Note. Sorry, Rick

    Russ Tolman
    2 years ago

    Airplay receiver is not an option in Sharing for me. Fully updated 2017 iMac. Is there something I am missing? Thanks.

    Russ Tolman
    2 years ago

    oops, sorry; my iMac is not new enough. Airplay requires a 2019 or newer iMac.. Sorry

    Razvan Mihai
    2 years ago

    Notes preferences allow opening a new quick note either as a new note or to resume the last note. There are times when I would like to start a new note, while other times when I just need to keep going with an existing note. How do we get around this?

    2 years ago

    Razvan: Just have it set to New Note, but when you want to keep going with an existing note just go to the Notes app and open that note instead of using the shortcut.

    Razvan Mihai
    2 years ago

    Gary: Thanks. Prompt and to the point, as always. By reading your answer, I feel that quick notes are nothing more than automating opening a new note in a specific folder, i.e., Quick Notes folder, with the added benefit of assigning that automation to a hot corner.

    When I create a new quick note, I can not only see that note under the Quick Notes folder but also under the iCloud/Notes folder. Is this the expected behavior?

    2 years ago

    Razvan: Yes.

    Razvan Mihai
    2 years ago

    Gary: Thanks. I don’t see the point yet, but good to know to navigate our way through.

    Adam
    2 years ago

    Thanks Gary, as always much appreciated.
    I updated both of our Macs last night.
    I didn't have any luck on the FN/Q. I also don't have the option to select AirPlay Receiver on either of my Macs. That kinda stinks as I would like that option. Maybe in a later update??

    Clarence
    2 years ago

    I have a Mac Monterey OS X.Can you please tell me how to move youtube video music into a folder I created? I have tried for several days and my mind is blank. Thanks

    2 years ago

    Clarence: What do you mean exactly by "YouTube video music." Are these links to pages on the web? Audio files? Something else?

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