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The new Vocal Shortcuts Accessibility function on the Mac, iPhone and iPad allows you to create vocal commands that can trigger Shortcuts and other things just by speaking a few words.

There are many different ways to move files in the Finder, so if you think moving files is difficult or complex, check out these methods to find one that works better for you. This tutorial also includes a ton of Finder tips and tricks.

The new Distraction Control feature of Safari in Sequoia, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 allows you to remove items from a web page you are viewing.

You can use the new Background Replacements feature in more places than just FaceTime. You can record with it in QuickTime Player, iMovie and move. You can replace the background with any image, even just a green background to fake a green screen.

If you use a trackpad with your Mac, whether it is the built-in one on your MacBook or the stand-alone Magic Trackpad, it can do a few more things than an Apple mouse.

The new iPad Calculator app brings a native calculator to the iPad in iOS 18. But it does a lot more than just basic calculations. There is a scientific calculator mode, Math Notes, a history of past calculations and much more.

The new Math Notes feature in the macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 Notes app allows you to write out math equations and get automatic answers. Here's a deep dive into what you can do with it, like using parentheses, math functions, unit conversions, graphing and more.

If you like looking at Wikipedia, here are some tips to help you find and read the articles there. You can change appearance settings, view article history and alternate versions, find and link to text inside an article, and much more.

The Passwords app on your Mac allows you to create, store and recall strong unique passwords to make all of your online accounts more secure. In Safari the passwords are created and filled in later without even needing to launch the app. With the Passwords app you can view, search and edit your passwords.

In iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia you can now schedule messages to be sent later. You can stack up more than one scheduled message and edit them or delete them before they are sent.

Basic picture-in-picture overlays in iMovie need to stay the same width and height ratio as the project. But by cropping the clip in Project Media before you add it to the timeline, you can crop it as you wish.

While a lot of attention goes to new iOS 18 features, here are 15 odd and interesting new features you may find useful. There are new Vocal Shortcuts, music haptics, Phone app searching, Calculator features and more.

In addition to the major new feature of macOS Sequoia, you can also now trigger the context menu with the keyboard, trigger Shortcuts with a voice command, hide what's behind you when recording video, and much more.

With macOS Sequoia you can now tile windows to quickly snap them to halves or quarters of the screen. See all of the ways you can do this including the Menu Bar, the green button, keyboard shortcuts, and dragging. You can also combine previous window resizing options for more arrangements.

iOS 18 for the iPhone has a lot of new features even before we get to Apple Intelligence. Try some new Home Screen looks, lock apps, schedule messages, do math in Notes and much more.

macOS Sequoia packs in a lot of new features even before Apple Intelligence is added. You have a ton of window tiling commands, a new Passwords app, Math Notes, audio transcriptions, iPhone Mirroring and more.

There are hundreds of keyboard shortcuts for Mac users. There are Mission Control shortcuts, Finder shortcuts, system shortcuts, application shortcuts and more. Many you can find by just looking through the menu bar for that application. You can find system ones by looking in the System Settings under Keyboard.

But some keyboard shortcuts are more useful than others. And some are harder to remember than others.

So MacMost has compiled a list of the top keyboard shortcuts for macOS 15 (Sequoia). Here they all are on a single PDF page, downloadable and printable: The MacMost macOS Sequoia Keyboard Shortcuts. Download it and pass it along!

A quick way to get around in the Finder is to use the Go To Folder command, especially if you like using your keyboard more than a mouse or trackpad. Here are some advanced tips that you may not know about.

It may seem like you need to subscribe to Apple Music to use the Music app on your Mac. But you can simply ignore Apple Music in the sidebar and search results and use it with your own purchased or ripped songs. You can also disable it so it doesn't appear at all. And yes, you can still rip songs from a CD if you have an optical drive.

After a macOS or app update it can be difficult to figure out what has changed. Here's how to see what's new in macOS update and also some techniques for finding out what's new in Apple and third-party apps.