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The new Preview App on the iPhone can be used to view and work with image files. You can mark up images, draw on them, add text, crop and convert to other file types.

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that you may not know that could help your productivity throughout the day.

While AI services like ChatGPT, Gemini and others can be a useful tool for getting tech help online, they often give wrong answers. But they still have some advantages over human help.

Often people using the Apple Calendar app try to use colors to tag or differentiate events. However, colors are really an indicator of which calendar database the event belongs to. Learn how to use colors properly in the Calendar app.

When you scan documents with your iPhone's default apps you often get a file much larger than those produced by third-party apps or using PC scanners. With a simple Shortcut you can significantly compress these kinds of PDFs without losing too much quality.

Want to view or sort by image dimensions, audio file durations or video codecs? You can do it in the Finder if you know the trick to turn on these hidden media information columns for List View.

When you open a file from inside an app you are prompted to select a file with a seemingly simple File Open dialog. Here are some tips to help you get to the file you want quickly and easily.

Let's explore using the Markup tools right inside the Photos app. You can add text, arrows, draw and more.

When you need to include multiple lines of text in a message, title or a cell in Numbers, it can see impossible because pressing the Return key completes the text. But using this simple trick you can include multiple lines in many places.

You can use the Freeform app that comes with your Mac as a presentation tool that has a unique zooming style distinctly different than Keynote. You can create all of your content on a single Freeform board and then define scenes to use as slides.

Learn how to do window tiling on your Mac using keyboard shortcuts. You can quickly and easily resize windows to fill the screen, move them to the left or right half, and even tile two or more windows with one command.

You can use cheap NFC tags to automate things on your iPhone. Tap one to toggle Focus modes, start playlists or set timers. Combine multiple actions for relaxation or workout routines. You can even trigger lights in the Home app or using other home automation systems.

Let's explore using Safari bookmarks. There are many ways to create bookmarks, organize them, and then access them. We'll look at the editor, sidebar, Start Page, bookmarks bar, search and more.

Follow along with Gary as he builds a simple iMovie project from a few video, photo and audio files on a Mac. Learn how to order clips, trim, add titles, make adjustments and more.

In macOS Tahoe you can easily access a variety of utilities by just searching in the Spotlight Menu. Learn how you can set timers, add calendar events, move files, append to Notes and much more.

Adding money to your Apple Cash account is difficult if you don't use a debit card. But there are a few other ways to do it, and a simple one if you have an Apple Savings account.

If you need to take a frame from a video and save it as a stand-alone photo, you can do it in a variety of ways on a Mac. Learn how to use tools like the Photos app, QuickTime Player, Preview and even Pixelmator Pro to capture a frame from a video.

Explore the Freeform app on the Mac with me. Learn some of the basics for using it, and let me show you some examples of how it can be useful.

The Files app on your iPhone is how you work with files like the Finder on a Mac. Learn how to navigate around in the Files app and perform basic functions such as moving, deleting, renaming and previewing files.

A new feature in iOS 26.2 helps you to never miss an important reminder. You can set the time-based reminder to Urgent and instead of a regular notification, you'll get an alarm that you need to respond to.