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You can use the Shortcuts app to have your iPhone respond automatically to messages. You can choose one or more recipients and when they text you they will get a response back even if your iPhone is locked. You can customize by specifying text to look for in the original message and adding things like your location in the response.

If you customize the styles in a Pages, Numbers or Keynote document you can create a template from that document to easily reuse those styles again. You can also copy and paste styles from one document to another.

There is no built-in basic function to sort a list in Pages. But you can do it without leaving Pages by using a temporary table. You can also use Apple Intelligence to sort a list, often with more complex options.

Learn how to use soma basic Numbers skills to build a habit tracker. You can track habits each day, see when you have made your goal, see your best streak, and even view charts with the data.

You can save as a PDF from almost any app on your Mac through the Print dialog. But you can also use Open in Preview to create a temporary PDF and instantly view it in Preview. This has several advantages over Save As PDF.

Every time you get an email you should be checking to see if it is real. There are some very easy ways to spot of a scam which can save you time and heartache.

Did you just see an article claiming there has been a massive data breach and billions of passwords were leaked? Don't panic. News sites love to publish these articles, even if the news is old and they repeat them often. Here's what you need to do to protect your accounts.

If you are looking for a quicker or easier way to put your Mac to sleep, here are 10 methods that could help depending on your needs. Learn how to set a keyboard shortcut, use a Hot Corner, add a sleep command to an automation, ask Siri or use Spotlight.

Learn how to go beyond basic Keynote transitions with animations that move objects on your slides. You can use builds, movement paths, scaling, rotation and Magic Move to create a variety of effects to push your presentation to the next level.

Instead of having music continue past the end of your video clips, or having it end abruptly, you can easily fade out music and other audio at the end of your movie. You can also adjust the volume of audio clips making them fade in, out, cross-fade, do L-cuts and J-cuts, and also manually control the volume at any point you like.

If you spend too much time staring at your iPhone's screen, addicted to social media apps or games, you may want to try one or more of these techniques to help you break the habit.

When you share your contact information with someone else it will include everything, including private phone numbers and other details. Here's how to restrict what information is shared from your Mac or your iPhone.

Learn to use Safari on your iPhone more productively by mastering tabs. There are a ton of ways to create, manage and group your tabs, and ways to keep the number of tabs you have open under control.

When you buy a new Mac it comes with a lot of software from Apple. You get a web browser, email client, word processor, spreadsheet app, presentation app, apps for taking notes, keeping track of appointments, a video editor, a music creation app, a photo manager and so much more. For many people, a new Mac may already have everything they need.

If you are storing your photos as regular files instead of in the Photos app on your Mac, you are missing out on some great photos-specific features. Here's a quick run-down of why you should be storing your Photos in the Photos app instead.

Learn how to make your Pages word processing document titles stand out with more than than bold fonts. Find out how to use things like character spacing, fills, drop shadows, borders and more.

When you have a table with dates in one column it is often useful to get subtotals for each month or other date ranges. There are many ways to do this using simple or complex formulas, table categories or pivot tables.

You can flip photos, or rotate a photo 90 degrees or a smaller amount to straighten it or match the horizon. It is quick and easy in the Photos app, but also can be done with an image file in a variety of ways.

You don't need a third-party app to save and return to articles to read later. Safari's Reading List and Reader View features can be used instead. If you want to collect and organize larger lists, you can use bookmarks or save articles as files.

There isn't just one way to attach a photo to an email message. There are many. Learn more about how apps can work together on your Mac.