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You can use your iPhone as a scanner to scan documents directly to your Mac. No need to transfer from your iPhone to your Mac afterward. You can scan right to a file, into a new Preview PDF, or into a document or email message.

If you need a file listing to use in a document you can get it by copying and pasting from the Finder if you know a trick. But you can also get file listings as text from the Terminal and then wrap that command into a Shortcut.

If you need to get photo from your camera, an SD card, or an iPhone or iPad, but don't want them in the Photos app, you can do it with the Image Capture app that is already on your Mac.

It is easy to add a drawing to a note in the Notes app on an iPhone or iPad. But what about on a Mac? You'll need to add a blank image first, but once you set it up the first time it is easy to add a drawing or sketch to any note.

You don't need to be an expert at photo adjustment controls to make your photos look a little better. By just using a few of the basic tools, including some that are a single click, you can improve your photos.

There are many ways to convert video files from one format to another on your Mac. Often you don't even need to convert at all, but just simply change the file extension.

There are many ways to add a line between paragraphs in Pages. You can use a shape, paragraph borders, images and more.

If your iCloud Drive space is full, then you can clear space by moving files to your local internal drive's storage or an external archive drive. Learn how to do free up space on iCloud Drive.

There is a hidden option for some apps that allows you to move the Menu Bar below the MacBook camera notch when in Full Screen mode. In addition, you can adjust the screen resolution of your MacBook if you want to get rid of the notch completely.

You can easily create fun photo collages using the Freeform app on your Mac. Just drag and drop images from the Photos app or files and position them as you like. You can add text and more. Then copy and paste or export to share.

The best way to protect yourself from online scams is to understand how they work. Learn about these 10 common Internet scams and talk about them with your friends and family before it is too late.

To get the most from the Mac Finder you should know how to quickly sort your files in the Finder window. Learn how to do it in the various Finder views and some tips and tricks.

By default your iPhone saves photos as HEIC files. These are compressed images, like JPEG files, but will use less space on your iPhone, Mac and iCloud. You can easily convert these to JPEG files when you need to. Your iPhone also saves video files in HEVC format.

You can use almost any USB charger with your MacBook, iPhone or iPad. If the charger doesn't provide enough power your device may charge slowly. But a higher-powered device won't hurt. Quality does matter though, in how longer a charger will last before it may break.

If you store important information in your Notes app, you'll want to make sure it is backed up. Since notes are stored as a database, not individual files, you'll need to use multiple methods to insure you can recover information in different situations.

You can create new folders as you like on your Mac's storage drive. There are a variety of ways to create a new folder. Think about how you want to organize your files and create new folders to fit your needs.

Don't overlook the Help menu in the Mac Menu Bar. It can not only take you to detailed documentation about the app you are using, but can also be used as a way to find Menu Bar items and control the current app with only the keyboard.

Smart Folders are a great way to help you organize your notes in the Notes app. You can use Smart Folders with tags to create your own system to find notes.

You can use links in a Numbers document to link between sheets, start email messages and phone calls, and also link to web pages. You can also use the HYPERLINK function to create dynamic links with values from other cells.

Here are some settings you may want to check out if you are concerned about security on your Mac. Not all of these are necessary, but you may want to consider them.