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One feature I LOVE with my MAC is the ability to search PDF files for specific words. However, there are times that some PDF documents are not searchable and I can’t figure out why. Any direction would be very helpful. —– Trina Stroope ... (1 Comment)

When trying to find the location for a photo, spreadsheet, etc., I do a Spotlight Search. Once I see the file listed, I want to right click or something to learn the specific location on my drive. Is there an option available to do this? (OS X El Capitan) —– John ... (5 Comments)

iPad Air – iOS 9.3.2 MacBook Pro – OS X El-Captian, 10.11.1 I wish to sync PDF files on the two devices on iBooks. While I could transfer files from iBooks on iOS to OS X, but can’t do the other way round as iTunes doesn’t show PDF files in Books on Mac. ... (1 Comment)

Using iTunes I have re-ripped my entire CD library in the ALAC codec. I have one CD of a live performance where the entire performance is a single track. I’d like to split this track into the individual songs. I’ve seen lots of ways to do this on the internet, but ... (1 Comment)

I’m not good at this. All I want to do is make a basic spreadsheet to put in phone numbers and addresses. Which program should I use or is there an app I could use? This is for my desk computer…. not iPad or iPhone. Thanks. :) —– Cheryl Applegate ... (3 Comments)

When I download the Adobe Flash Player update from Adobe and try to open it I get the message: the download must go through the App Store but the App Store doesn’t have it. —– Ray ... (2 Comments)

I use about 6 fonts at most. Most apps have me digging through menus several fewer long t find symbol , times …etc. I don’t want to eliminate the other fonts, just get them out of my way. —– Richard Chambers ... (1 Comment)

When I delete a lot of email in my iCloud account, they all reappear. Whereas in gmail they all are deleted permanently. Do I have to always delete iCloud emails on my iMac for it to be permanent? —– Gary Ward ... (1 Comment)

How do I view wmf files on my iMac 27″ 2014 with the latest version of El Capitan? —– Rab90 ... (1 Comment)

I have a list (60 lines) of titles/names in an excel sheet that i would like to turn into individual folders in Finder. I suspect the actions are: 1. Select the active cell 2. Copy the active cell 3. Create the folder name 4. Paste the clipboard 5. go back to excel 6. move down ... (6 Comments)

Why do Siri web search results come from Bing and not from Safari? Have I changed a setting somewhere and not realized it? I’ve searched all over and cannot find anything about this. I’m not a MS fan so, would you please explain how to get this changed back to ... (2 Comments)

I use a MacBook Pro most of the time, but from time to time I use a PC—a Gateway laptop with Windows 10 and the Edge browser. When I enter “www.icloud.com,” I consistently get an error message that my browser is “not supported.” In the smaller print, it ... (1 Comment)

I would like to move my Airport Express from my home, all-Mac network to a college auditorium that gets poor WIFI reception. It would be only for a meeting in June that lasts several days. Is it possible? —– Diana ... (2 Comments)

In El Capitan, I want to change the Title tag on several dozen photos at one time with a numeric differentiation after my new title… like in iPhoto. Is there an app that will do this? The Automator is confusing. —– Debbie F ... (3 Comments)

how do I delete 10,300 plus emails on my i{Pad with two or three clicks. —– Hugh Koester ... (3 Comments)

I would like to be able to download either the video/audio from youtube or other sites using my mac. I do not use Flash thus most of the videos seem to be HTML 5. I am using a Macbook and iMac running El Capitanusing Safari 9.1 as my main browser. I only use Chrome if the site ... (1 Comment)

Hello Gary I have some pictures in my camera roll in my iPhone, but How Do i to transfer some pictures from my camera roll (iPhone) to my iCloud drive in my iPhone ? Thanks —– Nelson Da Silva ... (1 Comment)

I have a DVD that is a personal DVD and I would like to capture a short 3 minute part of it and transfer it to a DVD. I have thrown out the original from my video recorder and my movie back-ups and have NO video of my desired clip available to me. I goofed! Is there a program ... (1 Comment)

I’m trying to find a way to lock a desktop folder via password or in some other fashion. I’ve been unable to find a way to do so. Am using an iMac running Lion 10.7.5. —– tom reinken ... (3 Comments)

I would like to create folders in my “Mail” program on the iPad to store different emails as “receipts”, “orders”, “to do” etc. I have done this easily with the “Mail” program on the iMac. Is this possible for the ... (2 Comments)