MacMost: Question and Answer Forum

The MacMost Question and Answer Forum is a place where you can ask how-to questions about your Mac, iPhone, iPad and other Apple products. MacMost specializes in tutorials, tips and techniques of the “how-to” variety, as opposed to “fix-it” questions that are more about something not working as expected.


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12/28/16
I’m send a message and after typing same decide to enlarge size of my scrip as the party is 89 years old. This is in Email and I have a MacBook pro 13. Thanks, Phil —– Phil Porter ... (1 Comment)
12/24/16
Is there a way to record a face time conversation? —– Bob ... (2 Comments)
12/23/16
A friend has his show format tool “A” showing in is mail toolbar but when he clicks on the “A”, the fonts, size, color, bold, italic etc do not show up. —– Shirley ... (3 Comments)
12/23/16
Does El Capitan have a file manager that would allow moving files to an android phone? —– Dennis ... (1 Comment)
12/23/16
I am trying to edit a voice recording on Garage band. When I try to choose the section I want to cut out, I can’t hear the sound as I scroll forwards and backwards slowly with the arrow button on my keyboard. The sound is only audible when I hit the play button and that ... (2 Comments)
12/22/16
When an attachment is opened, the file is stored in a temporary folder under the email account’s inbox, in a convoluted naming scheme that references the attachment to the email. Although these files are supposed to be temporary, they stay behind on the drive and can occupy ... (11 Comments)
12/20/16
I have quite a few icons on my laptop screen and I was wondering if this will slow my laptop down. My laptop takes quite sometime to open applications like Word and others. In addition, the ‘beach ball’ is always present when I click on something. I only have 4 ram ... (1 Comment)
12/20/16
How do I block annoying pop ups when I use safari on my MacBook air? The blogs are not clear as I believe they reference older OS software. How do I block annoying pop ups when I use safari on my iPhone 6? Thanks,  —– Ed glinski ... (1 Comment)
12/18/16
If I go to a site that offers stream and download video which will consume less data. I understand that if I download and a bad packet arrives my end would request a resend. Does the stream protocol compress the data any so not as much is needed to be transferred. Kinda like ... (1 Comment)
12/17/16
Using iPad Air 2. In Dropbox I am using instructions to make something. The pages in the downloaded file are landscape, when the iPad is turned, so I can read it, the screen orientation turns again. Can I temporarily lock orientation on the screen? It’s very tiring trying ... (2 Comments)
12/16/16
I find Mail holds email addresses, even incorrect ones, someplace that I cannot locate. These are not addresses in my Contacts. And, when I edit a Contact page and delete the old email, it still appears, maybe as the top (preferred) address for that person. If I forget to ... (7 Comments)
12/15/16
Like many, I’m looking to upgrade an iMac and a Mac Mini, but I would prefer to avoid a purchase just before a new Apple hardware upgrade. Thanks. —– Fred ... (2 Comments)
12/15/16
I followed Gary’s tip to manage storage space on my iPad Mini and saw 8 GB devoted to Amazon Prime Video, but when I open the app it tells me there is nothing in my library or downloads. How do I learn what is consuming space so I can delete it? —– Floyyd ... (3 Comments)
12/14/16
I’ve seen loads of Airport Utility/Airport Extreme review’s and such and most show the actual names of the devices that are connected to the Airport Extreme when looking in the Airport Utility app. Although mine just shows the MAC address for some devices, and the ... (5 Comments)
12/11/16
am only getting 6 hours at max with very undemanding usage. —– Alan Ingram Phillips ... (11 Comments)
12/11/16
mac OS Sierra Version 10.12.1 I would like to download my dvd’s to my computer and put them in iCloud. Is this possible and how do I do that? I have all of my music in iCloud. If this is possible, will I be able to watch them on my iOS devices and my Smart TV? Thank you ... (2 Comments)
12/11/16
Got a new iPad. Gave old iPad away but it is still connected to my iPhone and other iPad circle so data going to it. How do I delete it —– Sharyn lucas ... (1 Comment)
12/11/16
I have about 15 individuals MS Word documents that I would like to merge into one document. I see how I can do this one document at a time using insert–>file. But I would like to do multiple documents in one feel swoop. —– Robert H Aucoin ... (1 Comment)
12/10/16
How do I find top sites on my iPhone as I have it on my Mac? —– Zelbesfamous ... (1 Comment)
12/9/16
On a MacBook Pro v. Sierra 10.12.1 how can I number consecutively 1 thru 100? When I have to delete or add a row occasionally I have to enter all again. —– Patti ... (1 Comment)