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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8/29/18
I am using Keynote. I am exporting a keynote file from Keynote in pdf format. I want to password protect before sending pdf to others in Mail. —– Rocky ... (1 Comment)
8/28/18
Thank you. Receiving Emails which are responses to my message(s). For business I need to save messages (many are in a long conversation). It is impossible for me to keep track (I have to open and read each one them), if responder changes what we are discussing but not the ... (2 Comments)
8/28/18
Someone sent me a Word document to do some work on for them. When I imported it into Pages, it had a bunch of missing fonts. I was able to find them online and add them to font book, but I still have one warning left to overcome: “Objects in headers, footers, shapes, ... (1 Comment)
8/27/18
When I’m in Safari editing a Wix site, I get this window that says, “This webpage is using significant energy. Closing it may improve the responsiveness of your Mac.” Where or what app is having a memory problem? Safari, my computer? I have never got this window ... (1 Comment)
8/27/18
I decided to split a lengthy Pages document into two separate documents. I created a duplicate of the original, then highlighted and deleted all text from the latter section of the document. I then went back and deleted the images on those same pages. However, I still have 31 ... (1 Comment)
8/24/18
I would like to backup safari bookmarks to an excel spreadsheet. I’ve got Version 11.1.2 (13605.3.8) on a brand new MacBook Pro. My Excel is from office 365 so it should be current. —– Bill Lee ... (1 Comment)
8/23/18
In my video, I have a group of photos, one after another, as a cutaway. I know how to dissolve each photo, however, between each photo, the original video reappears for a brief moment. I do not want this to happen nor do I want the transition from one photo to another to be so ... (4 Comments)
8/23/18
Hi, I tried to highlight cells (in number) based on other cells (in text) in Numbers, but what I got is the cells (in number) cannot be highlighted based on other cells (in text) with “IF” formula. I tried an example on Excel, the A column will be highlighted based on ... (1 Comment)
8/22/18
I’ve created a simple graphic in Pages. In an attempt to make it easier for seniors get on our residents’ website, I want to be able to place this graphic on Windows and/or Mac desktops so a single click on my graphic will take them to the website. In pages I select ... (2 Comments)
8/21/18
Need to buy digital cameras for middle school filmmaking class I teach. Running iMovie v.10.1.2. Looking at the Sony – DSC-W800 20.1-Megapixel. Students will take pics and shoot video; video output on this camera is listed as: MOV. Is that the same as .mov? Would MOV work ... (1 Comment)
8/21/18
I use an app called Voice Record Pro on my iPhone , and regularly record interviews about an hour long. I need to be able to transfer and save these on my iMac, work with them (eg cut them) and share them (could be to a windows user), securely. How would you suggest I save them ... (1 Comment)
8/20/18
When visiting a website where some of my own sensitive security information is at risk, I often see the following suggestion when I leave the website: “We recommend that you close your browser window. Your browser may have retained a memory of the account information ... (1 Comment)
8/19/18
I have all my photos in disaray on my macbook of 1 year, and pc and laptop of over 10 or so years. Would a photostick I saw advertised on the web be a good choice for downloading photos onto, is it safe, organised in folders etc. Thank you. —– Joy ... (7 Comments)
8/17/18
Is a 2012 high spec 13″ i7 16Ram 2.9Ghz 500SSD Macbook pro as fast as a 2016 lower spec i5 8 ram 2.5ghz one? —– Greg ... (3 Comments)
8/16/18
System storage takes over 100G of “space” on my laptop! Everything updated to the latest version. Apple store genius(es) cannot help with this…… —– Peter Markesteyn ... (4 Comments)
8/16/18
I have over 300 apps on my iPhone. Periodically I want to remove one. Is there any way to easily find its location short of perusing each screen? —– John Kueck ... (3 Comments)
8/16/18
Hi, I need to copy some files from my Mac to give to a PC user. They are not large files just a few letters etc. I plan to use a memory stick. How should I format the stick so that the PC and Mac can read and copy the files? Many thanks —– Gill ... (2 Comments)
8/11/18
My printer stopped working and I got a window saying it had paused. Have no idea what to do. —– Arlene ... (1 Comment)
8/11/18
I’ve highlighted text on a preview document. I would now like to group all the highlighted text together to form a single editable and printable document. Is this possible? Thanks —– Jennine ... (1 Comment)
8/10/18
Many folk visiting the Apple Support Communities (ASC) with queries are some of the most naive and unaware computer users on the planet. In other words, vulnerable. Often they are recommended to visit the Etresoft web page and download a product called EtreCheck, run it and then ... (3 Comments)