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Full Keyboard Access is a new Accessibility feature that aims to give you access to everything on your Mac using only the keyboard. In addition to buttons, links and other controls, you can work with Control Center, Notifications, the Menu Bar and Dock.

The Go To Folder function in the Mac Finder got a face lift in macOS Monterey. Go To Folder makes it easy to navigate in Finder windows using only your keyboard with some knowledge of your folder structure.

Sometimes it is useful to have bar charts where each bar is placed at a spot on a map or graphic. You can do that in Numbers, even though there is no special chart type for it. You just need to get creative.

Here are some techniques you can use when searching the web with Google. You can specify one or more sites to search, or exclude sites, terms and more. You can add date ranges, use boolean operators and even a special advanced search page.

I'm often asked how I manage to show a red circle in my iPhone and iPad tutorials. This is just the pointer you get when you connect a mouse to your device. I'll show you what I use and how to modify it.

Starting with macOS Monterey, you can now bring up the path bar temporarily using the Option key. You can also click it to view sibling folders and use the context menu to access other functions.

Here are the basics and some advanced tips for arranging the icons on your iPhone's Home screen. Also learn how to create folders, change the order of the screens, and only show a small selection of apps on your Home screens instead of all of them.

In this last episode of my productivity series, learn how to switched to a paperless office and how I continue to minimize the amount of paper I receive and generate no new paper myself.

macOS Monterey includes a new Quick Action to convert images to other file types and resize them without launching an app.

Here are 10 useful Mac tips from suggestions from MacMost's Patreon supporters. Hide apps, use the App Switcher, get a UPS, save as a PDF from anywhere, use Accessibility Panel buttons and much more.

NOTE: Seems like there is a bug in macOS 14.5 and the screenshot capture Shortcuts action isn’t working anymore. Until Apple fixes it, I have posted a temporary fix in a Patreon video (but I have made it available to everyone, not just supporters).
You can create a Shortcut that will allow you to capture a portion of your screen, and then the text from that image will be extracted and placed in the clipboard. This is useful where you can't normally select and copy text from websites and apps.

There are now many different ways to create pictures for the people in your Contacts. In addition to photos and custom images, you can create memoji, use emoji characters, or use any two standard letters.

A new feature in macOS Monterey is the ability to use a Mac as an AirPlay receiver. You can mirror your iPhone, iPad or another Mac's screen, or use iOS apps like Keynote and Photos that can show content over AirPlay. You can aso just AirPlay audio.

See how I organize my files and folders, use iCloud Drive and local files, an Archive drive, Finder views and more.

When you record the screen for a long period of time, the file can be huge. But by using third-party software like OBS Studio, you can record directly to a compressed file at a fraction of the size, only sacrificing a little of the quality.

With Mission Control you can have multiple Desktops, Full Screen windows and Split View. Beyond the basics, there are a lot of different ways you can control these spaces, drag windows into different configurations and even move content between them.

A new feature in macOS Monterey is the ability to translate text that you select. This works in apps like Safari, Mail, Pages and more. It even works with text in images.

The Maps app has a variety of new features and looks better than ever in macOS Monterey and iOS 15.

The new tagging feature of Notes and Reminders in macOS Monterey gives you a whole new way to organize. Unlike folders and lists, a note can have more than one tag. You can also create Smart Folders and Smart Lists using tags.

See what techniques I use to be more productive when browsing the web. I use no extensions, minimal bookmarks and tabs, and try not to overcomplicate things.