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Jun 23, 2018; Replies: 1
Back in the day, people used to decorate cover pages and more with Word Art created in Microsoft Word, where text was created in an arc, sim...
Jun 22, 2018; Replies: 1
Greetings, I’m installing a new SSD into my MacBook Pro (late 2008) and need some info and refreshers on proper ways to get a new and ...
Jun 21, 2018; Replies: 1
Undo key shows up next to space bar on iPad a when I switch to number keyboard. This was not there in previous versions or was it?. I am con...
Jun 21, 2018; Replies: 1
Just upgraded to an iPhone 8. Everything seemed to transfer except my calendar on the iPhone did not pick up all my appointment and events. ...
Jun 20, 2018; Replies: 1
I know I can capture the screen of my iPad and I’m curious if I can do the same on my iMac desktop. I would like to send a friend a short ...
Jun 20, 2018; Replies: 1
When I click to play a video in Keynote through to my wirless speakers there is a 2 sec buffer delay before the video starts. This does not ...
Jun 20, 2018; Replies: 1
Using Pages V7.1 and Photos v 7.04 How do you access photos to place in a pages document? I am using a template that had a couple of photos ...
Jun 19, 2018; Replies: 1
Last week I had a Time Machine back up fail with a Copying Error. There were no clues that I could find that indicated what had generated th...
Jun 18, 2018; Replies: 1
I know, you just click on them to open. But for some reason in the last 6 months or so, something has changed. Most jpg, pdf, mp3 I receive ...
Jun 16, 2018; Replies: 1
Using one Apple Extreme wi fi router as Base unit and a second Apple Extreme (in the Extended function mode) for adequate wi fi coverage. I ...
Jun 15, 2018; Replies: 1
sometimes but more so lately, the items i am saving to my desktop are not appearing or they might appear days later. when i go to save the i...
Jun 15, 2018; Replies: 2
In order to indicate the last version of a Numbers sheet (latest version) I like to add a (changeable) date field either in the header or fo...
Jun 13, 2018; Replies: 3
I have this long document. I wish to find all paragraphs formatted in style “Normal” and replace the style with “Body̶...
Jun 13, 2018; Replies: 4
I usually install app just to try. And I cannot help me with that junk the apps left. Is it better to backup before install the app and reve...
Jun 10, 2018; Replies: 3
A while back, Gary presented a topic on MacOS, where you could create folder in Mac OS Safari to place important MacMost topics. Can you cre...
Jun 10, 2018; Replies: 3
I have always installed software updates on all my Mac devices as soon as they were provided. And over the years have noticed a trend of dec...
Jun 8, 2018; Replies: 2
On my iPhone SE,’ iOS 11, I don’t normally answer “No Caller ID” calls so would like to ignore them when phone rings, instead of rus...
Jun 8, 2018; Replies: 1
I want to change the Mail icon in the dock to a Canadian Flag. I tried what you explained in changing the picture of a file and it works. Wh...
Jun 7, 2018; Replies: 3
When I try to put my own alert audio files into the System>Library>Sounds>, it won’t allow me to paste any audio files into that folde...
Jun 7, 2018; Replies: 2
I have many foreign fonts that came with my Mac, which I will never use. I also use Font Book to help me find the perfect font for the job I...
Jun 1, 2018; Replies: 3
I enjoy your videos, Gary! I’m creating a rubric in Numbers for grading my students’ projects. For each topic on the rubric, I h...
May 31, 2018; Replies: 1
I have a Table with the first header column with the months of the year. The first header row has the years: 2015, 2016… Is there a co...
May 31, 2018; Replies: 2
Have recently acquired an EHD to move my Aperture photo library to so as to free up storage space on my iMac. This has been done. I now real...
May 30, 2018; Replies: 4
Hi Gary, You may have covered this before but I can’t come across it. I am losing the will to live in finding a suitable way to manage my ...
May 29, 2018; Replies: 2
Trying to use the OR logical operator in SUMIF, for example SUMIF(OR($H=”I0000″,$H=”I0001)”),$J) —– Tim ...
May 26, 2018; Replies: 1
Hi Gary, I have heard That I can unlock my desktop iMacWith my Apple watch.Would you please explain how do this. I have the latest model iMa...
May 26, 2018; Replies: 1
Hi Gary, I have heard That I can unlock my desktop iMacWith my Apple watch.Would you please explain how do this. I have the latest model iMa...
May 26, 2018; Replies: 6
So far, I have 2FA set up for Google and my iCloud account. On another site I visited, someone recommended Authy as a more secure alternativ...
May 25, 2018; Replies: 2
I am trying to print info to 3×5 cards. Front Only, Front and Back. Not sure what program and settings to use. Vertical or horizontal l...
May 24, 2018; Replies: 1
The issue is Apple Mail was unable to verify the identity of the server”pop3.knology.net”. My operating system was updated from ...
