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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12/30/17
I have the free version of Avast on my iMac but I have read mixed views about it and some views that say virus checking software isn’t necessary on a Mac. It hasn’t caused me any problems but I’d rather not use it if it has issues or it’s unnecessary. Any ... (4 Comments)
12/30/17
In May of 2016 someone asked this question and it seems one cannot stop the emails from @me.com from populating iCloud. You answered why would one want to or unsubscribe etc. I had to change my email from @me to @icloud since I was getting incredible levels of spam. No amount of ... (3 Comments)
12/28/17
When using Apple Maps on the iPhone the view will change from the live moving map view to turn by turn. How do I get back to the map view? There is no obvious back button? —– Jim ... (3 Comments)
12/28/17
After using “search” in Mail, emails meeting the criteria are displayed but their locations (folders) are not located. How do I find the folder they are saved in? —– TheTrainRev ... (3 Comments)
12/28/17
Looking at the short cuts in Help. “Scroll to the beginning of the sheet” says “Home or Fn-Up Arrow”. My iMac does not do that. It just seems to scroll up a page. I thought it would move up past all tables to actual top of the current spreadsheet. What ... (2 Comments)
12/24/17
I know how to delete previous recipients from email, but how do you do it for messages? —– Scott ... (1 Comment)
12/24/17
I have a 27″ iMac and a second 27″ display monitor. When I open a Numbers document, it opens in the last position on the same display as when it was closed. When I open multiple Numbers documents, they all open onto the same display as the current document. I then ... (1 Comment)
12/22/17
I don’t want the Wallet app on my iPhone 6 Plus, latest iOS. Apple doesn’t seem to want me to. Is that possible? Thanks, Gary. —– John Russell ... (1 Comment)
12/21/17
I receive multiple calls from the same number. I have used the “Block this Caller” in RECENTS to no avail. Is there another way to do it? —– Shirley ... (1 Comment)
12/20/17
Hello. I want to export/ backup my iCloud library to an external harddisk. My iCloud library is larger than the computer storage so to start syncing in the Photos app, I had to choose “optimized pictures”. I would want the originals, but then syncing couldn’t be ... (7 Comments)
12/19/17
I have a large table in Numbers. I am looking at rows 1200 to 1230 for example. I now want to go to the top of the table. If I press + it puts focus in the topmost cell of the column I am in. But that is a header row and the lower rows are still being displayed. Is there a ... (2 Comments)
12/19/17
I’m trying to download an episode of this old house from there website so I can watch it off line on my Mac when traveling. I use a Mac book pro 2017, running High Sierra —– Matt ... (2 Comments)
12/16/17
I want to insert my address using text replacement but I would like it to appear as an address would on a letterhead rather than as a single line. Is there a method to do it with one shortcut (eg: poadd)? —– Tony Staples ... (2 Comments)
12/14/17
I am a “Paint” user in HP and the only thing preventing me to buy an Apple computer is the absence of this product in their software lineup. I wonder if this is a possibility in the future. —– Dr. Herminio Diaz ... (1 Comment)
12/13/17
I’ve downloaded new fonts on my mac and started using them on my Keynote presentation. After syncing the Keynote with my iCloud to open it on my iPad, the iPad shows that there are missing fonts, since it fails to read the new fonts which i’ve installed on my mac and ... (1 Comment)
12/9/17
I have an iPhone 7. I’m getting notified daily lately of numerous app updates. The description almost always says the update optimizes the app for iPhone 10. If I do the update, does it mean the app is no longer optimized for my iPhone 7? Should I not do the ... (1 Comment)
12/8/17
I want to insert my picture in a pdf document like a curriculum vitae. Is this possible using Mac default apps? Thanks! —– Nicu L ... (2 Comments)
12/7/17
I want to fill a column with dates of month-year (Jan-18) to (Dec-18) in consecutive rows without having to type each date. Is there an auto fill function to do this? —– Dick Vitales ... (1 Comment)
12/7/17
I want to mass delete emails on my iPad. I do NOT want to delete the account from my iPad, bc I sometimes use it to send an email or look at emails. However, I mainly go through emails on my MacBook or iPhone. So, they tend to accumulate on my iPad. Thank ... (1 Comment)
12/7/17
I have somehow managed to create 3 separate Apple IDs. One goes back several years, and I no longer have any record or memory of the PW for it. This is only a problem when updating apps purchased under the oldest ID. Can these 3 IDs be merged into one, preferably the one I use ... (2 Comments)