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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10/27/17
Seeking some current input/thinking on ‘CALL BLOCKING’ apps/services’. On my home number I’ve used Nomorobo (free) for about 1 year and it seems to really be doing the job! Calls rings 1-2 times, displays caller ID, then the call gets disconnected. On my ... (1 Comment)
10/26/17
Hi, (apologies if this is a bit lengthy) I’m using a desktop Mac with High Sierra, and the latest Photos version. I want to copy 750 holiday photos onto a USB flash drive to share with a friend. I want to keep them in the order they were taken in. They were taken with ... (3 Comments)
10/25/17
Is it possible to to apply a formula or run a script which enable me to automatically convert figures to word. For example, “234.00” gets converted to “Two Hundred Thirty Four Only” If possible would it work the same way in both Pages and numbers or we ... (1 Comment)
10/23/17
How can I best organize and manage recipes on MacBook pro so that I can search for easily? —– Daniela ... (3 Comments)
10/23/17
I have some photos in Photos 3.0 and I used to be able to click the Share button and choose “Set to Desktop”. I didn’t see it in Photos 3.0. Did it move somewhere else? Did it not get developed for version 3.0? * 2014 MacBook Pro (Retina display) * macOS ... (2 Comments)
10/22/17
From what I see on my phone, it only disables the texts from coming in. How can I disable phone calls too and let it roll over to voice mail? There is blue tooth in the car. —– Bita ... (1 Comment)
10/21/17
Using Sierra and iTunes 12.7 on iMac. In iTunes Store, can’t find music videos to buy. Were located on same page as Songs and Albums but not there. To where have they been moved? —– Sally ... (2 Comments)
10/21/17
Hello Everyone, I need to get my videos from my iPhone (6s) to my Mac book Pro (touch). However my Airdrop doest work anymore on my iPhone. Is there another way to get my videos on my Mac without compressing the videos? My iCloud Photo Library is turned on on both devices ... (2 Comments)
10/19/17
I have a mailing list that need to be kept in order of first contact. Columns are name, phone, email, first contact, second contact, etc. All of the answers I seem to find online are comparing one cell or one column to another. I need to know how to identify if an email address ... (7 Comments)
10/18/17
I want to uncheck the option “include when automatically checking for mail” for an email account but it doesn’t seem to be there anymore. Where is it? I have an account I want to send from but never receive mail for. —– Robyn ... (6 Comments)
10/17/17
I am thinking about purchasing the new MacBook 1.3 GH processor. Currently I have a MacBook Air that I wish Mac would continue only adding Retina. I like the long battery life and the ports of the air. Question: Will my current office for Mac 2011 software be compatible with a ... (5 Comments)
10/15/17
Over the last two years I have saved about 400 PDF’s on my iPad which I can see on the iBooks app. They are PDFs of legal agreements, receipts, holiday intenaries etc and I refer to them from various IOS devices. The filing system and ability to search within the iBooks app is ... (5 Comments)
10/13/17
I’ve been trying to mark some extremely important appointments on my Apple Calendar. I would like to mark them with red letters or a dramatic sign about 2 to 3 times the size of the other notices; as I have a hard time seeing the notations, and remembering the important ones. I ... (2 Comments)
10/12/17
I recently had a ‘chat’ session with Apple, and discovered that I have two iTunes accounts. That has caused me some problems. I don’t know how that happened but I’m concerned that if I delete one, I may lose some apps that I purchased under that account. Any ... (1 Comment)
10/12/17
Greetings: I would like to create a drop-menu for a specific column with the following items: Column Header: Type Items: Card, Monetary Donation, Food Donation Thanks, Hugh —– Hugh Bradley ... (1 Comment)
10/12/17
I can’t find a way to hyperlink images in Pages. —– Jean-Claude ... (3 Comments)
10/11/17
I gifted my Mom an iPad (wifi radio only). She is printing out coupon offers she receives via email and using a LOT of ink in the process. I want a sequence of steps I can use to show her how to resize that email and print the coupon at a smaller size. It would also be nice to ... (1 Comment)
10/9/17
My last Keyboard Shortcut list is Yosemite. Do you have one for Sierra or HiSierra or will it basically be the same as Yosemite —– Barbara Walchko ... (4 Comments)
10/6/17
Before iOS 11 and High Sierra I used to backup my iPhone to my Mac using iTunes (as well as a daily iCloud backup). With the changes to iTunes this doesn’t seem possible anymore. Can I rely on the iCloud backup on its own? —– Brenda Brooks ... (2 Comments)
10/6/17
I want to make a video that combines a recording of my presentation placed next to the actual keynote slides use during the presentation. In other words I want whomever is looking at the final video to see me giving my presentation next to a close up of the slides being used ... (11 Comments)