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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9/29/16
Running Mac OS Sierra, the title bar at the top of the screen disappears. It is not the ‘auto hide etc menu bar’ in Settings. Only happens sometimes. Do you have any idea what it might be? (Strangely, it didn’t happen on my iMac, only my MacBook ... (1 Comment)
9/29/16
I’ve got a table of content in Pages and I noticed that the page number seems a little bit to the left. I want it to be exactly to the right of where the normal text would end. I noticed the options for “decimal” and “right”, etc. but it ... (2 Comments)
9/28/16
Right now I am using El Capitan and am thinking about downloading Mac OS Sierra. I prefer Google Photo’s to store my photos (over 11,000) as opposed to iCloud. I already pay for the extra 50GB per month, but google is free. If I download Mac OS sierra, is it mandatory ... (2 Comments)
9/28/16
I asked this question at the Apple Store and they said “You have to use an APP. Google which one to get” There are several and I am confused. This is just for a text message I would like to save to a folder once in a while . I don’t want one that is either real ... (2 Comments)
9/27/16
I have a new 2015 iMac now with 10.11.6. I’d like to download and install Sierra, but have difficulties with a very slow internet connection. An alternative I’ve read about is to download Sierra on another device (I have a MacBook Air) and can create an installer on ... (3 Comments)
9/27/16
Was wondering if I could, and how to upgrade my MacBook Pro (late 2008) to the latest MacOS, even though it is not on the approved list? Is it even advisable? Hope so, like many of the new features. Thanks! —– George ... (2 Comments)
9/27/16
Hi Gary, I wonder if you could make a video about the best way to organise folders on a Mac. I’d like to start with a new instal on my computer and would like a better way to keep files, like personal, business, finance and so forth, what is your experience or do you use ... (3 Comments)
9/27/16
I needed to find a file with file name “tsserver.js” on my iMac running macOS Sierra. So the first thing I tried was Spotlight, but it returned no files. Then I launched a search in the Finder, but it also returned no files matching that name. I was quite sure ... (4 Comments)
9/26/16
I would like to begin using iCloud Keychain in conjunction with two separate devices under the same Apple ID. How do I synchronize the two existing Keychain Access apps through iCloud Keychain? The two Keychain Access apps (Laptop and Desktop) contain the same passwords but other ... (1 Comment)
9/26/16
now that I have OS Sierra 10.12 installed in my late year 2012 Mac Mini, “some” emails arrive in Mail with printed URLs in lieu of the actual illustration. Clicking on the URL opens Safari & takes me to the actual photo/graphic/illustration that was intended to ... (3 Comments)
9/24/16
Short of doing it individually, is there another app or extension that might help me do it faster? I’m using it with El Capitan 10.11.6 on a 2015 MacBook Pro. Thanks! —– D.Lake ... (1 Comment)
9/24/16
I have an imac and am using El Capitan 10.11.6. I used Keychain in Safari to create some random passwords on certain sites. When I access those same sites using Chrome, Chrome doesn’t fill anything in. How can I get Chrome to access and use the random passwords that ... (2 Comments)
9/24/16
If I write “I liked your story”, “your” will have a red underline and the suggestion is “you’re” – absolutely incorrect. Or “I was there”. “There” is underlined in red and the substitute is ... (3 Comments)
9/23/16
had to create account on a friend MacBookAir to sync music playlists from my iPadAir to my iPod Nano. how do i now remove/delete my account from her computer? —– Richard ... (1 Comment)
9/23/16
If i receive an email that was bcc to other people if i hit reply will my reply to the sender also go to the bcc people? —– David Hold ... (1 Comment)
9/22/16
Hi there, i would like to know if any of you have any tip on transfering VHS data to a digital file. ( mp4, avi, etc…) For a Mac of course. It seems to be pretty rare. what would be the best way to go. —– Martial ... (5 Comments)
9/21/16
Hi Gary, I am a huge fan of MacMost and also Gary’s tutorials on Udemy. You always use a black background for almost all your YouTube videos. May I assume you are simply using a green screen? I tried to find the answer in your past videos (like “My studio ... (3 Comments)
9/21/16
With the new Sierra macOS it is now possible, in System Preferences, to have Desktop files and the Documents folder saved in iCloud. But, as with a lot of other people, my Documents folder is very large, and I don’t want to burden iCloud with all those files. Is there a ... (1 Comment)
9/20/16
I am still running 10.9.5. My question is I have numerous external hard drives with video I imported using iMovie 9. If I were to start using iMovie 10, will I have to make a new library? Would I still be able to use iMovie 9? Thank you —– John Santini ... (2 Comments)
9/20/16
I have an iMac (27″, Retina 5k, late 2015, OS X 10.11.5) and an iPad Air with iOS 10. I am impressed with the new Memories feature of the iOS 10 and wanted to display the slideshows on my iMac. When I go to system preferences, display, the AirPlay Display shows ... (2 Comments)