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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9/19/16
When I barely touch my imac’s mouse, the screen in Safari keeps enlarging and I have to single click the page to get it back to regular size. This has become very irritating and I’m finally reaching out for help! Thank you. —– Gina McLenithan ... (5 Comments)
9/18/16
The Screen shot feature on my iPad Air 2 doesn’t seem to work in iOS 10.0.1. Is there a new procedure? —– Ed Robidoux ... (3 Comments)
9/18/16
I already have a Time Capsule that I dedicate solely as a Time Machine for my MBP. I just bought an AirPort Time Capsule which I would like to use as an external hard drive for my 50GB Movie Collection (Purchased through iTunes). I have iTunes Match. My MBP ran out of space. What ... (4 Comments)
9/18/16
I want to build a Custom Dictionary of about 2500-3000 words for students to be able to use and add to as they develop their english language skills. I have an early intel iMac. Is this possible? Thanx. —– Tom j Dolan ... (3 Comments)
9/17/16
Oftentimes I don’t read my email in order. I could press and up arrow or a down arrow at the top of the message on iPad to go immediately to that message rather than return to the “index” of emails and then choose to go to next message. The arrows apparently ... (13 Comments)
9/17/16
september 15, 2016: up to now there was a box in iphoto I could tick to delete – with the recent update it is gone!!! anybody knows how do deal with this? —– Marion ... (4 Comments)
9/17/16
My son recently got a new Tracfone with the new phone number. Every time I attempt to send him a text via Messages on the OS X desktop, it automatically picks his old number. However, this number has been deleted from his information in Contacts. I’ve purged it from ... (2 Comments)
9/16/16
I want to be able to create a label in a template formate (such as Avery 5161) so that I can print a single label or many sheets. This easily done in MS Word by going to mailings and following the drop down menus. I am using Pages on a MAC Mini OS El Capitan, v. ... (2 Comments)
9/16/16
Dear Gary, I have a new (2015) iMac with El Capitan. I have installed a 3TB Seagate external hard drive which was reformatted for this computer and is running as expected with Time Machine. The only file excluded from back up is the ext. hard disk file. When I go to disk utility, ... (4 Comments)
9/15/16
Have a 13′ macPro, purchased in 2012 using Yosemite. Can I download Sierra or do I need to update w/El Capitan first? —– A. Cook ... (1 Comment)
9/15/16
The “Back to Email” link from Safari to Mail is not in the left hand corner of my Safari window. How do I get it back. —– Sandy Gilbert ... (1 Comment)
9/15/16
Due to our limited bandwidth of 1.5, I’ve always closed the programs running in the background on my iPad. With the new iOS, double clicking on the Home Screen button doesn’t allow me to do close them that way. Is there another way to accomplish ... (2 Comments)
9/15/16
I have been using 4 desktops each with an order and function that I find convenient. The first is for mail, the next two for browsing and computing, the last for I tunes. Is there a way to ” lock” these programs to their pages? When I need to reboot, they don’t ... (2 Comments)
9/15/16
I purchased a song in iTunes more than a few weeks ago. Somehow, it doesn’t show in my Library in iTunes (I must have done something to remove it??). If I view the album and song in iTunes it says “Purchased” and I can play it, but it would be nice to have the ... (1 Comment)
9/12/16
Wife’s phone 2.1 gb free. I read iOS 10 dl 2 gb but needs 2.5 gb for install. If I update via iTunes. The 2 gb dl goes to Mac Does she just need the .5 hb free for install? Also would it’s install work since she has enough space to dl. Will phone delete apps to ... (3 Comments)
9/12/16
I know there is a video about that, but it does not answer my question. At the bottom of a page I can add custom footer like the page number, etc. This section appears when you hover over it with your mouse. It is separated into three sections. Is there any way to edit those ... (1 Comment)
9/12/16
Now that we’re all going to upgrade to the new iPhone is there any way to transfer saved messages (Both iMessages and ordinary texts) to the new phone? —– Tony Rosner ... (2 Comments)
9/10/16
Hi everyone, I remember I was able to edit the list of tags that suggest themselves in Photos when you want to add a tag to that photo. But I can’t remember how I did it!, now I can’t get there to do the cleanup editing of tags… Any clues? —– Juan ... (2 Comments)
9/9/16
How Do I Make Purchased iCloud Storage Available So I don’t burn Out Of Storage On My iPhone 6S, iPad Air, and MacBook Pro? I’ve run out of regular storage on my iPhone, resulting in the inability to take photos or make phone calls. I purchased extra storage from ... (2 Comments)
9/9/16
When I type woudl, Mail does not change it to would Note ld vs dl. —– ted cohen ... (2 Comments)