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.2/26/22
An elderly friend running a 2013 iMac on Catalina has asked me if it is possible to restore the boot up chime. I recall that some time ago you published a tutorial on that very subject but I have been unable to find it on Youtube. I’d be grateful if you could help.
John ... (6 Comments)
2/21/22
Can you please advise the procedure to access the records of dates of updates completed on my Macbook Pro O/S Catalina 10.15.7. Thanks.
To confirm latest date of update to ensure applications are using latest data.
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Monkswood
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2/19/22
I have a shortcut I use every morning that open some apps I will use (for example : Safari, Mail and Music). I also like to have my apps on different desktops (Safari on desktop 2, Mail on desktop 3 etc.). When I launch my shortcut, all the apps are opening on the same desktop ... (2 Comments)
2/18/22
Can sections be created after a pages document has been finished?
I have a document (possible book with text and photos) nearly complete. Overlooked sections when building the document but now realize it would have made making changes easier. If so, how? Thank ... (7 Comments)
2/18/22
What is the best way to convert a locked PDF file that I received (I was given the password) to an unlocked version?
So I don’t have to save this password to view the file in the future.
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Ben
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2/18/22
How can I make my iMac’s screen recording sound better?
The sounds are heard as if they came from a barrel, and the original pleasant sound is something else.
It doesn’t matter if I’m using QuickTime or some other free screenshot program.
I should be filming ... (5 Comments)
2/17/22
I’m trying to sort a Numbers (11.2) file by a column of dates if the file was SAVED from a .CSV to a .NUMBERS file?
The problem is the Numbers Dates won’t sort because of the old .CSV FORMAT. I CAN sort them if I add a space to the end of each .Numbers Date, however there ... (2 Comments)
2/17/22
I’m trying to get email document attachments to open automatically when downloading. I’m in Safari, on mail.google.com; I have checked the box for “Open “safe” files after downloaded” in the Safari preference tab “General”. However, ... (1 Comment)
2/17/22
What I meant was that the colours in the spread sheet for each category must match those with each corresponding histogram. I got stuck here. If I have given blue for category Personal and red for category Utility, etc then the histogram for corresponding category must also show ... (1 Comment)
2/17/22
Hello again
This is Derrick Johnson looking for help to create a template to help me with my hours and task allocation each month for my clients.
So I am looking to have the ability to plug in a total cost of hours performed as shown in my redline template upload ($10,000), then ... (4 Comments)
2/16/22
I want to extract Month from a Date … let me explain a bit more
I have a column Date, Sex, Value ……. and I have another column Month, Male, Female, Total Value …so I want to calculate total MALE, FEMALE, TOTAL for the month.
but when I am using any ... (6 Comments)
2/16/22
Hello I have got a new MacBook and when I import a 4K ultra HD photo for a green screen background and then when I import a 4K video clip it exports 1080p only the 4K HD photo background converts into 1080p it does not remain 4K hence the final output converts 1080p but not 4k ... (3 Comments)
2/15/22
I have a check box on my sheet that when checked (true), the formula returns zero.
When left unchecked (false), the formula returns intended results.
Formula example looks like this: IF A1,0,b1xc1). (IF checkboxcell,0,cellxcell).
I would like to track the duration of time that ... (9 Comments)
2/14/22
Make a template designed for MS Word work in Pages
I have some Avery labels that I want to image using as Avery Template that is only available in Word.
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Dennis
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2/11/22
What is the best way to store notes so that they are available from any of my devices? If the cloud is the answer then how can I ensure that existing notes that may be saved only on my phone, for instance, end up residing in the cloud as well?
I’ve done research and reading on ... (1 Comment)
2/10/22
How to insert a line brake to break the paragraph and move on next line using Apple Pencil gesture?
I would like to use Apple Pencil for note taking. I do not find any help anywhere e.g. Apple Support etc.
Device: iPad
App: Notes
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Abhay Nanal
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2/9/22
I’m trying to cull through numerous photos from my digital camera. I’m looking for two things:
1. a way to download my photos from my camera’s SD card to my laptop without having all of those photos uploading to iCloud.
2. an app other than Preview or Photos ... (2 Comments)
2/3/22
I am running Monterey 12.1. Is there a way to track Crypto currency in Numbers? I know it can be done with stocks.
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Bill Allen
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2/2/22
1. I want to make a complete copy of my Music library converted to MP3 to play in the car on a long trip. I understand that can be accomplished in Music. Is there a procedure to accomplish that in mass?
2. How can I determine the data size of the library in order to have the ... (3 Comments)
2/1/22
I am a truck driver and sometimes I need to set a timer to ring in a certain time zone.
For example I am heading to Washington and I need to set a timer to ring in central standard time.
I’m not sure if I can do it in calendars or if I can do it in reminders.
The way is so I ... (2 Comments)
