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.1/16/22
I am currently using Apple Pages program to store all my passwords. Pages allows me to assign a password to a file. I hear all the time where some professional password programs are compromised. Is Pages a safe form of protection for my passwords?
Thank You and your program in ... (3 Comments)
1/16/22
I’ve had this issue for a while, since one of the Big Sur upgrades and it has persisted with my recent Monterey upgrade.
All emails coming into the Inbox are duplicated into the VIP mailbox.
If I delete any of them from the VIP mailbox, they are also deleted from the Inbox.
I ... (6 Comments)
1/15/22
Question: How do I back up Time Machine backups?
Why: Time Machine backups was on an external drive that failed.
What I did: I replaced the drive and restarted Time Machine on it. Wanting to not loose months of backups again, I tried copying Time Machine files to another new ... (2 Comments)
1/15/22
Hey Gary,
I know that time machine captures files saved in iCloud if storage optimization is turned off. I have created a time machine back up of my m1 MacBook Air but am unable to locate the iCloud files on my time machine backup. Where are these located within the external ... (3 Comments)
1/14/22
I have an external hard disk with 200G, and I connected it to my MacBook Air, to copy all the disk’s files to my iCloud.
Upload is taking a long time, of course, but it’s been days and I am not sure about the progress. So I have two questions:
1. How can I know the ... (1 Comment)
1/13/22
I saw your video of how to remove a background in Preview. I do use the Smart Lasso, but I find that in order to get the right color background, I have to cut and paste the image onto that color and then take a screenshot of the whole thing. I note that in your video, the ... (1 Comment)
1/13/22
I have a MacBook Air and use Word and save in Word docx. What I’m trying to figure out is how to organize my open Word docs.
When I go to that screen, they are all over the page, different sizes, not in any particular order, and I have to scroll across each one to have the ... (1 Comment)
1/12/22
How to update Apple Mail to suggest the new mailbox for moving thermal too. ie When right/control clicking on an email it suggests Payments 2021 but now it’s 2022 and I have a new mailbox Payments 2022. It seems like it take a 1/2 to 3/4 of the year for it to figure it out. ... (1 Comment)
1/11/22
Can photo glare (in general, but primarily with glasses) be fixed without using full Photoshop program? Any suggested programs for Mac and iPad? Did not find topic addressed in Gary’s library…perhaps a future episode? Comments welcomed…thanks.
Have not found ... (1 Comment)
1/11/22
Hi Gary, I am trying to bypass the Apple Music subscription. There used to be a ‘Restrictions’ option in preferences to turn it off, but I don’t see it there anymore.
I have found out how to switch off Apple Music on my IOS devices, but I just can’t find ... (4 Comments)
1/9/22
I have searched over a few years to find a solution to this, but gave up trying and just accepted that there is no answer. However, does anyone know how to adjust the width and height of a table in Pages, Numbers, or Keynote WITHOUT only using the right size or bottom handles? ... (2 Comments)
1/7/22
How to delete all messages at once? SELECT ALL doesn’t work.
I get too many spam messages.
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Alex
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1/3/22
I must regularly send an email to one person with a cc to four people. I want to know how I can copy the email to the four people without copying and pasting each email address separately. I have added each of them to a VIP list, but am unable to see my VIP list.
I would like ... (2 Comments)
1/3/22
Is there a way to see how many files are contained in a folder in the Finder?
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Robert
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1/2/22
On my Mac, I turned on optimize iCloud photo storage, and the full size photos should still be on iCloud. How do I access the full size photos as needed?
I want to save space, but as a photographer I might need to access a full size image for printing (if a customer buys one). ... (3 Comments)
1/2/22
Can you please make a video on libraries – difficult to understand what it really is.
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Christian Hall
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1/1/22
When I bring up the display of available emoji using the function key the emoji are too small for my old eyes. I haven’t found a way to enlarge the default display size of the list of emojis. I have used the magnifier and zoom tools in the Accessibility section of System ... (3 Comments)
1/1/22
How can I add a Keyboard Shortcut to a quick action?
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I am using CustomShortcuts and a search for the “Remove Background” quick action reveals nothing. Remove Background is a Pixelmator Pro feature & the quick action allows you to remove ... (4 Comments)
12/29/21
I have a relative that shares their photo album with me. To date they have 4,333 photo’s and 565 video’s that they are sharing with me. What I would like to be able to do is delete photo’s and video’s that I do not want to keep because they are taking up ... (1 Comment)
12/28/21
Is there a way to correct a dictated-into-Apple-Watch text message before sending it? There are situations where I say something, it is correctly transcribed and then “auto-corrected” to something else entirely. At the moment all I know how t do is cancel and try again, ... (4 Comments)
