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.7/4/24
When using my voice for texts, emails etc.: Is there a list of common instructions or way to train my iPad to voice things like parentheses, abbreviations and other commonly written commands that I speak instead of write?
Because of a disability I use my voice for text, email and ... (2 Comments)
6/18/24
Hi Gary. Is there a way to search for all broken aliases? And if there isn’t, can I somehow search for ALL aliases, broken or not? Thank you.
Since I upgraded my MacBook (and thus my OS) I have found quite a lot of broken aliases. I would prefer to fix them by working ... (6 Comments)
6/17/24
I have a MacBook Air 2023, M2 chip, laptop. How can I share a story from The Atlantic channel in the Apple News app to Facebook or other social media?
I want to share the information presented in an editorial to others that may not have read it or have access to Apple News or The ... (1 Comment)
6/13/24
What is the oldest iPhone model that will be able to run on iOS 18?
I have an iPhone 12SE running iOS 17.5.1. I’m afraid that at some point I will not be able to upgrade the iOS, and will have to get a new phone.
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Simon
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6/5/24
In google sheets I use a LEN Funtion to limit the # of characters in a cell to 20, (including spaces), or less. It gives me a warning if the # of characters exceeds 20. Is there a way to do this in Numbers? The explanation for the LEN function in Numbers doesn’t seem to ... (2 Comments)
5/30/24
Is it possible to screen share with someone who is not on the same network?
I am going to send a new MB Air to a nephew, and I would like help him get started. He is several states away.
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Robert Williams
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5/23/24
On my Mac I receive spam messages in Messages that I do not receive on my iPhone. On the Mac it is roughly 5 clicks to block and delete the message. The process is much simpler on the iPhone, with the “Block and Report” option. But most of the spam does not appear ... (2 Comments)
5/21/24
Is there a way I can create Text Edit document with Custom Tab Stops?
I want to save Text Edit document with multiple tab stops and save it while creating some lists.
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Lali
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4/17/24
Unable to complete the iOS 17.4.1 software update on my iPhone 12 because message ‘More Storage Required’ appears. Not sure what best way to do this is.
Have recently attempted to download the iOS 17.4.1 software update on my iPhone 12, but a message accompanied its ... (1 Comment)
3/15/24
In Keynote, I want an object to enter the screen while rotating. So build 1 is Move In, and build 2 is Rotate. But I can’t get build 2 to start with Build 1, only on click or after. Thanks for any help.
I’m not sure what to add. I can’t seem to get an object to ... (1 Comment)
3/1/24
In Preview, is there a way to add page numbers as footers?
When I open PDF file in Preview and print the pages, I would like to be able to number them so when the pages get mixed up, I know which order they should be arranged.
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Bob Kunes
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2/27/24
How do I store some Pages and Numbers documents locally on my iPhone?
Often I am not ‘online’ while using my iphone. I’d like to be able to access one of my Numbers and/or my Pages documents but can not. I watched you tutorial on how to do this on my Mac (thank ... (7 Comments)
2/22/24
How Do I Insert a “Carriage Return” In a Numbers Cell using iPad pro internal keyboard?
I have a cell in numbers that i need to have 3 different staff members add notes and i need a couple of carriage returns in between. I know I can accomplish this by breaking up the cell ... (1 Comment)
2/21/24
An automator or script to convert .pages documents to .pdf right from the finder
ie. select a pages document in the finder (or docum
ents! – batch would be great!), quick action to make pdf version of the document/s in the same place (folder).
I have many pages documents ... (8 Comments)
2/20/24
Thank you for your video on Users. If I have a user account on my son’s computer that is connected to my Icloud, but I also have my own computer connected to my iCloud, can the cloud maintain both sets of data? Or does one override the other? I’m wary of using my ... (2 Comments)
1/12/24
When I use File > Move To… in Preview it presents me with a collapsed Finder window in the dialog and in order to move the file to any folder not in sidebar or the file path above the existing location, I have to expand the dialog, go to the very bottom, and select ... (2 Comments)
1/11/24
How can I make the answer to an if statement division problem display a whole number and take the remainder of that value for a formula in another cell? Sorry new to numbers.
Cubic Yards to size of dumpster and quantity. a2 is total cu yds, b2 is text from if statement showing ... (1 Comment)
1/11/24
Every other line in a folder is shaded a touch darker … is there a way to adjust the amount of shading to make it darker?
It would be easier to delineate each line from one another
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Line Shade question
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1/10/24
How do I find and delete a bunch of short (Live Photo) video files in a Macos folder containing 1400 iPhone video files?
I have 1400 videos from various iPhone backups. Amongst them are a number of short videos resulting from the iPhones having Live Photo enabled. I thought it ... (1 Comment)
1/10/24
What is the best method (formula or javascript) for looking at a range of cells (specifically, an entire column), checking to see if there is a text string within each cell that meats certain criteria, and then replacing all of the text within each cell with my specific text.
I ... (3 Comments)
