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.12/14/21
Hi Gary,
I’m using a new MacBook Air, with a external monitor attached. Since the MacBook Air has the lid closed, was wondering how and if I can use video sharing apps (like Zoom). The external monitor does not have a camera or microphone and was wondering if I purchased ... (1 Comment)
12/14/21
I have a “contact list” in Numbers with people’s names and contact details, all in separate columns for firstname, lastname, zipcode, etc.
Question: I would like to create mailing labels. Can I import (mail merge) the data somehow into Pages and then format to ... (2 Comments)
12/14/21
In Photos, why is photos maintained in “recents” when they are also in your Library?
Can photos in “Recents” be removed without removing them from Library?
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Ken
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12/13/21
Why does my MacBook Air automatically launch Skype to make calls from an Apple Maps listing found within either Safari or Maps? I’ve reviewed Preferences in Maps, Safari & Skype to disable this feature but don’t see any option to do so. I’m assuming it ... (2 Comments)
12/11/21
Greetings! I’m a Patreon subscriber. I have a video that contains obscenities I’d like to bleep out. I watched your “iMovie for Mac Audio Tips And Tricks” on YouTube but didn’t see this specific topic covered. The ‘audio break apart’ topic near the end of your video ... (1 Comment)
12/7/21
Is there a way to save a single page from a PDF files with many pages (ex: 50) as a completely separate file? I have Songbooks (PDF) from many resources and would like to use only a few pages for downloading rather than the entire PDF book file. Thank you.
I prepare a song ... (3 Comments)
12/6/21
Mac with 10.15.7.
When trying to send photos via the yahoo.com web interface via the ‘attach’ commend, the pix is sent as an .heic. Unfortunately some recipients use other operating systems that can not view .heic images.
When trying to send the same file using Mac ... (1 Comment)
12/6/21
I want to Open a file whilst in a programme’s Save window. How do I do that?
For example when I Save an attachment from an email… I save it to the desired location.
I then repeat the save attachment from the email to reveal the location where I have saved ... (5 Comments)
12/4/21
After unlocking a locked PDF document in Preview and marking it up, how do I save it as an unlocked document for sharing with others. When is select “Save As” it still saves the document locked. File – “Export as PDF” is shaded & can’t be ... (4 Comments)
12/3/21
Mac Mail doesn’t seem to respect when I tag an email as junk. The darn junk mail still keeps coming. Also, when I tag an email as NOT junk it keeps going to the junk mailbox. Is there a way to fix this?
it’s frustrating to have to keep scanning my junk mail folders ... (2 Comments)
12/2/21
I need to find a formula that will give me the value of a cell in another table. And there are four criteria that needs to be met. so the user will enter the age, gender, tobacco use and a product type. Once those four choices are made the formula should give us a dollar amount ... (1 Comment)
12/2/21
I want to copy a full-sized raw file from Photos to a Mac folder (downloads or pictures)?
I copied a raw photo into Photos to edit with an app. The photo is still in raw format (36 MB) but will only copy back to the Mac as a jpeg (3.6 MB) file. I want it in raw format to edit ... (2 Comments)
11/29/21
Can I use my bluetooth Magic Trackpad and a bluetooth mouse on the same Macbook Pro?
So …… 2 bluetooth devices on the same Macbook Pro at the same time
Is that possible?
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Roger
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11/29/21
How can I disable Time Machine local snapshots?
How can I disable local snapshots in Time Machine? They use my storage and I’d like to turn them off. Deleting them via Terminal does help, but it’s not practical to do it manually all the time. sudo tmutil disablelocal ... (4 Comments)
11/28/21
Hi Gary! I thought I would really like the new Safari Tab Groups functionality. I like grouping news sites I subscribe to like National News, Local News, Industry News, etc. I thought tab groups would perfectly work for this scenario. However what I find is when I bring the ... (3 Comments)
11/28/21
My main computer is an iMac running Big Sur. I use Apple Mail to access my email (gmail) and have saved emails in folders. I also use a MacBook Air, iPad and iPhone all with Apple Mail apps. I would like to be able to see all my mail folders on those devices as well as on my ... (5 Comments)
11/28/21
I listened to your recommendation about Spam. Today my primary email is xxxx@live.com and that is listed as my Appple id. I have an email account in icloud that I never use. I use mail as the client with the 1 live.com and two gmail accounts. I’m swamped with Spam on ... (1 Comment)
11/23/21
I want to buy the AirPods Pro, but I first want to know the following: Can I use them as a microphone when I record a video on quicktime player? Is the quality of the microphone good enough for video recording? Can I take the airpod and attached it for example to my top button of ... (1 Comment)
11/22/21
I have been frustrated using Instagram from my iPhone. When I try and post a horizontal photo – it cuts off the sides of the photo and often people are cut out of the photo. Is there a way to have the photo be shown as is without being automatically cropped?
The people I ... (1 Comment)
11/21/21
Is there a way to erase an Airport disk without configuring it into a network?
I have replaced the Airport with a new router and backup disks. I’d like to wipe the Airport disk before recycling.
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John Kueck
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