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.8/1/23
There are different stops in the Tab section. The one that is not mentioned is the one with a | and on top of it a square. What is it called and how to delete it?
I want to delete it because it changes the lay-out of my page.The symbol starts a numbered list and when I move the ... (4 Comments)
7/28/23
I bought a MacBook Air 2020 M1 chip back in November 2022. I keep my use at a minimal level. I do not have any significant applications running except for iMessages and Google Chrome.
I noticed recently that my battery capacity has dropped down from 100% to 99% even though the ... (5 Comments)
7/27/23
I want to color correct old photos. Is there a reasonably priced app that will do that?
I am scanning old photos and plan to save them to thumb drives so that files can be given family members. Some of the colored photos are over 50 years old and seriously ... (1 Comment)
7/25/23
Hi Gary, thanks for the great videos you put out.
How do I make the flashing mouse pointer on my 2020 Mac pro disappear after I have clicked to insert the cursor? The flashing pointer stays and is mostly in the way when I wish to type. Thanks.
To avoid having to move the mouse ... (2 Comments)
7/19/23
Is there a way to conditionally hide a row? I want to hide rows based on an answer in a cell in its row. I have a client list but want to hide the ones that are not active. So if o2 = ‘yes’ then I want row 2 to be hidden, and if o3 = ‘no’ or blank then I ... (1 Comment)
7/13/23
In the music industry we use a p in a circle to indicate the copyright of a recording.
Is there one to be found on the Mac? Often I am reduced to copying and pasting or using (p).
In entering metadata into recordings on Music or in preparing marketing documents for recordings, ... (3 Comments)
7/3/23
Is it possible to print a list of calendar entries WITHOUT ‘blank days’ appearing in the list. For example I’m monitoring a health issue that doesn’t happen every day. I want to print out a list of the days it does happen to give to my healthcare clinician. Is this ... (2 Comments)
6/28/23
For indie authors, Macs don’t have the ability to embed font, which is required by KDP/Amazon. I understand Word has that feature, but I prefer Pages. Any way to get Apple to include that feature?
The only options for embedding font on a Mac (that I know of) is using Word or ... (1 Comment)
6/26/23
Is there a way to open a bookmarks folder in a seperate window?
I’d like to be able to move a bookmark from one folder to another in a manner similar to moving a file from one folder to a seperate open folder as can be done in finder. It is very tedious to do it in a long ... (2 Comments)
6/20/23
I would like to stop carrying hard copies of key ID cards (e.g. Medicare card) in my wallet. What is the best way to store them on my iPhone. Ideally it would be in the iPhone wallet, however, I can’t figure out how to get my ids into that app. Is there a more efficient ... (4 Comments)
6/14/23
Apple just released an update to Pages for iPad that allows for insertion of date and time fields. Has anyone figured out how to do this?
I could not find documentation on this from Apple. I assume that by inserting the field, date and time will automatically update every time ... (2 Comments)
6/13/23
I love the channel and recommend it to all of my friends! Thank you for the great content!
I take dozens of photos for my job weekly. I also photograph every car I rent. I would love not to have these photos in my library with my personal pictures.
I would like to be able to be ... (2 Comments)
6/6/23
How can I add a keyboard shortcut for the TextEdit app to add a strikethrough of text?
I see this question online with no clear answer. For me (and others), the use of strikethrough makes workflows more manageable to eliminate, not delete, items that have been completed but ... (2 Comments)
6/5/23
Photos creates short movies of ‘moments’ or events: and some of them are beautiful, with carefully chosen soundtracks.
I would like to be able to save and share these movies, but I can’t see how to do it. I can share the pictures of the event, but not the ... (2 Comments)
5/31/23
Hi There,In my Macbook pro – 2021, I am clicking on shutdown > closing the lid > opening the lid (mac automatically turns on). Here it says, “touchID requires password when mac restarts”. Why is it so, I had shutdown not restart? Someone please explain ... (19 Comments)
5/26/23
How can I see if my MacBook Pro has been hacked?
My partner has had his accounts hacked. I would like to make a reasonable attempt at seeing if mine has been hacked as well. I use 2-factor authentication, 1Password, and have just changed most of my passwords.
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Mike
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5/17/23
The Unix Executable Files (UEFs) in my Documents Folder appear in List, Icon and Info form as black squares with ‘exec’ in green in the top left-hand corner. They are without extensions and in List and Info views under Kind are described as ‘Unix Executable File’.
Opening ... (2 Comments)
5/17/23
I have just purchased an iPhone, and I am unable to locate the comma and period buttons on the keyboard when composing text on Whatsapp.
I can access the comma and period button only if I press the ‘123’ button. This is not acceptable. I want the buttons to be ... (43 Comments)
5/11/23
By default, Keynote slides are numbered in a white text. I can change the slide number text color by selecting the text, format, and change text color. Apparently, I have to do this one slide at a time. Is there an easy way to change all of the slide number colors with one ... (2 Comments)
5/11/23
When I am asked to upload an image to a website, it goes to “finder”. How do I upload an image from “photos”?
I belong to an iPhone camera forum . In order to upload photos I need to upload from Photos.
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David Boucher
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