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.9/19/20
How do I find battery percentage on iPhone with OS14
To see my battery percentage before charging.
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Agnes
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9/19/20
upgraded to version 14 today, now my TopSites is missing and not in any menu. I only see my favorites and no way to edit. I used top sites to actually see only a few (12 at most) frequent sites, not a list of 50 to sort through all the time. did I miss something and how do I ... (19 Comments)
9/19/20
I have a late 2013 iMac still running like new but as you know won’t be able to upgrade to Big Sur. Is there a way to use my 2013 iMac as a second monitor with say a MacBook Pro or more likely an Apple silicon Mac?
Because I can’t believe I’m unable to upgrade ... (1 Comment)
9/19/20
How do I read an AVI digital file on my MacBook Pro?
I have been sent a digital file that has old time video of my family. I am not able to read it on my Mac book pro.
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Joe Skarupa
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9/14/20
What adapter can I use to connect three monitors to my 2019 MacBook Pro?
I have three monitors that I need to connect.
Device: Mac Running Catalina
App: Something Else
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Lucien
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9/14/20
Running Catalina 10.15.6 on 2017 MacBook Pro. Renamed mailbox folder which dropped to bottom of folder list. How do I re-alphabetize this folder? I moved it up previously by holding down “Command” and moving it then in alpha order after releasing Command.Can’t ... (4 Comments)
9/13/20
In a response to the great”How to Highlight” post in 2019 (https://macmost.com/how-to-highlight-text-in-mac-pages.html), you wrote, “I can create other highlights. So, for instance, I can change the background color to yellow for this. Select it and then under ... (5 Comments)
9/12/20
How do you fade a subject in a clip, using green screen background? I would like to viewers to see the background for a few seconds, and then have the green screen subject slowly appear and then dissolve. Right now the transition looks jarring to have the subject appear and ... (1 Comment)
9/11/20
I would like to change the default alert sound for my calendar and reminder notifications.
I have already set a custom system alert sound, but for calendar and reminders nothing has changed.
I just do not find a way, and that very nice , soft alert just does not do the job for ... (10 Comments)
9/11/20
I have two questions regarding Categories:
1. Can I print only the category rows from a spreadsheet? I see they do not have a row number so they really do not exist as rows in the spreadsheet, but I have totals in some of the columns and I would like to just print those ... (3 Comments)
9/10/20
I am trying to insert a youtube link into a pages document. I just want the link to appear as a youtube link (https://youtube.com/watch?v=LlXVikDkyTg) – but instead the whole video is appearing. How do I get it just to appear as a link?
I don’t want the video picture ... (7 Comments)
9/10/20
Renaming Files/folders and Changing the Details Of Audio Files. How Does Time Machine Respond To It?
I want to rename some files and folder and make some edits to some audio files (remove an old album cover and stick a new one in). When I back up to time machine do the files get corrupted, or do they get duplicated? Or does it simply replace that old file/folder with the new ... (1 Comment)
9/9/20
I start each chapter on a new section. The first page of the new section will appear on the right side in the book (that’s expected) and consequently, has an odd page number. If the previous section had an odd number of pages, Pages inserts a blank filler page to make sure ... (2 Comments)
9/9/20
How do I export a slideshow project made on iMac photos to my iPhone 8?
I have tried to export it, but do not know where it went.
I am using IOS Catalina, and made a slideshow from my photo library. I’d like to view it on my iPhone and my Apple TV.
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Rich ... (2 Comments)
9/9/20
There is no application set to open the document “winmail.dat.”
I have several emails asking me to print theses documents for meetings but I’m unable to open or see theses files.
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Pamsay
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9/9/20
I use Safari and Firefox browsers, do I need Flash Player at this time? What should I be doing?
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014 running 10.15.6 (19G2021), also a new iMac 2020 (have not migrated yet), and if it effects iPhone 8 Plus running iOS 13.7. I use ... (3 Comments)
9/9/20
Need to enter formulas, e.g. SUM, at the last row of a large spreadsheet. Fn down arrow works, but is not pleasant. Has to be a way to use Numbers or AppleScript to find move to last row.
Imported data from a smart thermostat and want to analyze usage by ... (1 Comment)
9/7/20
Senior citizen has established fingerprint ID on an iPad but since it’s been turned off and on it now requires a 6-digit code. No idea what that is. She has no computer. Possible or impossible to do a factory reset on it and start over?
She can get a ride to a Genius Bar ... (1 Comment)
9/7/20
How do I limit the header and footer to just the first page for a multi-page document? And yet have the page numbers print on all subsequent pages?
I understand that business letterhead should be printed on the first page ONLY of a multi-page document/correspondence.
I am using a ... (1 Comment)
9/6/20
Do you have a list with meanings of all the status menu icons for mac air 2020?I want to know meaning of status menu icons on upper right side of screen
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Pj
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