MacMost: Question and Answer Forum

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.


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5/25/20
Is there anyway to batch change dates in Photo (Catalina)? —– Jason C Mavrovitis ... (3 Comments)
5/23/20
I keep getting tons of emails every day to an email address very close to mine but missing a “period.” I just keep on deleting them without opening any but they still keep on coming in. Help —– Keith Hill ... (2 Comments)
5/23/20
In Photos how can i play multiple songs for a slideshow? —– Thomas George Hudson ... (2 Comments)
5/22/20
Well I’m trying to use Pages to make a 4-Fold greeting card using one piece of paper that is regular letter size. I have no idea what I’m doing because when I used publisher on windows it had a built-in template. I’m new to Mac so i called apple support and they ... (2 Comments)
5/22/20
Hi Gary, Do you think it’s safe to save financial documents in iCloud provided one has a good password and two-factor authentication enabled? If so, do you recommend encrypting the documents before uploading them? Right now I have them saved locally (on my hard drive), but ... (1 Comment)
5/22/20
Am new to mac’s ( macOS Catalina 10.15.4 ) and want a “midnight commander” like file manager. ( want the dual-pane interface ) Have used them on my other computer OS’s and like them. Tried the App Store but most are $9 or more, with ratings of 2 or not so ... (2 Comments)
5/22/20
Gary, What type of printer are you currently using. The print heads on my Epson has died, and I’m in the market for something that will provide great quality, reliability, and won’t break the bank….. Thanks for the help on ... (2 Comments)
5/21/20
About a month ago I started getting emails in my Apple mail that are in Spanish. I do not speak or read this language. I get between 4 and 10 of these emails a day. I put them in junk, but this still continues to happen daily. Can I eliminate this from ... (3 Comments)
5/21/20
There used to be an option that you could mail to a group in your address book. And you could create a mail template. send out registration documents and info on a regular basis. it was so much easier when I could just choose the mail template with the docs and info included. is ... (1 Comment)
5/21/20
The feature that shows me a few suggestions under the cell when I start typing some text, in some cases bothers me. The list of suggestions can be too long or I decided to modify all suggestions. The better thing if I can access to the list, or lists if there is more than one ... (1 Comment)
5/20/20
I’m trying to add columns that will calculate a quotient for values in 2 existing columns and then I will covert to a percent. Then average the latest 7 calculated Quotient values & place percents in another column. Also, is there any Online NUMBERS Tutorials that u ... (3 Comments)
5/20/20
At your suggestion I no longer turn my Mac Book Pro off. I just leave it on and plugged in; then put it to sleep until next use. I haven’t added a cycle to the battery in 3 months. Q: Apps like Safari, 2 mail apps, Calendar, I always quit at the end of the day leaving ... (1 Comment)
5/19/20
I keep getting flash notifications from the Washington Examiner. There is no such item in my system preferences list. They do show on my desktop notifications list but only the ones that are several days old. I don’t want them and do not know how to delete/stop them. ... (2 Comments)
5/18/20
Several different platforms still suggest the use of “site:” to search a web site to find a particular piece of information on that site. With most websites now having a search bar, is this still a valid work flow procedure, or is it no longer useful? Are there other ... (1 Comment)
5/18/20
Hi Gary, I have Files App on my iPhone, and sync selected documents from my MBA via iCloud Drive. Trouble is, any email correspondence I have saved in Documents Folders on MBA doesn’t open when viewed in Files App on iPhone. Do you know why this is, and is there a way of ... (2 Comments)
5/14/20
I want to find one file that I know contains the string “tps” in its name. When I use the Finder search utility (command-F) with the criteria “Name” + “Contains”, I get unexpected results. The search returns all filenames containing ... (3 Comments)
5/14/20
I am presently using the location field to record daily events in Calendar. Is there a better way or can you suggest to Apple that they include a notes function in the calendar. —– Lee ... (1 Comment)
5/14/20
Thursday, May 14, 2020, 1:52 p.m. – What is the difference between my iPhone Message app and my Mac OS Message app? Should messages on my iPhone app appear in my Mac OS Message app, if so they don’t. Also can Apple Message apps (iOS and OS) be linked with Facebook ... (1 Comment)
5/14/20
I would like to change the number of rings on my iPhone 10 from 4 to 6 before it goes to voicemail. I have been told that this can only be done by ATT, my carrier. The people with ATT that I have contacted, both online and at a store don’t seem to know what I’m ... (1 Comment)
5/14/20
I can’t find the video that showed how to configure settings so there is a button on your phone screen to take a screenshot —– D. Sands ... (3 Comments)