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.1/13/23
Hi Gary,
Every time I create a new folder in the Finder and add files there, by default the contents are “unorganized” (when the view option is set to “as Icons”). I need to right-click and use either “Sort by” or “Clean up by” ... (2 Comments)
1/13/23
Hi Gary,
BACKGROUND:
Am working on a Numbers document where I have to combine ‘Text’ and ‘incremental Numbers’ for 1,000 entries.
EXPECTED OUTPUT:
Row 1, Column 1 – GNK (text)
Row 1, Column 2 – Science (text)
Row 1, Column 3 – ... (4 Comments)
1/11/23
I have a Lacie 4TB external spinning drive which is portable and does not require a separate power source. This is normally connected to my M1 Mac Mini via a USB 3 cable but I do have the option of using one of the Thunderbolt ports.
After buying this a few years ago I decided ... (6 Comments)
1/9/23
I have recently demoted an older iPad for use as a digital photo album. It’s running iPadOS 16.2, and I am using the mac Photos app for storing, cataloging and displaying the photos. I am using the iCloud photos function to keep the library up to date on all my devices, ... (2 Comments)
1/6/23
I want to be able to distinguish between different types of files.
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JC
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1/4/23
I assume that if I bought a display mount, I could use my iPhone 14 Pro via Continuity Camera. What is worrying me is the question of sound quality.
As the Mac Mini does not appear to have its own microphone, is the one in my iPhone any good for this kind of application or would ... (2 Comments)
1/1/23
If I have several apps open, and I want to get back to see my Desktop, is there a quick way of doing that without quitting or minimizing the things I already have open on my desktop?
I want to look at my desktop quickly without having to close or minimize ... (6 Comments)
12/30/22
Given the recent spate of more bad news about using LastPass (losing access to their backup vaults) I am wondering if anyone can provide me security assurances around using Keychain as an alternative. I see lots of folks recommending a switch to Bitwarden or 1Password for ... (8 Comments)
12/26/22
Script to format text of selection of numbers cells, with first letter of each word capitalized.
TOM JONES becomes Tom Jones
GEORGE FORMAN becomes George Forman
and so on…
Retyping each cell to capitalize from ALL CAPS is way too time consuming.
Also selecting text of ... (7 Comments)
12/23/22
Im trying to use shortcuts to clean up my mac by closing programs and cleaning up folders and for the most part have got it to accomplish what I need, but what I’m really having trouble getting it to do is automatically empty my trash. Is there a way to have it empty your ... (3 Comments)
12/23/22
Is it possible to auto-rotate the wallpaper so a different photo is there each day? (Besides manually changing it).
I want to vary the wallpaper each day without having to manually click on a photo to make it the wallpaper.
(In Ventura.)
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David P
... (2 Comments)
12/23/22
Hi! Working on blog posts in which I need to create fractions. I will be using 4 shapes to create these fractions – circles, squares, rectangles and hexagons. I need a way to create a fraction such as 3/4 using a circle then only shade in/apply color to 3 of the 4 ... (3 Comments)
12/23/22
Explained to us in the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pld3t8wFiTU
How to link the same cell to the cell in another table. But it is not available in the iCloud version. It does not work in the same way as on the desktop.
I would be grateful if you give me the reason.
My ... (1 Comment)
12/22/22
Periodically in Numbers, I will find my screen with the magnification set at a custom percentage, ex: 137%. This is not something I have done. How is that accomplished?
I want to accomplish what I described in the previous screen.
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Dennis
... (1 Comment)
12/16/22
Apple just released “Advanced Data Protection for iCloud”. I am curious to hear your take on this. For those of us that do not have any sensitive data in the apps it protects, is it worth while having turned on (giving that losing the ‘key’ would ... (1 Comment)
12/16/22
Is it possible to change the Options for Guided Access as per your recent ‘Short’ video? I set Guided Access up but didn’t correctly turn off all the options in line with your short tutorial. Can I reset Guided Access and start again for example so I can select ... (6 Comments)
12/12/22
A user name is usually requested when setting up general online accounts, using ones email is a common practice. Is there a better or more secure practice?
In process of changing to a new email address, found that it might’ve been better if I didn’t use my email as ... (1 Comment)
12/11/22
Hi, I know how to add “Accessibility” ((Preference Pane) to the Dock. Is it possible to add just the “Voice Control” from “Accessibly” to the Dock? Thnaks Robbie
I have some vision problems and it would be less steps to have Voice Control in ... (5 Comments)
12/10/22
Can you somehow have dictation avoid certain words in a vocabulary? When I recently sent a typical Dad comment to daughter like…”Buck up there sweetheart”, Apple’s fine repertoire came up with an alternate to the word “buck” and it’s not ... (2 Comments)
12/9/22
I have been using Photos for many years now. I have a client that uploads her videos to a Shared Folder in Photos and I used to be able to export “the unmodified original” in Photos 3 and it retained the creation date. Thankfully, I still have a copy that I can use, ... (8 Comments)
