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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2/23/19
In some Mac documentation the keyboard shortcut for Page Up is fn + up arrow. In other documentation the keyboard shortcut for Page Up is Command + up arrow. Did this change as part of an OS update? And if so, which shortcut is correct for which OS? —– rusty ... (1 Comment)
2/23/19
I enjoy reading PDF files on my iPhone. I usually save them in iCloud Drive so I can read them on any device. The PDF files look great on my MacBook Pro and iPad, but I often have to pinch to zoom to resize the text on my iPhone. Unfortunately this forces me to scroll ... (2 Comments)
2/21/19
I thought this might be a good topic for a video. If you open Facetime and enter a phone number, there are two options: Facetime audio, and Call using Iphone. Which should I use? Tx —– Paul Goodwin ... (1 Comment)
2/21/19
I can not type for long, so I need to dictate. I used to use Dictate for Mac, but it no longer works well with Mac. I used a headset to better eliminate background noice. I haven’t found a good substitute, including Mac’s built in dictation program. What are ... (9 Comments)
2/20/19
MacBook Pro-2011.. high Sierra … lots of memory. My problem is I have a file that has about three words per line with a paragraph mark at the end of each line. It came as an email. I have tried a find and replace to get rid of the paragraphs and then format a proper page of ... (1 Comment)
2/20/19
One of the folders has an icon on it that looks like a document and there is nothing in it. The other folder is a plain envelope folder and has all the document files in it. These show up both on my iMac using High Sierra and my MacBook pro using Mojave. I have icloud turned on ... (3 Comments)
2/20/19
Hi Gary What is “search by rank” in preview app when I do a search of some word in a pdf? Can you make a video on all the terms listed in preview sidebar like contact shert,table of contents,two page scrolling,one page scroll etc..it’s been a while since you ... (1 Comment)
2/18/19
On iOS we have some existing Albums. I can create a new Folder, which is now empty. How do I move some of the existing albums into this new Folder? —– Vincent Cina ... (1 Comment)
2/17/19
Looking for Traffic app for my iPhone. Using iOS 12.0. —– Ken ... (1 Comment)
2/16/19
The font size and contrast of the toolbars is horribly small. I do not use Safari for this specific reason although I would prefer to make it my default browser. Apple does not seem to care about this issue. —– Al Fella ... (1 Comment)
2/16/19
I have O.S.10.13.6 and Keynote 8.3. Picture a circle. I want my text to go around the circumstance of that circle. I would like to know how to do that both inside and outside of the circumstance. There seem to be a couple of ways to do it in PowerPoint but I cannot figure out ... (1 Comment)
2/16/19
I recently backed up my iMac high Sierra to TM. I want to upgrade to Mojave. I prefer to do a clean install from bootup drive. My iMac 2013 has been sluggish and this will be my first clean install (I could just upgrade w/o clean install?). I then want to restore from TM. ... (3 Comments)
2/16/19
Hi, Thank you so much. I’m new to this, but would like to create labels for my wares and print the same logo/ or name tag multiple times onto one sheet. I know nothing about text edit or word processors. Really a beginner. I like your deliberate and straight forward videos ... (2 Comments)
2/15/19
I have 2 columns – A and B. Column A will either be 11,12,13,14. Column B will either be 12,13,14,15. I want to have a formula in Column C that will result in a specific number (19,20,21,22,23,24) depending on the values in Column A and B. A B. C 11. 12. 19 11. ... (2 Comments)
2/15/19
Using Mac Pro Late 2013 Mojarve 10.14.3 Safari 12.0.3 Attempting to move a folder by ā€œ drag and drop ” to a new position in Folder Index table using ā€œ Edit Bookmarks ” . Positioning transferring folder icon to required position, adds the folder to the contents ... (2 Comments)
2/14/19
First thx Gary for responding to the question I posted yesterday. Much appreciated! New question – I know I can take any photo and have it displayed / masked into a shape say a circle. What I’m trying to do know is have the same effect for a video i.e., have a video ... (8 Comments)
2/14/19
I recieved a pdf file from a copy machine which required some editing, but was not able to copy and paste the pdf to pages. There are some free downloads available for that. Problem is, some unwanted software are attached to those downloads. Is there a solution to this problem ... (1 Comment)
2/13/19
I have several text messages in a conversation with one individual which I would like to save as a Page document. I may have too many to download at once, but would prefer to at least try ddo it as one download, preferably into a Pages document as my Word software has ... (2 Comments)
2/13/19
So here’s what I’m trying to do … I’m trying to insert a video in Keynote of someone explaining a concept placing the video say on the left hand of the slide while at the same time have some texts or objects appear on the right that which I would ... (1 Comment)
2/13/19
For example, I have purchased an item on ebay and recveived an HTML email with the USPS Tracking number as a hyperlink. If I click the link it opens ebay’s page which takes two more clicks to get the actual tracking info. I want to copy the tracking number and paste it into ... (2 Comments)