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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12/13/18
I want to permanently save and sometimes print a text message I’ve received on my iPad Air 2 or iPhone 6S Plus. I currently just take a screenshot and print that. Is there another way to do it? —– Linda Wilson ... (3 Comments)
12/11/18
Is there a way I can deselect a list of checkboxes ie set their values to false in Numbers? I use the list to mark off tasks by the month, but at end of month there are 30+ to reset as these tasks are repeated each month. —– Peter ... (2 Comments)
12/11/18
I have 2 screens namely a Samsung VGA connection as well as a Dell HDMI that is connected to a thunderbolt (Unitek) with DVI, HDMI, Audio and VGA ports, once I connect the screens and i go to settings and then display I only see 2 screens, namely my MacBook Air as well as another ... (3 Comments)
12/10/18
I’m running MacOS 10.14.2 on my MacBook. 1. I set up iCloud, and under System Preferences –> iCloud I put a checkmark next to “Mail”. 2. I also put a checkmark next to “iCloud Drive”, then I click the “Options…” button, and ... (2 Comments)
12/10/18
In powerpoint you get the feature to make a picture have soft or blured edges. You can also set the percentage of the edge to be blured. Does Keynote has a similar function? If not, how can I create a picture with soft or blured edges in keynote? —– Petri ... (1 Comment)
12/9/18
I’m trying to delete old playlists from my Mac. I want to leave the songs in my library, but not the list. Thanks! —– Terry ... (3 Comments)
12/8/18
I have an older version of Photoshop (5). It worked ok in High Sierra but not Mojave, any answers? —– Jack B ... (1 Comment)
12/8/18
I want to search Mail for multiple words. I thought it might have the same capability as Finder for adding multiple levels of search criteria. I’m an old PC dog, so maybe I’m missing an obvious Mac method… ;) —– Darrell ... (2 Comments)
12/7/18
In Gmail, why can’t I move an email from the results of an inbox search to my receipts (or elsewhere for that matter). The only option is a useless “back to inbox”. Is there a way? By inbox search results I mean, for example, all the emails listed from a ... (3 Comments)
12/6/18
I have a MacBook which is about 1 1/2 years old. Should I update it to Mojave, and keep up to date with any more updates in the future, and how do I go about that. —– Joy Richards ... (1 Comment)
12/4/18
I would like to transfer an older Picture library from Time Machine to an ext. drive and use is as a different library along with the library I currently have on Photos. I am using Sierra OS. —– Gene ... (1 Comment)
12/4/18
Hi Gary How can I use highlight selection markup tool in the mark up toolbar in quick look. Highlight selection markup tool is next to the text insert tool in the markup toolbar. Even while viewing a PDF in quick look it does nothing. Does it work similar to highlighting text in ... (1 Comment)
12/4/18
I just watched your video tutorial on “Building Non-Linear Presentations With Keynote.” I remember you doing a similar tutorial several years ago where you showed how such a presentation could be integrated into a website using iWeb. With iWeb long gone, is there ... (3 Comments)
12/3/18
Want to clear up some space on my time machine, noticed I have some backups on there for a computer I no longer have so I want to delete them. Connected my time machine to my computer and opened the disc, but did not see the old formate for back ups, instead I see something like ... (7 Comments)
12/2/18
My wife and I have separate iCloud accounts. We can share most every Apple productivity app (calendar, photos, email) and have them sync dynamically except for Contacts. I understand how to add my wife’s iCloud account to Internet Accounts on my Mac and enable Contacts. ... (3 Comments)
12/1/18
I use a USB drive to plug into my car’s USB port to play music, audio books, etc. in my car. How should the USB drive be formatted for this? I use DisK Utility, and under “format” I have several options. One is MS-DOS (FAT), which I think is the correct choice. ... (2 Comments)
12/1/18
I want to connect two separate (and identical) BLUETOOTH headphones to my iPhone. That is very doable, I understand. But can they both receive the same song simultaneously? Thus allowing two listeners to enjoy the same song or podcast? —– Rod Reed ... (2 Comments)
12/1/18
I am using macOS and want to know how do I export my Mac OLM files to PST format without using Windows only in my Mac machine. —– Paul Girdon ... (1 Comment)
12/1/18
The first 14 pages of a manuscript are taken up by the title page, dedication, foreword, table of contents, and acknowledgements. According to Art Bookbindery, the above items should either have no page numbers or, if they’re supposed to be numbered, it must be in Roman ... (1 Comment)
11/29/18
I would like to delete some emails from my gmail account. I am using an older iPad. Emails on my iPhone are no problem. But many of my emails do not have a ‘delete’ option, but an archive choice. I know I can go to my email list and delete from there. Why do some emails have ... (4 Comments)