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You can use Shortcuts and URL Schemes to create quick links directly to parts of System Settings. You can put these links in the Menu Bar, Dock, or create a keyboard shortcut. You can also do this on the iPhone and iPad. For the list of links, see https://macmost.com/mac-settings-links

Here are the most common Mac tips and tricks that even some long-time Mac users don't know about.

Your Reminders can be more than just text. You can also add links to various things on your Mac: web pages, emails, messages, notes, photos, files and more.

You can use Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.1 to summarize text in articles, entire web pages and documents. You can also extract key points, lists and tables.

Beyond basic Copy and Paste, you can do things like copy without text styling, or copy only the style. You can copy and paste files. You can copy text without even opening the document. You can even copy and paste between your Mac and iPhone.

A new creative feature of the Camera app in iOS 18 is the ability to pause right in the middle of recording a video, and then resume. You can use this to take a single video that looks like a series of videos that have been edited together.

Here are some new features in macOS Sequoia that you may have missed. Customize the title bar click, plan urban hiking routes, force Reader View in Safari, bring up the context menu with a keyboard shortcut, and much more.

One of the new Apple Intelligence tools is in the Photos app and allows you to clean up photos by removing objects or healing blemishes.

With macOS Sequoia and iOS 18 you can not only view your iPhone screen on your Mac, but control it as well.

It may seem that there are things you cannot do on your Mac without using the mouse or trackpad. But there are usually keyboard commands and shortcuts that will allow you to keep your fingers on the keyboard if you prefer.

If you are shopping for a new Mac at the end of 2024 or the start of 2025, here are the factors you should consider.

Learn about Date Added, a date property of files in the Mac Finder that is rarely talked about, but can be useful.

A new feature in Notes is the ability to have sections in each note that can be collapsed to hide the lines inside. You can use this to organize the information in a note and to use fewer notes.

With Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.1 you can use proofreading and writing tools to improve your emails, messages, notes and other documents.

You can create QR codes directly on your Mac without needing to use any third-party apps or web sites. You can make QR codes for webpage links, contact information, calendar events, contact info and Wi-Fi passwords.

macOS offers a variety of different settings and tools that can make reading and writing on your Mac easier if you have dyslexia or other learning differences.

A new feature in iOS 18.1 is the ability to record phone calls. The recording is added to your Notes app and is automatically transcribed.

macOS Sequoia 15.1 introduces new Apple Intelligence features like summaries, writing tools, a new focus mode and Photo Clean Up. We also get iPhone Mirroring drag and drop and a few hidden features.

If you just need to create simple graphics and don't have a third-party app installed or the skills needed to use complex software, you can always use Pages, Keynote, Freeform or Preview. All of those come with your Mac.

Get creative and build your own bookcase wallpaper for your iPhone using Keynote on your Mac. Then arrange your iPhone icons to fit nicely on shelves next to other objects using the new features of iOS 18.