Your Mac makes all kinds of decisions on how it should function based on settings, of course, but you may not know that the way your screen (and your backlit keyboard) brightens and dims is based on the so-called auto-brightness feature. Which, luckily, is controllable by us measly humans! Today’s article is all about how you can do just that.
How to Check FaceTime Data Usage on the iPhone
Apple’s FaceTime feature is a great way to keep in touch with people, but how much data does a video call use? If you’re concerned about usage stats—whether for FaceTime video or for audio-only calls—we’ll tell you how to find out how much you’ve consumed on any particular conversation!
How to Remove Siri from the Touch Bar
Siri is great, even if it lags a bit behind some of the other voice assistants. (We’re looking at you, Google.) But on the Touch Bar of the MacBook Pro, its button can take up valuable real estate that you could use for other, more important icons. We’ll tell you all about it in this article!
Apple Watch: How to Change the Default Apple Pay Card
Apple Pay on the Apple Watch is an incredibly convenient way to pay for stuff in stores that support it. But if you’re seeing the wrong card when you invoke the payment service on your device, then never fear—we’ll tell you how to change it!
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How to Use Mojave’s Quick Actions to Quickly Combine PDFs on the Mac
Apple’s new version of macOS has a ton of new features and improvements, but one of our favorites is the fact that you can combine PDFs right from the Finder instead of having to jump through hoops in Preview or Acrobat. The details are inside today’s article!
Enable ‘Type to Siri’ to Type Your Siri Questions Instead of Speaking
We’re big fans of Siri, Apple’s voice assistant, but it can be embarrassing to talk into an iPhone or Mac when you need a question answered. Today’s article goes over how you can type (instead of talking) to Siri!
How to Change Case in Microsoft Word for Mac
Microsoft Word on the Mac is filled with all sorts of hidden goodies, and the trick in this article is no exception. Today we’re going over how to switch FROM ALL CAPS WRITING to Initial Caps Like This with just a shortcut!
How to Copy and Paste Styles to Easily Format Text in macOS
If you want to format certain text in your document in exactly the same way as other text (to create headers, for example), then don’t go through and select fonts for every paragraph. Learning how to copy and paste styles is the way to go, and it’s a huge time-saver!
How to Convert a Live Photo to a Still Image With a Custom Key Photo
Live Photos in iOS are neat, but sometimes you only want a standard still image. Here’s how to nondestructively convert a Live Photo to a still image using the exact frame you want.
How to Password Protect a Pages Document
If you use Pages, Apple’s word processor program, to store data you’d rather keep private, then you should password-protect your sensitive stuff. In this article, we’ll go over how to add and change passwords in that program!