The News app on your Mac (and on your iPhone and iPad) is a pretty cool way to get curated content, but when you’d like to share a link from it, you may decide to open the article in Safari first and then send your link along. We’ve got the scoop on how (and why)!
How to Remove Creative Cloud Files From the Finder Sidebar in macOS
We previously wrote a tip on how to remove “Creative Cloud Files” — a sidebar shortcut created when you install the Creative Cloud desktop app — from File Explorer in Windows. That same shortcut is also created in Finder when you install the Creative Cloud desktop app in macOS. Thankfully, the process to remove the Creative Cloud Files shortcut is a lot easier for Mac users than what is required in Windows.
How to Watermark PDFs on the Mac
The Mac’s Automator program is something of an unsung hero for creating actions that’ll let you perform tasks quickly and repeatedly without having to walk through the same steps many times. In today’s article, we’re covering how you can automate adding a watermark to your PDFs, which you will then be able to do from Preview, Pages, or even Microsoft Word!
How to Show the Chrome Home Button
Recent versions of Chrome have removed the Home Button from the default layout. But while a Home Button may not be as important as it once was, some users prefer to have one. Here’s how to turn it back on, as well as configure it to load your desired page.
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How to Lock Files on the Mac (And Why You Might Want To!)
On the Mac, you can lock files both from the Finder and in some programs, meaning that you would have to then unlock the file to edit it again. This could potentially prevent you (or someone else) from making unwanted changes to a template, for example! We’ve got the neat details today.
How to Clear Recent Contacts in Outlook for Mac
Outlook is a great program to use to check email on your Mac, especially if you’re not a fan of Apple Mail. But its recent contacts list can get clogged with old addresses, which then will try to autofill when you’re composing a message. We’ve got the details on how to clean that list out in this article!
How to Check AirPods Battery from Apple Watch
There are approximately a million ways you can check to see how much charge your AirPods have left, from opening the case near your paired iPhone to asking Siri for that info. But if you’re using an Apple Watch with your headphones, then you can use that device to check, too! We’ve got the steps…and a breakdown of how you can verify the charge levels of each AirPod and the case, too.
How to Extract Images from a Pages File on the Mac
Pages, which is Apple’s document-creation program that’s comparable to Microsoft Word, will let you extract all of the images from within a file—but you have to follow a few strange steps to do so. Today’s article is all about how you can do this (and how you can even use these same instructions on Word docs).
How to Merge iCloud Calendars on the Mac
Using iCloud’s color-coded calendar system can be a useful way to separate your events, but if you end up with too many categories, your daily life can look overwhelming! Today we’ve got the details on how to merge calendars if your system has gotten out of control.
How to Rearrange the Share Menu Icons in iOS
The iOS Share Menu lets you quickly and easily send content from one application to another on your iPhone or iPad. But if you use lots of third party apps, you’ll end up with many unwanted icons. Here’s how to rearrange the Share Menu to position the icons you use most at the front of the list.