With the PDF finally done, you realize page three should actually be page one? Merged a handful of files into a...
Mac Tips and Resources
Every Mac’s macOS comes with applications, settings, an App Store — and a command line to explore. Find out here all you need to know about (and can do with) Macs, applications and macOS.
How to Focus in Apple Notes for Mac
Tired of sidebar distractions, crowded toolbars and a cacophony of notes vying for your attention? Trying to write a...
How to Open Activity Monitor on a Mac
Trying to force quit an app, wondering what’s keeping the fan spinning (and the Mac slow) or curious about what’s...
How to Add the Section Symbol ( § ) in MS Word (Shortcut)
You’ve numbered the sections in your Word document neatly, and ready to refer to them with the elegant ‘§’ sign, the...
How to Type a Curly Apostrophe ( ’ ) on a Mac Keyboard
Anyone can insert a straight ersatz-apostrophe with just about any keyboard — but that’s not you: you are longing for...
How to Set the Default List in Apple Reminders
New tasks keep landing on the wrong list in Apple Reminders? Wondering where your restored reminders will end up, or...
How to Convert a PDF to Grayscale on a Mac
Fancy modest minimalism instead of garish glitz? Looking to give a document an instantly cool, sleek b&w...
How to Change the Default Email Client on a Mac
Clicked on an email address, and the wrong email program opened up — again? Tired of Apple Mail and eager for your...
How to Use Placeholder Text in Pages and Keynote
Is it not a pleasure to find something prepared, to open a document already set up for your ideas? With Pages and...
How to Type the Paragraph Symbol (¶) on a Mac
Looking for a historic character to mark the start of a new paragraph or a modern symbol to refer to a section in a...
How to Insert the Ellipsis Symbol ( … ) in Word
Hitting the period key three times, feeling the result is… just not right? Wondering if there’s a way to enter those...
How to Record Audio and Get Its Transcript in Apple Notes (iPhone, Mac)
Ever had a brilliant thought, idea or insight, thinking “I’ll jot it down later” — and then never remembered to do so?...