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Guides for everyday Mac tasks — the ones that aren't hard once you know where to look.
Set up Touch ID on a MacBook
Use your fingerprint to unlock your Mac, approve purchases, and fill passwords.
Take a screenshot on a Mac
All the options — full screen, a window, a selection, and screen recording.
Set up iCloud Drive for offline access
Make sure your files are available even without an internet connection.
Change what happens when you close the lid
Keep your MacBook running — or connected to a display — when the lid is shut.
Turn off natural scrolling on a Mac
Reverse the scroll direction on a Mac so the page moves the way a scroll wheel does on Windows.
Find your Mac's serial number
Where it lives in About This Mac, how to copy it without a typo, and where to find it when the Mac won't switch on.
Stop Photos opening when you plug your iPhone into a Mac
Stop the Photos app opening every time you connect your iPhone to a Mac.
Change which app opens a file type by default on a Mac
Make every file of one type — PDFs, images, text files — open in the app you choose on a Mac.
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