MAC usage tutorial

Mac computers are our commonly used Internet tools，Sometimes we need to take a break but don’t want to interrupt our current work，So how to lock the screen quickly? Here’s how to quickly lock the screen on your Mac computer，Hope it helps everyone。 Setup steps： 1. Open System Preferences •Click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the desktop，Select "System Preferences" from the drop-down menu。 2. Go to Security & Privacy • In the System Preferences screen，Click "Security & Privacy"。 3.Unlock Settings •Click the “General” tab above，Then click the lock icon at the bottom left of the interface。 •Enter the password in the pop-up dialog box and select "Unlock"。 4. Set a password requirement • Select "Require password now" in the "Enter sleep or start screen saver" section，Close the page when finished。 5. Set a screen saver •Return to System Preferences，Click on "Desktop & Screensavers"。 •Select the "Screensaver" tab above，Then click "Trigger Corner" at the bottom right of the interface。 6. Set the trigger angle •In the pop-up trigger angle setting interface，Select a corner as the corner to trigger the screensaver，After the settings are completed, click "OK" on the lower right。 •Now，Move the mouse to the corner you just set to complete the quick lock screen。

Apple's new MacBook series notebooks are equipped with keyboard backlights，Can provide lighting when light is low。However，Sometimes you may encounter a situation where the Mac keyboard light cannot be adjusted。Here are the steps on how to adjust MacBook keyboard backlight brightness： 1. Open System Preferences and click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 2. Enter the keyboard settings in the pop-up interface，Click "Keyboard"。 3. Adjust keyboard backlight settings under the "Keyboard" tab，Uncheck the "Automatically adjust keyboard brightness in low light" option。so，You can manually adjust the brightness of the keyboard light。 Go through the above steps，You can freely adjust the brightness of MacBook keyboard backlight。

I like to keep a clean and organized desktop，But sometimes it's really hard to keep。fortunately，MacOS Mojave introduces new stacking feature，Allows me to manage my desktop quickly and easily。 Use Stacking Enable Stacking： Just right click on the desktop，Then select "Use Stacking"。Stacking automatically groups all files on your desktop by type，and stacked neatly on the right side of the screen。 Unstack： If stacking starts to worry you about hiding needed files，Or maybe you want to go back to the chaotic and organized desktop view you're used to，Just right click on the desktop again，Then select "Unuse Stacking"。 Sorting options Custom sorting： Overlay organizes files by file type by default，But you can also go by the last modified date、Add date、Modification date、Sort by creation date, tag, etc.。Right click on the desktop，Select "View display options"，Then select the sort method。 View and manage stacks View stacks： Click on Stack，It expands to show thumbnails of each file group。You can click on any file to open it，Or click the stack icon to close the expanded stack。 Using MacOS’s stacking feature allows me to quickly scan and manage files on my desktop，Although it sometimes makes me lazier。But at least，It allows me to easily find files I hide out of sight。

By default，Mac computers cannot install external software from non-App Store sources。This is because Mac’s new system enables new security mechanisms。So how to solve this problem? This article will introduce how to allow the installation of non-App Store software on Mac。 Open system preferences：Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Then select "System Preferences" in the drop-down menu。 Go to Security & Privacy：In the System Preferences dialog，Select the "Security & Privacy" option。 Unlock settings：In the lower left corner of the Security & Privacy dialog box，Click the lock button。 Enter system password：Enter the system password in the pop-up interface，Then click "Unlock"。 Allows installation of software from any source：Select Allow software installation from "Any Source"，and click the lock button in the lower left corner again，lock it。 Go through the above steps，You can now install external software from non-App Store sources on your Mac computer。

Sometimes your computer runs slow，Lack of storage space may be one of the main reasons。At this time，You may be wondering how much storage space you have left on your Mac。Ideally，There should always be about ten percent of storage space available on your Mac，To ensure that the computer can run smoothly。Here are the effective ways to check storage space and delete apps on Mac。 How to Check Storage on Mac Checking your device’s memory is actually pretty simple，Here are the steps： 1.on the menu bar，Click the Apple logo in the upper left。 2.Select "About This Mac"。 3.Select "Storage"。 This is the easiest way to view storage on your Mac，But you can go further。If you need to take a closer look at your Mac's memory usage，There are several solutions。 In the Storage screen，You can select "Manage"，This will take you to a new window。app、document、Photos and other sections can be found on the left side of this window，And a detailed view of these files is shown on the right。 You can also use Finder to check the storage status： 1.Open Finder，Go to the "View" menu item in the menu bar。 2.Select "Show Toolbar"。At the bottom of the Finder window，You will see a new column，Shows the number of the item you selected for this section in the left pane and the total amount of storage available on your Mac。 Disk Utility is another resource。Open Disk Utility，It will show the view of the volume on your Mac，It also shows used space and free space。 How to Manage Storage in macOS Here are some easy ways to manage files or apps taking up space on your Mac： 1.In Finder，Select a category from the left pane，Then select the app or file you want to delete。 2.Right-click the file or app，Select "Move to Trash"，to delete the file or application。 A smart way to better manage storage on your Mac is to use iCloud、Dropbox、Cloud storage options like Google Drive and OneDrive。Apple's iCloud integrated into your Apple ID，It's a very simple way to use it，and will be automatically added to your Mac’s storage options。 CloudMounter is the easiest way to manage all cloud storage containers、best approach。It is located in the menu bar for easy access，and show all cloud storage options in Finder。It helps Mac treat cloud storage as local disk，This makes accessing and managing files very simple。The most important thing is，CloudMounter uses 256-bit encryption，So your documents are always safe。 iStat Menus is an easy-to-use application，The application is also located in the menu bar，and provide a graphical overview of real-time usage of CPU and GPU、Network connections and memory usage。You don't have to click and navigate Apple's layered menus，Just click on the iStat menu to get the same information in a better interface。 The best (and certainly the most powerful) option for managing Mac memory is CleanMyMacX。Like iStat Menus，It has a drop down window in the menu bar，Show details such as CPU or memory usage，And which apps might be sending your Mac into overload?。The application scans your system and identifies unused files、Random system junk、Email attachment，and manage your trash。It can scan for malware，Check for privacy leaks，Optimize your system for fast performance，and perform routine maintenance。 Keep your Mac in tip-top shape Checking and managing storage on your Mac is easy。Although it’s easy to view your Mac’s storage space without a separate app，But there are good reasons to have features for managing your Mac's memory that Apple itself couldn't choose。 Applications often embed files and folders in your Mac's memory，When you delete an app from the Apple menu，These files and folders don't always disappear。Many applications have nasty files，These files persist long after the app is deleted。same，Moving an app to the Trash doesn't actually delete it，This requires some powerful uninstall software to help。

Excel 2019 for Mac is a powerful spreadsheet software，Mastering these keyboard shortcuts can significantly improve your work efficiency： 1. F2 / Control + U: Enter the cell editing state (touch bar Mac needs to adjust the fn function commonly used) 2. Command + C: Copy selected content 3. Command + V: Paste copied content 4. Command + X: Cut selected content 5. Command + Z: Undo the previous action 6. Command + A: Select all content in the current worksheet 7. Shift + click: Continuously select data within a range 8. Command + click: Radio select the cell clicked 9. Command...

Possible reasons why external disks are not displayed： 1.connection problem： •Make sure the cables are connected correctly。The USB or HDMI connection should be plugged securely into your Mac and external drive ports。 •Try changing to a different cable，To rule out the possibility of cable failure。 2.Port problem： •If you have multiple USB ports，Try connecting the external drive to another port，Check if it is displayed on the desktop。There may be a hardware problem with the currently connected port.。 3.System problem： •Restart your Mac，to clear possible temporary data corruption。Select Apple menu > Restart or hold the power button，Then press R key to restart。 •Reset NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory Parameter Memory)，The method is to shut down your Mac，Reopen and immediately hold down Option、Command、P and R keys for at least 20 seconds，Until you hear the second startup sound。 4. drive format： • Make sure the external drive is formatted to a Mac-compatible format，Such as ExFAT or Mac OS extended format。Some Windows formats (such as NTFS) may require additional drivers to be installed to work properly on Mac。 5. Show on desktop： •If the external drive is recognized but not displayed on the desktop，Please go to the Finder menu > Preferences (Cmd + comma)，Check "External Disk" in the "General" tab，Make sure it shows up on the desktop。 6. Use disk utility： •Open Disk Utility (located under Applications > in "Utilities")，Check to see if the external drive is shown。You can try to mount it，Make it visible in Finder and desktop。 How to show connected devices in Finder： •Go to Finder menu，Then select Preferences (Cmd + comma)。 •In the "General" tab，Make sure "External Disk" is checked，This way they will appear on the desktop。 How to add cloud storage to Finder： •You can install applications such as CloudMounter，so that Google Drive、Dropbox or Amazon cloud drive added to Finder as local drive，To more conveniently access and manage cloud storage files。 go through these steps，You should be able to resolve most external disk not showing up issues on Mac，and make sure they work properly。If you have any other questions or need further help，Please keep us informed!

When using a Mac computer，for safety，Many users will set an administrator password。If you accidentally forget your Mac administrator password，don’t worry，Here are a few ways you can reset your password and restore access。 Method 1 for users who have not turned on FileVault：Using Apple ID Reset in OS X Mavericks (10.9) and later versions，Apple integrates Apple ID and administrator password，Allow quick reset of user password using Apple ID。Please make sure your Mac is logged in with Apple ID，And check "Allow users to reset passwords using Apple ID" in "System Preferences - Users & Groups - Login Options"。 1.In the login window，Entering incorrect password three times in a row，Until the system pops up a prompt window："If you forget your password，You can…use your Apple ID to reset/use your master password to reset”。 2.Click the little arrow next to "Reset using your Apple ID"。 3.Enter your Apple ID and password，Then click "Reset Password"。 4.In the reset password window，Set and confirm new user password and password prompt (optional)，When finished, click "Reset Password"。 5.After reset is complete，Restart your Mac and log in with your new password。 Method two：Use Master Password Reset If you set a Master Password and remember it，The master password can be used to reset the password for administrator or regular accounts。The specific steps are similar to method one，No more details。 Method three：Reset using another administrator account If you know the name and password of another administrator account on your Mac，Password can be reset through this account。 1.Log in using another administrator account。 2.Go to "System Preferences - Users & Groups"，Click the little key icon to unlock。 3.Select the account whose password needs to be reset from the user list，Click the "Reset Password" button，and follow the instructions to reset your new password。 4.After reset is complete，Cancel current account，Log in to your account using your new password。 Users who have FileVault enabled For users who have FileVault enabled...