MAC usage tutorial

Desktop Mac or MacBook won't turn on，Or maybe it can't be launched via the Apple icon? Don't worry，Although it makes people irritated，But it's usually fixable。 Here are all the steps you need to take to restart your Mac。Follow the steps in order，until the problem is solved，Or jump to the applicable step。 1. Check the power connection • Make sure your Mac is plugged into the power adapter，and the adapter is connected well。For desktop Mac，Make sure the power cord is also connected to the electrical outlet。 2. Power cycle •For the latest MacBooks，Disconnect the power cord，Then press and hold the power button for 10 seconds。 •For older MacBooks，Disconnect the power cord and remove the battery for at least 10 seconds。 •For desktop Mac，Disconnect the power cord for at least 10 seconds。 3. Boot in safe mode •Press the power button，Then immediately hold down the Shift key until you see the login screen。 4. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) Desktop Mac： Unplug the power cord，wait 15 seconds，then reinsert，Wait another five seconds before restarting。 •2018 MacBook Pro and MacBook with T2 chip： Hold down the right Shift key、Left Option key and left control key for seven seconds，Then press and hold the power button for seven seconds。 • MacBook without removable battery： Hold left Shift、Option、Control and power (or Touch ID) buttons，Lasts 10 seconds。 5. Reset NVRAM or PRAM • Hold Option while booting、Command、P and R keys，Don't let go until you hear the startup sound。 6. Run Apple Diagnostics • Press the power button，Then hold down the D key until you see the language selection screen。After selecting language，Start running tests。 7. Using Recovery Mode Tools • Hold the Command and R keys to boot into Recovery Mode。Repair your hard drive or SSD using Disk Utility。 8. Reinstall macOS in recovery mode • If none of the above fixes the issue，Choose to reinstall macOS。Select Reinstall macOS from the menu，and follow the on-screen instructions。 Go through the above steps，You should be able to fix most Mac won’t turn on issues。If the problem is still not resolved，May require further hardware checks or professional support。

Many new Mac computer users don’t know where the tutorials for using touch gestures are.，I don’t know how to set up my Mac’s trackpad either.。Today I will introduce you to a tutorial on how to use touch gestures on Mac.，Hope it helps everyone。 step one：Open System Preferences 1. Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 Step 2：Find the trackpad option 1. In the System Preferences pane，Find and click "Touchpad"。 Step 3：View the touch gesture tutorial 1. On the touchpad settings page，Apple will list tutorials for using different gestures。You can click on each gesture to view detailed instructions and demonstration videos。 Step 4：Change multi-gesture settings 1. Click the "More Gestures" option at the top of the trackpad settings page。 2.in the left sidebar，Multi-gesture settings can be changed according to personal needs。 Go through the above steps，You can easily view and set up your Mac's touch gestures。Hope this information is helpful to you。

Some friends cannot install Apple developer tools command line tools，When installing, it will prompt "The software cannot be installed.，Because it is currently unavailable from the software update server"，Let me teach you how to install it manually。 What are command line tools? Command Line Tools is a small standalone package from Apple，Available for macOS，Expanded the terminal with additional functionality。including but not limited to：svn、git、make、GCC、clang、perl、size、strip、strings、libtool、cpp、what、codesign and many other commands found in Linux。 For ordinary users of macOS，Mainly use its signature function，It is to sign unsigned applications/applications with invalid signatures.。Because Apple’s apps are not signed or have invalid signatures, they will basically crash and fail to run.。 Generally speaking，All you need to do is open the terminal，Then execute xcode-select --install in the terminal and the installer will open.，Then follow the prompts to install it。However, some users will report an error if their network cannot connect to the Apple server.：The software cannot be installed，Because it is currently unavailable from the software update server。 Solved once prompted：The software cannot be installed，Because it is currently unavailable from the software update server，You need to manually go to the Apple Developer Download Center to download the offline installation package of command line tools.。 Open the Apple Developer Center：https://developer.apple.com(The server of Apple Developer Center is not in China，So it will be very slow to open，wait patiently) Click Account on the far right side of the top navigation，Then log in to your Apple ID and open the Developer Download Center：https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ Search for command line tools (press the Enter key after typing in the search box) Select the version suitable for your macOS system。 10.15.x Command Line can be downloaded...

Computers are almost indispensable in our daily lives，And network connection is an important part of daily work and entertainment。For users using Windows systems，The disconnect may simply disable local connections。But for novices who have just come into contact with Mac，how to get it right、Easily disconnecting your Mac from the Internet may still be a mystery。don’t worry，Here are some simple and practical methods for disconnecting Mac computers from the Internet.，Allows you to easily disconnect from the network。 Method one：Use the network settings that come with the Mac system. Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen.，Select "System Preferences"。 in the pop-up window，Click "Network"。 In the list of network connections on the left，Select the network connection you want to disconnect (such as Wi-Fi or Ethernet)。 Click the "Advanced" button in the lower right corner。 in the pop-up window，Select the TCP/IP tab，Then click the "Configure IPv4" drop-down menu in the lower left corner，Select "Turn off IPv4"。 Click "OK" to save settings，Your Mac will disconnect from the network。 Method two：Use shortcut keys to quickly disconnect from Wi-Fi if you just want to disconnect from Wi-Fi，You can use shortcut keys for quick operations。Press Option + Click the Wi-Fi icon in the upper right corner of the screen，A menu will pop up，Select "Disconnect from Wi-Fi"。 Method three：Use third-party network management tools in addition to the network settings that come with the Mac system，You can also choose to use third-party network management tools to manage network connections more flexibly。These tools usually offer more features and options，Can meet your more complex network needs。You can search for network management tools suitable for your Mac computer in the App Store or online。 Through the above methods，I believe you have mastered how to easily disconnect your Mac computer from the network。Whether you need to disconnect from Wi-Fi or other networks，You can choose the appropriate method according to your own needs。Remember to reconnect to the Internet when needed!

The Dock is the taskbar on your Mac that holds shortcuts to frequently used applications and folders，Gives you easy access to frequently used features and files。Mastering the setting skills of the Dock bar can significantly improve work efficiency。The following is a comprehensive explanation of the Dock bar setting techniques.： Change size and position 1. Open system preferences： •Click on the Apple icon on the desktop，Select "System Preferences"，Then click "Dock"。 2. Adjust size and position： •Move the mouse to the dividing line of the Dock bar，Do the following： •Click and drag to resize the Dock。 •Shift-click-drag to change the position of the Dock。 •Right-click an empty area in the Dock，You can choose to show or hide、Turn off options such as magnification effects。 Add applications and folders 1. Add application： •Open the Applications folder，Find the app you want to add。 •Tap the application icon，Drag it to the Dock to add。Folders can be added to the right of the dividing line。 •Drag application icons to rearrange their order in the Dock。 2. Keep apps in use： •If the application is using，Right-click on its icon in the Dock，Select "Keep in Dock"。 Remove applications and folders...

Just got a MacBook not long ago，You may find that your computer’s startup items are messy and disorganized。Some programs are set to start at startup by default after installation.，But the program you want does not start。Next，Let’s take a look at how to add and delete MacBook startup items。 How to set startup items： Open System Preferences and click the Apple logo in the upper left corner，Select "System Preferences"。 Go to Users & Groups Find and click "Users & Groups" in System Preferences。 Select Administrator Account Select your administrator account in the list on the left，Then click the "Login Items" tab on the right。 Manage login items on the Login Items page，You will see a list of programs that have been set to start at startup，and related adjustment buttons。 Delete a startup program To delete a program from startup，Click on the program，Then click the minus sign "-" below。 Add a startup program To add a program to the startup items，Click the plus sign "+" below，Then select the program in "Applications"，Click "Add"。 Unlocking and Modifications If certain programs are locked and cannot be removed，Click the unlock button in the lower left corner of the window，Enter your computer password，Then you can follow the steps above。 Go through the above steps，You can easily manage MacBook startup items，Make sure only the programs you need start automatically at boot。

Many Mac users may encounter this problem：How to prevent others from viewing files or photos on your Mac? Mac is not like PC where you can hide folders directly，So how does macOS encrypt files? Today I will bring you a tutorial on encrypting files on Mac。 step one：Open Disk Utility 1. Method one：Via the magnifying glass button • Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the screen。 •Enter “Disk Utility” in the pop-up dialog box，Then press Enter。 2. Method two：Via Launchpad •Click the Launchpad icon at the bottom of the screen。 •Find the "Other" folder in Launchpad and click to open。 •Select "Disk Utility" in the "Other" folder and click Open。 Step 2：Create an encrypted folder 1. Click "File → New Image → Blank Image" in the menu bar in the upper left corner。 2.Enter the folder name in the dialog box，And select the encryption method in the encryption options below。 3.The system will pop up a dialog box，Ask for password and verify。After input is completed，Click the "Choose" button，Then click "Save" at the bottom right of the dialog box。 4.After setting up，Two icons will appear on the desktop。Drag the file that needs to be encrypted to the second icon (the original file will still be in，Finally delete the original file to achieve the encryption effect)。 5.After dragging and dropping files，Right click on the icon，Select "Launch 'Unnamed'"。Finally, click on the encrypted .dmg file and enter the password to view the encrypted file。 Go through the above steps，You can create an encrypted folder on your Mac，Effectively protect your privacy and important files。

XMind is a powerful mind mapping software，But sometimes the file may be damaged and cannot be opened.。Here are the steps to resolve this issue： Open the XMind app： Start XMind software。 Enter file cache： Select "File" in the menu bar。 Click on the File Cache option。 Select the files that need to be recovered： in file cache，Find and select the files that need to be recovered。 Recover files： Click the "Retrieve" button，to recover selected files。 Reopen file： After recovery is complete，Try reopening the XMind file，Check whether you can access and edit normally。 These steps can often help you recover XMind files that cannot be opened due to file corruption。Make sure to back up important files before proceeding，To prevent unexpected situations from happening。 If the above methods cannot solve the problem，You may want to consider using XMind's backup files or contact XMind's support team for further assistance and support。 through these methods，You can effectively deal with XMind file corruption issues，Make sure you continue to use this great mind mapping software effectively。