MAC usage tutorial

How to hide in macOS、Encrypt a file or folder Hide a file or folder Create a hidden folder using Terminal： 1. Create new hidden folder： Open Terminal，Enter the command mkdir file location/.file name，For example mkdir desktop/.MacW，Press Enter key to execute。This creates a hidden folder named .MacW。 2. Show hidden files： Press the shortcut key Shift+Command+. Can show hidden files and folders in Finder。 Modify file hidden attributes： 1. Type chflags hidden in the terminal ，Then drag in the files or folders you want to hide，Press Enter key to execute。This allows you to set a file or folder to a hidden state。 Encrypt Folders Create an encrypted disk image using Disk Utility： 1.Open Disk Utility in Launchpad's other folder。 2. Click File in the menu bar > New > image from folder，Or use the shortcut key Shift + Command + N。 3.Double-click to select the folder to encrypt，Then select the encryption method in the encryption options and enter the password。Make sure the image format is set to read/write，and click Save。 4.When accessing an encrypted disk，The system will ask for a password。for safety reasons，Uncheck "Remember passwords in my keychain"。 These methods can help you hide and encrypt files or folders on Mac，Ensure data security and privacy protection。

While using a Mac computer，You may install some third-party input methods to meet different input needs。but，If you find that you no longer need these input methods or encounter compatibility issues，Removing them is a good option。under，The editor will introduce to you how to remove or uninstall third-party input methods on Apple Mac systems。 step one：Open System Preferences First，Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen，Then select "System Preferences"。 Step 2：Go to Keyboard settings in System Preferences，Find and click the "Keyboard" icon。 Step 3：Select the "Input Method" tab in the "Keyboard" settings interface，Select the "Input Method" tab above。 Step 4：Remove third-party input method from input method list，Find the third-party input method you want to remove。Click the "-" button on the left side of the input method to delete it。at this time，You will be prompted to confirm the deletion，Just click "Delete"。 Step 5：Check the application Some third-party input methods may also install a corresponding application in your application list。In order to completely remove these input methods，You also need to check the application list。Open the Finder，Then select "Applications"。Find the corresponding input method application in the application list，Drag to Trash to delete。 Step 6：Empty the Trash Finally，Right click on the Trash icon，Select "Empty Trash" to completely delete the input method and its associated files。 Go through the above steps，You can easily remove or uninstall unwanted third-party input methods，Make your Mac system more concise and efficient。

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...

Many Mac users think Office 365 and Office 2019 are the same，In fact, there is a clear difference between the two。Below we will introduce in detail the differences between them。 Microsoft Office 2019 Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac is an Office office software suite for Mac released by Microsoft。It contains the new version of Word、Excel、PowerPoint、Components such as OneNote and Outlook。Office 2019 is a comprehensive、Easy-to-use office software，Suitable for various office needs。This version supports one-click activation，Can be used permanently after activation。 size：2.05 GB release time：2023-11-01 System requirements：MacOS 13.x Office 365 Office 365 is a subscription service，Make sure you always have the latest Microsoft productivity tools。it has multiple versions，Suitable for families、personal、Small and medium enterprises、large enterprise、Schools and Nonprofits。All Office 365 plans for home and personal include familiar Word、Desktop applications such as PowerPoint and Excel，Also provides additional network disk and cloud connection functions，Collaborate on files in real time。 Subscription service：Pay a monthly or annual subscription fee Multi-device support：Family plan allows up to 6 family members to share the subscription，on multiple computers、Mac、Use the app on tablets and phones Continuously updated：Contains the latest features、hotfix、Security Updates and Technical Support Summary of Differences How to Buy： Office 2019：one time purchase，Get Office apps on one computer for a one-time fee。No upgrade option，Need to buy new version at full price。 Office 365：Subscription service，Pay monthly or annually，Always have the latest versions and features。 Updates and support： Office 2019：No ongoing updates and support，Only the version purchased。 Office 365：Contains the latest features、hotfix、Security updates and ongoing technical support。 Use equipment： Office 2019：Can only be used on a single device purchased。 Office...

Friends who often use Mac computers may notice that，over time，Mouse movement becomes a bit slow。actually，This is due to the Mac's default mouse settings。by default，Scroll may not be fast enough on Mac，But with some simple settings changes，You can customize the scrolling speed and other configurations of your mouse in MacOS。 Here are the steps on how to set mouse speed and scroll direction in MacOS： 1. Open system preferences：Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 2. Select mouse settings：In the System Preferences window，Find and click "Mouse"。 3.Adjust settings： •Scroll direction：Choose "Natural"，Align the scrolling direction with the direction of your finger movement。 •Assist click：Select "Click Right" or "Click Left" to assist clicking an item on the screen (or hold down the Control key for assist clicking)。 •Smart scaling：After enabling，Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in or out of the screen image。 • Tracking speed：Adjust this setting to change how quickly the pointer moves with the mouse。 4. More gestures：in mouse settings，You can also configure more gestures，Like swiping between pages、Swipe between full-screen apps and more。 5. Settings for Apple four-button mouse：If you are using an Apple four-button mouse，You can also adjust the scroll speed、Double-click speed and configure other features such as Control Center and gestures that display app windows。 with these settings，You can adjust mouse behavior on Mac，to better suit personal preferences and work habits。These adjustments can not only improve work efficiency，It also makes your Mac experience smoother and more comfortable。

If your Mac system has been upgraded to macOS Mojave，You may encounter such a situation：Although the "system language" is Chinese，But the user login interface is in English。So，How to change the Mac login interface to Chinese? Two methods are introduced below。 Method one：Change language via System Preferences 1. Open System Preferences，Select "Language & Region"。 2.Drag English to the top of the preferred languages ​​list，Then drag Simplified Chinese to the top。 3.Just restart your computer。 If there is no English option in the list，Please follow the steps below： 1.Click the "+" sign in the lower left corner，Select English and click Add。 2.Click "Use English"，Then drag Simplified Chinese to the top。 3.Just restart your computer。 Method two：Change language via terminal 1. Open Launchpad，Go to the "Utilities" folder，Open terminal。 2. Enter command：sudo languagesetup，Then press Return。 3.Enter the current administrator account password (characters will not be displayed when entering)，Press Return。 4.After displaying the list of available languages，Enter the number before the language you want to use，Then press Return。For example，To use Simplified Chinese，enter 4，Then press enter。 5.Close terminal，Restart your computer。 Through the above two methods，You can easily change your Mac login screen from English to Chinese。Hope this tutorial helps you!

In Mac system，You can easily unzip ZIP files，But for other compression formats such as RAR，The system cannot decompress directly by default。Here's how to unzip RAR on Mac、Methods for files in various formats such as ZIP： Decompress files such as RAR and ZIP Method 1：Using "The Unarchiver" software 1. Download and install "The Unarchiver" Open the App Store，Type "The Unarchiver" into the search box，Click "Get" and install the software。(if already installed，button says "Open") 2. Open The Unarchiver after installation is complete，You can find The Unarchiver icon in the Dock。Click to open the software。 3. Set up file associations after starting The Unarchiver，You can view supported compressed file formats in the app。You can also set The Unarchiver as the default decompression tool。 4.Unzip the file Find the RAR or ZIP file that needs to be unzipped，Right click on the file，Select "Open with"，Then select "The Unarchiver"。The software will automatically start decompression。 5. View decompression results After decompression is complete，You can find the extracted files in the same location as the file。The contents of the folder will be displayed where the original file is located。 Method two：Through other decompression tools except The Unarchiver，You can also use other third-party decompression tools，Such as Keka or WinZip for Mac。These tools also support multiple compression formats，And the operation method is similar： 1. Download and install the required tools. Download and install the required decompression tools from the App Store or official website.。 2. Unzip the file using the tool Launch the tool，Usually you just drag and drop the compressed file into the tool window，Or right-click the file and select the appropriate tool to decompress it。 Through the above methods，You can easily unzip RAR on Mac、ZIP and other compressed files，Manage files conveniently and efficiently。

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。