Many users who are new to macOS may find that their operating habits are different from those they used to do with Windows.。Understand and become proficient in using the following commonly used macOS keyboard shortcuts，Can help you improve work efficiency： cut、Copy and paste •Command-X：Cut selected items and copy to clipboard。 •Command-C：Copy selected items to clipboard。 •Command-V：Paste the contents of the clipboard into the current document or application。 •Command-Z：Undo the previous command，Can be redone using Shift-Command-Z。 •Command-A：Select all。 •Command-F：Find an item in a document or open a Find window。 Window Management •Command-M：Minimize the frontmost window to the Dock。 •Command-W：Close the frontmost window。 •Command-Tab：Switch between open applications。 Screen capture and recording •Shift-Command-5：In macOS Mojave or later，Take a screenshot or record your screen。 •Shift-Command-3：Take a screenshot of the entire screen。 •Shift-Command-4：Take a screenshot of the selected area。 File manipulation and navigation •Command-N：Open a new window or tab。 •Command-Delete：Move selected items to Trash。 •Command-D：Copy selected files or folders。 System Operations •Command-Q：Exit current application。 •Option-Command-Esc：Force quit current application。 •Control-Command-Q：Lock screen now。 View and adjust •Command-Spacebar：Show or hide the focused search bar。 •Command-comma (,)：Open the preferences for the front application。 •Command – dispatch center：Show desktop。 Text Editing and Formatting •Command-B：Bold selected text。...
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 installing or running software on a Mac computer，Have you ever encountered the prompt "The image is damaged?"，Please move to Trash" issue? This may be because your computer system has the "Any Source" option turned off in System Preferences。How to enable this option? This article brings you a detailed tutorial，Let’s take a look! How to check if the "Any Source" option is turned on Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner，Select "System Preferences"。 Select "Security & Privacy"。 Click on the "General" tab，Check to see if the "Any Source" option is available。 How to turn on the "Any Source" option Turn on Spotlight，Type "terminal"，Then press Enter key。 Copy the following command and paste it into the terminal： shell Copy the code sudo spctl --master-disable Press Enter after pasting，Then enter your computer power-on password，Press Enter again。 If the password is entered incorrectly，The terminal will display an error message。Just re-enter。If you enter twice incorrectly，Please close the terminal，Open it again，Re-operate。 hint： In the process of entering password，Terminal does not display entered characters，Just enter normally。 Code needs to be copied and pasted，Do not enter manually，Because it involves space symbols。 Go through the above steps，You can turn on the "Any Source" option on your Mac，And successfully installed external software from non-App Store。
Modifying the Hosts file on a Mac computer can effectively control network access and solve DNS resolution problems。The following is a detailed modification tutorial： 1. Find the Hosts file •Open Finder，Click the "Go" menu at the top，Select "Go to Folder"。 •Type /etc and press enter，Find and double-click to open the folder。 2. Back up the Hosts file (optional) • Find the hosts file in the pop-up window，Right click and make a copy as a backup，In case the error can be restored after correcting it。 3. Edit the Hosts file • Drag the hosts file to a text editor (such as TextEdit、Sublime Text, etc.)。 •Add or edit the IP address and domain name information you need at the end of the file，The format is：IP address domain name，One entry per line。 4.Save changes •After completing changes，Save hosts file。If you are prompted for insufficient permissions，You can save the file as on your desktop，Then drag it back to the /etc folder and overwrite the original file。 5. Flush the DNS cache sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder Open the Terminal application (found in Utilities in the Applications folder)，Enter the above command and press Enter key。
Optimize content：Sometimes problems occur in macOS or computer components，as time goes by，they may gradually worsen，or suddenly。 Sometimes before these problems become major issues，Your Mac will send out warning signs 。You need to pay close attention to the operation of the system。We'll show you some common warning signs ，and discuss how to solve these problems in the following sections。 1.Mac won't turn on when you press the power button on your Mac，nothing happened。No power light，no sound，And the screen is completely black。 don't panic，Just try the following steps to diagnose the problem： • Check power connection，Make sure both ends are secure。Next，Check the wires for damage，Then try using a different charger or outlet。 • Check the video output cable connection to the external monitor (if applicable)。Also try increasing the brightness of your monitor，to ensure that its brightness is not too low。 • There may be something wrong with your accessory。Unplug all peripherals except keyboard and mouse，Then try to start。Plug in peripherals after reboot，see if everything is normal。 • Restart power。On a modern MacBook，Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds。If your Mac is running，It will cut power and force it to reboot。On a desktop Mac，Unplug the cable，Then wait ten seconds。Then plug in and reboot。 2.Mac gray screen during startup after turning on the power of Mac，A series of startup events will occur，until the login screen or desktop appears。But if the startup process gets stuck，no matter how long you wait，will only see a solid gray screen or a screen with symbols。 based on what you see，Follow the instructions below。 Normal gray screen If there is only a simple gray screen at startup，Please do the following： • Peripheral failure is the main cause of gray screen problem。therefore，You should remove all wired accessories，Then hold down the power button to shut down your Mac。Plug in a peripheral after every reboot to find the culprit。 • Try booting in safe mode。If your Mac completes the startup process here，Please reboot in normal mode and verify that the boot drive is functioning properly。 • If safe mode startup fails or gets stuck，then reset the NVRAM and SMC settings as previously described。 • RAM with incorrect specifications can also cause the screen to turn gray。Remove any RAM you recently added，then restart。 • Hold down Cmd on startup + R key，Restart your Mac in recovery mode。Then，Repair your boot drive using Disk Repair Utility。 gray screen，No disk icon If there is a folder with a flashing question mark on the gray screen，It means that your Mac cannot find a valid boot volume.。but，When it displays the "Do Not Enter" symbol，Indicates that your macOS installation is corrupted。 To resolve this issue： • Sometimes your Mac forgets the boot volume，and temporarily display a flashing question mark。To resolve this issue，Go to the Startup Disk pane in System Preferences，Then reselect the boot volume。 • Start your Mac in recovery mode。In the Apple menu，Check if you can see the boot volume。if not，There is probably a problem with the boot disk。Run a disk repair utility to resolve this issue。 •...
There are always people complaining after updating Mac to system 10.14 or above，Serious power consumption problem in standby mode。Recently I also encountered this problem：After it is fully charged, close the lid.，The battery dropped by 70% or 80% the next day.，sometimes even more。So，How can we solve this problem? The editor will share two practical Mac setup tips，Help everyone alleviate standby power consumption。 1. Adjust energy saving settings in System Preferences，Find the "Energy Saver" option： •Turn off monitor time setting：In the battery and power adapter options respectively，Shorten the period of time when the display is turned off。This reduces the display brightness time，Thereby reducing the battery consumption rate。 •Disable automatic sleep：Uncheck "When display turns off"，Prevent the computer from automatically going to sleep" option。This prevents the computer from going to sleep prematurely when not needed，thereby reducing energy consumption。 2. Set Do Not Disturb mode in System Preferences，Find the "Notifications" option： •Enable Do Not Disturb mode：In Do Not Disturb settings，Check "Enable Do Not Disturb when display goes to sleep"。This will block incoming calls and notifications when your computer goes to sleep.，Also reduce background application activity，Further save power。 Through the above two settings，You can effectively reduce the power consumption of your Mac in standby mode，Improve battery life，Make your MacBook experience smoother and save power。
The startup screen may vary depending on your Mac model、Varies depending on factors such as operating system (macOS)。Some screens, such as the ban sign or question mark, mean you need to solve a problem first，Then the Mac can complete booting。For all Mac models，When you see the Finder menu bar、Desktop and Dock，This means that the startup is complete。today，The editor of MacW will take you to understand what the various interfaces displayed when Mac starts up represent.。 1. Forbidden symbol A circle crossed by a line or slash means that the selected startup disk contains a Mac operating system，But it's not macOS for your Mac。You should reinstall macOS on this disk。 2. Question mark A folder with a question mark means that the selected startup disk is not available，or does not include Mac OS。Learn how to fix problems with flashing question marks。 3. Blank Screen It is normal to have one or more blank screens during startup.。it may be black、grey、blue，It could also be a desktop picture。If no image appears on the screen after a while，Make sure your display is on、Connected and brightness turned up。 4. Apple Logo Your Mac displays the Apple logo after finding the local startup disk，This disk is the Mac's built-in startup disk or is directly connected to the Mac's startup disk。If your Mac cannot find your local startup disk，then it will try to use a network boot disk if one is available。As the boot process continues，You should see a progress bar or indicator showing the circle (which may or may not contain the Apple logo)。This screen may alternate with a blank screen multiple times。 If you're updating or reinstalling macOS，then this stage may take longer to complete。As the installation continues，The progress bar may move slowly and pause for a long time。Find out if your Mac seems to be stuck on this screen during the installation process or just after the installation is complete，what to do。 5. Rotating Earth When using a network boot disk，Your Mac displays a spinning globe instead of the Apple logo。When launching from macOS recovery function over the Internet，There will also be a rotating earth。As the boot process continues，You should see a progress bar，It may alternate with a blank screen multiple times。 6. Earth with warning symbol when your Mac tries to boot from macOS Recovery over the Internet and fails，You may see a globe with an exclamation mark。Your Mac may not be able to connect to the internet，Or it might be using a network configuration that's incompatible with macOS recovery features。Please try the following solutions： – Use Command-R on startup to try to use the built-in macOS recovery system，Rather than booting from macOS recovery over the Internet。 – Connect to the Internet using Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi，vice versa。 – Connect to the Internet from another network。 – Please try again later，Because the problem may be temporary。 7. Lock icon If your Mac uses a firmware password，then when you try to download a file from another disk or volume such as，external drive or macOS recovery) a lock icon appears when starting。Please enter your firmware password to continue。 8. PIN code to lock your system if your Mac is locked remotely via the Find My feature，then your Mac will ask for a PIN。Please enter a four-digit or six-digit password to continue。 9. Login window In the login window，Enter your user account password，to log into your Mac。If FileVault is open，then this action will also unlock your disk。You may see the default desktop picture in the background，After you select your account，This image may be changed to a desktop image of your choice。 By understanding these launch screens，You can better solve problems you encounter when your Mac starts up，Make sure your Mac starts up smoothly and works normally。
in Photoshop，Many plug-ins and actions can help us achieve various creative effects。PS’s own action effects sometimes fail to meet users’ needs，At this time, you need to import external PS actions。Here is a detailed tutorial on how to import actions in Photoshop。 Modify Photoshop language settings PS actions need to be run in the English version of Photoshop。The following is a detailed tutorial on how to convert the Chinese version of Adobe Photoshop Mac to the English version： 1.Open Photoshop。 2.Select "Preferences" in the top menu bar。 3.Select "Interface"。 4.Select "English" in the "UI Language" drop-down menu。 5.Restart Photoshop。 Import PS actions 1. Download the action file first，Download the PS action files you need，and put it on the desktop。 2. Open Photoshop Open Photoshop (take the 2019 version as an example)，Find the "Window" option in the top menu bar。 3. Select the Actions panel in the Window menu，Select Actions。The action dialog box will appear.。 4. Open the Settings option in the Actions dialog box，Find the settings option in the upper right corner (little gear icon)。 5.Load Action Click Settings Options，Find and select "Load Actions" in its drop-down menu。 6. Select the action file and the loading dialog box will pop up.，Find the action file that was previously downloaded and stored on the desktop，Click to open。 7.Confirm loading after clicking "Load"，The actions you imported will appear in the Actions panel。 8. Autoload action like this，The actions you import will be saved in the action library。The next time you launch Photoshop，These actions will be loaded automatically。 Go through the above steps，You can easily import external actions in Photoshop，Enrich your arsenal of creative tools。Hope this information is helpful!
