MAC usage tutorial

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。

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。

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。

In our daily design work，such as advertising、Photography watermark、quotation、album cover、book cover、product design、sign、business card、logo、brand、Magazine and social media copywriting, etc.，Choosing the right font is crucial。Let’s learn how to install fonts on Mac。 Mac font installation tutorial Download font files： First make sure you have downloaded the required OTF (OpenType Font) or TTF (TrueType Font) font file。 Method one：Install using Font Book Open "Font Book" on your Mac： Find and click the "Font Book" app in the launcher。 Add font： In the menu bar of the font book，Select "File" > "Add font"。 Or directly click the "+" button above the font book window。 Navigate to the font file location： Find the font file you downloaded，and click "Open"。 Complete installation： Mac automatically installs selected font files，After the installation is complete, the font can be used in the application.。 Method two：Double-click to install. Double-click the downloaded font file directly.。 In the font preview window that opens，Click "Install Fonts"。 Follow the simple steps above，You can easily install and use your favorite fonts on your Mac，to highlight your design style。

Optimized content： Microsoft Outlook 2019 for Mac is Office launched by Microsoft 2019 One of the components，Outlook 2019 Mac is an email and calendar tool，Can be used to send and receive emails、Schedule、Manage contact information、Take notes etc.。So，How do you find items by performing a basic search in Outlook for Mac? Next，Follow the editor to see the specific tutorial! Perform a basic search in Outlook You can use the search box on the toolbar to search within the current folder or view。 1. Go to the folder or view you want to search：For example "mail"、"Calendar" or "People"。 2. Enter search terms in the search box：Enter your search terms in the search box in the upper right corner of the Outlook window。Outlook will display search results on the Search tab。 •To conduct a comprehensive search across all Outlook files (regardless of folders or views)，Please select "All Projects"。This option is available in all views。 •Every time you switch views，You need to re-enter your search terms。 3. Select search scope：You can choose where to search based on folders or views。Available options include： •mail：current folder、subfolder、All messages or all items。 •Current email：Search within the currently selected mailbox。 •calendar：current folder、all events or all projects。 •Contact person：current folder、All contacts or all projects。 •Task：current folder、All tasks or all projects。 •notes：current folder、All notes or all items。 4. Complete search：After viewing the search results，Click Close Search on the Search tab。 •Notice：If you don't click "Close Search"，The Search tab will remain active，The project list will continue to show search results，Even if you click on other tabs (like the Home tab)。 •Outlook...

QuickTime Player is a pre-installed application on Mac systems，The main function is to play videos，But it can also be used to edit audio。So how to use QuickTime Player to cut and edit audio? This article will introduce the use of Mac’s built-in audio editing software。 1.Open QuickTime Player and click on the launch pad at the bottom of the screen，Select the system's built-in playback software QuickTime Player and open it。 2.Import audio files Drag the audio files to be edited into QuickTime Player，Let go and move on to the next step。 3.Start editing After the audio file is opened，Find the "Edit" column in the menu bar at the top of the MacBook interface，and find "Trim..." from the drop-down menu。 4.Select the clip part and a golden edit box will appear in the QuickTime Player playback window.。Move the selector forward or backward，Move the left and right sides to the part that needs to be cropped。 5.Complete trimming After selecting the clipping part，Click the "Trim" button in the upper right corner of the page。 6.Save the edited audio After editing is complete，Click "File" on the top menu bar of your MacBook，Select "Storage" from the drop-down menu。In the pop-up information filling interface，After entering the relevant content, click the "Save" button in the lower right corner of the page.。 Go through the above steps，You can use QuickTime Player to easily complete audio editing operations。

Bob is a free and open source Mac translation software，Provide word translation、Screenshot translation and manual input translation function。It supports Youdao translation、Baidu Translate and Google Translate three translation engines，Very convenient to use。 before first use，Users need to obtain accessibility permissions and screen recording permissions。 Main functions： •Word translation： After selecting the text, press the shortcut key (default ⌥ + D) can be translated。 •Screenshot translation： Press the shortcut key (default ⌥ + S），Intercept the area that needs to be translated to translate it。 •Enter translation： Press the shortcut key (default ⌥ + A），Enter text and press Enter to translate。 Translation engine comparison： •Baidu Translate and Google Translate can recognize sentences in camel case，如 “WhatAreYouDoing”。 •OCR interface used for screenshot translation： Use Youdao's OCR interface for image recognition，Then call the Google Translate interface to translate。 •Domestic Google Translate： Can be used directly，No need for scientific Internet access。 Bob is a feature-rich and easy-to-use translation tool for Mac，Suitable for users who need fast and accurate translation。

In Mac OS，You may want to view hidden files or file extensions，for file management or troubleshooting。Here's how to show or hide these in Mac OS： Show or hide hidden files 1. Use shortcut keys •Open the Finder。 •Press Command + Shift + .(period) key。 •This will toggle showing or hiding hidden files。If hidden files show，You can hide it by pressing the same shortcut key。 2. Via Terminal Commands •Open Terminal，You can click on the magnifying glass icon on the desktop，Type "terminal" and press Enter to find。 •Enter the following command and press enter： defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true •Then enter： killall Finder This will restart the Finder and show all hidden files。 If you want to hide these files，Enter again： defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool false killall Finder Show or hide file extensions 1. Settings via Finder •Open Finder。 •In the menu bar，Click Finder and select Preferences。 •In the Preferences window，Select the Advanced tab。 • Check "Show all filename extensions" to display file extensions。 •If you want to hide file extensions，Uncheck this option。 2. From the file information panel •In the Finder，Select a file。 •Right click on the file，Select Show Info or press Command + I。 •In the Info panel，Expand the "Names and Extensions" section，You can manually adjust the display of extensions。...