on Mac，Mastering the shortcut keys for text operations can significantly improve work efficiency。Here are some commonly used Mac text manipulation shortcut keys： 1. copy、Cut and paste •Copy：Command + C •Cut：Command + X •Paste：Command + V 2. Undo and Redo •Undo：Command + Z •Redo：Command + Shift + Z 3. Select all、Deselect and select words •Select all：Command + A •Cancel selection：Command + Shift + A •Select the word：Double-click the word 4. Move the cursor •Start of line：Command + Left arrow •End of line：Command + Right arrow • Move between words：Option + Left/right arrow...
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!
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。...
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。
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。
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。
Passwords saved in Safari can help you log into websites easily，without having to enter your credentials every time。sometimes，You may want to check、Edit or delete Safari saved passwords。Here are the steps on how to view Safari saved passwords on Mac： View Safari saved passwords 1. Open the Safari browser Launch the Safari browser，Then click on the "Safari" menu in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "Preferences"。 2. Access password settings in the pop-up "Preferences" window，Click on the "Password" option。 3. Enter your computer password. You will be asked to enter your Mac’s administrator password.，to verify your identity。After entering the password，Click "OK"。 4. View saved passwords after successful login，You will see a list of saved passwords。Click on any website entry，You can view the corresponding password。 5.Delete Password If you want to delete a saved password，Select this password entry，Then click the "Remove" button in the lower right corner。 6. Add new password To add a new password entry，Click the "Add" button in the lower right corner，Enter relevant information and save。 Go through the above steps，You can easily view、Remove or add Safari saved passwords。
