Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Use the Wi-Fi status menu on Mac
On your Mac, you can use the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar to connect to or disconnect from a Wi-FI network (including your Personal Hotspot), turn Wi-Fi on or off, and get details about your Wi-Fi connection.
Show or hide the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click Menu Bar
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Do one of the following:
Show the Wi-Fi status menu: Select the Wi-Fi checkbox.
Hide the Wi-Fi status menu: Deselect the Wi-Fi checkbox.
You can also use Control Center to access the Wi-Fi status menu. Click 
in the menu bar, move the pointer over Wi-Fi, then click 
.
Note: The Wi-Fi menu icon changes depending on the current Wi-Fi status and connection. See Wi-Fi menu icons.
Turn Wi-Fi on or off
On your Mac, click
in the menu bar.Turn Wi-Fi on or off.
Connect to a Wi-Fi network
On your Mac, click
in the menu bar.Do one of the following:
If the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to appears in the Personal Hotspot or Known Networks section, click the network name.
If the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to doesn’t appear in the Personal Hotspot or Known Networks section, click Other Networks, then click the network name.
If the Wi-Fi network is hidden, click Other Networks, scroll to the bottom of the list of networks, click Other, enter the network name and password, then click Join. See Join a hidden Wi-Fi network.
Disconnect from a Wi-Fi network
On your Mac, click
in the menu bar.Click the Wi-Fi icon to the left of the connected network.
View details about your Wi-Fi connection
You can use the Wi-Fi status menu to get details about your Wi-Fi connection, such as the IP address, router address, channel, frequency (or band), security standard, and 802.11 protocol.
On your Mac, Option-click
in the menu bar.View the information below the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to.