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
Share your Mac screen, files, and services with other users on your network
You can set up your Mac to share files, folders, and other services with users on your network. You can also share your screen, or share a printer connected to your Mac.
Use the information on this page to help you choose which services to share, and whom to share with.
Bluetooth sharing
If your Mac is Bluetooth® enabled or you have a Bluetooth USB adapter connected to your Mac, you can share files with other Bluetooth enabled computers and devices. See Set up Bluetooth sharing.
File sharing
You can share files with other users and Mac computers. See Use AirDrop to send items to nearby Apple devices, Set up file sharing, or Use iCloud to share and collaborate on files and folders.
Internet sharing
Share your internet connection with other computers on your local network. See Share the internet connection on Mac with other network users.
Media sharing
You can share your music, movies, and TV shows with other devices on your network. See Set up media sharing.
Printer sharing
If you have a printer connected to your Mac, you can let others on your network use it. See Share your printer.
Remote application scripting
Set your Mac to respond to Apple events sent from other computers on a network. See Allow remote application scripting.
Remote login
If you allow remote login, you can use Secure Shell (SSH) to log in to your Mac from another location. See Allow a remote computer to access your Mac.
Remote management
If your Mac is remotely managed using Apple Remote Desktop, turn on remote management in Sharing settings. See Allow Apple Remote Desktop to access your Mac.
Screen sharing
You can let others see what’s on your screen; open, move, and close files and windows; open apps; and even restart your Mac. See Turn Mac screen sharing on or off and Share the screen of another Mac.