Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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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
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Change Privacy & Security Advanced settings on Mac
On your Mac, use the Advanced options in Privacy & Security settings to adjust the security settings of your Mac.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Privacy & Security in the sidebar, then click Advanced. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Privacy & Security settings for me
Option | Description |
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Require an administrator password to access system-wide settings | Prevent users from changing locked system settings without an administrator’s password. |
Log out automatically after inactivity | Automatically log out users after the Mac is idle. |
Log out after | Automatically log out users after the Mac is idle for the specified number of minutes. (This option appears when “Log out automatically after inactivity” is selected above.) |
Turn on screen saver when login token is removed | Turn on the screen saver on your Mac when a Smart Card containing a login token is removed. (This option appears when you insert a Smart Card that has been added to your login keychain.) |