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
Turn off Siri Suggestions for Spotlight on Mac
When you turn off Siri Suggestions, Spotlight searches only the contents of your Mac; it no longer searches the web. You can also turn off Location Services for Spotlight.
Turn off Siri Suggestions
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Go to “Search results” and in the list, deselect the Siri Suggestions tickbox.
Spotlight searches only the contents of your Mac. Look Up searches only the dictionaries enabled on your Mac.
Turn off Location Services for Siri Suggestions
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Click Location Services, then click Details next to System Services.
Turn off Suggestions & Search.
When you turn off Location Services on your Mac, your precise location won’t be sent to Apple. To deliver relevant suggestions, Apple may use the IP address of your internet connection to approximate your location by matching it to a geographic region. To learn more about how Apple protects your information and lets you choose what you share, click About Location Services & Privacy or see the Apple Privacy website.