Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise 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
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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
Open documents on Mac
You can use any of the following methods to open documents on your Mac:
If the document’s icon is on the desktop, double-click it.
Click
in the menu bar, enter a document’s name in the search field, then double-click the document in the results. See Search with Spotlight.If you recently worked in a document, choose Apple menu
Open the document’s associated app, then choose the document in the Open dialogue (if available), or choose File > Open. In some apps, you can choose File > Open Recent to open documents you have recently used.
Click
in the Dock. In the Finder sidebar, click Recents, iCloud Drive, Documents or the folder where the document is located, then double-click the document’s icon or name.Note: Before you can open documents in iCloud Drive, you must set up iCloud Drive. See Store files in iCloud Drive.
Tip: You can open files created with Microsoft Office on your Mac. Use the Pages app 
to open Microsoft Word documents, the Numbers app 
to open Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and the Keynote app 
to open Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. If you don’t have Pages, Numbers or Keynote on your Mac, you can get them from the App Store.