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 recently used items on Mac
Your recently used apps are listed in the Apple menu and appear in the Dock. Recently used files and servers are listed in the Apple menu. You can quickly reopen an app or file, or reconnect to a server from the menu.
Reopen items
On your Mac, do any of the following:
Reopen an app from the Dock: Choose the item from the Recent apps section of the Dock.
Note: If you don’t see the recent apps section in the Dock, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). Go to Applications on the right, then turn on Show suggested and recent apps in Dock.Reopen an app or file: Choose Apple menu > Recent Items, then choose the item from the Applications or Documents section.
Reconnect to a server: Choose Apple menu > Recent Items, then choose the server from the Servers section.
Change the number of items listed in the Apple menu
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)Go to Menu Bar Only on the right, click the pop-up menu next to Recent documents, applications and servers, then choose a number.
Clear the Recent Items menu
On your Mac, choose Apple menu