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
Put your Mac to sleep or wake it
When you’re not using your Mac, you can save energy by putting it to sleep. When your Mac is in sleep, it’s turned on but consumes much less power. It takes your Mac less time to wake from sleep than it does to start up after being turned off.
Put your Mac to sleep
To put your Mac to sleep, do any of the following:
Choose Apple menu
On a Mac laptop, close the display.
If you have the option on your keyboard, press Option-Command-Media Eject key
.Tip: If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can add the Sleep button to the Control Strip. Choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Touch Bar Settings, click Customise Control Strip, then drag the Sleep button onto the Touch Bar.
Wake your Mac from sleep
To wake your Mac, do any of the following:
Press a key on the keyboard, or click the mouse or trackpad.
On a Mac laptop, open the display.
For security, you can set an option to require a password after waking your Mac. You may be able to Unlock your Mac and approve requests with Apple Watch or use Touch ID instead of entering your password.