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
Change Touch Bar settings on Mac
If your Mac has a Touch Bar, use the options in Touch Bar settings to change the behaviour of the Touch Bar and Control Strip.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down), then click Touch Bar Settings.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Touch Bar shows | Choose what’s shown in the Touch Bar:
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Show Control Strip | Include the Control Strip in the Touch Bar. This option isn’t available when the Touch Bar shows the expanded Control Strip or the F1, F2, etc. keys. | ||||||||||
Press and hold fn key to or Press and hold | Choose what happens when you press and hold the key on the keyboard. The choices vary depending on what the Touch Bar shows. | ||||||||||
Show typing suggestions | Display typing suggestions in the Touch Bar as you type. | ||||||||||
Customise Control Strip | Change the items that are included in the Control Strip. See Customise the Touch Bar. | ||||||||||
key toTo always show function keys (F1, F2 and so on) in the Touch Bar for specific apps, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Keyboard in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Keyboard Shortcuts, select Function Keys in the sidebar, then add the apps you want.
To be able to access extensions from Quick Actions in the Touch Bar, you must first enable them.