Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize 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
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Change Downtime settings in Screen Time on Mac
Use Downtime settings in Screen Time to schedule time away from the screen, or to turn downtime on or off as needed. During downtime, only apps that you choose to allow and phone calls are available.
To change these settings on your Mac, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click the Family Member pop-up menu and choose a family member (if you’re a parent/guardian in a Family Sharing group), then click Downtime.
If you don’t see Downtime, you need to turn on Screen Time for the selected family member.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Downtime | View the current downtime status, and turn downtime on or off. When you turn downtime on, your child is notified that downtime begins in 5 minutes. Turn it off to allow your child to resume using their device. | ||||||||||
Schedule | View the current downtime schedule status, and turn the schedule on or off. To set up an automatic downtime schedule, click the pop-up menu, then do one of the following:
To suspend the downtime schedule, click the pop-up menu, then choose Off. | ||||||||||
Block at Downtime | Block a child’s device during downtime. When the device is blocked, the child can ask for more time. This option is available only when you’re using a Screen Time passcode. See Set, change, or remove a Screen Time passcode. | ||||||||||