Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS 27
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- Copy and paste between devices
- Make and receive calls and text messages on 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
- Copyright and trademarks
- Resources for your Apple devices
Get calculations and conversions in Spotlight on Mac
You can enter a mathematical expression, currency amount, temperature, and more in the Spotlight search field, then get an answer or conversion right in the same place.
On your Mac, press Command-Space bar to open Spotlight.
Do any of the following:
Calculations: Enter a mathematical expression, such as 956*23.94 or 2020/15.
Currency conversions: Enter a currency amount, such as $100, 100 yen, or “300 krone in euros.”
Temperature conversions: Enter a temperature, such as 98.8F, 32C, or “340K in F.”
Measurement conversions: Enter a measurement, such as 25 lbs, 54 yards, 23 stone, or “32 ft to meters.”
World clock conversions: Enter a phrase about a time in a location, such as “time in Paris” or “Japan local time.”
You can also take actions and shortcuts in Spotlight to quickly get things done.