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macOS User Guide
- Welcome
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- Use Continuity across your devices
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Hand off between devices
- Insert photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Insert sketches from iPhone or iPad
- Copy and paste between devices
- Use Apple Watch to unlock your Mac and approve requests
- Make and receive phone calls on your Mac
- Control accessories in your home
- Send files between devices with AirDrop
- Use AirPods with your Mac
- Stream content to Apple TV
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- Understand passwords
- Use keychains to store passwords
- Reset your Mac login password
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Guard your privacy
- Protect your Mac from malware
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Clear your Safari browsing history
- Manage cookies and other website data in Safari
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
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If you need an Apple ID that is an email address
The Apple ID you use to set up iCloud must be an email address, such as amy_frost44@yahoo.com or cynthia.fong@icloud.com. If your Apple ID isn’t an email address, you can change it by signing in to your Apple ID account page.
Note: In several countries and regions, you can use a phone number instead of an email address as your Apple ID. See the Apple Support article Use your mobile phone number as your Apple ID.
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