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
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- Get started
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- Accessibility features for vision
- Get started with VoiceOver
- Zoom in on what’s around you
- Zoom in on your Mac screen
- Increase font size and icons
- Adjust the display colors
- Hover to zoom in on text and colors
- Listen to or change how text appears in apps
- Customize onscreen motion
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- Make the pointer easier to see
- Have your Mac speak text that’s on the screen
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Manage Media & Purchases settings for your Apple Account on Mac
Use Apple Account Media & Purchases settings to require Touch ID or a password for free downloads and purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV.
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click your name at the top of the sidebar.
If you don’t see your name, click “Sign in,” enter your Apple Account email address or phone number, then enter your password.
Click Media & Purchases.
Note: You must be signed in to your Apple Account in the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV to access Media & Purchases settings.
Do any of the following:
View and update the Apple Account settings you use for purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV: Click Manage next to Account.
View and update your current subscriptions for Apple Music, Apple News, and more: Click Manage next to Subscriptions.
Require Touch ID for free downloads and purchases: Turn on Use Touch ID for Purchases to require Touch ID to complete free downloads and purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, and Apple TV.
Require a password for free downloads and purchases: If you don’t turn on Use Touch ID for Purchases, you can choose to require a password when downloading free content, purchasing something from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Books, or Apple TV, or making a purchase from within an app.
To set an option for free downloads, click the pop-up menu next to Free Downloads and choose Always Require or Never Require.
To set an option for purchases, click the pop-up menu next to Purchases and In-App Purchases, then choose Always Require, Never Require, or “Require after 15 minutes” to require a password only after a period of 15 minutes has elapsed since the last purchase.
For information about changing your Apple Account settings on the Apple Account website, see your Apple Account page.
For information about combining your Apple subscriptions, see the Apple Support article Bundle Apple subscriptions with Apple One.
For information about changing Apple Account settings using your iPhone or iPad, see Sign in and manage your Apple Account on iPhone in the iPhone User Guide or Sign in and manage your Apple Account on iPad in the iPad User Guide.