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
Touch ID & Password settings on Mac
On your Mac, use Touch ID & Password settings to change your login password, and—if your Mac or Magic Keyboard has Touch ID—add a fingerprint.
Popular topics
Apple Support article: If you can’t reset your Mac login password
Apple Support article: If Touch ID isn’t working on your Mac
Browse through the options below for details about customizing your settings.
To open these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Touch ID & Password settings for me
Option | Description |
|---|---|
A login password has been set for this user | Change the login password and password hint for the current user. |
Add Fingerprint | Add a fingerprint to the current user account. To rename a fingerprint, click the text below the fingerprint, then enter a new name. You can add up to three fingerprints per user account (your Mac can store up to five fingerprints total). |
Use Touch ID to unlock your Mac | Allow Touch ID to unlock your Mac with any fingerprint added to the current user account. For security, you need to enter your password when you start up your Mac. |
Use Touch ID for Apple Pay | Allow Touch ID to approve Apple Pay purchases. |
Use Touch ID for purchases in iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books | Allow Touch ID to make purchases. |
Use Touch ID for autofilling passwords | Allow Touch ID to fill in user names and passwords in Safari and other apps. |
Use Touch ID for fast user switching | Allow Touch ID to switch between Mac user accounts. To switch accounts using the menu bar or Control Center, see Switch quickly between users. |
Use Apple Watch to unlock your apps and your Mac | Allow your Apple Watch to unlock apps when they require a password and unlock your Mac when you wake it from an idle state. See Unlock your Mac and approve requests with Apple Watch. This option is available only if your Mac supports Auto Unlock. |
