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- Work on the desktop
- What’s in the menu bar?
- Quickly change settings
- What’s in the Apple menu?
- Search with Spotlight
- How to use Siri
- Get notifications
- Open apps from the Dock
- Organize your files in the Finder
- Connect to the internet
- Sign in to your Apple Account
- Set up iCloud
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- Take a screenshot
- Change your display’s brightness
- Adjust the volume
- Use trackpad and mouse gestures
- Use Touch ID
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
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- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organize files on your desktop
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- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customize widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- Turn on and activate Siri
- Customize Siri
- 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
- Set up a Focus to stay on task
- Block pop-ups in Safari
- Use Dictation
- Perform quick actions with hot corners
- Send emails
- Send text messages
- Make a FaceTime call
- Edit photos and videos
- Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo
- Start a Quick Note
- Get directions
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- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
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Use Wi-Fi settings on Mac

On your Mac, you can use Wi-Fi settings to turn Wi-Fi on or off, connect to Wi-Fi networks and Personal Hotspots, and enter or change settings for your available Wi-Fi networks.

Tip: To quickly turn Wi-Fi on or off or to connect to a Wi-Fi network, use the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar.

Turn Wi-Fi on or off

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Turn Wi-Fi on or off.

Connect to a Wi-Fi network or Personal Hotspot

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Move the pointer over the name of the Wi-Fi network or Personal Hotspot you want to join, then click Connect.
If you don’t see the network you want to join, click Other, enter the network name and password, then click OK.
If you don’t see or can’t connect to the Personal Hotspot you want to join, see the Apple Support article If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular).

Choose whether to connect to known networks automatically

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Click the pop-up menu next to “Ask to join networks,” then choose Off, Notify, or Ask.

Choose whether to automatically discover nearby Personal Hotspots

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Click the pop-up menu next to “Ask to join hotspots,” then choose Never, Ask To Join, or Automatic.

Enter or change Wi-Fi settings

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Click Details.
Change the settings as needed.
See Wi-Fi settings to learn more about each option.

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