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
Change how dates, times, and more appear on Mac
You can change the format used by your Mac and apps to display dates, times, numbers, currencies, and more.
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click General
in the sidebar, then click Language & Region. (You may need to scroll down.)Click the pop-up menu next to Region, then choose a geographic region to use the region’s date, time, number, and other formats.
The formats that appear depend on the selected region and current language. See Change the language your Mac uses.
To customize formats, do any of the following:
Calendar: Choose the type of calendar used to display dates and times.
Temperature: Select the preferred temperature format, such as Celsius.
Measurement system: Select the preferred measurement system, such as Metric.
First day of week: Choose the first day of the week.
Date format: Choose the date format, such as day, then month, then year.
Number format: Choose the format for numbers, such as when a comma appears.
List sort order: Choose the sort order for names. This option is available only for some primary languages.
Term of address: In supported languages, you can personalize how your Mac addresses you by choosing your preferred term of address (feminine, masculine, or neutral). Turn on “Share with all applications” so that all apps can personalize how they address you.
Tip: If you want to show the date in the menu bar or change how the time is shown, open Menu Bar settings, then click Clock Options.