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macOS User Guide
- Welcome
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- Change System Preferences
- Change your desktop picture
- Add your email and other accounts
- Use a screen saver
- Change the picture for you or others in apps
- Set up other users on your Mac
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Change the system language
- Make it easier to see what’s on the screen
- Use accessibility features
- Run Windows on your Mac
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- Use Continuity across your devices
- Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Hand off between devices
- Insert photos and documents from iPhone or iPad
- Insert sketches from iPhone or iPad
- Copy and paste between devices
- Use Apple Watch to unlock your Mac
- Make and receive phone calls on your Mac
- Control accessories in your home
- Send files between devices with AirDrop
- Use AirPods with your Mac
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- Manage cookies and other website data in Safari
- Use Private Browsing in Safari
- View privacy reports in Safari
- Understand passwords
- Reset your Mac login password
- Use keychains to store passwords
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Guard your privacy
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Protect your Mac from malware
- Control access to your camera
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
If you forget your Apple ID or password
Your Apple ID is your username for iTunes Store, Apple Books, App Store, iCloud and other Apple services. It is also used to set up your Apple ID preferences on your Mac.
Important: If you’ve forgotten or need to reset your Apple ID or password, see the Apple Support articles If you forgot your Apple ID or If you forgot your Apple ID password.
You can also go to the Apple ID account website to help you find it.
Go to the Apple ID account website, click “Forgot Apple ID or password?,” then follow the on-screen instructions.
See alsoCreate an Apple ID on Mac
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