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
Change proxy settings on Mac
On your Mac, use proxy settings to manage internet proxy services. Learn how to enter proxy server settings.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, click a network service, click Details, then click Proxies. (You may need to scroll down.)
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Auto proxy discovery | Configure proxy server settings automatically. | ||||||||||
Automatic proxy configuration | Use a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file. Enter the address of the PAC file in the URL field. | ||||||||||
Web proxy (HTTP) | Use a web proxy server. Enter the server address and port number. If needed, turn on “Proxy server requires password,” then enter your user name and password. | ||||||||||
Secure web proxy (HTTPS) | Use a secure web proxy server. Enter the server address and port number. If needed, turn on “Proxy server requires password,” then enter your user name and password. | ||||||||||
SOCKS proxy | Use a SOCKS proxy server. Enter the server address and port number. If needed, turn on “Proxy server requires password,” then enter your user name and password. | ||||||||||
Exclude simple hostnames | Bypass proxies for network destinations with simple hostnames (for example, https://server). | ||||||||||
Bypass proxy settings for these hosts & domains | Enter the hosts and domains to bypass. Separate multiple items with commas. | ||||||||||