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Mac Help
- Welcome
- Apps included on your Mac
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- Work across devices with Continuity
- Pick up where you left off with Handoff
- Send files using AirDrop
- Use your Mac to make and receive phone calls
- Get SMS texts from iPhone on your Mac
- Use an iPhone or iPad to connect your Mac to the Internet
- Use Apple Pay on your Mac
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Stream content from Mac to Apple TV
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your other Apple devices
app, file, and folder aliases
An alias for an app, file, or folder is a small file that links to the actual item. When you create an alias for an item, the original item doesn’t move. When you open an alias, the original item opens. If you move or rename the original item, the alias will still correctly open the item.
Items in the Dock are aliases. Items you add to the Finder sidebar are also aliases.
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