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
Choose an external camera on Mac
Many Mac computers have a built-in camera located near the top edge of the screen, but you can also use an external camera with your Mac—including the camera on recent iPhone models.
Connect the camera to your Mac using the appropriate cable or wirelessly (depending on the camera).
Go to an app that captures video, then do one of the following:
FaceTime: Click Video in the menu bar, then choose a camera.
Photo Booth: Click Camera in the menu bar, then choose a camera.
QuickTime Player: Choose File > New Movie Recording, hold the pointer over the window, click
, then choose a camera.Head pointer accessibility feature: Choose Apple menu
in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Click Pointer Control, click 
next to “Head pointer,” click Camera Options, then choose a camera.Third-party apps: You may be able to use your external camera with third-party apps you downloaded from the App Store. To find out how, read the developer’s instructions or explore the app’s menus and settings.
