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
- Summarise 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
If you can’t connect Mac and Windows computers
If you can’t connect Mac and Windows computers, make sure both computers are on the same network and the network connection is working. Here are some additional things to try.
Make sure your Mac is connected to the network. To check your connection, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). The indicator next to your type of network connection should be green.If the computers are supposed to be in the same workgroup and on the same local network or subnetwork, make sure the workgroup name is exactly the same on both.
Make sure you typed the computer names and workgroup name correctly.
Make sure you typed the Mac username and password correctly.
In some cases, you may need to reset the password for the account in Users & Groups settings. See Change User settings.
Make sure you typed the Windows username and password correctly.
The password for the Windows user account you’re using may need to be changed on the Windows computer.
In some cases, the Windows computer may need to be restarted after the password is changed.
If you’re trying to connect to a shared folder on a Mac and see a message that the folder you specified isn’t valid, make sure you entered the information correctly. If the information is entered correctly, check to see whether the Mac is in sleep mode.
If you don’t have access to one or both computers, contact the computer or network administrator for help.
Check Windows Help and Microsoft support services for more information about setting up file sharing on your Windows computer.