Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- 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
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
What’s in the Apple menu on Mac?
The Apple menu 
Apple menu item | Description |
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About This Mac | View information about your Mac, such as the macOS version, type of processor or chip and amount of memory. Click More Info for additional details and to optimise storage. |
System Settings | Open System Settings to customise many of your Mac settings and update macOS. |
App Store | Visit the App Store, where you can find interesting and fun apps for your Mac, and updates for apps, printers and more. |
Recent Items | View a list of recent files, apps and network computers (servers) that you’ve used. As you use them, their names are added to the list so you can access them quickly in the future. See Open recently used items. |
Force Quit | Choose this option if an app is not responding. Important: If you force an app to quit, you may lose any unsaved changes. |
Sleep | Dim the screen and reduce power consumption without turning off your Mac. |
Restart | Turn your Mac off briefly, then have it immediately turn on again automatically. |
Shut Down | Turn your Mac off completely. |
Lock Screen | Immediately lock the screen when needed to keep your Mac and information secure. See Lock the screen of your Mac. |
Log Out [user name] | Log out of the current user account without shutting down the Mac. This action is useful if you share your Mac with other users who have their own accounts. |