The MacMost Newsletter: Issue #600
July 2, 2020
You can use Saved Searches on your Mac, also called Smart Folders, to give you easy access to files in your Finder sidebar. This can be a handy way to see recent documents, all documents of a specific kind, or even your most commonly-used apps. Learn how to create, edit, delete and store Saved Searches.
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A new feature of macOS Big Sur is Control Center. This is an iOS-like feature that brings together various system controls like volume, Wi-Fi, Do Not Disturb and other settings into a single panel you can access with one click in the menu bar.
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If you need to include something like a + symbol before positive numbers in cells, you can do it using formulas or using custom cell formatting. Using a custom cell format is more versatile and can be easily reused no matter how complex the calculation.
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You can use images as video overlays for iMovie on your iPhone or iPad in the same way you do it for Mac. The Keynote app for iOS is a great way to create these images, which must have transparent backgrounds. Switching between Keynote and iMovie you can add text, shapes, lines or almost any sort of overlay image easily.
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To stay safe while downloading third-party software from websites to your Mac you have to weigh risk versus reward. Here are six factors you need to take into account before downloading anything.
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If you are using List View in the Finder, you an Control+click on any column heading and see a list of columns with checkmarks. You can use this to remove or add a column. But if you do this in the Movies or Pictures folders in your home folder, you will get some extra column names, like Dimensions, Resolution, Duration or Title. If you create your own folder somewhere and name it "Movies" or "Pictures" you also get these columns as options.
I'm often asked about the software and gadgets I use to produce the MacMost videos and in my work as a developer. So I've compiled a list of the products I use and recommend. Check it out. -- Gary
MacMost is an ad-free user-supported website thanks to people like you! For as little as $1/month you can help and for $5/month you can become a member of Club MacMost where I share extra posts, tips, bits of video, and commentary. Club MacMost members also get 50% off all courses at the new MacMost Courses site. Here are the Club MacMost posts from this week: This Week In the MacMost Q&A Forum
- How Do I Change the Default Printer To "Save As PDF"?
- How Do I Do Tweening In Mac Animation?
- How Do I Alter the "Send" Command In Messages?
- How Do I Keep Numbers From Changing Font Size?
- How Do I Keep Numbers From Changing Font Size?
- How Do I Speed Up Opening Pages for the First Time After Rebooting?
- Should I Archive or Delete Email?
- Can I Keep On Showing My Presentation While Quitting Presenter View?
- How Do I Transfer All My Backup Folders From Old TM To New External Drive?
- How Do I Add a Reminder To Occur On a Specific Holiday?
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