MacMost Newsletter Issue #750 for May 18, 2023

Understanding Smart Folders, Albums, Mailboxes and Playlists

When using smart folders or albums it is important to realize what they are. Items are not "in" a smart folder or album. They are simply the results of a search. The items remain where they were. You can't delete items from a smart folder or album because that wouldn't make sense.
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Pixelmator Pro Clipping Masks In iMovie

Here's more on Pixelmator Pro Clipping masks. This time, I'll use them in iMovie.

Using Font Book on Your Mac

Font Book is the app that comes with your Mac that lets you install new fonts and manage the ones you have. Most Mac users never need to use Font Book, but if you are a designer or content creator you may need to know how it works.
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Controlling Google Lights and Switches With Siri on Your iPhone

So many lights and switches won't work with Siri, but will work with Google. However, you can still use Siri to control there by setting up a Shortcut to get Siri talking to the Google Assistant app.
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Clipping Masks in Pixelmator Pro

Clipping Masks are a useful technique to be able to use only part of an image masked into a specific shape without destroying the image in the layer. You can use it to easily create sculpted images in Pages, Keynote or iMovie.
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Alternative Window Drag Methods

Mac Accessibility options offer some alternatives to click-and-drag. One in particular, the three-finger drag, could be useful for those who don't like how window dragging with a Magic Trackpad feels.

10 Things You Are Missing Out On If You are Not Using the Photos App

If you aren't using the Photos app, check out these 10 reasons to give it a try. Often when someone avoids using an app like Photos it is because of misconceptions or not realizing that the app has evolved since they last tried it.
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MacMost Recommendations

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