MacMost Newsletter Issue #678 for December 30, 2021

The Many Uses For the Delete Key On a Mac

You can use the Delete key on yoru Mac's keyboard to delete text in both directions, delete selections, objects, files and more. Sometimes you need to add modifier keys to delete or access special functions.
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13 Creative Ways To Use Shapes In Mac Apps

Apple provides a wide variety of shapes in Pages, Numbers and Keynote. You can go way beyond just filling them with a solid color. You can edit the lines of a shape, combine shapes, use gradient fills, creative borders, shadows and much more.
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How To Use Hide My Email On Mac and iOS

Hide My Email is a new privacy feature of macOS and iOS that allows you to create forwarding email addresses to give to sites, services or anyone you send email. The recipient never sees your real email address. You can use this to manage future spam email or just maintain a level of privacy by not sharing your real email address.
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Things You Can Do With PDF Selections in Preview

In Preview you can select just a portion of a PDF document. Then you can paste that into a new PDF document, another type of document, email message and more. This can be used in a variety of useful ways.
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How To Secure Your iPhone Before Handing It To Someone

If you need to hand your iPhone to a ticket checker, cashier, security guard, or police officer to show a document or your ID, be sure to use Guided Access first, to lock the iPhone into that one app and restrict access. You can also use Guided Access to allow children to play games on your iPhone or iPad.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: Questions and Doubts About NFTs

Gary and Leo discuss NFTs. Leo explains the tech and Gary is worried about some of the ways they are being used right now. Subscribe at iTunes...

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