MacMost Newsletter Issue #581 for February 20, 2020

Pages: Mastering Your Mac’s Word Processing App is the second edition of my Pages course. I've updated everything using the most recent version of Pages. The new edition is not at Udemy, like the old course, but at my new MacMost Courses website that I launched last year.

The course teaches you everything you need to know to use Pages as both a word processor and page layout tool. This course includes more than 60 lessons and 4 hours of video instruction. You’ll learn about fonts, styles, formatting, special characters, headers, footers and footnotes. There are also tutorials on adding graphic elements, table of contents, exporting, collaboration and editing, templates and much more.

Note that this is the second edition of the course. So like the second edition of a computer book, you probably don't need to take this course if you have already been through the first edition.

Use the coupon code ernest to get 40% off the course until February 28. So in the U.S. where the course price is $39.95, you will get it for only $23.97. Just make sure the coupon code is applied before checking out.

You can go to the course page to check out the table of contents and view sample lessons.

3 Ways To Automate Keystroke Sequences On Your Mac

If you need to repeat a specific set of keyboard commands or movements often, you can reduce the sequence to a single action. One method is to use Automator Watch Me Do actions, which record key presses and allow you to repeat them. You can also write a script in Automator to press keys. A third method involves using the Mac Accessibility Keyboard to record and play back the sequence.
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Creating Organizational Charts In Mac Pages Or Keynote

You don't need special software to create beautiful organizational charts on your Mac. You can use the shapes in Pages and Keynote along with techniques like groups, images in shapes, and connection lines. Learn the skills you need to build any diagram design.
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How To Use the Mac Color Picker

The Mac Color Picker will appear when you want to choose a color in most Mac apps. You'll see it when you want to set the color of text, shapes, adjust images, draw, and many more places. There are several ways to choose colors and some of them are highly customizable.
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An Introduction To Computer Programming On Your Mac

Early personal computers made it easy to get into programming. Today's computers come ready-to-use and most people will never write a single line of code. Learn the basic concepts of coding with 6 lessons in less then 20 minutes. Use Script Editor on your Mac to write simple programs and take your first steps in learning how software works.
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8 Better Alternatives To Sending Large Email Attachments

Sending large files as email attachments can be probematic when you have server limits and bandwidth issues on either end. There are better ways to send files. You can use photo or video-specific sharing sites. For other files you can use free file sharing services, cloud services or get your own professional server.
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The Tech Enthusiast Hour Podcast: Huge drives, Bibles and Who’s Watching?

Using software to transcribe audios and look at photos; what might be coming out of your doorbell -- and how many Bibles are in "huge"? Subscribe at iTunes...

Quick Tip: Use Command+Down Arrow To Open Files

In the Finder, the menu bar shows Command+O to open a file, but Command+down arrow works just as well. It will open the selected file, and also open the selected folder in the Finder and navigate down into it. The benefit is that Command+up arrow will navigate up a level too, so Command and the up and down arrows work nicely together. The exception is in column view where the left and right arrows are used to move into and out of folders.

MacMost Recommendations

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

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