MAC usage tutorial

Desktop Mac or MacBook won't turn on，Or maybe it can't be launched via the Apple icon? Don't worry，Although it makes people irritated，But it's usually fixable。 Here are all the steps you need to take to restart your Mac。Follow the steps in order，until the problem is solved，Or jump to the applicable step。 1. Check the power connection • Make sure your Mac is plugged into the power adapter，and the adapter is connected well。For desktop Mac，Make sure the power cord is also connected to the electrical outlet。 2. Power cycle •For the latest MacBooks，Disconnect the power cord，Then press and hold the power button for 10 seconds。 •For older MacBooks，Disconnect the power cord and remove the battery for at least 10 seconds。 •For desktop Mac，Disconnect the power cord for at least 10 seconds。 3. Boot in safe mode •Press the power button，Then immediately hold down the Shift key until you see the login screen。 4. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) Desktop Mac： Unplug the power cord，wait 15 seconds，then reinsert，Wait another five seconds before restarting。 •2018 MacBook Pro and MacBook with T2 chip： Hold down the right Shift key、Left Option key and left control key for seven seconds，Then press and hold the power button for seven seconds。 • MacBook without removable battery： Hold left Shift、Option、Control and power (or Touch ID) buttons，Lasts 10 seconds。 5. Reset NVRAM or PRAM • Hold Option while booting、Command、P and R keys，Don't let go until you hear the startup sound。 6. Run Apple Diagnostics • Press the power button，Then hold down the D key until you see the language selection screen。After selecting language，Start running tests。 7. Using Recovery Mode Tools • Hold the Command and R keys to boot into Recovery Mode。Repair your hard drive or SSD using Disk Utility。 8. Reinstall macOS in recovery mode • If none of the above fixes the issue，Choose to reinstall macOS。Select Reinstall macOS from the menu，and follow the on-screen instructions。 Go through the above steps，You should be able to fix most Mac won’t turn on issues。If the problem is still not resolved，May require further hardware checks or professional support。

When using a Mac computer，for safety，Many users will set an administrator password。If you accidentally forget your Mac administrator password，don’t worry，Here are a few ways you can reset your password and restore access。 Method 1 for users who have not turned on FileVault：Using Apple ID Reset in OS X Mavericks (10.9) and later versions，Apple integrates Apple ID and administrator password，Allow quick reset of user password using Apple ID。Please make sure your Mac is logged in with Apple ID，And check "Allow users to reset passwords using Apple ID" in "System Preferences - Users & Groups - Login Options"。 1.In the login window，Entering incorrect password three times in a row，Until the system pops up a prompt window："If you forget your password，You can…use your Apple ID to reset/use your master password to reset”。 2.Click the little arrow next to "Reset using your Apple ID"。 3.Enter your Apple ID and password，Then click "Reset Password"。 4.In the reset password window，Set and confirm new user password and password prompt (optional)，When finished, click "Reset Password"。 5.After reset is complete，Restart your Mac and log in with your new password。 Method two：Use Master Password Reset If you set a Master Password and remember it，The master password can be used to reset the password for administrator or regular accounts。The specific steps are similar to method one，No more details。 Method three：Reset using another administrator account If you know the name and password of another administrator account on your Mac，Password can be reset through this account。 1.Log in using another administrator account。 2.Go to "System Preferences - Users & Groups"，Click the little key icon to unlock。 3.Select the account whose password needs to be reset from the user list，Click the "Reset Password" button，and follow the instructions to reset your new password。 4.After reset is complete，Cancel current account，Log in to your account using your new password。 Users who have FileVault enabled For users who have FileVault enabled...

on Windows，All software appears on the desktop，Not so on Mac。How to move downloaded applications on Mac to the desktop? Let’s take a look at how to add applications to the desktop on Mac with the editor.。 Method one：Use alias files 1. Open the "Finder" in the Dock，Then open the Applications folder。 2.Select the icon you want to put on the desktop in the application list，right click on it，Select "Make avatar"。at this time，You will see an avatar icon with a black arrow appear next to the software。 3.Drag the alias file to the desktop。Then，You can delete the alias files in the application folder。 Move all applications to desktop 1. in application folder，Press Command+A on your keyboard to select all apps，Then right click and select "Make avatar"。 2.Right click on an empty space of the application folder，Select "Sort by" ->"Add date"。The avatar created will be automatically moved to the top。 3.Scroll down to select all alias files，Then drag it to the desktop。so，All application shortcuts are added to the desktop，Click to launch app。 Method two：Create a soft link using the command line 1. Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the desktop (Spotlight search)，Type "terminal" and press enter。 2. After opening the terminal，Type ls to list all directories，Then find a directory called desktop。Enter cd desktop to enter the desktop directory，And enter the command pwd to get the path of the desktop。 3.Enter the following command to create a soft link： ln -s /Applications/YourApp.app /Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourAppLink where /Applications/YourApp.app is the path to the application you want to move to the desktop，/Users/YourUsername/Desktop/YourAppLink is the path to the desktop。 4.After pressing the Enter key，You will generate a soft link file on the desktop。so，The application appears on the desktop。 Through the above two methods，You can easily add software applications to your Mac's desktop。Hope these steps help you。

On a Mac computer，By default, the mail client does not have the QQ mailbox option。If you need to use QQ mailbox，You need to add it manually。The following are the specific steps： 1. Open your mail client •Open your Mac computer，Find and open your mail client。 2. Select Add Account •On the email client page，Click "Mail" on the toolbar in the upper left corner，Select "Add Account..."。 3. Select QQ mailbox •Find and click QQ mailbox in the pop-up page。 4. Enter account information •In the pop-up email information window，Enter your email address and password，Click the "Login" button。If it prompts an error，Please follow the steps below to proceed。 5. Obtain the QQ mailbox authorization code •Open the web version of QQ mailbox，Click the "Settings" option above，Then select "Account"。 6. Start the service and obtain the authorization code •Find “Start Service”，Select "On"，And follow the prompts to send a verification text message using your mobile phone.。After sending is completed，Click the "I Sent" button。 7. Enter the authorization code •Copy the authorization code shown on the left into the password box of your email client，Just click the "Login" button。 go through these steps，You can successfully add QQ mailbox in Mac mail client。

Many Mac users may encounter this problem：How to prevent others from viewing files or photos on your Mac? Mac is not like PC where you can hide folders directly，So how does macOS encrypt files? Today I will bring you a tutorial on encrypting files on Mac。 step one：Open Disk Utility 1. Method one：Via the magnifying glass button • Click the magnifying glass button in the upper right corner of the screen。 •Enter “Disk Utility” in the pop-up dialog box，Then press Enter。 2. Method two：Via Launchpad •Click the Launchpad icon at the bottom of the screen。 •Find the "Other" folder in Launchpad and click to open。 •Select "Disk Utility" in the "Other" folder and click Open。 Step 2：Create an encrypted folder 1. Click "File → New Image → Blank Image" in the menu bar in the upper left corner。 2.Enter the folder name in the dialog box，And select the encryption method in the encryption options below。 3.The system will pop up a dialog box，Ask for password and verify。After input is completed，Click the "Choose" button，Then click "Save" at the bottom right of the dialog box。 4.After setting up，Two icons will appear on the desktop。Drag the file that needs to be encrypted to the second icon (the original file will still be in，Finally delete the original file to achieve the encryption effect)。 5.After dragging and dropping files，Right click on the icon，Select "Launch 'Unnamed'"。Finally, click on the encrypted .dmg file and enter the password to view the encrypted file。 Go through the above steps，You can create an encrypted folder on your Mac，Effectively protect your privacy and important files。

Many users who are new to using MacOS system，I feel that Mac computers have no obvious advantages over Windows computers.，I don’t understand why everyone praises Mac so much。Actually the problem is not that Mac is not easy to use，It’s because novice users won’t be able to use it。 This article introduces 12 essential tips for Mac，I hope that friends who are just starting to use Mac can feel its superiority! 1. screenshot • cmd + shift + 3: Take a screenshot of the entire screen •cmd + shift + 4: Take a screenshot of an area of ​​your choice • cmd + shift + 4 + space (space bar): Take a screenshot of a selected application interface window. You can also use Snip to scroll through the screenshot.，Take a long screenshot of a web page。 2. Automatically hide the Dock if you are a severe computer mysophobia patient，I think the Dock is unsightly，Or you want to hide the dock to save space?，You can follow these steps： •Open System Preferences •Select the Dock •Click "Automatically show and hide the Dock" after setting，The Dock will only be brought up when the mouse touches the bottom，If you are not used to it，You can return to the original path to cancel the settings.。 3. Split-screen function The split-screen function allows us to arrange the application windows more reasonably and effectively.，Improve work efficiency。 • Press and hold the green full-screen button in the upper left corner of any open window • The window will shrink while you hold the button，You can drag it to the left or right side of the screen • Release the button，Then click on another window，You can use the two windows side by side，You can also adjust the proportion of the two pages if you have an idle iPad，You can use Duet...

Mac computer is a very efficient device，Provides many tips to simplify and speed up operations。sometimes，Users need to quickly copy files to multiple different locations，This process can be easily accomplished with a mysterious trick on your Mac。 Use Mac Automation for quick file copies Turn on Automation Click "Launchpad"，Find and open the Automator application。 Create new workflow in automated actions，Select "Workflow" and click "Select"。 Configure workflow Select "Files and Folders" in the "Resource Library" on the left，Drag and drop "Get specified Finder item" into the blank pane on the right。 Then from the same repository，Drag and drop "Copy Finder Item" multiple times into the right pane，Set different target locations separately，such as desktop、Download folder、Manuscripts, etc.。 Run the workflow. Drag and drop the files or folders that need to be copied into the "Get Specified Finder Items" pane.。 Click the "Run" button in the upper right corner，Workflow will quickly copy files to multiple locations of your choice。 Check the operation results after the operation is completed，The prompt "Workflow Completed" will be displayed at the bottom of the automation window.。 Open each setting location，Confirm that the file was copied successfully。 Create shortcuts for reuse Save workflows Clear files or folders in the Get Specified Finder Items pane。 Select "File" in the menu bar > "storage"，Name the workflow and choose where to save it。 Select the file format as "Workflow" and save it，This creates a reusable shortcut。 Use shortcuts the next time you need to perform the same action，Simply click on the saved workflow to quickly open the automatic operation and perform the above file copy operation.。 With these simple steps，You can easily batch copy files to multiple locations with the Automator app on your Mac，thereby greatly improving work efficiency。You can also explore more automation operations，Customize tips and tools to fit your workflow。

MacOS and Windows are two completely different operating systems，For those who are using Mac computers for the first time，You may feel a little uncomfortable。But in fact，Mac computers have many hidden magical features，Once you use it in depth，You will like it more and more! Let’s share 8 magical hidden functions of Mac computers，Every one of them is useful，Be sure to collect it! Instantly hide the Dock using the shortcut key Command + Option + D can help you quickly hide or restore the application icon bar (Dock) under the desktop。 Invert screen colors using shortcut Command + Option + Control + 8 Can invert screen colors，Particularly suitable for reducing eye irritation in nighttime environments，Also provides convenience for visually impaired users。 Quickly view and manage running applications Want to quickly view currently running applications? Hold down the Command key and hit the Tab key to quickly switch and manage running applications。Under the application interface，Press Command + Q Quickly exit the program，Press Command + H Minimize the current application window。 Display the Apple Logo anytime，Hold down Option + Shift + K can quickly type the Apple Logo ()。 Trash Operation Command + Delete moves the selected files to the trash。 Shift + Command + Delete clears all files in the trash。 View folder properties using the shortcut Command + I can quickly display the properties of a selected file or folder。 Use your Mac as a USB hard drive at startup，Hold down the T key to put your Mac into target disk mode，Connect it to other computers as a USB hard drive。 Turn on incognito mode in the Notifications option in System Preferences，You can set your Mac to enter Do Not Disturb mode，To avoid pop-up notifications during presentations or other situations that require concentration。 These features not only improve the ease of use of Mac，It also helps you complete your work and daily tasks more efficiently。Come and try it!