MAC usage tutorial

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...

Modifying the Hosts file on a Mac computer can effectively control network access and solve DNS resolution problems。The following is a detailed modification tutorial： 1. Find the Hosts file •Open Finder，Click the "Go" menu at the top，Select "Go to Folder"。 •Type /etc and press enter，Find and double-click to open the folder。 2. Back up the Hosts file (optional) • Find the hosts file in the pop-up window，Right click and make a copy as a backup，In case the error can be restored after correcting it。 3. Edit the Hosts file • Drag the hosts file to a text editor (such as TextEdit、Sublime Text, etc.)。 •Add or edit the IP address and domain name information you need at the end of the file，The format is：IP address domain name，One entry per line。 4.Save changes •After completing changes，Save hosts file。If you are prompted for insufficient permissions，You can save the file as on your desktop，Then drag it back to the /etc folder and overwrite the original file。 5. Flush the DNS cache sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder Open the Terminal application (found in Utilities in the Applications folder)，Enter the above command and press Enter key。

What is AirDrop? AirDrop is a wireless file transfer feature between Apple devices，Allows you to easily、iPhone、Send photos between iPads、video、Documents and other items。 How to use AirDrop： Turn on AirDrop on your Mac，Turn on the AirDrop function through the Go menu in the Finder sidebar or menu bar。 If WiFi or Bluetooth is not turned on for AirDrop，You will be prompted to turn on these features。 Send an item Drag the file or item you want to send onto the recipient's avatar displayed in the AirDrop window。 or，After selecting the file, click the Share button at the top of the Finder window，Select AirDrop，and select the recipient from the list。 When receiving an item, a confirmation box will pop up on the recipient’s device.，Ask if you want to receive an item from you。 If the recipient device is logged into the same iCloud account，Files are automatically received and stored in the appropriate location。 Notes: Make sure the AirDrop function is turned on on both devices，And both Bluetooth and WiFi are turned on。 The distance between devices shall not exceed 9 meters，Ensure good transmission effect。 Via AirDrop，You can quickly、Securely share files with nearby Apple devices，Improve work and life efficiency。 Does this content meet your needs?

My Apple laptop accidentally deleted all the files in "All My Files"，What should I do if everything is moved to the trash? Found no batch recovery，Can only be restored one by one。Don't worry，Mac can only batch restore files in the same folder，Unable to batch restore files in different folders。The editor below will introduce how to batch restore Mac files。 step one：View files in the Trash When there is only one file in the Trash，You can see the menu option "Replace"；But if there are multiple files，There is no such option。 Step 2：Open "Automatic Operation" 1. Click the launch pad at the bottom of the screen，Find the "Other" folder。 2.Enter "automatic operation"。 Step 3：Create a new automatic operation service 1. Select "Service" in the pop-up page，Then click the "Select" button in the lower right corner。 Step 4：Add AppleScript command 1. Find "Run AppleScript" in the left menu bar。 2.Enter the following command： tell application “Finder” set theItems to items of trash repeat with anItem in theItems move anItem to home end repeat end tell 3. Click the black triangle button in the red box in the upper left corner to execute the command。 Step 5：Handling error prompts If an error is prompted when executing a command，Just change "trash" in the command to "trash"： tell application “Finder” set theItems to items of 废纸篓 repeat with anItem in theItems move anItem to home...

While using a Mac computer，You may install some third-party input methods to meet different input needs。but，If you find that you no longer need these input methods or encounter compatibility issues，Removing them is a good option。under，The editor will introduce to you how to remove or uninstall third-party input methods on Apple Mac systems。 step one：Open System Preferences First，Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the screen，Then select "System Preferences"。 Step 2：Go to Keyboard settings in System Preferences，Find and click the "Keyboard" icon。 Step 3：Select the "Input Method" tab in the "Keyboard" settings interface，Select the "Input Method" tab above。 Step 4：Remove third-party input method from input method list，Find the third-party input method you want to remove。Click the "-" button on the left side of the input method to delete it。at this time，You will be prompted to confirm the deletion，Just click "Delete"。 Step 5：Check the application Some third-party input methods may also install a corresponding application in your application list。In order to completely remove these input methods，You also need to check the application list。Open the Finder，Then select "Applications"。Find the corresponding input method application in the application list，Drag to Trash to delete。 Step 6：Empty the Trash Finally，Right click on the Trash icon，Select "Empty Trash" to completely delete the input method and its associated files。 Go through the above steps，You can easily remove or uninstall unwanted third-party input methods，Make your Mac system more concise and efficient。

Friends who often use Mac computers may notice that，over time，Mouse movement becomes a bit slow。actually，This is due to the Mac's default mouse settings。by default，Scroll may not be fast enough on Mac，But with some simple settings changes，You can customize the scrolling speed and other configurations of your mouse in MacOS。 Here are the steps on how to set mouse speed and scroll direction in MacOS： 1. Open system preferences：Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen，Select "System Preferences"。 2. Select mouse settings：In the System Preferences window，Find and click "Mouse"。 3.Adjust settings： •Scroll direction：Choose "Natural"，Align the scrolling direction with the direction of your finger movement。 •Assist click：Select "Click Right" or "Click Left" to assist clicking an item on the screen (or hold down the Control key for assist clicking)。 •Smart scaling：After enabling，Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in or out of the screen image。 • Tracking speed：Adjust this setting to change how quickly the pointer moves with the mouse。 4. More gestures：in mouse settings，You can also configure more gestures，Like swiping between pages、Swipe between full-screen apps and more。 5. Settings for Apple four-button mouse：If you are using an Apple four-button mouse，You can also adjust the scroll speed、Double-click speed and configure other features such as Control Center and gestures that display app windows。 with these settings，You can adjust mouse behavior on Mac，to better suit personal preferences and work habits。These adjustments can not only improve work efficiency，It also makes your Mac experience smoother and more comfortable。

In Mac system，You can easily unzip ZIP files，But for other compression formats such as RAR，The system cannot decompress directly by default。Here's how to unzip RAR on Mac、Methods for files in various formats such as ZIP： Decompress files such as RAR and ZIP Method 1：Using "The Unarchiver" software 1. Download and install "The Unarchiver" Open the App Store，Type "The Unarchiver" into the search box，Click "Get" and install the software。(if already installed，button says "Open") 2. Open The Unarchiver after installation is complete，You can find The Unarchiver icon in the Dock。Click to open the software。 3. Set up file associations after starting The Unarchiver，You can view supported compressed file formats in the app。You can also set The Unarchiver as the default decompression tool。 4.Unzip the file Find the RAR or ZIP file that needs to be unzipped，Right click on the file，Select "Open with"，Then select "The Unarchiver"。The software will automatically start decompression。 5. View decompression results After decompression is complete，You can find the extracted files in the same location as the file。The contents of the folder will be displayed where the original file is located。 Method two：Through other decompression tools except The Unarchiver，You can also use other third-party decompression tools，Such as Keka or WinZip for Mac。These tools also support multiple compression formats，And the operation method is similar： 1. Download and install the required tools. Download and install the required decompression tools from the App Store or official website.。 2. Unzip the file using the tool Launch the tool，Usually you just drag and drop the compressed file into the tool window，Or right-click the file and select the appropriate tool to decompress it。 Through the above methods，You can easily unzip RAR on Mac、ZIP and other compressed files，Manage files conveniently and efficiently。

How to hide in macOS、Encrypt a file or folder Hide a file or folder Create a hidden folder using Terminal： 1. Create new hidden folder： Open Terminal，Enter the command mkdir file location/.file name，For example mkdir desktop/.MacW，Press Enter key to execute。This creates a hidden folder named .MacW。 2. Show hidden files： Press the shortcut key Shift+Command+. Can show hidden files and folders in Finder。 Modify file hidden attributes： 1. Type chflags hidden in the terminal ，Then drag in the files or folders you want to hide，Press Enter key to execute。This allows you to set a file or folder to a hidden state。 Encrypt Folders Create an encrypted disk image using Disk Utility： 1.Open Disk Utility in Launchpad's other folder。 2. Click File in the menu bar > New > image from folder，Or use the shortcut key Shift + Command + N。 3.Double-click to select the folder to encrypt，Then select the encryption method in the encryption options and enter the password。Make sure the image format is set to read/write，and click Save。 4.When accessing an encrypted disk，The system will ask for a password。for safety reasons，Uncheck "Remember passwords in my keychain"。 These methods can help you hide and encrypt files or folders on Mac，Ensure data security and privacy protection。