Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
What are those symbols shown in menus on Mac?
Many app menus on your Mac show key combinations, such as 
, next to certain menu options. The symbols in the key combinations represent special keyboard keys, called modifier keys.
You can press the key combinations shown in menus to perform actions without opening the menus.
Modifier key | Symbol |
|---|---|
Command |  |
Shift |  |
Option |  |
Control |  |
Return |  |
Delete |  |
Forward Delete |  |
Up Arrow |  |
Down Arrow |  |
Left Arrow |  |
Right Arrow |  |
Page Up |  |
Page Down |  |
Top (Home) |  |
End |  |
Tab Right |  |
Tab Left |  |
Escape (Esc) |  |
Fn (Function) or Globe |  |
If you turn on Sticky Keys in Accessibility settings, the Command, Shift, Option and Control key symbols are shown on the screen when you press those keys. To set this option, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, click Keyboard, then turn on Sticky Keys. (You may need to scroll down.)