Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
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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
Use desktop stacks on Mac
Desktop stacks on your Mac neatly organize files on your desktop into groups. When you save a file to the desktop, it’s automatically added to the appropriate stack.
Turn on desktop stacks
On your Mac, click the desktop, then choose View > Use Stacks or press Control-Command-0. You can also Control-click the desktop, then choose Use Stacks.
Browse files in a desktop stack
On your Mac, swipe left or right on the stack using two fingers on the trackpad, or one finger on a Magic Mouse.
Expand or collapse a desktop stack
On your Mac, do any of the following:
Expand a stack: Click it on the desktop. When the stack’s expanded, double-click any item to open it.
Collapse a stack: Click its Down Arrow icon.
Change how desktop stacks are grouped
You can group stacks by kind (such as images or PDFs), date (such as the date a file was last opened or created), or Finder tags.
On your Mac, click the desktop, choose View > Group Stacks By, then choose an option. Or Control-click the desktop, choose Group Stacks By, then choose an option.
Change the appearance of desktop stacks
You can make icons bigger, change the spacing between icons, move icon labels to the side, or show more information (such as how many files are in a stack).
On your Mac, click the desktop, choose View > Show View Options, then change options. Or Control-click the desktop, choose Show View Options, then change options.
You can display folders in the Dock as stacks. See Use folders in the Dock.