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time-saving tips

for Mac users

Discover smart shortcuts, and be

more productive with your Mac

Written by Carrie Marshall

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Start automatically

You can get your Mac to start up or

wake up at a specific time: just go into

System Preferences > Energy Saver >

Schedule and you can create a schedule

that applies to what you require on an

everyday basis or just specific days.

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Login with your Watch

You can unlock your Mac with your

Apple Watch. To enable this, go to System

Preferences > Security & Privacy > Allow

Your Apple Watch To Unlock Your Mac.

If you’d rather use your phone, you’ll

need a third-party app.

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Start more quickly

The more things launch when your

Mac starts, the slower it’ll be. To remove

unwanted startup items, go into System

Preferences > Users > Login Items, and

you can see and change which items

automatically launch and login.

Start up faster!

M

acs are famed for their ease

of use: “it just works” was

always so much more than

a marketing slogan. Macs

are made to do things elegantly and

efficiently, and the more time you spend

discovering what yours can do, the more

you’ll be able to get things done.

Every Mac is jam-packed with useful

features that are designed to make

things easier, faster or both. Once you’ve

discovered the ones that suit you, your

days will be brighter, your work more

efficient and your hair more glossy.

We’re only lying about that last one...

From Safari’s shortcuts to Mission

Control’s multiple desktops, from fiddling

with the Finder to mastering Mail, these

tips will help you get even more from

your Mac. We’ll discover how to make

your Mac more organised, how to do

everyday tasks more quickly and how

to make the most of the new features

Apple’s added in macOS Catalina.