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are almost endless. Here we present a range of small tips that help our Mac is an incredible machine, and the things you can do with it

you get even more from your Mac.

mode. Click and hold the green gumdrop for a menu that lets you go full screen, or tile a screenshot on the left- or right-hand side iling is an alternative way of using your apps in split-screen

of the desktop. Choose a tiling option, then click on another app that can be viewed in split-screen. It automatically tiles itself to the other side of the screen, giving you a split-screen perspective without having to drag app windows on to the desktop bar.

AirDrop lets you transfer files directly between Apple devices, as long as they’re within 30 feet of each other. It’s available on a Mac from the sidebar in Finder windows, from the Share

menu, and in Finder, via the Go pull-down menu. If it’s not there, your Mac may be too old for AirDrop. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth must be on.

onto a nearby device shown in the AirDrop window or click on it after selecting AirDrop On your Mac, you can drag and drop a file

from a Share menu. The person to whom you sent it is then offered the file. When someone sends you a file, using AirDrop, you can accept or reject it. If you accept it, it’s saved to your

Downloads folder.or mobile devices) must be on the same wireless Note: to use AirDrop the two devices (Macs

network but don’t need to be signed into the same Apple ID.

again. To unpair a device, open Bluetooth preferences again and click on the item you wish to unpair. Click on the ‘X’ to its right, and it’s unpaired and removed

from the list.

Using

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App Tiling

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and Sketching

AirDrop

File^ Transfer

You can draw on a document, or even make a drawing from scratch, on your iPad or iPhone and have the updates appear in real-time on your Mac. This is especially useful if you have an Apple Pencil.

Connect your Mac to your iPad using the new Sidecar feature, and open a PDF (for example). Then, using your iPad as if it was a graphics tablet that also shows what’s on your Mac’s screen, you can

write on and annotate it using your Apple pencil.

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