AUGUST 2021 MACWORLD 143tools, as it allows the creation of custom
keyboard layouts. These can be used for
onscreen entry via the Keyboard Viewer
(System Preferences → Keyboard → Show
Keyboard and Emoji Viewers in Menu bar),
or typed directly if you know which keys
are supposed to correspond to which—or
attach labels to those keys. macOS allows
quick switching among keyboard layouts
from the same menu that offers the
keyboard and symbols viewer.
Ukulele lets you just drag characters
from the Character Viewer or other parts
of macOS and drop them onto the
appropriate keys, including the use of
modifiers like Control and Option. Once
arranged, you can install a macOS-
compatible layout file for your macOS
account or all users of the Mac, and use it
as just another
keyboard layout
selecting via the
Keyboard
preference
pane’s Input
Sources tab.
The software
is fairly easy to
learn to use, as it
has few controls.
One important
note: When you
create a new
keyboard layout
and install it, you need to log out of your
current session and back in to avoid input
problems and ensure it’s recognized.HOW TO SHARE YOUR MAC’S
SCREEN THE QUICK AND EASY
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For nearly 20 years, Apple has offered
screen sharing as a basic feature in what
was once OS X and is now macOS. This
included a way to share your screen
remotely with other people and let them
share yours. (At one point, it was easy to
reach your Mac while outside your local
network and access your screen, but Apple
removed Back to My Mac from macOS.)
The feature has changed and
migrated over time—it was once part of
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couple of clicks.