Stop Saving These Tips!

I am thrilled that you save these. That you see the value in the information. Some of you even print them in a notebook and reference them.

But most of you never look at them again. Yet you save them in a Mailbox in Mail, or in a separate folder in your Documents.

Thank you. I appreciate the thought.

Now delete them all.

All of the tips are archived on the mac2school/tips website.

Just use Safari’s built-in search feature to find what you’re looking for.

1. In Safari, from the Edit menu choose Find
or hold down the Command key and type F

2. A search box appears in the top right of the toolbar

3. Type the text you’re looking for and press the Return key

4. It will tell you how many there are and the first match will be highlighted

5. Press the Return key again to move to the next match

Be sure to check on all pages by scrolling to the bottom and clicking on the next page number, then searching again.

To delete the folder where you’ve been saving all of these tips:

1. Click once on the folder (Mailbox)

2. From the Mailbox menu choose Delete Mailbox

iPhone and iPad Tip of the Week

Secrets About the Flashlight

The new iOS7 includes a flashlight in the Control Center. Swipe UP from the locked screen or the Home Screen to access it.

There are several ways to turn the flashlight OFF:

1. Use Control Center to turn the iPhone flashlight on as usual

or

2. Tap the Home button to show the lock screen, then tap the Camera icon in the bottom right (no need to slide on Camera to access it, just touch the icon

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Typing Emoticons

Emoticons are those cartoon characters that people include in emails and on FaceBook. They are those winking smiley faces and colorful hearts and random, fun images of things in our lives.

Built into the Mac since Lion, you can easily add these characters.

For Mavericks:

When you’re ready to type a character, activate the Emoji keyboard by holding the Control key and Command key and pressing the Space Bar.
The Emoji characters will appear.Click on the one you want to use

For Mountain Lion and Lion:

1. Under the Apple menu, choose System Preferences
2. Click on the Keyboard icon
3. Check the box to Show Keyboard and Character Viewers in menu
4. A new icon appears in the top right menu bar, next to the clock
5. Click it to show the Character Viewer
6. The left column shows the different collections of symbols, shapes and arrows that have always been available on the Mac
7. Click Emoji to access the cartoon emoticons
8. Click on People, Nature, Objects, Places and Symbols to see the choices
9. To use one simply drag it to where you are typing

iPhone and iPad Tip of the Week

Typing Emoticons

You can easily access these same fun graphics on your iPad and iPhone wherever you have a keyboard.

1. Tap Settings

2. Tap General

3. Tap Keyboard

4. Tap Keyboards

5. Add a Keyboard

6. Choose Emoji

7. Close Settings

Now, anytime you want to type a fun character:

1. On the keyboard, tap the world globe icon to the left of the space bar

2. Choose the characters you want

3. Tap the globe again to return to your regular keyboard

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Comparing Photos

You can compare two or more photos in iPhoto by clicking on one, holding down Command and clicking on the others.

Click Edit and they will appear side by side so you can decide which one is better.

iPhone and iPad Tip of the Week

Downloading Apps

The other day I suggested a popular app to a client for her iPad. But it didn’t appear in the App Store.
When you are searching the App Store, it limits what you see by iPad and iPhone. Many apps are designed for iPhones, but also work on iPads.

So if you don’t see what you’re looking for, try searching in the iPhone section.

By the way, the app I was recommending is GasBuddy, great for traveling to see what the price of gas is in any town.

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Upgrading to Mavericks

Lots of folks have been asking about upgrading, whether they should, what do they need, what will they gain.

While each person’s needs may be different, there are some primary reasons why a person SHOULD upgrade:

* if you have an iPhone or iPad and you want your Contacts and Calendars and Notes to sync between all devices

* if you want to start storing your Pages/Numbers/Keynote documents on iCloud so you can work on them from any device

Be advised that you will likely have to upgrade versions of software to work with Mavericks, including the newest iPhoto and Pages. You may also need to purchase newer versions of Word and other apps to work with Mavericks.

iPhone and iPad Tip of the Week

Teaching Autocorrect a New Word

1. If you have an iPhone and iOS7 you can teach it the correct word

2. Open Safari in iOS (yes, the web browser)

3. Open a new window

4. Tap in the topmost “Search” box and type the word you want Autocorrect to stop correcting

5. Tap on “Go” to search for it

6. Now go back to Mail, Messages, etc, to type the originally intended word – no more autocorrecting it!

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Full Screen

It’s a great feature – being able to fill the screen with the window you’re working with. You just click on the diagonal arrows in the top right of the window.

Except a lot of folks are writing because they clicked it inadvertently and now don’t know how to get back to normal.

To return to your regular screen, hover your cursor in the far top right corner to reveal the menu bar and click on those same diagonal arrows, which are now blue.

Now you can consciously choose when to use Full Screen.

iPhone and iPad Tip of the Week

Quickest Way to Take a Picture

I love walking up to strangers who are using their iPhones to take a picture and sharing this tip.

Instead of swiping to unlock your iPhone or iPad and then opening the camera app, try this:

From the locked Home Screen, look for the very faint icon of the camera to the right of the Slide to Unlock. Drag the camera icon up and you’ll be right there, ready to snap a photo.

It takes a little practice to get the right pressure for the upward swipe, but once you master it, you’ll never do it the old way again.