Mac tips
A Quick Shortcut to Create an Instant Slideshow from a Folder of Images
Select images in the Finder and press Option-Space to start an instant full-screen slideshow, no app required.
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Shortcuts, settings, and fixes for Mac, from the team that manages Macs for businesses every day.
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Holiday Cards with Motif
Want to Send Holiday Cards This Year? Try Building Them with Motif for Photos
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Don’t Worry about an Occasional “Not Charging” Message on Your MacBook
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the…
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The Best Apple-Related Gifts for 2020
The holiday shopping season is fast approaching! Given the significant stresses placed on society’s fulfillment, distribution, and delivery systems by the pandemic, we recommend you start thinking…
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Apple Unveils New M1-Powered MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini
Lear more about the new M1 chip here in the latest blog - Atlas Technology Solutions is an Apple Support IT consultant in the Charlotte area. We are Apple certified business consultants providing IT support and helpful content on all platforms. Go to https://linktr.ee/atlascarolina to find out more.
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Are You Making the Most of the Touch Bar on Your MacBook Pro?
Get the most efficiency out of your team by learning all the tools at your fingertips. Apple touch bar is a great tool that is very underutilized. Read to find out more or contact us at Atlas Solutions if you are in the Charlotte area looking for professional Apple Support for your business.
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Need to Move Lots of Data Between Macs? Try Target Disk Mode
We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the number of ways we can move data between Macs. You can send files via AirDrop, attach them to an email message, put them in a Messages…
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Do You Put Dates in Filenames? Use This Format for Best Sorting
Put dates in filenames as year-month-day (2026-10-28) so files sort in order on every computer, not alphabetically by month name.
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Which Precise Mac Model Do You Have? Here’s How to Find Out
Need your exact Mac model for repairs or upgrades? Find it in About This Mac, along with the model identifier in System Information.
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How to Get Custom Alerts for Email from Your VIPs
Few people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many of us have just a couple of people—our personal VIPs—whose messages are important…
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Personalize Your Mac with Custom Document Icons
Make a document you open often stand out by giving it a custom icon. Here’s how to copy an image onto a file’s icon in macOS.
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Two Secret Key Combos for Forward Delete on the Magic and MacBook Keyboards
Traditionally, extended keyboards come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right of the insertion point, unlike the main Delete key, which deletes to the…
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