Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Have your Mac speak audio descriptions for videos
Audio descriptions provide a spoken narration of important visual content in movies and TV shows. You can turn on audio descriptions while watching a video or turn them on by default for all videos (when available).
Turn on audio descriptions for a video
If the video you’re watching includes audio descriptions, you can turn them on in the same way that you turn on subtitles or change audio languages. This works in apps such as the Apple TV app and QuickTime Player.
Move the pointer over the video to reveal the playback controls.
Click
, then choose an option with audio descriptions (AD).
Turn on audio descriptions for all videos by default
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
in the sidebar, then click Audio Descriptions. (You may need to scroll down.)Turn on “Play audio descriptions when available.”
