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  1. macOS Classes
    5 Lessons
  2. New in macOS Sequoia
    1 Lesson
  3. Getting Started with the Mac
    13 Lessons
  4. Menu Bar Lessons for the Mac
    4 Lessons
  5. Dock Lessons for the Mac
    11 Lessons
  6. Finder Lessons for the Mac
    24 Lessons
  7. Manage Applications on the Mac
    24 Lessons
  8. Manage Files and Folders on the Mac
    30 Lessons
  9. General macOS Lessons
    21 Lessons
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    1 Quiz
  10. Preferences or Settings for the Mac
    34 Lessons
    1. Organize and Hide System Preference Panes
    2. General Preferences
    3. Working with Printers and Scanners
    4. Share Connected Printers with other Macs
    5. A Quick look at Sound Preferences
    6. A closer look at Internet Accounts
    7. Creating User Accounts
    8. Set an Animated Emoji for your Mac User Profile
    9. Customize the Date and Time in the Mac's Menu Bar
    10. Adding Parental Controls
    11. Change the Cursor Size
    12. Show the Date in the Menu bar
    13. Change the Clock in the Menu Bar from Digital to Analog
    14. Set the Scroll Bar to Always Show in a Window
    15. Create a New user Account
    16. Text Replacement
    17. Quickly Look up Information with the Trackpad
    18. Shortcuts for opening System Preference Panes
    19. Rename your Mac
    20. Searching your System Preferences
    21. Set the Default Browser on the Mac
    22. Reduce the Transparency in the Menu Bar and Dock
    23. Open Preference Panes from the Dock
    24. A closer look at Wi-fi Settings
    25. Using Hot Corners
    26. Select what macOS Updates you want to install
    27. Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Menu Items
    28. Use Keyboard Navigation to Move Focus
    29. Enable Fast User Switching to Switch between User Accounts
    30. Use Touch ID to Switch between Users on the Mac
    31. How to Zoom into your Mac's Display for Easier Reading
    32. How to Extend Your Mac Display to Your iPad
    33. Disabling Showing the Notification Center from the Trackpad
    34. Can Force Click Boost Your Productivity on your Mac? Find Out How!
  11. Troubleshooting Lessons for the Mac
    16 Lessons
  12. New in macOS Mojave
    12 Lessons
  13. New in macOS Catalina
    19 Lessons
  14. New in macOS Big Sur
    15 Lessons
  15. New & Updated in macOS Ventura
    12 Lessons
  16. Favorite Features in macOS Sonoma
    9 Lessons
  17. New in macOS Monterey
    6 Lessons
Mac Tips & Lessons Preferences or Settings for the Mac
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Preferences or Settings for the Mac

Tutor for macOS Mojave

Are you looking to learn how to customize your Mac by changing it’s preferences? It’s easy to do and a lot of the preferences are available all through the Mac’s System Preferences. System Preferences are where you will find dark and light mode, scroll bar options, hot corners options, printers and print queues, sound settings including how to adjust the level of input and output, wi-fi settings and the different options available, internet accounts such and Gmail and Yahoo!, user accounts and how to manage them, and parental controls for macOS prior to macOS Catalina.

Lessons to help you understand the Menu Bar on your Mac include:

  • System Preferences Overview
  • General Preferences
  • Using Hot Corners
  • Working with Printers and Scanners
  • A Quick look at Sound Preferences
  • A closer look at Wi-fi Settings
  • A closer look at Internet Accounts
  • Creating User Accounts
  • Adding Parental Controls
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