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Mac User Guide

Welcome
- MacBook Neo
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
- iMac
- Mac mini
- Mac Studio
What’s new in macOS 27
- Desktop, menu bar, and Dock
- Quickly change settings with Control Center
- Find what you need with Spotlight
- Get notifications
- Organize your files in the Finder
- Adjust brightness and volume
- Keyboard and trackpad
- Browse the web
- Preview a file
- Take a screenshot
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Download apps
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
- Install and reinstall apps from the App Store
- Install and uninstall other apps
- Create and work with documents
- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organize files on your desktop
- Organize files with folders
- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customize widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Get started with Siri AI
- Turn on and activate Siri
- Customize Siri
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Writing Tools to write, improve, and summarize content
- Turn on ChatGPT
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Turn off and restrict access to Apple Intelligence features
- 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
- Get started with Screen Time
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Track app and device usage
- Set schedules and Time Allowances with Screen Time
- Block features or content with Screen Time
- Manage Apple Account settings
- Set your Apple Account picture
- What is iCloud?
- What is iCloud+?
- Store files in iCloud Drive
- Share and collaborate on files and folders
- Manage iCloud storage
- Use iCloud Photos
- Play music
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch TV shows and movies
- Read and listen to books
- Read the news
- Write in your journal
- Track stocks and the market
- Play games on your Mac
- Set up Family Sharing
- Get Family Sharing recommendations
- Add family members to a Family Sharing group
- Remove family members from a Family Sharing group
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Connect an external display
- Use the camera
- Connect a wireless accessory
- Add and manage printers
- Connect AirPods to your Mac
- Optimize your Mac battery life
- Optimize storage space
- Burn CDs and DVDs
- Control accessories in your home
- Get started
- Shut down or restart your Mac
- Start up your Mac in safe mode
- Keep your Mac up to date
- Reinstall macOS
- Erase your Mac
- 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
- Protect email privacy in Mail
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
Resources for your Mac
Resources for your Apple devices
Copyright and trademarks

Increase font size and icons on Mac

You can increase the size of text and icons on your Mac screen to make them easier to see.

The Mail window is open on the desktop. Emails are displayed with large text.

Make text and icons bigger in multiple apps and on the desktop

You can set a single preferred size for text across multiple apps and on the desktop.

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Accessibility in the sidebar.
Click Display, scroll down to Text, then click “Text size.”
Open Display settings for accessibility for me
Drag the slider to the right to increase the text size on the desktop, in app sidebars, and in the apps listed (if they are set to Use Preferred Reading Size).
To set a different text size for any of the apps listed, click the pop-up menu next to the app, then choose a size.
Note: If an app is set to Customized in App, a unique text size has been set in that app’s settings. If you change the app’s text size in System Settings, it replaces the text size customization you set in the app.

Make text or icons bigger in an app

In many apps, you can adjust the size of text or icons.

Where				How to adjust text or icon size
App sidebars				Choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Appearance in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). Click the “Sidebar icon size” pop-up menu, then choose a size.
Calendar				Go to the Day, Week, or Month view in the Calendar app , then press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (–).
Finder				Click in the Dock to open a Finder window, then choose View > Show View Options. Do any of the following: Click the “Text size” pop-up menu, then choose a text size. Choose an icon size (in Icon view and List view). Choose a thumbnail size (in Gallery view). Note: You can’t change the text size in Gallery view or the icon size in Column view. See Change how folders are displayed in the Finder.
Mail				Go to an email in the Mail app , then press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (–).
Messages				Go to a conversation in the Messages app , then press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (–).
News				Go to an article in the News app , then press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (–).
Safari				Go to a webpage in the Safari app , then do one of the following: Adjust the size of everything on the page: Press Option-Command-Plus Sign (+) or Option-Command-Minus Sign (–). Adjust the size of only the text: Press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (–).

Tip: You can also quickly zoom in and out on images, webpages, and PDFs with gestures like pinching or tapping your mouse or trackpad. See the Apple Support article Use Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac.

Make text or icons bigger on the desktop

You can adjust the size of text and icons on the desktop and in the Dock.

Where

How to adjust text or icon size

Desktop

Control-click the desktop, choose Show View Options, then do either of the following:

Click the “Text size” pop-up menu, then choose a text size.
Drag the “Icon size” slider.

Dock

Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Desktop & Dock in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down), then do any of the following:

Drag the Size slider.
Drag the Magnification slider to have icons in the Dock increase in size when you move the pointer over them.

You can also view a larger version of text you’re reading or typing in a separate window, zoom in on the screen, or use a lower display resolution so everything appears larger. See Increase the size of what’s on the Mac screen.

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