View in HD at . The Spotlight menu can sometimes do things faster than using the specific app or window meant for a task on your Mac. You can access system settings, look up words, run Shortcuts, get information, create new contacts and events, and much more.

20 Things You Can Do Faster With Spotlight (MacMost #3089)

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View in HD at . You can use your iPhone as a scanner to scan documents directly to your Mac. No need to transfer from your iPhone to your Mac afterward. You can scan right to a file, into a new Preview PDF, or into a document or email message.

How To Use Your iPhone As a Scanner For Your Mac (MacMost #3129)

View in HD at . If you need a file listing to use in a document you can get it by copying and pasting from the Finder if you know a trick. But you can also get file listings as text from the Terminal and then wrap that command into a Shortcut.

How To Get File Listings As Text (MacMost #3128)

View in HD at . If you need to get photo from your camera, an SD card, or an iPhone or iPad, but don't want them in the Photos app, you can do it with the Image Capture app that is already on your Mac.

Import Photos From Cameras and SD Cards Using the Image Capture App On Your Mac (MacMost #3127)

View in HD at . It is easy to add a drawing to a note in the Notes app on an iPhone or iPad. But what about on a Mac? You'll need to add a blank image first, but once you set it up the first time it is easy to add a drawing or sketch to any note.

How To Add a Drawing To a Note On a Mac (MacMost #3126)

View in HD at . You don't need to be an expert at photo adjustment controls to make your photos look a little better. By just using a few of the basic tools, including some that are a single click, you can improve your photos.

20 Things You Can Do Faster With Spotlight (MacMost #3089)

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