How to Turn Off Numbers Lock on a Mac

Click on the Apple logo and select 'System Preferences.' Then, select 'Universal Access' in the System category.
Click on the 'Mouse' tab. Select 'On' next to 'Mouse Keys.' Pressing the numbers on the number pad will move the mouse as if the numbers were arrow keys. The number 8 moves the mouse up; 2 moves the arrow down; 4 moves the arrow to the left; and 6 moves the arrow to the right.
Click on 'Press the Option key five times to turn Mouse Keys on or Off' to enable the shortcut for essentially turning on and off Num Lock. Close 'System Preferences.'
Press the 'Option' key five times. Mouse keys will be enabled. Pressing the numbers on the number pad will move the mouse.
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How to Enable Right Click on an Apple Mouse

Make sure your wired Apple mouse is plugged into a USB port on your computer or your wireless mouse is connected via Bluetooth.
Click on the 'System Preferences' icon in the Dock.
Go to the 'Mouse' control panel in the Hardware section.
Open the drop-down menu on the right side of the window. The menu will be set to 'Primary Button' by default.
Change the drop-down menu setting to the 'Secondary Button' option. This will instruct the system to recognize right-clicks.
Close the System Preferences window to save the settings. Now when you press on the right side of your mouse's surface, the computer will treat it like a right-click.
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How to Change Trackpad Settings on Mac (5 Steps)

Open your computer's System Preferences by clicking the icon on the dock.
Select 'Trackpad,' which is located under the 'Hardware' heading.
Use the slider on the left side of the menu to adjust the mouse's tracking speed. This dictates how responsive your mouse is to movement on the trackpad.
Choose which gestures you would like to enable on the left side of the screen. Gestures are like short cuts that allow you to easily perform more complex functions using only your trackpad.
Adjust the sliders on the right to change the gesture settings.
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How to Scroll and Click Using the Trackpad on a Mac Laptop

Open your System Preferences by clicking on the Apple icon on the far left side of the menu bar at the top of your screen and selecting 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu.
Select 'Keyboard & Mouse' from the System Preferences screen.
Make sure that 'Trackpad' is selected in the bar at the top of the Keyboard and Mouse screen.
Locate the 'Trackpad Gestures' section and check the box next to 'Use two fingers to scroll,' which will allow you to scroll through a webpage or document by placing two fingers on your trackpad and moving both, or moving one while holding the other still, in the direction you want to scroll.
Use the sliding arrow under 'Scrolling Speed' to change the speed at which the finger-scrolling option reacts to your movements. Find a speed you are comfortable with.
Check the box next to 'Allow horizontal scrolling' if you would like to be able to scroll the page from left to right using the trackpad as well as from top to bottom.
Check the box next to 'Clicking' so that you can click using your trackpad by tapping it with your finger. To double-click you tap the trackpad twice. You can also check the box next to 'Dragging' (right below the 'Clicking' box) to enable dragging of objects and windows on your computer screen using only your trackpad. To drag using your trackpad you tap it twice with your finger when the cursor is over the object you would like to drag, and on the second tap don't lift your finger; instead, move it to where you would like to drag the object you have selected. Tap the trackpad once more to release the object.
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How to Make a Highlighted Text All Caps on a Mac

Launch TextEdit if you want to make all caps text in a word processing document. Alternatively, launch Mail if you want to change the appearance of text in an email message.
Type some lower case text, then use your mouse or touchpad to highlight it.
Click 'Edit' from the TextEdit or Mail menu, click 'Transformations,' then click 'Make Upper Case.' The selected text is now all caps.
Launch Safari and navigate to a website that has a section in which you input text, such as a forum posting. Click the lower case text to select it. Click 'Edit' from the Safari menu, then click 'Transformations' and 'Make Upper Case.' Your selected text in the browser is now all caps.
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How to Delete Document History on a Mac

Click on the Apple icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a list of the most recent applications and documents you have opened will appear.
Scroll the mouse arrow down the list to the bottom of the pop-up tab. You should see an option that says 'Clear Menu' at the very bottom of the tab. Click on the 'Clear Menu' button. This will automatically delete your document history.
Check to make sure your history is cleared. Click on the Apple icon again and scroll down to the 'Recent Items' tab once more. Hold the mouse arrow over the tab and a pop-up list appears. The list of recently used applications and documents should now be empty.
Make sure to delete the downloaded document history as well. A download history pop-up box appears every time you download a document from the Internet using a Mac computer. This box shows all the most recent documents you have downloaded. Click on the 'Clear List' tab in the bottom left-hand corner of the box to delete your document download history.
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How to Get Icons on a Mac Desktop to Move (4 Steps)

Right-click in an open area of the desktop or hold the 'Ctrl' key while clicking if you have a single-button mouse. Click 'Show View Options' to display the view options for the desktop.
Remove the check from the box labeled 'Keep arranged by'. This restores the ability to move icons where you would like on the Mac desktop.
Remove the check from the box labeled 'Snap to grid' if you prefer not to have the Mac automatically arrange your icons in a perfect grid.
Close the 'View Options' window to save your changes.
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How to Capture Images on a MacBook Pro (9 Steps)

Click the 'Finder' icon in the dock.
Click the 'Go' menu at the top of the screen, then click 'Utilities.'
Double-click 'Grab.'
Click the 'Capture' menu.
Click 'Selection,' as an option, then click and drag the mouse over the screen to capture the desired image area. This is useful for capturing the image of a desired area of the screen only, instead of the entire screen.
Click 'Window,' as an option, then click 'Choose Window,' then click the opened window to capture the image of just the opened window and not the entire screen.
Click 'Screen,' as an option, then click outside of the 'Screen Grab' window to capture the image of the entire screen.
Click 'Timed Screen,' as an option, then click 'Start Timer.' The image of the entire screen is captured 10 seconds after pressing 'Start Timer.'
Click 'File,' then 'Save' to save the captured image as a TIFF image file.
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How to Remove Programs on a Mac

Open “Finder” on your Mac. Click on “Applications” under “Places” on the left panel of the “Finder” screen. This will display a list of all the installed programs on your Mac.
Scroll through the list of programs that are installed on your Mac. They are in alphabetical order. Look until you locate the program that you want to remove.
Use your mouse to click on the program that you want to remove. This will select it.
Right-click on the program with your mouse. This will open a pop-up menu. Select “Move to Trash” from the available menu options. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the program into the “Trash.” Confirm that you want to put it in the trash if you see a confirmation message on the screen.
Click on “Trash” from your dock at the bottom of your screen. This will open the “Trash” to reveal all of the items in it. Click on the “Empty” button on the “Trash” screen. Confirm that you want to empty the trash, which will will completely remove the program from the Mac.
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How to Mirror a Computer Display (8 Steps)

Turn off the computer to attach the second screen. You need to attach the second screen on the back of your desktop computer using the port adapter. Attach the port adapter to a USB outlet and attach the end of the monitor wire to the blue outlet at the end of the port adapter.
Turn on your computer when the second screen has been attached securely. Let the operating system load completely.
Place the cursor on the desktop background and right-click on the mouse. Select the 'Settings' option and choose the 'Display' option in the sub-menu. This can also be called 'Screen Resolutions' if you are running a newer operating system.
Enter the 'Properties' of the screen display information and proceed to enter the 'Settings' option to start the second screen installation.
Locate the image that shows two screens. The larger screen represents your original monitor because it is installed. The other screen is smaller because it has not been installed.
Click on the smaller screen to install it. Edit the second screen's settings so they match the first screen's settings. This will give both screens equal display quality.
Locate the 'Multiple Displays' drop-down menu. Select the 'Duplicate these displays' to make a mirrored display rather than an extended display. Click 'OK' to mirror the first display to the second screen and click 'Done' to finish the installation.
Turn on the second screen to view a mirrored computer display. The two screens are now identical.
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How to Clear Out Unwanted Files on MacBook (4 Steps)

Click the Finder icon in your Dock to open a new Finder window and locate the files you want to remove from your MacBook.
Drag and drop the files into your Trash. To drag and drop, click a file and, still holding your mouse, move it to your Trash icon. Release the mouse when the file is directly over the icon to drop it in your Trash. You can also select 'File' from your MacBook's top menu bar, then select 'Move to Trash.'
Click your Trash icon and hold it until the Options menu pops up. Select 'Empty Trash.' Confirm that you want to empty your Trash when prompted by the Finder.
Select 'File' from the top menu bar, then select 'Secure Empty Trash' to permanently empty your Trash. If you are using Mac OS X v10.6, also known as 'Snow Leopard,' performing the Secure Empty Trash function will remove the 'Put Back' option to recover deleted files. The Secure Empty Trash function can take anywhere from several minutes to up to an hour, depending on the last time you performed the function and how many files are in your Trash.
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How to Take a Snapshot on Skype With a Mac (5 Steps)

Click on the Skype window that you want to take a snapshot of to make sure it is fully visible at the front of your screen.
Hold down the Command and Shift keys on your Mac keyboard, and press the '4' key. Your mouse cursor should now appear as a crosshair icon on your screen.
Press the space bar on your keyboard, and the crosshair icon will change to an icon that represents a camera.
Hover over the Skype window that you want to take a snapshot of, and it will be highlighted in blue.
Left click your mouse, or click your trackpad button to take the snapshot. The snapshot of your selected Skype window will appear as a JPEG file on your desktop.
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How to Turn off an Apple Laptop Light

Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the desktop, then click 'System Preferences.'
Click the 'Keyboard & Mouse' icon to open the 'Preferences' pane for your keyboard and mouse.
Click the 'Keyboard' button at the top of the window.
Remove the check from the 'Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions' box at the bottom of the window.
Close the 'Keyboard & Mouse' window to return to the desktop.
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How to add and remove icons from Mac's dock (3 Steps)

Add a program to your Dock by opening your Applications folder, then dragging the icon that corresponds to the application to the Dock itself. Click and hold the icon, then drag it to the Dock and hover over it momentarily. You can move your mouse to set where the icon will show up--the other icons in the Dock will move to make room for it. When you are satisfied, release the mouse and the icon will remain there.
Change the options of a program that is already running by right-clicking on the icon (for single-button mice, press the 'Ctrl' key and click), hover over 'Options,' then click 'Keep in Dock.' The icon will remain in the Dock until you choose to remove it.
Remove an icon from the Dock by clicking and holding it, then dragging it off the Dock onto a blank part of your screen and releasing your mouse. The icon will vanish in a puff of smoke-literally. The icon will not reappear in your Dock unless you open the program via another shortcut, and it will not remain there unless you right-click to change its options.
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How to Take Screenshots on a MacBook (6 Steps)

Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '3' keys at the same time to take a screen shot of your entire screen and save it to your Desktop.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time to take a screen shot selection and save it to your Desktop. Use the cursor to select the area you want to capture in your image and release the mouse to take your screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time and then press the 'Space' bar to take a screen shot of a specific application window and save it to your Desktop. The frontmost window will turn blue upon entering the key command. Move your mouse to the desired window and click to take your screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '3' keys at the same time to take a screen shot and save it directly to the clipboard. You can then paste your screen shot into any open application.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time to take a screen shot selection and save it to the clipboard. As in Step 2, use the cursor to select your area and release the mouse to take you screen shot.
Press and hold the 'Command,' 'CTRL,' 'Shift' and '4' keys at the same time, and then press the 'Space' bar to take a screen shot of a specific window and save it to the clipboard. As in Step 3, move your mouse to the window to select and click to take your screen shot.
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