How to Stop Computers From Sharing My Mac Folders

Click the 'Finder' icon located on your dock or click the 'Apple' icon at the top of your screen, followed by selecting 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu. Click the 'Sharing' icon located under the 'Internet & Network' section. You can also access System Preferences by holding down 'Fn' and 'Control,' followed by tapping the 'F2' key once. Press the down arrow until you highlight System Preferences, and tap the 'Return' key once.
Uncheck the box next to File Sharing, located on the left side of the dialog box. You can also remove the shared folders by clicking the 'Subtract' button under the 'Shared Folders' section. When finished, click the left arrow in the upper left hand corner of the dialog box or click the red button.
Install and turn on your firewall application to prevent other users from attempting to access your computer. Firewall protection is available online as trial software or you can purchase it at computer retail stores. Most downloadable firewall protection is shareware, which means you'll need to purchase the program in order to access all of its features and continue using it without disruption. Leave your firewall on when using the Internet, as being on a wireless network with other users can leave your computer vulnerable to hackers.
Click the 'Finder' icon on your dock, followed by highlighting the folder you currently share by clicking the folder once. Hold and release the 'Command' and 'i' keys to access the 'Get Info' section. Uncheck the box next to 'Share Folder' and click the red button in the upper left hand corner of the dialog box.
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How to Remove Microsoft Office on a Mac

Open the folder that reads 'Hard Drive.' Click on the 'Applications' action that will be listed within the Hard Drive folder. Double-click on the 'Microsoft X' folder to make sure all of its contents are located in the correct folder. The Microsoft X folder should consist of 12 program subfolders.
Close the subfolder. Highlight the 'Microsoft X' folder. Drag this folder to the your computer's 'Trash' folder.
Click on the 'Hard Drive' folder again. Access the 'Users' subfolder and select 'Library.' Click on the 'Preferences' option within the Library folder. In the 'Preferences' folder, you will see another Microsoft folder. Highlight it and move all of the content files within the Microsoft folder to your computer's 'Trash' folder to remove its internal components.
Delete the Encourage Script Menu Items. Open the 'Documents' folder, which is located within the Hard Drive/Users folder. Select the Microsoft User Data folder and there should be approximately six files within this folder. Move the entire folder to your 'Trash' folder.
Empty the 'Trash' folder's contents. Click on the 'Finder' folder which can be accessed from your computer's desktop screen. Right-click on the 'Trash' folder. Select the 'Clear All Files' option to remove all of the contents in the folder from your hard drive.
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Can You Underline Text in an iPad?

Open the 'Mail' app on your iPad and tap the new message icon, which resembles a square with a pencil in it.
Tap in a text field and use the on-screen keyboard to type some text.
Double-tap a word to highlight it. Tap one of the grab points and drag it to select a larger block of text. When you're done highlighting, lift your finger.
Tap the arrow in the bar above the selected text. Tap 'B/I/U' and select 'Underline' to underline the highlighted words. You may not need to tap the arrow if the highlighted passage is long enough; in this case, the 'B/I/U' option displays automatically.
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How to Delete Apple Subscribed Calendars

Open iCal on your Apple computer. It will be in the Dock or in the Applications folder.
Highlight the subscribed calendar you would like to delete from the list of calendars on the left side of the iCal window.
Press the “Delete” button on your keyboard. A window will open asking if you are sure you want to delete the calendar. You can also choose 'Delete' from the 'Edit' menu in the iCal menu bar
Click “Delete.”
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How to Save iPhoto to a Flash Drive (10 Steps)

Connect your flash drive to a USB port on your Mac.
Launch the iPhoto application by clicking on the dock icon.
Go to the 'Events' or 'Photos' tabs on the left side of the window underneath the 'Library' heading to locate the pictures you want to export.
Highlight the photo or photos you want to save onto the flash drive. To highlight multiple photos, hold down the 'shift' key and click on each one.
Open the 'File' menu at the top of the screen and choose 'Export.'
Go to the 'File Export' tab in the dialog window that appears.
Use the 'Kind' drop-down menu to select the format in which you want to export the photos. The default format is JPEG.
Select the desired photo quality and size settings and then press the 'Export' button.
Click on the name of your USB flash drive from the 'Devices' list on the left side of the pop-up window.
Press the 'OK' button to export the selected images from your iPhoto library onto your flash drive.
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How to Transfer Video to the MacBook Air (9 Steps)

Attach a USB hard drive to a secondary computer and copy any video files you wish to transfer to your MacBook Air. On either an OS X or Windows-based computer, highlight the files you want to transfer and use your mouse to drag them onto the external hard drive.
Eject the hard drive and connect it to your MacBook Air. Use the hard drive's USB cable to connect to a USB 2.0 port on the side of the MacBook Air.
Wait several seconds for the hard drive to appear within the MacBook Air's Finder. Select the hard drive's entry under 'Devices' --- on the left side of the Finder window --- to bring up the hard drive's contents.
Select the video files saved on the USB hard drive. Drag them with your mouse from the USB hard drive onto your MacBook's desktop. This will cause a transfer progress bar to appear. Once the bar is finished, your video files will be transferred onto the MacBook Air.
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How to Install IPA on a Mac

Open iTunes.
Click 'File,' then 'Add to Library' or press 'Command' and 'O' to open the 'Add to Library' dialog window.
Browse to where your IPA files are stored. Click an IPA file to highlight it or hold the 'Command' key and click multiple IPA files.
Click 'Choose' to install the IPA files on your Mac. The apps will display in the 'Apps' category in iTunes.
Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to your Mac using its USB cable. Once iTunes recognizes the device, click the 'Sync' button on iTunes to install the apps on the device.
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How to Sync an iPad With Office (10 Steps)

Connect the iPad with your computer. Wait for iTunes to open and sync with the iPad.
Find your iPad listed in the left menu of iTunes. Click on the iPad to highlight it. The Summary page for the iPad opens.
Click the 'Info' tab. Click 'Sync Contacts From' and select 'Outlook.'
Select the contact groups you want to sync with the iPad. Press and hold the 'Ctrl' key to select multiple groups. To select all of your Outlook contacts, click 'All Contacts.' Click 'Apply,' then 'Sync.'
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How to Make a Windows Boot Disk on a Mac

Launch the Disk Utility program on your Mac computer. Disk Utility is located in the 'Utilities' folder within the 'Applications' section of your Mac hard drive.
Insert the Windows CD that you want to use to create a boot disk.
Highlight the Windows CD from the list of media on the left side of the Disk Utility window.
Click on the 'New Image' button in the top toolbar.
Choose to save the new disk image on your desktop, select 'DVD/CD master' as the image format and press 'Save' to begin copying the contents of the CD to your hard drive. Disk Utility will create a .cdr image file that will act as a replica of the CD.
Close Disk Utility when the image creation process is finished and go back to the Finder.
Open the 'File' menu and select 'New Burn Folder.'
Double-click on the burn folder icon and then drag and drop the .cdr image file from the desktop into the burn folder.
Press the 'Burn' button and insert a blank CD-R into your disc drive. The computer will begin burning the image file onto the CD, and when the process finishes, the CD can be used as a bootable disk in Windows.
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How to Geocache With Google Maps (3 Steps)

Browse to your geocaching site of choice, for example Geocaching.com. Find a geocache you want to locate via Google Maps. Click on the link to see the details for the cache.
Highlight the GPS coordinates. Copy the text by pressing 'Ctrl+C.' Browse to Maps.Google.com, and then click in the search field. Press 'Ctrl+V' to paste in the text then press 'Enter.' Google Maps will put a green arrow at the spot specified by the coordinates.
Click the green arrow then click 'Directions.' Type in your location in the top box on the left then press 'Get Directions.' Follow the directions to the location of the geocache.
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How to Export Highlights From an iBook

Launch the iBooks app and tap on the book or document with the highlighted material that you want to export.
Navigate to the page with the highlighted material and tap the highlighted passage to view the highlight and note menu options. If you haven't yet highlighted the passage, double-tap a word in the section that you want to highlight, and then drag the grab points around the section of text you want to highlight. Tap 'Highlight' to highlight the text.
Touch the square icon with an arrow pointing up to view the sharing options. You can send the highlighted text as a text message, email, tweet or Facebook post.
Tap the icon of the method you want to use to export your highlight. Fill in any necessary information, such as the recipient's name or email address, and then tap 'Send' or 'Post.' You must link your Twitter or Facebook account to your iPad or iPhone if you want to export your highlighted material to those platforms.
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How to Backup Restore Apple Mail

Quit Mail if the application is running.
Open the Finder and click your username under 'Places' on the left of the Finder window. Open the 'Library' folder. Then open the 'Preferences' folder.
Locate the 'com.apple.mail.plist' file. Click it once to highlight it. Then press 'command' and 'C' on your keyboard to make a copy of it.
'Desktop' under 'Places' on the left of the window. Click the 'File' menu and select 'New folder.' Name the folder so you can later identify it as your Mail backup folder.
Place your cursor on an empty place on the desktop. Click the desktop with your mouse while holding down the 'control' key. Select 'New folder.' Name the folder so you can later identify it as your Mail backup folder.
Double click the new folder to open it. Press 'command' and 'V' on your keyboard to paste a copy of the file in the folder.
Copy the 'Mail' folder located in the 'Library' folder. Paste it into your new backup folder.
Copy your backup folder to an external hard drive, USB flash drive, or burn it to a CD, if you want to protect the files from hard drive failures.
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How to Rename Albums in My iPad Photos (6 Steps)

Locate the main photo folder that you have synced with the iPad device on the computer's hard drive. The name and location of this folder will vary between users. Once you have located the main folder, double-click on the folder to view the photo album folders stored inside.
Click on one of the photo album folders to highlight it. Click the name of the photo album folder to place the mouse cursor in the folder's name edit box. Press the 'Delete' key to delete the current folder's title.
Enter a new name for the photo album folder in the space provided. When you are finished, press the 'Enter' key to save the changes.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for any other photo album folders that you want to rename.
Connect the iPad to the computer via the USB connection cable that came with the device and double-click the iTunes application icon to launch the application.
Click on the iPad device beneath the 'Devices' heading in the iTunes application window. Click the 'Sync' button to sync the new photo album names with the device. After the syncing process is finished, the albums will appear on the iPad with their new names.
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How to Reset a Wi

Click on 'Apple' symbol on your Apple desktop, located in the upper left of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Select 'System Preferences' from the drop-down menu.
Click the 'Network' icon in the 'Internet & Wireless' section. The Network window will appear.
Highlight 'AirPort' in the left side of the Network window then click 'Advanced' in the lower right corner.
Click the 'AirPort' tab at the top of the window then scroll through the list of 'Preferred Networks' and locate your network name.
Click on your network and then click the 'Edit' icon that resembles a pencil next to the '+' and '-' icons below the list of preferred networks. A new window will appear.
Click in the 'Password' field and delete the current password. Type the new password and click 'OK.' Note that you can place a check mark next to 'Show password' to reveal the password currently saved for the selected Wi-Fi network.
Click the red 'X' icon in the upper left corner of the window to exit the Network window and save your changes.
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How to Execute a File in a MacBook Terminal (5 Steps)

Open Terminal by going to the “Applications” folder, opening “Utilities” and double-clicking on 'Terminal.'
Identify the path for the file you want to run in Terminal. Locate the file in the Finder, highlight it and select “Get Info” from the “File” menu. The path is located under the “General” tab next to “Where.” That path is comprised of a series of folder names separated by a “/” sign. Highlight the path, go to the “Edit” menu and select “Copy.”
Switch to Terminal and type “open” with one space after it.
Paste the path in Terminal by going to the “Edit” menu and selecting “Paste.” The path you copied from the “Get Info” window does not include the actual file. After the last folder of the path, insert a “/” sign and type the exact name of the file or program. Include the file extension. If you are running a program, the extension will be “.app”.
Execute the file by pressing “Return.”
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How to Customize a MacBook Pro Theme

Select 'System Preferences' from the doc. The System Preferences icon displays as a box filled with silver gears.
Choose 'Appearance' under the 'Personal' pane. Select a general color scheme and text highlight color from the drop-down menus that appear. Click 'Show All' to return to System Preferences.
Click 'Desktop & Screen Saver.' Choose 'iPhoto' to browse the iPhoto Library for desktop background images, or 'Folder' to search through folders on the computer. Click the name of any image to set it as the desktop background.
Choose 'Screen Saver.' Click the name of any available Apple screen saver to preview it and select it as yours, or click 'iPhoto' to designate an iPhoto directory as the source for a slideshow of images across the screen. Click 'Show All.'
Select 'Docks.' Slide the bar to the left or right to decrease or increase the size of the dock and applications that appear in it. Enable and adjust the level of 'Magnification' to make icons appear larger when you hover your mouse over them. Select a position for the dock -- left, right or center -- then exit out of System Preferences.
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How to Select Audio Input on Macbook Pro

Connect the input device to the MacBook Pro via the audio input port.
Go to the “Apple” menu and highlight “System Preferences.” Click on the “Sound” icon in the window under “Hardware.”
Click on the “Input” tab. The built-in microphone is the default selection. To select the input device, highlight “Line In.”
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How to See if a MacBook Has Been Registered (5 Steps)

Click the Apple logo in the upper left corner of your MacBook's screen and select 'About This Mac.' Click the 'More Info' button to open the System Information window.
Highlight the Serial Number of your MacBook displayed in this window, and press 'Command-C' on your keyboard to copy it.
Open a Web browser and navigate to the Apple Service and Support Coverage page (see link in Resources).
Paste your MacBook's serial number into the 'Hardware Serial Number' field, then choose your country from the drop-down list below. Click 'Continue' to submit this information.
Click the 'See your service and support coverage' link underneath the summary of your MacBook. If your MacBook is registered, you will see a green tick icon underneath the MacBook summary, and the word 'Registered.' If it isn't, you'll see an orange exclamation point and a prompt to register it.
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