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The macOS User Administration Guide

You're reading from   The macOS User Administration Guide A practical guide to implementing, managing, and optimizing macOS Big Sur features and tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643652
Length 804 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of the macOS System, Architecture, and Features 2. Installing and Configuring macOS FREE CHAPTER 3. The Start Up Process 4. User Accounts Management 5. Managing User Security and Privacy 6. The macOS File System: Disks, Volumes, and Partitions 7. Understanding Ownership and Permissions 8. System Resources and Shortcuts 9. Understanding Metadata and Searching 10. Managing Apps and Documents 11. Backups and Archiving 12. Networking in macOS 13. Using macOS Network Services 14. Using macOS Sharing Services 15. Managing Security in macOS 16. Using the Command Line 17. Troubleshooting Tips 18. About Packt

Continuity

Continuity is a series of features that allow you to move your work between your Apple devices seamlessly; that is, to start working on one device and continue to work on the other without interruption or loss of information. Several individual features make up the Continuity feature as a whole. At the time of writing this book, these are the features that are included in the Continuity set:

  • Sidecar
  • Continuity Markup and Sketch
  • Text Message Forwarding
  • Cellular Calls
  • Continuity Camera
  • Auto Unlock
  • Handoff
  • Universal Clipboard
  • AirDrop
  • Apple Pay
  • Instant Hotspot

The following are the general requirements you will need to use the Continuity feature:

  • Each device needs to be signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID.
  • Each device needs to have Bluetooth turned on.
  • Each device needs to have Wi-Fi turned on (or cellular data for iPhone).
  • Most devices require a specific feature to be enabled on each device.
Also, to use these features, your devices need to meet certain device requirements...
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