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So, assuming you have at least two or more devices that meet those requirements, here is how to put these useful features to work for you.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to use Handoff</h2>\r\nHandoff lets you start a document, email, or message on one Apple device and pick up where you left off on another. It works with Apple apps including Mail, Safari, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote as well as some third-party apps.\r\n\r\nTo use Handoff, do the following:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign in to the same iCloud account on all of your devices.</li>\r\n\t<li>Turn on Bluetooth on all the devices you want to use. Make sure your devices are near each other.\r\n\r\nIn this case, near means, in the same room, preferably within a few feet of each other.</li>\r\n\t<li>Connect all your devices to the same Wi-Fi network.</li>\r\n\t<li>Use one of the aforementioned apps on one of your devices.\r\n\r\nFor the sake of this example, start a new presentation in Keynote on the Mac. When Keynote is open on your Mac, you'll see a tiny Keynote icon on your iDevice's Lock screen.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-keynote.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244214\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-keynote.jpg\" alt=\"sierra-keynote\" width=\"212\" height=\"400\" /></a></li>\r\n\t<li>Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen, where you see the icon.\r\n\r\nKeynote launches on your iPhone, and you see the presentation you started on your Mac, ready for you to continue working on it.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nAnother way to open an app available for Handoff on your iDevice is to double-click the Home button and then tap the app (Keynote in this example) in the multitasking display.\r\n\r\nGoing the other direction, if you had started the presentation on your iDevice, you'd see a Keynote icon on the left side of your dock, as shown. Click the icon to launch Keynote, which will open the presentation that's currently open on your iDevice.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-dock-keynote.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244215\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-dock-keynote.jpg\" alt=\"sierra-dock-keynote\" width=\"535\" height=\"136\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can also use High Sierra's app switcher (Command-Tab) to open an app that's displaying a Handoff icon in your dock.\r\n\r\nIf you decide you want to disable Handoff:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Settings→General→Handoff & Suggested Apps, and turn off Handoff.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>On your Mac: Open System Preferences, click the General icon, and uncheck Allow Handoff.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTry using Handoff with Safari. If you start reading a web page on one device, as long as you don't quit Safari you can pick up reading it on any of your other devices. You might find that you use Handoff more with Safari than with documents, messages, and mail combined. Bottom line: Handoff is a sweet feature when it works.\r\n\r\nHandoff still isn't robust for some users, with reports of inconsistent or nonexistent behavior with Handoff appearing a year after its introduction. I'm sure Apple will get it sorted out in an iOS or High Sierra update. Meanwhile, if it stops working (or never started working) for you, you might have some luck by disabling Handoff, logging out of iCloud on all devices, restarting all the devices, and then reenabling Handoff. It's a pain but it works more often than not (assuming all of your gear meets the requirements).\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >How to use Personal Hotspot</h2>\r\nAnother Continuity feature allows you to use the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or cellular iPad to provide instant Internet access to other iDevices.\r\n\r\nSome cellular operators and data plans don't include Personal Hotspot. If you don't see a Personal Hotspot in Settings→Cellular Data on your iDevice, contact your wireless operator.\r\n\r\nThe first thing to do is enable the hotspot on your cellular device by tapping Settings→Cellular Data and enabling the Personal Hotspot switch.\r\n\r\nNow, to get Internet access on your (non-cellular) device:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign into iCloud using the same Apple ID used on the cellular iDevice.</li>\r\n\t<li>Tap Settings→Wi-Fi and select the name of the iPhone or iPad with the Personal Hotspot.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nTo get Internet access on your Mac:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar.</li>\r\n\t<li>In the menu that appears, select the name of your iPhone or iPad with the cellular connection.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nAnd that's all there is to it!\r\n\r\nThe data consumed by the non-cellular devices comes from the cellular device with the Personal Hotspot's data plan. If your data plan is unlimited, you're golden. For those who pay for data by the gigabyte: Keep an eye on your cellular data usage to avoid unpleasant surprises on your next bill.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab4\" >How to make phone calls with Continuity</h2>\r\nWith Continuity, you can make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network.\r\n\r\nTo make and receive phone calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices, including your Mac.</li>\r\n\t<li>Make sure all devices are on the same Wi-Fi network.</li>\r\n\t<li>Make sure all devices are signed in to FaceTime using the same iCloud account.\r\n\r\nThis means that any device using this Apple ID for FaceTime will receive your phone calls. See the instructions for turning off iPhone cellular calling later in this section to disable phone calls on a device.</li>\r\n\t<li>Tap Settings→Phone. If you see Wi-Fi Calling, turn it off.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nNow that you have everything configured, here are some details on making a call from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari, or tap a phone number from a recent contact in the multitasking display of iDevices.</li>\r\n\t<li>To answer a call on your iPad or iPod touch, just swipe to answer.</li>\r\n\t<li>On a Mac you'll see a notification when you receive a call on your iPhone. You can then click to answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message.</li>\r\n\t<li>To disable iPhone cellular calls on your iPad or iPod touch, tap Settings→FaceTime→Calls from iPhone and then tap the switch to disable it.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"tab5\" >SMS and Continuity</h2>\r\nWith Continuity, all SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch, even if the person on the other end is less fortunate and doesn't use an iPhone or a Mac.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, you can reply from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.\r\n\r\nTo use Continuity for SMS and MMS with your iPhone and your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch, all of your iDevices need iOS 8.1 or higher and your Macs need macOS 10.10 Yosemite or higher. And all devices need to sign in to iMessage using the same Apple ID.\r\n\r\nNow enable SMS on your iPhone by taping Settings→Messages→Send & Receive→You Can Be Reached by iMessage At and enable the check boxes for both your phone number and your email address.\r\n\r\nFinally, tap Settings→Messages→Text Message Forwarding and enable the devices you would like this iPhone to forward SMS messages to.\r\n\r\nEach device you enable will display a code; just enter the code on your iPhone to verify the SMS feature and you're done.","description":"Continuity is the blanket term for a set of features in High Sierra and iOS 8 or newer that allow you to seamlessly move between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.\r\n\r\nAt present, four features provide Continuity:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Handoff: Start working on an email or document on one device (your Mac, for example), and pick up where you left off on another Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.</li>\r\n\t<li>Instant hotspot: Use your iDevice's cellular Internet connection to connect your Mac to the Internet.</li>\r\n\t<li>Phone calling: Use your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch to make and receive phone calls using your iPhone.</li>\r\n\t<li>SMS: Use your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch to send and receive SMS and MMS messages (text messages) using your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey're a useful little quartet, but they work only with relatively new Apple devices. So before you get too excited, peruse the system requirements for each feature.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab1\" >Intro and system requirements</h2>\r\nHandoff and Instant Hotspot are supported by the following Mac models and require Yosemite, macOS Sierra, or macOS High Sierra:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>MacBook (2015)</li>\r\n\t<li>MacBook Air (Mid 2012 and later)</li>\r\n\t<li>MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 and later)</li>\r\n\t<li>Mac (Late 2012 and later)</li>\r\n\t<li>Mac mini (Late 2012 and later)</li>\r\n\t<li>Mac Pro (Late 2013)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nInstant Hotspot requires one of these iDevices with cellular connectivity and Personal Hotspot service through your wireless carrier:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>iPhone 5 or later</li>\r\n\t<li>iPhone 4s (sharing iPhone calls only)</li>\r\n\t<li>iPad (4th generation), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro</li>\r\n\t<li>iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4</li>\r\n\t<li>iPod touch (5th generation and later)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nPhone Calling requires an iPhone with at least iOS 8 and an activated carrier plan, and works with any iOS device that supports iOS 8 and any Mac that supports Sierra or High Sierra.\r\n\r\nSMS requires an iPhone with at least iOS 8.1 and an activated carrier plan, and works with any iOS device with iOS 8.1 and any Mac that supports Sierra or High Sierra.\r\n\r\nIf your gear isn't listed, Continuity isn't going to work for you. So, assuming you have at least two or more devices that meet those requirements, here is how to put these useful features to work for you.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab2\" >How to use Handoff</h2>\r\nHandoff lets you start a document, email, or message on one Apple device and pick up where you left off on another. It works with Apple apps including Mail, Safari, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote as well as some third-party apps.\r\n\r\nTo use Handoff, do the following:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign in to the same iCloud account on all of your devices.</li>\r\n\t<li>Turn on Bluetooth on all the devices you want to use. Make sure your devices are near each other.\r\n\r\nIn this case, near means, in the same room, preferably within a few feet of each other.</li>\r\n\t<li>Connect all your devices to the same Wi-Fi network.</li>\r\n\t<li>Use one of the aforementioned apps on one of your devices.\r\n\r\nFor the sake of this example, start a new presentation in Keynote on the Mac. When Keynote is open on your Mac, you'll see a tiny Keynote icon on your iDevice's Lock screen.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-keynote.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244214\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-keynote.jpg\" alt=\"sierra-keynote\" width=\"212\" height=\"400\" /></a></li>\r\n\t<li>Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen, where you see the icon.\r\n\r\nKeynote launches on your iPhone, and you see the presentation you started on your Mac, ready for you to continue working on it.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nAnother way to open an app available for Handoff on your iDevice is to double-click the Home button and then tap the app (Keynote in this example) in the multitasking display.\r\n\r\nGoing the other direction, if you had started the presentation on your iDevice, you'd see a Keynote icon on the left side of your dock, as shown. Click the icon to launch Keynote, which will open the presentation that's currently open on your iDevice.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-dock-keynote.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244215\" src=\"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/sierra-dock-keynote.jpg\" alt=\"sierra-dock-keynote\" width=\"535\" height=\"136\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou can also use High Sierra's app switcher (Command-Tab) to open an app that's displaying a Handoff icon in your dock.\r\n\r\nIf you decide you want to disable Handoff:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Settings→General→Handoff & Suggested Apps, and turn off Handoff.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>On your Mac: Open System Preferences, click the General icon, and uncheck Allow Handoff.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTry using Handoff with Safari. If you start reading a web page on one device, as long as you don't quit Safari you can pick up reading it on any of your other devices. You might find that you use Handoff more with Safari than with documents, messages, and mail combined. Bottom line: Handoff is a sweet feature when it works.\r\n\r\nHandoff still isn't robust for some users, with reports of inconsistent or nonexistent behavior with Handoff appearing a year after its introduction. I'm sure Apple will get it sorted out in an iOS or High Sierra update. Meanwhile, if it stops working (or never started working) for you, you might have some luck by disabling Handoff, logging out of iCloud on all devices, restarting all the devices, and then reenabling Handoff. It's a pain but it works more often than not (assuming all of your gear meets the requirements).\r\n<h2 id=\"tab3\" >How to use Personal Hotspot</h2>\r\nAnother Continuity feature allows you to use the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or cellular iPad to provide instant Internet access to other iDevices.\r\n\r\nSome cellular operators and data plans don't include Personal Hotspot. If you don't see a Personal Hotspot in Settings→Cellular Data on your iDevice, contact your wireless operator.\r\n\r\nThe first thing to do is enable the hotspot on your cellular device by tapping Settings→Cellular Data and enabling the Personal Hotspot switch.\r\n\r\nNow, to get Internet access on your (non-cellular) device:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign into iCloud using the same Apple ID used on the cellular iDevice.</li>\r\n\t<li>Tap Settings→Wi-Fi and select the name of the iPhone or iPad with the Personal Hotspot.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nTo get Internet access on your Mac:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar.</li>\r\n\t<li>In the menu that appears, select the name of your iPhone or iPad with the cellular connection.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nAnd that's all there is to it!\r\n\r\nThe data consumed by the non-cellular devices comes from the cellular device with the Personal Hotspot's data plan. If your data plan is unlimited, you're golden. For those who pay for data by the gigabyte: Keep an eye on your cellular data usage to avoid unpleasant surprises on your next bill.\r\n<h2 id=\"tab4\" >How to make phone calls with Continuity</h2>\r\nWith Continuity, you can make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network.\r\n\r\nTo make and receive phone calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices, including your Mac.</li>\r\n\t<li>Make sure all devices are on the same Wi-Fi network.</li>\r\n\t<li>Make sure all devices are signed in to FaceTime using the same iCloud account.\r\n\r\nThis means that any device using this Apple ID for FaceTime will receive your phone calls. See the instructions for turning off iPhone cellular calling later in this section to disable phone calls on a device.</li>\r\n\t<li>Tap Settings→Phone. If you see Wi-Fi Calling, turn it off.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nNow that you have everything configured, here are some details on making a call from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari, or tap a phone number from a recent contact in the multitasking display of iDevices.</li>\r\n\t<li>To answer a call on your iPad or iPod touch, just swipe to answer.</li>\r\n\t<li>On a Mac you'll see a notification when you receive a call on your iPhone. You can then click to answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message.</li>\r\n\t<li>To disable iPhone cellular calls on your iPad or iPod touch, tap Settings→FaceTime→Calls from iPhone and then tap the switch to disable it.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"tab5\" >SMS and Continuity</h2>\r\nWith Continuity, all SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch, even if the person on the other end is less fortunate and doesn't use an iPhone or a Mac.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, you can reply from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.\r\n\r\nTo use Continuity for SMS and MMS with your iPhone and your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch, all of your iDevices need iOS 8.1 or higher and your Macs need macOS 10.10 Yosemite or higher. 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macOS High Sierra For Dummies

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MacOS X For Dummies is the ultimate tour guide to the Mac operating system, written by Bob "Dr. Mac"" LeVitus himself! Whether you're upgrading your trusty old MacBook or venturing into new territory for the very first time, this easy to use guide will get you up and running quickly. It's all here: navigation, preferences, file management, networking, music and movies, and so much more."

MacOS X For Dummies is the ultimate tour guide to the Mac operating system, written by Bob "Dr. Mac"" LeVitus himself! Whether you're upgrading your trusty old MacBook or venturing into new territory

for the very first time, this easy to use guide will get you up and running quickly. It's all here: navigation, preferences, file management, networking, music and movies, and so much more."

macOS High Sierra For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Whether you've purchased a new Mac with macOS High Sierra preinstalled or you've upgraded from a previous version of macOS, you'll find that macOS High Sierra makes your Mac easier to use and offers myriad improvements to make you more productive. Get additional information on things you should never do to your Mac, a compendium of useful and timesaving keyboard shortcuts, a discussion of when folders are too full and when (and when not) to create subfolders, recommendations for backing up data, and a short discussion of iDevices and Continuity.

About The Author

Edward C. Baig is the former Personal Technology columnist at USA Today and current contributing writer at AARP. He makes frequent appearances on TV, radio, and podcasts and is the author of Macs For Dummies.

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus has written or cowritten over 90 popular computer books, including macOS Monterey For Dummies and GarageBand For Dummies. He has also written for the Houston Chronicle and Mac Observer for over twenty years.

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10 Favorite Websites for macOS High Sierra Users

To learn about all things Macintosh and macOS High Sierra, hop onto the web, check out these sites, and stuff your brain with Mac information:

Alltop aggregates information from dozens of great Mac-oriented websites and makes it easy to skim headlines and story summaries. You can even build your own custom version that contains only sites you want to see. Feel free to use the Apple-oriented Alltop page.
The Apple support site and Apple support communities are treasure troves of tech notes, software update information, troubleshooting tips, and documentation for most Apple products.
Download.com, the site formerly known as VersionTracker, is the place to go to find freeware, shareware, and software updates for macOS. If this site doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist.
Macworld describes itself as, "Your best source for all things Apple," and it's not far from the truth. Macworld is especially strong for comparative reviews of Mac and iPhone/iPad products. If you want to find out which inkjet printer or digital camera is the best in its price class, Macworld.com probably has feature comparison charts and real-world test results.
The Mac Observer offers insightful opinion pieces in addition to the usual Apple news and product reviews. The quality and depth of the writing at The Mac Observer is superior to most other sites covering the Apple beat.
TidBITS bills itself as "Apple news for the rest of us," but there's much more to TidBITS than just the news. You can also find thoughtful commentary, in-depth analysis, and detailed product reviews, written and edited by pros who really know the Apple ecosystem.
Six Colors is Jason Snell's latest venture. The former lead editor for Macworld (for over a decade), he and his team provide daily coverage of Apple, other technology companies, and the intersection of technology and culture. It's only been around for a few years, but the writing is strong, opinionated, and fun to read.
Other World Computing is a favorite maker of accessories and peripherals for Macs. They have a wide array of storage upgrade kits and memory upgrades that are guaranteed for life.
DealMac is the place to shop for deals on Mac stuff. With a motto like "How to go broke saving money," this site is often the first to find out about sale prices, rebates, and other bargain opportunities on upgrades, software, peripherals, and more.
Working Smarter for Mac Users is here, frankly, because one more site was needed to make ten. So visit the home of my productivity-oriented blog and discover my vision of how to use your Mac to work smarter, which means better, faster, or more elegantly.

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iDevices and Continuity in macOS High Sierra

Continuity is the blanket term for a set of features in High Sierra and iOS 8 or newer that allow you to seamlessly move between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. At present, four features provide Continuity:

Handoff: Start working on an email or document on one device (your Mac, for example), and pick up where you left off on another Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Instant hotspot: Use your iDevice's cellular Internet connection to connect your Mac to the Internet.
Phone calling: Use your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch to make and receive phone calls using your iPhone.
SMS: Use your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch to send and receive SMS and MMS messages (text messages) using your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch.

They're a useful little quartet, but they work only with relatively new Apple devices. So before you get too excited, peruse the system requirements for each feature.

Intro and system requirements

Handoff and Instant Hotspot are supported by the following Mac models and require Yosemite, macOS Sierra, or macOS High Sierra:

MacBook (2015)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 and later)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 and later)
Mac (Late 2012 and later)
Mac mini (Late 2012 and later)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)

Instant Hotspot requires one of these iDevices with cellular connectivity and Personal Hotspot service through your wireless carrier:

iPhone 5 or later
iPhone 4s (sharing iPhone calls only)
iPad (4th generation), iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro
iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina display, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4
iPod touch (5th generation and later)

Phone Calling requires an iPhone with at least iOS 8 and an activated carrier plan, and works with any iOS device that supports iOS 8 and any Mac that supports Sierra or High Sierra. SMS requires an iPhone with at least iOS 8.1 and an activated carrier plan, and works with any iOS device with iOS 8.1 and any Mac that supports Sierra or High Sierra. If your gear isn't listed, Continuity isn't going to work for you. So, assuming you have at least two or more devices that meet those requirements, here is how to put these useful features to work for you.

How to use Handoff

Handoff lets you start a document, email, or message on one Apple device and pick up where you left off on another. It works with Apple apps including Mail, Safari, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote as well as some third-party apps. To use Handoff, do the following:

Turn on Bluetooth on all the devices you want to use. Make sure your devices are near each other. In this case, near means, in the same room, preferably within a few feet of each other.

Connect all your devices to the same Wi-Fi network.

Use one of the aforementioned apps on one of your devices. For the sake of this example, start a new presentation in Keynote on the Mac. When Keynote is open on your Mac, you'll see a tiny Keynote icon on your iDevice's Lock screen.
Swipe up from the bottom-left edge of the Lock screen, where you see the icon. Keynote launches on your iPhone, and you see the presentation you started on your Mac, ready for you to continue working on it.

Another way to open an app available for Handoff on your iDevice is to double-click the Home button and then tap the app (Keynote in this example) in the multitasking display. Going the other direction, if you had started the presentation on your iDevice, you'd see a Keynote icon on the left side of your dock, as shown. Click the icon to launch Keynote, which will open the presentation that's currently open on your iDevice. You can also use High Sierra's app switcher (Command-Tab) to open an app that's displaying a Handoff icon in your dock. If you decide you want to disable Handoff:

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Settings→General→Handoff & Suggested Apps, and turn off Handoff.

On your Mac: Open System Preferences, click the General icon, and uncheck Allow Handoff.

Try using Handoff with Safari. If you start reading a web page on one device, as long as you don't quit Safari you can pick up reading it on any of your other devices. You might find that you use Handoff more with Safari than with documents, messages, and mail combined. Bottom line: Handoff is a sweet feature when it works. Handoff still isn't robust for some users, with reports of inconsistent or nonexistent behavior with Handoff appearing a year after its introduction. I'm sure Apple will get it sorted out in an iOS or High Sierra update. Meanwhile, if it stops working (or never started working) for you, you might have some luck by disabling Handoff, logging out of iCloud on all devices, restarting all the devices, and then reenabling Handoff. It's a pain but it works more often than not (assuming all of your gear meets the requirements).

How to use Personal Hotspot

Another Continuity feature allows you to use the Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or cellular iPad to provide instant Internet access to other iDevices. Some cellular operators and data plans don't include Personal Hotspot. If you don't see a Personal Hotspot in Settings→Cellular Data on your iDevice, contact your wireless operator. The first thing to do is enable the hotspot on your cellular device by tapping Settings→Cellular Data and enabling the Personal Hotspot switch. Now, to get Internet access on your (non-cellular) device:

Sign into iCloud using the same Apple ID used on the cellular iDevice.
Tap Settings→Wi-Fi and select the name of the iPhone or iPad with the Personal Hotspot.

To get Internet access on your Mac:

Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar.
In the menu that appears, select the name of your iPhone or iPad with the cellular connection.

And that's all there is to it! The data consumed by the non-cellular devices comes from the cellular device with the Personal Hotspot's data plan. If your data plan is unlimited, you're golden. For those who pay for data by the gigabyte: Keep an eye on your cellular data usage to avoid unpleasant surprises on your next bill.

How to make phone calls with Continuity

With Continuity, you can make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network. To make and receive phone calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:

Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices, including your Mac.
Make sure all devices are on the same Wi-Fi network.
Make sure all devices are signed in to FaceTime using the same iCloud account. This means that any device using this Apple ID for FaceTime will receive your phone calls. See the instructions for turning off iPhone cellular calling later in this section to disable phone calls on a device.
Tap Settings→Phone. If you see Wi-Fi Calling, turn it off.

Now that you have everything configured, here are some details on making a call from your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch:

Tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari, or tap a phone number from a recent contact in the multitasking display of iDevices.
To answer a call on your iPad or iPod touch, just swipe to answer.
On a Mac you'll see a notification when you receive a call on your iPhone. You can then click to answer the call, send it to voicemail, or send the caller a message.
To disable iPhone cellular calls on your iPad or iPod touch, tap Settings→FaceTime→Calls from iPhone and then tap the switch to disable it.

SMS and Continuity

With Continuity, all SMS and MMS text messages that you send and receive on your iPhone appear on your Mac, iPad, and iPod touch, even if the person on the other end is less fortunate and doesn't use an iPhone or a Mac. Furthermore, you can reply from whichever device is closest to you, including your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac. To use Continuity for SMS and MMS with your iPhone and your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch, all of your iDevices need iOS 8.1 or higher and your Macs need macOS 10.10 Yosemite or higher. And all devices need to sign in to iMessage using the same Apple ID. Now enable SMS on your iPhone by taping Settings→Messages→Send & Receive→You Can Be Reached by iMessage At and enable the check boxes for both your phone number and your email address. Finally, tap Settings→Messages→Text Message Forwarding and enable the devices you would like this iPhone to forward SMS messages to. Each device you enable will display a code; just enter the code on your iPhone to verify the SMS feature and you're done.

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Dr. Mac's Backup Recommendations for macOS High Sierra

When working in macOS High Sierra, would you like to ensure that you won't lose more than a little work no matter what happens — even if your office burns, floods, is destroyed by tornado, hurricane, or earthquake, or robbed? If so, you might want to follow the setup described here. I am continually testing new backup solutions, so the software I use can change from month to month. I've tried most of the popular backup solutions and many of the more obscure ones, but before I say anything about my current setup, here is what I'm trying to accomplish (at a minimum): I want at least three (reasonably) current backup sets with copies of all my files. I update two of them every day and keep the third somewhere offsite, such as in a safe deposit box at the bank. Every month or two, I swap the offsite backup for the latest backup from home — and then reuse the older backup disk. Note that after I set up the following programs, they run automatically in the background with no further action on my part. Think of this as a "set and forget" feature.

My first line of defense, of course, is Sierra's excellent Time Machine. There's no excuse not to use it. But although Time Machine maintains multiple copies of files, they're all stored on the same disk. If something's worth backing up to one place, it's worth backing up three times.

And so, in addition to Time Machine, I use the excellent CrashPlan (free for local backups; $5 per month for unlimited cloud storage). I might use it to back up my Documents folder four times a day to two different hard drives. It also backs up my Home folder continuously to yet another hard drive, so every time I make a change to a document, the backup copy is updated in real time. Finally, it backs up my Home folder over the Internet to the CrashPlan cloud-based servers. Best of all, it does all that for a mere $5 per month.
Every night at midnight, Carbon Copy Cloner ($39.99) clones (duplicates) my startup disk to another hard drive, which provides me a bootable backup I can use with almost any other Mac.
Finally, I enable iCloud Desktop & Documents to synchronize current projects among several Macs and my iPhone and iPad, giving me even more backup copies of my most important files.

One last thing: I test the integrity of each backup regularly, and so should you. It confirms that the files that I think are there are actually there, and it reassures me that the files in that backup set aren't corrupted or damaged and are capable of being restored successfully.

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10 Favorite Websites for macOS High Sierra Users

iDevices and Continuity in macOS High Sierra

Intro and system requirements

How to use Handoff

How to use Personal Hotspot

How to make phone calls with Continuity

SMS and Continuity

Dr. Mac's Backup Recommendations for macOS High Sierra

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