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EMAIL ATTACHMENTS

Like with most things on a Mac, there are several ways to attach a file to an email.
You could compose a new Email Message, click on the paper click to Attach, find the file and choose it.

Or, you could save a lot of time and simply drag the file you want to attach on top of the Mail icon in the Dock.

A new email message will automatically appear with the file already attached.

This works whether you drag one file or several files at the same time.

CLEARING CACHES

Your Mac stores references to all the sites you’ve visited on the Internet so that pages load faster when you revisit those sites. The Mac also stores all kinds of other files on the computer. To help maintain an efficient system, it’s a good idea to empty the caches (pronounced cashes.)

To clear the Cache in Safari:

In Safari under the Safari menu, choose Empty Cache

To clear the Cache in Firefox:

In Firefox under the Firefox menu, choose Preferences

Click on the Advanced Tab

Click on Network

Click to Clear Now

To clear out all of the cached System files:

  • In the Finder click on the Go menu
  • Choose Home
  • Open the Library folder
  • Open the Caches folder
  • From the Edit menu, choose Select All
  • From the File menu, choose Move to Trash
  • From the File menu, choose Empty Trash

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    If a message appears about a file being in use, press Continue until all but those files have been deleted.

    REMOVING DUPLICATE RECORDS IN THE ADDRESS BOOK
    You can automatically search for duplicate cards in your Address Book.
    Under the Card menu, choose Look for Duplicates
    This will search through all the records in your address book and prompt you to merge duplicate cards into one.
    If duplicate data appears on a card after the merge, click the Edit button on the bottom of the card’s window and delete the duplicate information.

    ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR SCREEN

    If your screen seems dark or dim, you can easily make it brighter. On your keyboard, press the key that looks like the sun. If you don’t have that key, press the F15 key to achieve the same effect. WOW!