Mac lessons, by topic
These lessons are for an Apple Mac computer, which uses macOS. Each one teaches one task in numbered steps, in plain words, and can be printed. Choose a lesson to read its steps.
Some lessons name the macOS version they need, under What you need. To see which version your Mac has, open How to Check Your Mac's macOS Version.
Mouse, keyboard and screen
Signing in, turning off and updating
Apps and windows
Files, folders and USB drives
- Create a New Folder5 steps Practice
- Rename a File or Folder6 steps Practice
- Search for a File by Name7 steps
- Look for a Downloaded File4 steps Practice
- Check Whether a File Is a PDF8 steps
- Delete and Restore an Empty Practice Folder10 steps Practice
- Copy a File or Folder to a USB Drive11 steps
- Move a File or Folder to a USB Drive11 steps
Saving, opening and printing
- Save a Document in the Documents Folder9 steps
- Open a File You Saved4 steps Practice
- Save a Word Document from an Email in New Outlook and Change It13 steps
- Take a Screenshot of Part of the Screen8 steps
- Print a PDF Document8 steps Practice
- Change a PDF Document's Print Size9 steps Practice
- Change the Default Printer5 steps
Typing and fixing text
Wi-Fi and websites
- Connect to Wi-Fi7 steps
- Go to a Website by Typing Its Address in Safari8 steps
- Open a Link and Go Between Tabs in Safari8 steps Practice
- Go Back to the Previous Page in Safari4 steps
- Make a Web Page Bigger in Safari6 steps
- Save a Website as a Bookmark in Safari7 steps
- Fill In and Send a Form on a Website9 steps Practice
- Download a File from a Website in Safari6 steps
- Upload a File to a Website10 steps
- Turn a Website into an App in Safari7 steps
- Let a Website Use Your Camera and Microphone Again in Safari8 steps
Staying safe online
Sound and microphone
Text size, mouse and desktop picture
Checking battery and storage
For a Windows 11 computer, open the Windows 11 lessons. For an Android phone, open the Android phone lessons.