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How to Reduce the File Size of a PDF on a Mac

UPDATE: For an even more detailed way to easily control the quality of your PDF file... Based upon his insightful comment below, Rocket Yard reader Erik van der Neut contributed the post, "Reduce PDF File Size and Control Quality for FREE With Standard macOS Tools." Make sure to check this article out if you want to make a PDF file...

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How to Fix macOS Catalina Installation Issues

Installing a new version of the Mac OS is generally a fairly pain-free process; this trend continues with macOS Catalina. Even so, it's a good idea to review our Rocket Yard guides for a clean install of macOS Catalina as well as...

Your Mac Doesn’t Want to Empty the Trash? Make It!

Ever tried to empty the trash on your Mac, only to be told that "Operation can't be completed because the item is in use?" Sometimes it is in use, and you must halt the process that’s using the file or...

How to Geotag a Photo in the macOS Photos App

Geotagging allows you to add geographical identification metadata to various media such as a geotagged photograph or video, websites, SMS messages, QR Codes or RSS feeds and is a form of geospatial metadata. To geotag a picture in macOS Photos: Open...

How to Link Text in a macOS​ Pages Document

Pages, Apple’s word processing/document creation software, automatically detects website addresses (URLs) and email addresses you type and formats them as active links. You can edit these links or deactivate them so they appear and behave as normal text. If you...

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