iCreate

iCreate is the creative magazine for Apple computer users. Made for Mac users by Mac users, it provides sumptuously designed, essential content for Apple aficionados and switchers alike. Featuring in-depth tutorials in iMovie, iPhoto and the rest of the iLife applications as well as iTunes and Mac OS X, it is the magazine no Apple addict can be without. If Apple made a magazine, it would be iCreate. Please note: Digital versions of the magazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions.

iCreate 248 • “We’re confident that you’ll discover Mac & iOS settings that you didn’t know existed”

The new HomePod 2 is built for Dolby Atmos

5 Things we learned this month

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100 MAC & iOS SETTINGS YOU NEED TO TURN ON NOW!

Make your iPhone photos stand out from the crowd • Learn how to shoot and edit unique, striking captures to spruce up your social media feed

Edit on the go with iOS iMovie: add Ken Burns camera moves • How to combine video and stills using iOS iMovie, and then continue editing in macOS

Apply realistic lens flare effects to your project • How to install and use plug-ins to extend your video editing repertoire – discover the power of mFlare 2

Set some Trap tracks with Modular Rhythms • Take a closer look at how to emulate modern musical styles with GarageBand’s newest sound pack

Use Logic 10.7.5’s new region Gain tool • Adjust the gain of individual regions with greater efficiency by utilising this new addition to Logic’s toolbox

Get started with Freeform, the visual collaboration tool • Freeform is a great new addition to Apple’s app collection. Get to know the basics of how it works on your Mac

Boost efficiency with app shortcuts in Ventura • Create missing shortcuts in your favourite apps to make it easier and quicker to access common functions

Customise your Mac Bin and easily recover deleted files • There are more ways to manage the Mac’s Bin than you might think – sort its contents to your preferences

Record your Mac’s screen using the Screenshot app • Create tutorials, guides and training materials by recording the screen as a video complete with sound

Add a custom login sound to your Mac • Personalise your Mac by adding a sound sample or spoken message to its login sequence

Add stops to planned routes in Maps • Add stops to your journey using the Maps app and then optimise the route for speed and distance

BUILD YOUR Apple family • How to connect your household in one handy Apple eco-system with Family Sharing

Turn off precise location tracking • Rather an app didn’t know exactly where you are? You can make your location appear more fuzzy

Track your steps with just your iPhone • Sometimes all you need are basic stats to keep the motivation up for improving your fitness. Here’s a way to get them

Record anything with Voice Memos • How to record audio on your iPhone and then export it to GarageBand to mould it into this year’s earworm

Set up medications and reminders in Health • Never forget to take your medications again. Use the Apple Health app on the iPhone to track them

Attach anything to an email in Mail • The Mail app on your iPhone lets you attach images, videos and files – even if they’re really big!

Make AirDrop more secure • Ensure that strangers can only send AirDrop items to you for a very limited amount of time

Get to grips with ChatGPT • Fancy talking to a chatbot that is rather good at impersonating humans? Discover what it can do

Unsend emails and text messages on your iPad • Remember, in iPadOS 16 you have the ability to cancel emails and text messages after they have been sent. Here’s how…

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