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iPad: Adding URL shortcuts to the Home Screen

Click on the Safari app in the dock at the bottom of the iPad.
Navigate to the website you wish to create a shortcut for.
Tap the "Share" button (Looks like a box with and up arrow) just to right of the "URL" search bar.
On the bottom most section, scroll to the left to find "Add to Home Screen" and tap "Add"

iPad: Family Sharing Setup

Setting up Family Sharing is a useful tool to manage purchases/downloads and instantly send them to other iPads sharing the same AppleID without having to touch each individual device.

MacBook: Keyboard Shortcuts

HERE is a link to useful keyboard shortcuts.

MacBook: Touchpad Gestures

Apps: Free Apple Utility Programs

Take a screenshot on your Mac

You can capture the entire screen, a window, or just a portion of the screen.

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

To take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a portion of the screen

Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 4.
Drag the crosshair to select the area of the screen to capture. To move the selection, press and hold Space bar while dragging. To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
To take the screenshot, release your mouse or trackpad button.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

How to capture a window or menu

Open the window or menu that you want to capture.
Press and hold these keys together: Shift, Command, 4, and Space bar. The pointer changes to a camera icon . To cancel taking the screenshot, press the Esc (Escape) key.
Click the window or menu to capture it. To exclude the window's shadow from the screenshot, press and hold the Option key while you click.
If you see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen, click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

Where to find screenshots

By default, screenshots save to your desktop with the name ”Screen Shot [date] at [time].png.”

In macOS Mojave or later, you can change the default location of saved screenshots from the Options menu in the Screenshot app. You can also drag the thumbnail to a folder or document.

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