Apple's next iteration of Mac software is here, and we're so excited (we just can't hide it). While you wait for Sierra to download from the Mac App Store, check out our list of favorite features you have to look forward to.
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- This will display all of the Dashboard widgets installed on your Mac. Click or tap a widget, and it will be added to the Dashboard. Removing Dashboard Widgets To remove a Dashboard widget, open the Dashboard. Click or tap the minus (-) sign in the bottom left corner of the Dashboard. After a moment, each widget will have an X appear next to it.
- Mac calendar menu bar widget Itsycal - free. When working on my Mac, I wanted a menu bar widget that showed a calendar month for quickly referencing dates. The developer has kept it up to date and I am currently using it with Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra. Itsycal on the developer's website. Free (the developer accepts donations)-Added 2018.
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Siri
When you install macOS Sierra, you'll have a keyboard-activated voice assistant at your fingertips: Yes, Siri is coming to the Mac — and with some valuable improvements from its iOS iteration.
It's multitasking time
When you are in the middle of a project, you don't have to stop what you are doing to perform tasks. If you are writing a report and remember that you are supposed to meet with your boss next week, you can get Siri's attention and tell the virtual assistant to create a calendar event, complete with date, time, and meeting attendees.
Turn Today view into widget central
You can pin Siri searches to your Mac's Notification Center, including such things as sports scores, Twitter feeds, and Reddit threads. Pins appear in the Today view alongside your current widgets, like the weather and your calendars.
Search contextually
When you ask Siri to search for something, you can follow it up with a secondary search query and the virtual assistant will remember your first request and apply it to the second one. For example, you can ask Siri to search for files you opened last week and then follow it up with, just the ones with 'report' in the title.
Drag and drop your search results
When you search for something, Siri shows you the results in a pop-up window. You can drag and drop those results from Siri's window into other applications, or even your desktop. For example, you could ask Siri to show you pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch and then drag a picture into the Mail app to send to your mom when she asks who he is (I can even drag and drop into Photoshop again – a perfect fit for Ren's ridiculous workflow).
You can customize Siri
Similar to iOS, you have some customization options for Siri. You can turn off the virtual assistant altogether if you don't want it on your Mac. You can also change the voice and completely disable it, if you so choose. When you disable voice feedback, you can still use Siri, but you won't hear responses anymore.
System
If it's system tweaks you want, macOS Sierra has a bevy of them.
You can use Apple Pay on the web
Apple is using the same Continuity structure as Auto Lock to make Apple Pay possible while on your Mac. When you are visiting a supported website and have something to purchase, you can click on the Pay with button and you will receive a notification on your iPhone or Apple Watch asking you to verify the purchase. This feature only works with Apple Watch and iOS devices with Touch ID.
iCloud Drive puts your Mac desktop on your iPhone
Apple has updated iCloud Drive to provide access to your entire Mac desktop on any device. So, all of those files, folders, and screenshots can be opened and used on your iPhone, iPad, or another Mac computer by opening a folder in iCloud Drive.
Universal clipboard can swap images
That's right. In macOS Sierra, you can copy a passage of text on your desktop and then switch over to your iPhone to paste it, and vice versa. But even better: As shown on the WWDC stage, you can even copy and paste images. That means you can create an image in an app like Procreate, then paste that image right inside an app like Pages or Photoshop.
You can spring clean your Mac and optimize its storage
Customizable storage preferences are coming to macOS Sierra in the form of Optimized Storage. This feature makes it possible for you to store older content in iCloud when your startup disc gets full. It also lets you delete items in your trash older than 30 days, remove duplicate files, clear caches, and get rid of redundant Mail data.
macOS Sierra, meet Swift 3
Developers can take advantage of the latest API tools with the latest version of Swift. There are also a few cool new features being added to the Metal framework.
Your Mac now supports Wide Color APIs
Apple has implemented system-wide graphics frameworks support for extended-range pixel formats and wide-gamut color spaces, making it easy to support devices with a wide color display.
Apps
Redesigned apps, improvements to existing apps, and app removal: Sierra's bringing a lot to the apps table.
Apple Music makes more sense
With iOS 10, Apple completely redesigned the UI of its music service, making it bigger, bolder, and much easier to understand. That interface will come to macOS Sierra, too: It won't be (sadly) in its own Music app, but it has been dramatically streamlined to reduce clutter and make finding information far less complicated than in prior versions.
Mark up your images
Markup, Apple's annotation plugin, expands from Mail to Photos, so you'll be able to add scribbles, callouts, text, signatures, and otherwise clarify — or vandalize — your images.
Goodbye, Game Center — at least in app form
Do you use Game Center on your Mac? If so, you'll be pleased to discover that you no longer have to sign in via a separate app when connecting your account; the Game Center app is no more. Instead, that information can be built directly into supported Mac games via to Apple's GameKit. (Lest you think your iPhone and iPad compatriots were being left out of this grand gaming revolution, the Game Center app is also being removed from iOS.)
Flash becomes a one-time, per-website option
For several releases now, Safari has shipped without Flash enabled — largely to save laptop battery life, maintain security, and to reduce the clutter of the user's browsing experience. Unfortunately, that meant that those who needed Flash (or plugins like Silverlight) for their jobs or video streaming often had to manually install the plugin or run Chrome.
In macOS Sierra, Safari aims to change all this: If you browse to a website happens to have Flash-only content, you'll be able to temporarily enable the plugin solely for that page. It will default back to disabled automatically when you venture to a different site, or when you close Safari. Better still, you'll be able to choose for Safari to regularly load plugins for certain websites, while keeping them disabled for the rest of the web. It's a better, safer browsing experience for you — without the hassle of needing a separate browser or manually enabling and disabling Flash.
Safari extensions — and content blockers! — are coming to the Mac App Store
Do you even use Safari extensions? You might, but didn't realize it: Extensions are browser widgets that sit in Safari's top bar. You can use extensions as the Pinterest Pin It widget, the Add to Amazon Wish List widget, and 1Password for the Web to add things to your Pinterest boards and Amazon wish lists, or fill in passwords — and now you'll be able to find them all in the Mac App Store.
Along with your typical Safari extensions, you'll be able to find one other category there: content blockers. Your favorite content blocking apps are going to be easier to find, download, and install because Apple will soon, as of Sierra, allow them into the Mac App Store.
iCloud supports non Mac App Store apps
iCloud is now available to apps both inside the Mac App Store and out, so you can have the convenience of Apple's online services no matter where you get your apps from. As long as your developer of choice has a registered Developer ID with Apple, that app should be able to take advantage of iCloud.
Your favorites?
We've got a ton of content coming on iMore about all things Sierra; in the meantime, let us know: What are your favorite hidden or small macOS Sierra features? Any we missed that you're excited about? Ping us in the comments!
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Refresh your calendars
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 7 or later, open the Calendar app, then tap Calendars at the bottom of your screen to see your list of calendars. Swipe down on the list to refresh.
- On your Mac, open Calendar and choose View > Refresh Calendars.
- On your Windows PC, go to the Outlook toolbar and click the Refresh button in the iCloud section.
If you still see duplicate calendars, find your issue below to get help.
Remove duplicate calendars on your Mac
To hide or delete duplicate calendars in the Calendar app on your Mac, follow these steps.
Hide calendars on your Mac
- Open Calendar. If you don't see a list of your calendars, click the Calendars button in the upper-left corner.
- Find the section labeled On My Mac.
- Compare the events in On My Mac to the events on your iCloud calendars.
- If your calendars in iCloud show all of your events and the calendars on your Mac show only duplicates, you can hide the calendars on your Mac. To hide a calendar, deselect its box in the section called On My Mac.
Delete calendars on your Mac
If you choose to delete calendars on your Mac, delete only those in the On My Mac section. Don't delete calendars in any other section, like iCloud, Subscriptions, Other, or other calendar services.
To delete calendars on your Mac, follow these steps:
- Make a copy of your iCloud calendar data.
- In the On My Mac section, click the calendar that you want to delete.
- You can delete the calendar in two ways:
- Choose Edit > Delete.
- Right-click and select Delete.
- Choose Edit > Delete.
Remove duplicate calendars on your Windows PC
To hide or delete duplicate calendars on your Windows PC, follow these steps.
Hide calendars on your Windows PC
- Open Outlook and click Calendar. If you can't see your list of calendars, expand the pane: Click the right arrow button above the Navigation Pane button (Outlook 2007), Folders button (Outlook 2010), or All Folders button (Outlook 2013 and later).
- From the left viewing pane, find the section labeled My Calendars. In Microsoft Outlook, you can find your local calendars in My Calendars, also called Outlook DATA file. By default, this box should be checked so you have access to your local calendar.
- Compare your events in My Calendars to the events on your iCloud calendars.
- If your calendars in iCloud show all of your events, and the calendars on your PC show only duplicates, hide the calendars on your PC. To hide a calendar, deselect the checkbox next to the calendar. If some events on your PC aren't in iCloud, try manually importing your events to iCloud. Open iCloud for Windows, deselect the “Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks” checkbox, and click Apply. Select the checkbox again and click Apply.
Delete local calendars on your Windows PC
- Make a copy of your iCloud calendar data.
- In My Calendars on your PC, right-click the calendar that you'd like to delete and choose Delete Calendar. Outlook won't let you delete the default Calendar, but you should be able to remove other calendars that you have permission to delete.
If you see duplicate Google calendars on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
If you see duplicate Google calendar data in your iCloud Calendar, you can hide or delete your Google Calendar.
Hide your Google Calendar
- Open Calendar.
- Tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen.
- Find the section Gmail.
- Tap All Gmail to hide all of your Gmail calendars. Or tap a specific Gmail calendar to hide it.
Remove your Google calendar
Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts, tap Gmail, then turn off Calendars.
If you don’t see On My Mac calendars in macOS
To see the On My Mac section in the Calendar app in macOS, follow these steps:
- Open Calendar.
- Select any of the calendars under the section labeled Other, like Birthdays.
- Right-click outside of the selected option, and select New Calendar. This creates a local calendar under the On My Mac section.
Manage holiday and birthday calendars
You can find calendars for holidays, birthdays, and other events found in apps in the section labeled Other in the calendar list. If you don't want to see these calendars, you can hide them.
Hide holiday or birthday calendars on your iOS device or Mac
To hide Holidays in the Calendar app on your iOS device:
- Open the Calendars app.
- Tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down to the section labeled Other, and tap US Holidays or Birthdays to hide it.
To hide Holidays in the Calendar app on your Mac:
- Open the Calendar app.
- Go to the Calendar list on the left side of the window and find the section labeled Other.
- Deselect US Holidays or Birthdays.
Manage duplicate birthdays on your iOS device
Apple Widgets For Mac
If you see multiple birthday events for a contact, check if you have more than one contact card for that specific person. Open the Contacts app, tap the Search field at the top, then enter the contact's name. If you see multiple results for the same contact, tap the contact, the tap edit to manage, delete, or consolidate their contact information.