The Japanese language has three different character sets, which require two input methods to type: Hiragana and Katakana. macOS makes it easy to get started typing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji on your Mac with these character sets. Go to the System Preferences and under the Keyboard section add the "Japanese" input source: Now if you check your Mac's menu bar you'll … [Read more...] about How to type Japanese characters on a Mac
mac
How to type Chinese characters on a Mac
macOS makes it nice and easy to input many languages on your Mac, and the Chinese language is no exception. To get started open System Preferences and navigate to the Keyboard section: When choosing to add a new input source you'll notice the many different options macOS gives you to input Chinese characters. Simply choose the one you would like and then select it from … [Read more...] about How to type Chinese characters on a Mac
How to type Portuguese accents on a Mac
Diacritics (accents) are very useful when it comes to pronouncing words correctly, and although they have largely fallen out of use in the English language they are still used in many other major languages, including Portuguese. Thus if you are typing in Portuguese it's important to know how to add accents and other diacritics when necessary. The process of typing accents on … [Read more...] about How to type Portuguese accents on a Mac
How to type Spanish accents on a Mac
Compared to Windows operating systems modern versions of macOS provide a very easy and convenient way to type Spanish accents without having to change any settings or remember key combinations. In order to type a Spanish accent in macOS, simply hold down the letter on the keyboard that you wish to accent, and a menu will appear with the different accents available to use on … [Read more...] about How to type Spanish accents on a Mac
What to do when your MacBook has 100GB+ used by “System”
In modern versions of macOS Apple includes a bar chart inside the "About this Mac" menu which shows you how much space is used on your Mac's drive. It even shows which categories of data are using the space, such as Apps, Music, Documents... And "System". Unfortunately the System category is very broad and can include many different types of data, leading many Mac users to … [Read more...] about What to do when your MacBook has 100GB+ used by “System”