In Photos: In Photos, you can access the markup tools when an image is in Edit mode.How you get to your markup tools depends on where you’re working: In High Sierra’s Extensions preference pane, activate Markup for Actions and Photos-there’s no Finder option. (You should also check the other three items, but I’m not covering their usage in this article, except for one, in passing, in “Quick Tips.”) Select Photos Editing and check Markup.Select Actions in the list, and check Markup in the panel.Back in 2014, Apple added the Markup extension in 10.10 Yosemite, along with the Extensions preference pane neither got the attention it deserved.Įnable markup capability in System Preferences for three areas in Mojave: Enable the Mac’s Markup ToolsĮxtensions are little plug-in utilities that add functionality to programs. As if that’s not enough, Mojave also incorporates these tools throughout the Finder and even within its new screenshot interface. While Apple’s productivity apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) have a plethora of native markup-like tools, the company’s other apps that can contain images-Photos, Mail, TextEdit, Stickies, Notes, and even (in macOS 10.14 Mojave only) Messages-can now employ markup tools. You don’t have to open the image in Preview to avail yourself of its special markup tools, and then copy or otherwise use the altered version. Have you ever had an image that just begged for a speech balloon with a snarky comment coming from your spouse (or baby), or needed a villainous Snidely Whiplash handlebar mustache added to your boss (or baby)? Ever wanted to highlight or magnify part of an image for special attention, or simply crop a screenshot or other image? #1645: AirPlay iPhone to Mac for remote video, Siri learns to restart iPhones, Apple's Q1 2023 financials.1646: Security-focused OS updates, Photos Workbench review, Mastodon client wishlist, Apple-related conferences.1647: Focus-caused notification issues, site-specific browser examples, virtualizing Windows on M-series Macs.#1648: iPhone passcode thefts, Center Cam improves webcam eye contact, APFS Uncertainty Principle.

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