MAKE THE MOST OF MONTEREY

Monterey makes all kinds of things easier

1 Tile your display

Press and hold on the green button at the top left of an app, and you can choose to tile it to the right or left of the screen or to move it to an external display or nearby iPad. If you choose one of the tile options it’ll then show available windows to tile in the other half of the screen. Windows will automatically resize if they’re moved to other displays.

2 Swap apps in Split View

When you have two apps open in Split View, click the green button on one to swap it for a different app. The selected app will pop into the same place. If you’re in Split View and make one app full screen, the other one will go full screen too.

3 Translate everything

Monterey has system–wide translation. Highlight the text you want to translate, then Ctrl–click it. Choose the translation option and a window will appear with the selected text in the top and the translated text below. The menu lets you change the destination language.

4 Use SharePlay

Introduced in Monterey, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, SharePlay enables you to invite others to enjoy the same music, TV shows and movies you are, and chat with each other on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.

5 Low Power Mode

If you have a MacBook Air from late 2018 onwards or a MacBook Pro from early 2016 or later, you can go into Low Power Mode to eke out every bit of power from your battery. It slows your processor and dims the display to make your Mac last longer.

6 Use your Downtime

If you’ve enabled Screen Time in System Preferences > Screen Time, you can use Downtime to block everything but phone calls and the apps you specifically select.