MacBook Pro

How to enable the three-finger drag gesture in OS X El Capitan

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Step 1: Open System Preferences

Step 2: Click Accessibility

Step 3: Click Mouse & Trackpad

Step 4: Click Trackpad Options…

Step 5: Click Enable dragging

Step 6: Select “three finger drag” in the drop down box

Not only does the three finger drag gesture allow you to move around windows and other desktop items, it also allows you to select text.

How to enable MacBook Pro Bluetooth File Exchange

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When attempting to transfer a file using Bluetooth File Exchange from a Mac OS X 10, a message may appear which states that the Mac does not have the necessary services.

To send a file using Bluetooth to a computer running Mac OS X 10, Leopard, you must enable Bluetooth Sharing in Sharing preferences. By default, Bluetooth Sharing is turned off in OS X.

  1. On each Mac OS X 10, from the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
  2. From the View menu, choose Sharing.
  3. Check (click) the “On” box next to Bluetooth Sharing.
  4. Close the Sharing preferences window.