Forget fighting with the one in your printer, your Mac already has a scanner built in – it’s just that it’s called your iPhone.
The script I scan in this is Winnie Holzman’s pilot for “My So-Called Life”. That script isn’t available online, but you can read <a href=”https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-drama/show-collections/my-so-called-life”>four others from the series here</a>.
Read Word documents when you haven’t got Word. Edit PDFs. Remove backgrounds from images. You can buy apps to do all of this –– or you can just use Preview, the free app that’s already on your Mac.
Why it’s worth switching from mouse to trackpad –– or vice versa –– when you’re a writer who spends thousands of hours at the keyboard.
LINKS:
Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad (USA): https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/access…
Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad (UK): https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/mac/acc…
Logitech MX Master 3 (US Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3d2cxzb
Logitech MX Master 3 (UK Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3jf
Which is better for writers: loud, clacking mechanical keyboards –– or quiet, soft chiclet ones? New 58keys:
Apple’s new Mac, iPhone and iPad features are built just for writers. Possibly other people too, but really for writers. Here’s the top six. New 58keys:
How to quickly send your writing, photos or anything else from your iPhone to your Mac –– or someone else’s. Using AirDrop on the new 58keys for YouTube: