Monterey Ease of use Settings – General

Name of Mac with Monterey (having a clear name is important for iCloud): System Preferences ❯ Sharing – unlock preference pane if locked ❯ type a new name in the Computer Name field

Screen resolution with Monterey (make text and objects larger so easier to see): Open System Preferences ❯ Displays, select ‘Scaled’ and choose one of the options

Show scroll bars with Monterey (so you know there is more to see): System Preferences ❯ General ❯ ‘Show scroll bars’ – Always

Keyboard access – ‘Full Keyboard Access’ with Monterey (to tab through apps and navigate around the screen): System Preferences ❯ Keyboard – ‘Full Keyboard Access’ (quickly show the Full Keyboard Access shortcuts by pressing Tab-H, then using the arrow keys to navigate the lists)

Dock with Monterey: System Preferences ❯ Dock and Menu Bar and change the options. Tip: to quickly adjust the Dock’s size, move the pointer over the separator line in the Dock until a double arrow appears then click and drag the pointer up or down

Status menus with Monterey: towards the end of the menu bar you can see WiFi and MacBook battery charge. Rearrange status menus – press and hold Command key and drag an icon to a new position or to remove, drag out of menu bar

Show date and time in menu bar with Monterey: System Preferences ❯ Dock and Menu bar ❯ Clock, in Date Options check ‘Show day of the week’ and ‘Always’, in Time Options check digital and choose 24 hours or AM/PM etc. as desired