iCreate

iCreate is the creative magazine for Apple computer users. Made for Mac users by Mac users, it provides sumptuously designed, essential content for Apple aficionados and switchers alike. Featuring in-depth tutorials in iMovie, iPhoto and the rest of the iLife applications as well as iTunes and Mac OS X, it is the magazine no Apple addict can be without. If Apple made a magazine, it would be iCreate. Please note: Digital versions of the magazines do not include the covermount items or supplements that you would find on printed editions.

iCreate 225 • “Not even Apple’s default apps are the best available for the stuff we do every day”

Meet the experts

Free with your magazine • Instant access to these incredible free gifts…

Say hello (again) to coloured iMacs! • Coloured iMacs are back! Apple has also made M1 iMac super thin and super fast

5 Things we learned this month

iCandy • Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (1997)

APP STORE GOLD • 100 must-have apps for your iPhone

Create miniature photography with the magic of your iPhone • Learn how to creatively shoot and process toys to make them look full-size with these useful tricks…

Produce better sounding audio in your iMovie projects • Discover how improve your sound by creating a handy wireless microphone using your AirPods and an iPhone

Create captivating POV shots in Final Cut Pro • How to master the drag and drop effects to create a range of cool ‘point of view’ shots in your Final Cut Pro projects

Learn how to stereo pan your GarageBand tracks • Using stereo panning, you can push audio left and right to achieve interesting effects and widen the sound

Polish your Logic Pro projects using Force Legato • Learn how to smooth out your MIDI parts and eradicate gaps with Logic Pro’s Force Legato feature

Master the login/lock screen on your Mac • Customise the login/lock screen and add or remove features and information. Make it more secure, more useful

Preview PDF annotation secrets revealed • There is more to annotating PDF files than you may realise. Make use of these great Preview features

Forward emails and set vacation responses • Use iCloud Mail to set up automated responses when you are away and forward emails to another account

Explore the new features in Apple’s iWork apps • Apple’s Pages, Keynote and Numbers apps just got some great new features. Here we look at the best two

Convert documents between Pages and Gdocs • Sometimes you have to work with Google Docs, even though you prefer Pages. Here’s how to convert files between them

Take control of your macOS environment with Magnet • Magnet will complement the Dock and every other part of macOS while making every movement quicker and more efficient

Move your own music to iPhone • In the age of streaming there are still many reasons to move tracks to your iPhone

Use Taskade to plan projects and hobbies • Bring order and planning to your work and personal projects using a brilliant collaborative app for the Mac

CARRY ON WORKING FROM HOME • How to ensure that you can maintain your work demands and look after yourself when working remotely

Translate foreign books using your iPhone • Quickly make sense of a block of text or even read entire foreign language books using the Google Translate app

Stop people scrolling through your images • If you want to show someone a photo but you don’t want them swiping through your images, simply lock it down

Change the Home app’s wallpaper with HomePaper • Personalise your Home app by expanding the range of wallpapers you can use thanks to the HomePaper for HomeKit app

Create your ultimate clipboard on iOS and Mac • You can now visualise an alternative...