Check Which Sites Can Access Your Location on Mac

If you’ve left your Mac set up running relatively default settings, Safari shouldn’t automatically share your location with sites without asking you first. From here, you can allow certain sites to access your location data without asking, but this shouldn’t be the default behavior.

To check this, open Safari, then go to the Safari menu and choose “Preferences” here.

Once the preferences window opens, click the “Websites” tab and select “Location” from the menu on the left.

Unlike Google Chrome, which has a menu setting showing you what sites are always allowed to see your location, Safari hides this if you aren’t using it. Instead, you’ll see an empty window reading “No Configured Websites” if you have no tabs open. If you have tabs open, you’ll see the setting for each of these.

To set this for a website, simply open the website you want to configure, then open Safari preferences. Go to the Websites tab, select “Location” from the menu on the left, and you’ll see the website under the “Currently Open Websites” menu heading. 

Here, set the website permission to whichever option you prefer.You have three options for location access for each website: Ask, Allow, and Deny. The “Ask” option will always ask you before accessing your location data, while the other two options will always allow or deny location data for a given website.

Once you configure a website, this will always show in the “Location” section of the “Websites” tab, even if it isn’t open. This lets you easily see which websites you’ve configured custom location data settings for.

See How Sites Can Access Your Location on iPhone and iPad

Similar to Google Chrome on iPhone and iPad, there is no way to see a list of sites that you’ve enabled sharing location data with all in one place. Instead, you can either disable location sharing entirely or manage each website individually.

Open the Settings app, then scroll down to Privacy, then here, select Location Services. Scroll down until you see “Safari Websites” and tap the icon.

Here, under “Allow Location Access” you can choose from three options.If all you want to do is turn off location data for Safari, that’s simple. Just keep in mind that this will make certain websites like Google Maps act strangely. This won’t affect apps though, so if you have the Google Maps app installed, that will continue to function normally.

The “Never” option will never share your location. “While Using the App” will turn off location access whenever you’re not actively using the app, while “Ask Next Time or When I Share” is the equivalent of the “Ask” setting on macOS.

You can also choose whether to enable “Precise Location.” This will let apps see exactly where you are, while they only get your approximate location if Precise Location is turned off.

Finally, to set permissions on a per-website basis, open Safari and go to the website you want to manage settings for. Tap the website options icon (it looks like “aA” next to a puzzle piece) and select the “Website Settings” option.

At the bottom of this menu, under the “Location” option, choose from the Ask, Deny, or Allow settings.

View and Add Speaker Notes in Google Slides

You have a few convenient ways to open the Speaker Notes section below your slide as you create your presentation.

• Double-click the three dots at the bottom of the Google Slides window.
• Drag up using the three dots at the bottom to resize the Speaker Notes section as you please.
• Click View > Show Speaker Notes in the menu to select it.

Once you have the Speaker Notes area displayed below your slide, you can simply click inside the section to add your notes.

You can also use the Google Slides toolbar to format your notes. Change the font style or size, apply color, bold, or italics, or use a numbered or bulleted list.

To hide the Speaker Notes again, reverse the action you did for opening them.

• Double-click the three dots at the top of the Speaker Notes section.
• Drag down using the three dots until the section vanishes.
• Click View > Show Speaker Notes in the menu to deselect it.

Edit or Remove Speaker Notes

To edit your speaker notes, open them and just make your changes. Your edits are saved automatically just like any other changes you make as you create your presentation.

To remove speaker notes, select all of the text and press Delete on your keyboard.

Display Speaker Notes During a Presentation

You can begin a Google Slides presentation by hitting “Present” at the top of the screen or by clicking the arrow and selecting “Presenter View” or “Present From Beginning.”

To start the show with your notes in hand, choose “Presenter View.” This displays your slideshow in your main browser window and places your presenter notes in a smaller external window that you can move or resize.

If you use the “Present” or “Present From Beginning” options, you can still access your notes using the Presenter Toolbar. Be sure to take your presentation out of full-screen view first. Otherwise, your notes will display in full-screen mode.

Move your cursor to the bottom left of the slideshow and you’ll see this toolbar display. Open the Options Menu using the three dots on the right and select “Exit Full Screen.”

Then to view your notes, open the Options Menu and select “Open Speaker Notes.”

Like Presenter View, this opens your notes in a smaller window that you can place where you like.

Since the above options all place your Speaker Notes in their own window, you can click the X to close that window at any time if you no longer need your notes.

Speaker notes are not only useful when practicing your presentation, but also when showtime comes.

Add and Set Up the Table of Contents Slide

Visit Google Slides, sign in, and open the presentation. You’ll start by adding a new slide and moving it to the start of the slideshow so that it’s at the beginning, just like the table of contents in a book or document.

You can select a slide that has the layout for the table of contents slide you want to add, or you can change the layout afterward. Just keep in mind that you’ll need a text box to add the text and links.

Go to the menu and choose either Insert or Slide and pick “New Slide.” Your slide is inserted below the active slide.

If you choose to use a blank slide, you can then select Text Box in the toolbar, and click on your slide to insert the box.

Once you have your slide and text box, you’ll move it to the beginning of the slideshow. Go to View in the menu and pick either “Show Filmstrip” to display slide thumbnails on the left or “Grid View” to display a grid of your slides.

Drag the table of contents slide to the start of the presentation so it becomes slide number 1. You can then return to your slide view by selecting the slide.

Create a Table of Contents in Google Slides

With your new slide ready to go, creating the table of contents in Google Slides is a breeze. You can use the slide titles or enter your own text and link it. Let’s look at both options for the one you prefer.

Option 1: Insert the Linked Slide Titles

Place your cursor inside the text box. Select either the Insert Link button in the toolbar or Insert > Link from the menu.

When the link box appears, click “Slides in This Presentation” at the bottom. Select the first item in your table of contents.

You’ll then see the slide number and title pop into the text box with a link to that slide. You can then adjust the text if you like. For instance, you may want to remove the slide number or edit the title.

Continue the same process to add the remaining linked slide titles to your table of contents.

Option 2: Insert Text and Link It to the Slides

If you have slides without titles that you don’t plan to add or simply prefer to use different text in your table of contents, you can do this as well. Then, you’ll simply link the text to the corresponding slide.

Enter the text you want to use for the first table of contents item, then select it by dragging your cursor through it. Remember, you can select any text you like for the link; a sentence, phrase, or word.

Then click either the Insert Link button in the toolbar or Insert > Link from the menu.

When the link box appears, click “Slides in This Presentation” at the bottom or find a particular slide using the Search box.

Once you see the slide you want, select it. The link will apply to the text. To check it, click the linked text and you’ll see the pop-up window display the slide and link to it which you can click.

Test Your Table of Contents

After you complete your table of contents, you can practice your presentation using the Slideshow button at the top of Google Slides. When you place your cursor over a link in the table, it transforms into a hand symbol. Click the link to go to the slide.

How to Customize a Multilevel List

While the level of customization in Google Docs pales in comparison to Microsoft Word, you can use colors and unique bullets to personalize your multilevel lists.

If you want to add some color, highlight a line in your multilevel list.

Next, click the Text Color icon in the toolbar and choose a color from the palette.

Repeat this step for each line you want to make more vibrant.

You can also customize every bullet in your list with a symbol, special character, emoji, or anything else available in the Google Docs special character list.

To do so, double-click the bullet or number you want to change, and then right-click it to open the context menu. You can choose from a few options in the context menu or click “More Bullets” to see the full list of special characters.

Click the second drop-down menu to choose a category. There are a lot, so be prepared to spend some time browsing.

Click the third drop-down menu to refine the characters even further.

Once you’ve chosen the categories, click the character you want to designate it as the new bullet.

An alarm clock is a ridiculous choice for a bullet, but you can choose anything you want.

Repeat this process for each bullet you want to replace until you’re satisfied with your multilevel list.

These custom bullets act as the new style for your list. Anytime you promote or demote an item, it will do so with the current level’s bullet (provided you’ve chosen one for that level).

Demote and Promote Lines in Your Multilevel List

Demoting a line indents an item to a lower list level under the previous item, and promoting an item does the opposite.

To demote an item, place your cursor at the beginning of the line.

Next, press Tab to send the item to the lower list level.

If you want to demote an item more than once down a line, continue to press Tab. You can demote an item up to eight times. In our example, we demoted the third line in our list twice.

Repeat the steps until you’re satisfied with your multilevel list.

If you want to promote a line (move it up one level), you can use a keyboard shortcut. Place the cursor at the beginning of the line, and then press Shift+Tab.

You can use this method on multiple lines simultaneously. First, highlight the lines in the list you want to promote.

Next, hit Tab or Shift+Tab to demote or promote the list items.

How to Create a Multilevel List

Fire up a browser, head to your Google Docs homepage, and open a new document.

It’s effortless to create a multilevel list in Google Docs. All you have to do is type on a line to begin your list, press Enter after the first item to start a new line, type the next item on your list, and so on. When you’ve typed all the items on your list, highlight all the lines.

Next, click Format > Bullets & Numbering > Numbered List, and then choose a formatting style from the list.

For this guide, we’ll use a numbered list. If you prefer a “Bulleted List,” choose that instead.

Your list is formatted in the style you chose.

While this is a single-level list, the process to create a multilevel list in Docs isn’t much different. When you start to demote and promote items, that’s when it becomes a true multilevel list.

Use Custom Bullets in Google Docs

Before you browse through the symbols, icons, and other bullet list options, consider your document. Are you creating a list of games? Use gaming icons. Is your document about music? Insert music symbols. If you have an idea of what would fit your document content best, it will be easier to locate the symbols that you want.

Basic Symbols and Icons

Start by selecting the bullets in your list to highlight them. If you don’t have a list already, select the Bulleted List icon in the toolbar to create one. Then, click the bullet point.

Right-click and select “More Bullets” in the shortcut menu.

When the Insert Special Characters window displays, it’s time to find your custom bullet symbols. If you have something particular in mind, you can search by keyword on the right side. You can also draw a symbol if you want to sketch pictures for your bullets.

Otherwise, use the drop-down lists at the top to browse for the symbols that you want to use. For basic icons, leave the first drop-down box set to Symbol, and then use the second drop-down box to pick a category. You can choose from arrows, game pieces, geometric shapes, musical, technical, and many others.

When you find the symbol or icon that you want to use, simply select it. This will change the bullet in your list immediately.

By default, the list uses standard bullets for subitems in multilevel lists.

But you can follow the same steps to choose symbols or icons for your subitems as well.

Emojis and Other Symbols

Along with the basic symbols, you can choose from emojis, punctuation, and various scripts. In the Symbol drop-down list, choose one of these options, and then pick a category in the second drop-down list.

Recent Characters

If you create several lists throughout your document and want to use the same symbols for them, these display in a Recent Characters section. This makes it easy to reuse the ones that you’ve selected.

Right-click the bullets in your list and select “More Bullets.” In the Insert Special Characters window, pick “Recent Characters” in the first drop-down list.

You’ll then see the ones that you’ve used in your document, and you can just click to reuse one.

Note: The Recent Characters option won’t display until you use a custom symbol.

For a themed way to spruce up your Google Docs document, remember this handy tip for using custom bullets for your lists.