WHEN I ACCESS GENERAL FROM SYSTEM PREFERNCES THE MENU THAT SHOWS IS NOT WHAT DOCUEMNTATION SAYS. ITS ASCREEN SHOWING 'APPEARANCE, HIGHLIGHT COLOR ETC. ' HOW DO I GET TO THE GENERAL MENU TO UPGRADE MY OPERATING SYSTEM
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MacBook Pro 13″
You are running an older version of macOS which had a different look & layout....and where it was called "System Preferences". Beginning with macOS 13.x Ventura, Apple changed "System Preferences" to "System Settings" to follow the look, feel, and behavior for the Settings used with iOS on iPhones & iPads.
FYI, some Apple articles may allow you to select the OS version with a drop down list box at the top of the article so you can select your version of macOS. Otherwise Apple's articles will pertain to the most currently version of macOS which at this time is macOS 15.x Sequoia. Unfortunately Apple removes older support articles without archiving them. You can look at support articles for older versions of macOS by using the Internet Archive.
Also, these days it is usually easier to search for an item using the "System Preferences" or "System Settings" search box since Apple has moved a lot of preference/setting options around multiple times over the last few years.
You are running an older version of macOS which had a different look & layout....and where it was called "System Preferences". Beginning with macOS 13.x Ventura, Apple changed "System Preferences" to "System Settings" to follow the look, feel, and behavior for the Settings used with iOS on iPhones & iPads.
FYI, some Apple articles may allow you to select the OS version with a drop down list box at the top of the article so you can select your version of macOS. Otherwise Apple's articles will pertain to the most currently version of macOS which at this time is macOS 15.x Sequoia. Unfortunately Apple removes older support articles without archiving them. You can look at support articles for older versions of macOS by using the Internet Archive.
Also, these days it is usually easier to search for an item using the "System Preferences" or "System Settings" search box since Apple has moved a lot of preference/setting options around multiple times over the last few years.
Open Software Update from the System Preferences main window, or click here and scroll down to the upgrade links.
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It says the version 15 is not supported on my computer. How do I find out what version I can upgrade to.... I am big iphone and ipad user, MAC only needed when I cant do something on my IPone App. And software I want to use will only run on later version of MAC OS...
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I am big iphone and ipad user, MAC only needed when I cant do something on my IPone App. And software I was to use will only run on later version of MAC OS...
Your computer's maximum OS is Monterey.
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General menu not showing on my MAC
