9 Mac Tips and Shortcuts You Should Know
Useful Mac tricks including window management, Spotlight shortcuts, trackpad gestures, and system preferences tips
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How to Switch between multiple windows of an app when ⌘ + Tab-ing
While ⌘ + Tab-ing, hold down command (⌘) and press the arrow up or arrow down when an app with multiple windows open.
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How to Find a file in Finder from Spotlight
With a Spotlight search open find the selected file by clicking Command + R.
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How to Change which app that defaults open a certain file type
- Right click on a file - Click on Get Info - Click on Open With - Select the app you want to use from the dropdown menu - Click "Change all"
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Reorder System preferences alphabetically
Tired of not finding anything in System Preferences?
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Zoom in to anything with your mouse / trackpad
- Open System Preferences - Go to Accessibility - Click on Zoom - Enable "Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom" - You can now zoom by holding Cont
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Drag windows around without clicking your trackpad
- Open System Preferences - Go to Accessibility - Click on Pointer Control - Click on Trackpad Options - Check Enable dragging and select "three finger dra
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Remap the emoji picker to the Fn key
This makes it much easier to show emojis.
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Additional menu items or alternate menus
Holding Option (⌥) while having menus open or clicking items in the menu bar will give you additional menu items or alternate menus.
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Resize a window while holding down the Option key
Resize a window while holding down the Option key to resize the window from the center Press Shift to keep the aspect ratio.
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5 New macOS Sonoma Features You Should Know About
Discover the best new features in macOS Sonoma including desktop widgets, screen savers, and productivity improvements
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6 Mac Finder Features and Shortcuts
Useful Finder tips including bulk renaming, keyboard navigation, search settings, and background removal