Operating a computer using both the cursor and keyboard is what we were taught while growing up. However, keyboard shortcuts exist for most common tasks and one actually replace the cursor with just the keyboard (Games and photoshop aside). Most keyboard shortcuts and operating system tips aren’t put down in any sort of manual purely because there are so many. But when you do find a great one, it can easily change some of the tasks you found tedious.
Check out our previous episode on Awesum Mac Tips here.
Here are 5 awesome Mac tips that will make your work easier and enhance your experience.
Change volume/brightness more accurately by holding Shift + Alt
Changing colume or brightness while holding Shift+Alt does the same process more accurately than the standard button.
Silence boot up sound by holding the mute key when your Mac is booting
Why would one want to do that? Sitting in the library for instance, you better be quite!
Quickly preview files in spotlight
A very neat feature of spotlight is the ability to either preview or find out more information about a file just by hovering over it.
Add a signature with preview
You can use the ‘Preview’ app to open a PDF and add signatures.
Just click on that ‘annotate’ button next to the search bar. You then hit the ‘signature’ button. You can create a signature by simply writing it on a piece of paper, then holding it up to the camera. It’ll save your signature and you can then use it to add it to any PDF you like.
Shift + CMD + N creates a new folder
Probably the quickest way to create a new folder and one of the steps in staying away from that touchpad.
If you stumble upon any such shortcuts that could enhance the Mac experience do share with us in the comment section below.