Sincerely since I saw a mac for the first time I was totally in love, since it is something different from the ordinary and that not everyone has the privilege or the economic possibility of having one, but we can just to know these tricks for our homework or work and we will cover it in this article.
Dictation
The first tip is one that has been in macOS for a long time, and that is very, very useful if we are journalists or if we have a blog as it is in our case.
To activate this trick we must go to an application where we can write text, in this case we will use the app called Pages.
Well, as we can see in the screenshot, it asks us for permissions to be able to activate what dictation is in our system, this utility can help us a lot as I mentioned before if we are journalists, if we have a blog and write in it, or maybe we it helps to simply test the utilities that our macOS system has. Obviously in this step we should already click OK so that it allows us to go to the next option which is to enable dictation itself, since we do not have it activated by default so we must activate it by pressing OK and then enable dictation and finally we are It will enable and we will get a small folder with a microphone that will go up or down while we talk, depending on the tone of our voice.
It's done.
Screenshots
Another feature is to take screenshots, it is a feature that I am occupying a lot, since I find it very interesting, even the captures that you have seen above are made with this tip that I will give you below, so pay attention to the following:
The first step to take a full screen capture is to press the Command + Shift + 3 keys, and we would take a full screen capture, obviously of the entire screen with no exceptions.
The second method tries to take the screenshot by having yourself select the part of the screen to which you want to screenshot. This is quite useful if you want to get a caption of a document in which you do not want the rest to appear in the background, if so this tip will help you a lot, here below I will leave you an example of how it would be, and that is that you alone should select with the pointer the part you want to remove, as in the following image.
We can do this by pressing the keys Command + Shift + 4.
Sign documents
The third tip is a super special one, if you work with documents it will be very, very useful. And it is an application or utility for signing documents, for example we open the Finder, open the Finder we go to the folder where we have our PDF document to be able to test the signature utility in macOS.
This is a utility that has been integrated into macOS for a long time and it is not necessary to have third-party applications to be able to use it or to be able to sign any other document. So let's get to it.
We go to the previous image we must right click open with and select the Preview application where the button will appear to be able to add a digital signature in our PDF document.
Once this is done we have to go to the signature button, when pressing the signature button below, there will not be a small drawing of the many that there are, I will leave it marked in the image so that you know what it is, and once located in this option They will give us several options worth the redundancy to choose from, between what is the Touch Pad camera or another that appears to you to me in this case these three appear.
I go back and repeat in the image below I will show you what those options are.
As we can see in the previous image, it asks us to click moving the Touch Pad to start the signature process, and this is the procedure that must be done when you want to sign any document digitally speaking, of course. Emphasize that you have to be very careful when trying to enter the signature since it depends on the sensitivity you have in the configuration of your Touch ID so this is all on this subject, let's move on to the next one.
Safari
Safari Picture-in-Picture (YouTube) - You can watch a video in Safari while you do other things. To do so with YouTube, just right click twice on a video that's playing to bring up a menu offering the picture-in-picture feature.
Safari Picture-in-Picture Pt. 2 - If the right clicking method doesn't work to pop out a video or you're not watching YouTube, there's another method. With a video playing, look for the audio icon in the Safari toolbar, right click it, and it should bring up a picture-in-picture option.
Easier Link Copying - If you want to copy the current URL in Safari, press Command + L to highlight the URL bar and then press Command + C to copy. It's quicker than using a mouse.
Force Touch Trackpad
Quick Looks - When using a Mac with a Force Touch Trackpad, if you click and hold on something like a website link or a YouTube video, you can see a little preview of the content to see what it is without having to leave the current page you're on.
Dictionary - If you see a word that you're not familiar with, highlight it and press down on it with the Force Touch Trackpad to get a dictionary definition.
Rename Folders and Files - If you Force Touch on a folder or file name, you can quickly rename it. Force Touch on a folder or file icon and you can see a preview of the file.
Rename Folders and Files - If you Force Touch on a folder or file name, you can quickly rename it. Force Touch on a folder or file icon and you can see a preview of the file.
Apple Watch - Mac
Unlocking With Apple Watch - If you have an Apple Watch, you can use it to unlock your Mac, which is a super useful feature for those who don't know about it. To set it up, open System Preferences > Security & Privacy and then toggle on Unlock Mac with Apple Watch.
Apple Watch Password Authentication - For those with macOS Catalina and an Apple Watch, the Apple Watch can also be used as an alternative to a password so you don't need to type in passwords frequently.
Notification Center
Activate DND Quickly - If you hold the Option key and click on the Notification Center icon in the top right corner of your Mac's menu bar, you can activate Do Not Disturb.
Keyboard Tricks
Alternate Mouse Control - There's an option to control your mouse cursor with your keyboard, and it can be enabled in Accessibility. Open up the Accessibility settings and under Pointer Control, choose the Alternate Control Methods tab. From there, turn on Enable Mouse Keys and select toggle to turn on Mouse Keys when Option is pressed five times. When you press Option x5, Mouse Keys turn on and you can use the keyboard to move the mouse.Quick Access to Function Key Settings - When pressing one of the function keys to activate Mission Control, Brightness, Media playback, and more, if you hold down Option when you press, you can access the corresponding Settings options inside System Preferences for those keys. Note: This doesn't work on Touch Bar Macs.
Desktop and App Management
Activate Spotlight for Searching - To bring up a handy search interface that will let you find files on your Mac, just use Command + Space. Spotlight can do all kinds of things, from locating files to answering basic questions to solving math problems.
Swap Between Apps - To switch between your open applications, press Command + Tab. Keep holding down the Command key and then press Tab to cycle through the open apps. Let go when the app you want is highlighted.
Close Apps From App Switcher - When you're in the Command + Tab view, press the Q key with command held down to close an open app.
Hot Corners - If you don't already use Hot Corners, they're worth checking out. You can set tasks that will happen when your mouse hovers in a specific corner, like launching Mission Control, showing the desktop, and more. Set them up in System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners.
Advanced Hot Corners - If you want to use Hot Corners but have found yourself accidentally activating features, hold down the Option key when setting up a Hot Corner. From there, the Hot Corner won't activate unless you're holding down the Option key.
Hide a Window - To quickly hide a window on the desktop, just press Command + H. The app will disappear into the background, but you can get it back by clicking on the icon on the dock or using Command + Tab.
Hide All Windows - You can hide all of the windows except for the window for the app you're currently using by pressing Option + Command + H.
Cycle Between App Windows - If you have multiple windows open for an app like Safari, you can swap between those open windows using Command + the Tilde (~) key.
Switch Between Multiple Desktops - If you use multiple desktops, you can swap between them quickly by pressing the Control button and then either the left or the right arrow.
Managing Files
Quickly Open Folders - To open up a folder in Finder or on your desktop, hold Command and press the down arrow key. To go back, just hold Command and press the up arrow key.
Clean Up Your Desktop - For those with macOS Mojave or later, on a messy desktop, just right click and choose "Stacks" to have your Mac automatically organize everything by file type.
Instant File Deletion - If you want to delete a file and want to bypass the Trash Can on the Mac that saves files before deleting them, just select a file and press Option + Command + Delete at the same time.
Create an Auto Duplicating File - If you want to create a duplicate file when clicking on a specific file, just right click, select "Get Info." and then check the Stationary Pad box. Every time you open that file, it'll actually open a duplicate, which is great for templates and similar file types.
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