ATTENDING : Tom B, John M, Al J, Russ C and Joe Y.
TOPIC : 15 COOL APPLE TRICKS
Find
Lost Cursor Fast - auto enlarge the cursor by rapidly brushing
one finger on trackpad - also you can shake the mouse
pointer quickly for same effect - OSX 10.11 and up - System
Prefs > Accessibility > Display
Picture
Within Picture - right click on any video playing in a web
browser to open a contextual menu; then select 'picture in picture'
option - video will continue playing in small window on your desktop
(see example)
Quick-Lock
Display Screen - COMMAND-CONTROL-Q (Sierra or higher)
Quick-Save
a File in Open Window -click on 'untitled' at top of window
- (see how)
Drag-Drop
Select Copy from any Webpage - drag drop onto Desktop as a
'Clipping' - can later be saved and printed by dropping it into any
text document - (see example)
Rename
Multiple Folders or Files - select all - right click - "Rename
items ... " (see example)
Double-tap
Spacebar to Insert Period - (Sierra) - System Preferences > Keyboard >Text
> Enable the “Add period with double-space”
Open
/ Close Dashboard with 1 Click Again - System Prefs > Mission
Control
> select Dashboard as Overlay
Save
Space on Dock - minimize windows into Application Icon - System
Prefs > Dock > Minimize windows into application icon - see how
Reverse
Colors 123 - greatly increase outdoor readability of your
iPhone screen by pressing HOME button 3X rapidly - see how
to set it up
Lock
CAP Key on iPhone or iPadKeyboard - tap
2X quickly on SHIFT key for all CAPS - especially handy when typing
multiple capital letters on keyboard - see example
Turn
Off Auto Correct if it annoys you with wrong (and sometimes
embarrassing) words - see how
Split
Screen - view and work on two documents - see how
Screen
Capture on your iPhone or iPad - press the Power button
on edge and Home button together - a camera shutter
sound will occur and an image of the entire screen will be found in
your Photos folder.
iPhone
Calculator - turn your screen sideways and it becomes a Scientific
Calculator