7 macOS Tips And Tricks Everyone Should Know Now

Apple has designed its ecosystem to be efficient, convenient, and easy to use. That said, there are a lot of macOS shortcuts that can help make using Macs or MacBooks easier, if not faster and more efficient.

Here are some shortcuts, tips and tricks that every Mac and MacBook user needs to know in order to maximize their iDevice and get the most out of every use, as per MacRumors:

Spotlight

Looking for files on the Mac while trying to solve some mathematical problems? Spotlight is a useful feature that will help Mac users find their files, as well as answer basic questions and solve basic math problems. All users need to do to launch this feature is to press Command and Space.

Hot Corners

Hot Corners allow users to do a lot of things like showing the desktop or launching Mission Control simply by hovering their mouse pointer to specific corners of the screen. Users will need to set this up, though, via System Preferences > Mission Control > Hot Corners

Advanced Hot Corners

Those who set Hot Corners up but find it annoying when they accidentally launch features can set it up to activate only when the Option button is pressed while hovering the mouse. To do this, users need to set Hot Corners up while holding the Option key down.

Swapping apps

Switching from one app to another is easy. All users need to do is to press Control and Tab. Holding down Control while pressing Tab allows users to scroll between running apps.

Switching between desktops

Those who use multiple desktops will be able to switch between them by pressing the Control button and either the left or right arrow key.

Organizing the Desktop

Desktop clutter is stressful to look at. Users who tend to have messy desktops can clean it up by right-clicking then clicking on “Stacks.” The Mac will organize everything on the desktop according to File type.

Automatically duplicating files

Those who tend to open a file only to copy its contents over and over can teach the Mac to automatically duplicate certain files when they're opened. All users need to do is click on a specific file, right-click, then click on “Get Info.” After this, users will need to check the Stationary Pad box. The file will be automatically duplicated every time a user opens it.

These are but some of the many macOS shortcuts available for all users. Stay tuned for more.