MacMost videos are consistently excellent-and this one is no exception. It starts with a topic I *think* I know well, but experience tells me I should watch it because I’m going to learn a lot more than I think I would. Then Gary proceeds to present it in a friendly manner, and manages to jam pack a ton of information in under 10 minutes, but somehow does it in a way that doesn’t feel rushed. I often form questions in my mind during the topic presentation, which is quite often immediately answered in the next sentence. Needless to say, I’ve learned so much from this video. I’m not sure it’s the intent, but what’s also conveyed is the thoughtful design of macOS. Thank you for another great video!
The trick with typing the first letter(s) of the menu item to activate it also works at the top level of the menu bar. For instance: after hitting Control-F2, hit F for the "File" menu and V for the "View" menu. Great Video, thanks! 💟
Since you are also talking about creating custom keyboard shortcuts, maybe my specific question fits in here to some extent: Quite frequently I do use the "Show Package Contents" option (in Finder) - be it for apps, bundle files, etc. Are you aware of any trick that allows users to create a custom keyboard shortcut to perform this task? So far, I have failed to achieve this using the regular method (though its been quite a while since my last attempt...)? Or maybe somebody else knows how to achieve this, if so let me know 🫶🏻 Great and very useful video, again :) Cheers and a big thank you to Gary & MacMost ☺️
Great tips Gary thanks for sharing! Do you happen to know a keyboard command or shortcut to turn off ambient mode on RUclips videos without having to use a mouse to do so every time while watching a video on RUclips? Any tips or ideas? Or maybe a setting to permanently disable it?
Some apps have so many menubar drop downs, etc. That it's next to impossible to remember where all of them are. Particularly, if you don't use them that often. I run into that in Pages, oddly enough.
Hi Gary thank you for all your videos! I'm wondering if there is a way to set FUNCTION KEYS ON-OFF but just for an app installed. So for example I need to have F1,F2,F3 and no change brightness/volumes etc just for some apps and for the rest I need to have the normal function keys. Thank you in advance
Great video, thanks! Do you know a way to show all keyboard shortcuts in the current app? Not only shortcuts I've added but the defaults. Occasionally, I'll think I am in app #1 and enter the key combo to trigger a shortcut only to realize a different app (#2) had the focus. Then I have no idea how app #2 interpreted the keystroke and what it might have done, possibly destructively that I need to undo. I'll look through all of app #2 menus to no avail. Not all shortcuts are listed (because not every action is on a menu).
If the app doesn't show it, and gives you no other way to view the shortcuts, then I'm not sure what the solution is. There are third-party apps that will display shortcuts, but I don't think those will find hidden ones like that. Don't see how they could.
I've used added keyboard shortcuts for menu items before. What about commands that appear only within contextual (right-click) menus? I'd really like more direct access to the "Search for sendername" command in mail which I can find only in the conextual menu available when I right-click on the sender or reply-to field of a message.
No, usually not. The problem there is context menus use context (the object being clicked on). That's why they rarely have keyboard shortcuts as it wouldn't know what it is you are applying the command to.
MacMost videos are consistently excellent-and this one is no exception. It starts with a topic I *think* I know well, but experience tells me I should watch it because I’m going to learn a lot more than I think I would. Then Gary proceeds to present it in a friendly manner, and manages to jam pack a ton of information in under 10 minutes, but somehow does it in a way that doesn’t feel rushed. I often form questions in my mind during the topic presentation, which is quite often immediately answered in the next sentence. Needless to say, I’ve learned so much from this video. I’m not sure it’s the intent, but what’s also conveyed is the thoughtful design of macOS. Thank you for another great video!
Thanks!
So many great tips, Gary! I try to use keyboard shortcuts as often as possible, but you've given me even more ways to get there! Thanks.
Wonderful, was looking for this for years and couldn’t find it. Keep up the great work, Gary. Highly appreciated.
Some new tips I didn't know and, as often, tips I knew but didn't use until watching Gary describing it. Thanks Gary !
Thanks, just made a few, actually did the strike through as well
I didn't know you could make your own short cuts, thanks again Gary.
Thank you, Gary! 👏🏻❤️
Super helpful! Thank you Gary!
Oh sure, I’ll be able to remember all that. So simple!
Thank you so much, this is my first time using a macbook and I'm loving it so far ❤️❤️❤️👌🏾
The trick with typing the first letter(s) of the menu item to activate it also works at the top level of the menu bar. For instance: after hitting Control-F2, hit F for the "File" menu and V for the "View" menu.
Great Video, thanks! 💟
Awesome. My memory sucks so this is great just for that reason.
Great video as always!!!!!!!
Thanks for the tip , I looking for way to navigate when my mouse dies and needs to be recharged.
Since you are also talking about creating custom keyboard shortcuts, maybe my specific question fits in here to some extent:
Quite frequently I do use the "Show Package Contents" option (in Finder) - be it for apps, bundle files, etc. Are you aware of any trick that allows users to create a custom keyboard shortcut to perform this task? So far, I have failed to achieve this using the regular method (though its been quite a while since my last attempt...)? Or maybe somebody else knows how to achieve this, if so let me know 🫶🏻
Great and very useful video, again :) Cheers and a big thank you to Gary & MacMost ☺️
Since this is only available in the context menu, probably not.
Great tips Gary thanks for sharing! Do you happen to know a keyboard command or shortcut to turn off ambient mode on RUclips videos without having to use a mouse to do so every time while watching a video on RUclips? Any tips or ideas? Or maybe a setting to permanently disable it?
Sorry, I don't know if there is a keyboard shortcut for that.
I got all excited at the prospect of using a keyboard shortcut to launch preview but to no avail
See ruclips.net/video/k8lp2YQqJAU/видео.html
Fn + M (M for Menu bar) does the same.
Some apps have so many menubar drop downs, etc. That it's next to impossible to remember where all of them are. Particularly, if you don't use them that often. I run into that in Pages, oddly enough.
I guess that's why Gary highlighted the 'help' menu option where typing in the first few letters brings you to the menu item you want.
Hi Gary thank you for all your videos! I'm wondering if there is a way to set FUNCTION KEYS ON-OFF but just for an app installed. So for example I need to have F1,F2,F3 and no change brightness/volumes etc just for some apps and for the rest I need to have the normal function keys. Thank you in advance
No way I can think of.
Great video, thanks! Do you know a way to show all keyboard shortcuts in the current app? Not only shortcuts I've added but the defaults. Occasionally, I'll think I am in app #1 and enter the key combo to trigger a shortcut only to realize a different app (#2) had the focus. Then I have no idea how app #2 interpreted the keystroke and what it might have done, possibly destructively that I need to undo. I'll look through all of app #2 menus to no avail. Not all shortcuts are listed (because not every action is on a menu).
If the app doesn't show it, and gives you no other way to view the shortcuts, then I'm not sure what the solution is. There are third-party apps that will display shortcuts, but I don't think those will find hidden ones like that. Don't see how they could.
I've used added keyboard shortcuts for menu items before. What about commands that appear only within contextual (right-click) menus? I'd really like more direct access to the "Search for sendername" command in mail which I can find only in the conextual menu available when I right-click on the sender or reply-to field of a message.
No, usually not. The problem there is context menus use context (the object being clicked on). That's why they rarely have keyboard shortcuts as it wouldn't know what it is you are applying the command to.
Waiting impatiently for the day eye-tracking reliably chooses the desired menu item.
When I press ^F2, I get this little red "Recording" window ... I don't even know what that's good for.
Sounds like maybe you have something installed that is using that shortcut? Or maybe you changed the keyboard shortcut assignments in System Settings.
@@macmost You're right - it was Keyboard Maestro. Thanks!
Neither ctrl+F2 nor fn+ctrl+f2 brings the menu bar out on my M1 air.
Did you check in System Settings to see if maybe you turned it off or re-assigned it?