This key on your Mac unlocks so much power

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @ABetterComputer
    @ABetterComputer  23 дня назад +3

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  • @RobbyHuang
    @RobbyHuang 23 дня назад +10

    I love videos like this. I usually only retain one or two tips, but I try to watch as many as I can so they gradually accumulate.

  • @Rocadamis
    @Rocadamis 21 день назад +30

    The smallest dash is a hyphen that is used for compound words and hyphenation in paragraphs. The second dash is called an en-dash and basically replaces the word "to" or "from" when using dates or times such as 7:30-8:00, Dec-Jan, 1960-1990. The longest dash is called the em-dash and is a pause in the reading of text to create emphasis or drama in a similar way that one might use an ellipsis (…), a set of commas, or parentheses. It is also used to create an aside in text, such as "He was living-as it turns out-a serious life of crime."

    • @ricardogomesdepaivadefaria
      @ricardogomesdepaivadefaria 20 дней назад +1

      Bravo!

    • @SzamBacsi
      @SzamBacsi 19 дней назад +1

      Thank you for your insightful, eye-opening comment. I suspected something around these dashes but was never sure. TY!

    • @michaelspinetto7569
      @michaelspinetto7569 18 дней назад +1

      These en’s and em’s are from the Printing / Compositing world, an en is half the size of an em. Being a retired Compisitor I really miss the old Print days at work 😊

    • @Rocadamis
      @Rocadamis 18 дней назад +3

      @@michaelspinetto7569 Relative to the particular font being used, an en-dash is the width of the letter "n" and an em-dash is the width of the letter "m". The en-dash s not half the size of the em dash, but more like 2/3rds the size of it.

  • @achimwasp
    @achimwasp 23 дня назад +10

    If you can't remember all those letters triggered with alt: put the input menu in the menu bar (activate it in System settings > Keyboard > Input sources). Then select the Keyboard Viewer in that menu. Now if you hold alt or alt+shift with the Viewer open it wll show you all the special characters. Accent keys are highlighted and when you type one of those all characters that you may use that accent on will be highlighted as well. So no problem if you forgot how to type e.g. the Spanish ñ.

  • @holeo196
    @holeo196 24 дня назад +14

    Normally opt- would type out special characters like ç. I don't really need those, so I created a custom Mac input option that clears out all default opt- shortcuts so I can remap them in Raycast. For example, opt-N opens up my notes. It's really convenient to not think about which combination of finger gymnastics is still unoccupied and instead just use opt for all my shortcuts.

    • @mrtecho
      @mrtecho 23 дня назад +2

      Can you link how to clear all default opt- shortcuts?

  • @paulsande
    @paulsande 22 дня назад +5

    This might be the video of the year! Amazing tips!

  • @BrokenKanuck
    @BrokenKanuck 11 дней назад +1

    Learned more about Mac in 12 mins than I ever knew, and given my last experience with Mac was early 90's, definitely helpful in moving back to it!

  • @alisonforsythe6171
    @alisonforsythe6171 15 дней назад +2

    Thank you! Thumbs up for the Maximise window tip alone - this has been driving me nuts for years 😂

  • @chriscardoso
    @chriscardoso 24 дня назад +4

    Lots of goodies in this video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @ratixyz
    @ratixyz 24 дня назад +16

    Great video!
    p.s., - is a dash. - is an en-dash. - is an em-dash.

    • @morganj1997
      @morganj1997 24 дня назад +5

      Dashing.

    • @alangeorgebarstow
      @alangeorgebarstow 21 день назад +1

      Nearly right, the first one [-] is not a dash, it is a hyphen.

    • @zach-shea
      @zach-shea 20 дней назад +1

      Use dashes for hyphenating words. Use en-dashes for number ranges like 5-7. Use em-dashes to separate text-like this-if you need it :)

    • @alangeorgebarstow
      @alangeorgebarstow 20 дней назад

      @@zach-shea You do not use a 'dash' for hyphenating words (the clue is in the verb). You use a hyphen.

    • @zach-shea
      @zach-shea 19 дней назад

      @@alangeorgebarstow They are the same character

  • @millmaster413
    @millmaster413 24 дня назад +2

    such a great video but maybe a document of all these would be great as well!

  • @dean-fx
    @dean-fx 24 дня назад +1

    Great video lol, I love these; I either learn something new I should have been using forever, or I am reminded of one (or many more) that I will definitely continue using now because I forgot about them! Thanks

  • @Geemeel1
    @Geemeel1 14 дней назад

    Hooray!! What a GREAT vid and so helpful. Finally i found the right adjustment for my eyes on the brightness!! You're the best ! 💖

  • @hansc8433
    @hansc8433 23 дня назад +2

    I’ve worked with Mac OS (and predecessors) since 1989, but I’ve still learned a few tricks! And this video had some interesting malaphores :)

    • @PatriciaMuirMaestroQ
      @PatriciaMuirMaestroQ 22 дня назад

      I had forgotten so many. Over the years, I became reliant on the mouse and click. My shortcut repertoire shrunk to copy/paste. I’m on a mission to use more shortcuts now.

  • @Edward-Plantagenet
    @Edward-Plantagenet 14 дней назад

    One of the most interesting videos I’ve seen pertaining to Apple. I’ve used my Mac the same way I’ve always used it and never looked at more efficient ways to do things, just the Option / Expand is worth knowing. Makes a refreshing change from the barrage of 10, 20, 50 things you should do with your X device that show up in my feed daily!

  • @hishamriam
    @hishamriam 5 дней назад

    Great tips! I’ve been using a Mac for so long, yet I never knew about this. Thanks so much! 😊

  • @rogerunderhill4267
    @rogerunderhill4267 24 дня назад +1

    We need more keyboard shortcuts! My high school students don’t know any of them! This video alone is sub-worthy 👍😊 subbed!

  • @arthurdardalis
    @arthurdardalis 15 дней назад

    Excellent video, even I, as a Mac user of more years than I care to mention, learnt things I didn’t know, subscribed!!

  • @AnonymousOG
    @AnonymousOG 22 дня назад +1

    Remember to empty the trash? Automate cleaning out the trash or set a reminder to go off as often as you want or have an app like hazel watch the trash and remind you to empty the trash when it exceeds the limit you set.

  • @luisasanchez011
    @luisasanchez011 7 дней назад

    It's one of the best shortcut videos I've seen. One suggestion: It would be fantastic if you could show the keys in the video, especially for people like me who are new to Mac. Thank you for the beautiful video

  • @zach-shea
    @zach-shea 20 дней назад

    The dot • is used mostly for bulleted lists. The middot · is to separate text, like in headers or in some UI, for example:
    22K views · 4 days ago
    Shift+Option+9 :)

  • @cushman47
    @cushman47 15 дней назад

    Thank you for making this video, I personally have never delved into the Option key

  • @DutchCanJam
    @DutchCanJam 11 дней назад

    Awesome video I knew a few of these, but learnt a few new ones including the Option-Cmd-I (4:55) in Finder! 🙂
    The euro symbol though (8:24) is actually Option-Shift-2 (€).

  • @willemfendon2333
    @willemfendon2333 14 дней назад

    Great job on this video! Love it!!! This is super helpful!

  • @djr3386
    @djr3386 24 дня назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @mrcombiBedford
    @mrcombiBedford 20 дней назад

    Thank you very much lots of excellent tips, George😀

  • @megapangolin1093
    @megapangolin1093 2 дня назад

    Brilliant video, I learnt a lot. I like your informal, try it out style. Now subscribed. Thank you.

  • @felipeleite1102
    @felipeleite1102 24 дня назад +2

    hehehehe, love the F1 Calendar right there. Great video, brother.

  • @BigSaaSsolutions
    @BigSaaSsolutions 24 дня назад +1

    Thank you, very helpful

  • @chrissiepollock3951
    @chrissiepollock3951 22 дня назад +1

    £ is Option and 3 -- for whatever reason the number 3 -- note that a hashtag (on the number 3 on the keyboard) is called a pound. Quite witty ;) Very helpful and fin tips. Thanks for sharing.

  • @robertbrumbaugh4634
    @robertbrumbaugh4634 15 дней назад

    I use the option key frequently to access my 5 music libraries. I have a separate library for each iPod because each only holds so much music. I limit each to 128 GB because my car won't allow a larger input than that. Hold the option key down and keep holding until it says: "open an existing library or create a new library."

  • @rauz
    @rauz 24 дня назад +1

    Also option-click the red close button and it will close all windows in that application.

  • @HarishChouhan
    @HarishChouhan 23 дня назад

    Thanks for the video. Learnt something new.

  • @knockshinnoch1950
    @knockshinnoch1950 13 дней назад

    Thanks for this very useful info!

  • @tonysilva2654
    @tonysilva2654 23 дня назад

    Excellent video! Thanks👍🏽

  • @Capt-Cran
    @Capt-Cran 20 дней назад

    A fabulous video … so helpful …. thank you for sharing …

  • @Aljobritt
    @Aljobritt 22 дня назад

    thank you for the video, several of those will be helpful to me!😊

  • @ryno204
    @ryno204 6 дней назад

    At 4:37 you said Apple keyboards have a log out button. I didn't know this. can you tell me more about this?

  • @siwi666
    @siwi666 11 дней назад

    Goddamn, only after 24 years of Mac do I learn some of these shortcuts. Thank you!!!

  • @mghilbun
    @mghilbun 23 дня назад +1

    Where can I download a list of these options please?

  • @RameshKumar-ng3nf
    @RameshKumar-ng3nf 24 дня назад

    Wowww. This was extremely helpful . Thanks a lot for sharing.
    I have a request for a future video, how to keep the dock clean. When i am multitasking on a project and parallely opened 5 apps i am working in, the dock gets fully messed up.
    Is there a way in DOCK to not show opened apps in DOCK ? Please do help on this.

  • @rileyfergusson3054
    @rileyfergusson3054 23 дня назад +1

    hey what was the app you were using when you were showing the typing option tricks at 6:17 Thanks

  • @NinerGuy49
    @NinerGuy49 24 дня назад

    Hi! Some really good tips! On Question: how did you get the black WorkSpaces bar on the left? I haven’t seen that before. Thanks so much!

  • @TechFromRony
    @TechFromRony 24 дня назад

    Need more like this

  • @seanmartinflix
    @seanmartinflix День назад

    Command option delete. I use it all the time. But there's always a pop-up asking me if I really want to. If I click that button I sure do. Does anybody know how to make that pop up stop. I haven't tried in a while but there was a time I was digging for the answer in this video brought back my enthusiasm for getting rid of that pop up..

  • @matter0525
    @matter0525 24 дня назад

    Nice!! Very helpful video!! Thanks!

  • @VitalLiftss
    @VitalLiftss 23 дня назад

    What software do you use to screen record? I like the smooth cursor animations

  • @Nirabulator
    @Nirabulator 13 дней назад

    Good stuff!

  • @tazbir1cs
    @tazbir1cs 24 дня назад

    learned a lot. thanks

  • @garycard1826
    @garycard1826 14 дней назад +1

    Great Video. Thanks 💷 Pounds is not Euros.It's Great Britain.

  • @UsamaKarim
    @UsamaKarim 24 дня назад

    Better as always

  • @theelysium
    @theelysium 15 дней назад

    It would’ve been helpful to the viewers if you pulled up the virtual keyboard And then showed them what happens when you pushed option. All the keys changed on the virtual keyboard revealing all the functions.

  • @rondouglas5147
    @rondouglas5147 7 дней назад

    Do you have something similar for the Magic Keyboard on the iPad?

  • @RFK_71
    @RFK_71 23 дня назад

    Thanks

  • @starnet1340
    @starnet1340 12 дней назад

    There is NO WAY to remember all the stuff that you just showed. I hope I can do it (with the help of the Option key on my own).

  • @hpsfresh
    @hpsfresh 18 дней назад +1

    This video really needs chapters

  • @CleanDesign_
    @CleanDesign_ 4 дня назад

    3:42, is there any way to do smaller increment volume control on iPhone or iPad?

  • @rajdeepsingha3523
    @rajdeepsingha3523 24 дня назад +1

    the Command + Option + P to show system print does not work in Arc, anyone knows an alternative keyboard shortcut?? Or anyway I can set up one?

  • @aBluegrassPicker
    @aBluegrassPicker 11 дней назад

    How do I insert the date in notes?

  • @el0blaino
    @el0blaino 4 дня назад

    Great!

  • @movingloz
    @movingloz 14 дней назад

    Omfg. 🙀. lol 😝.
    How the hector am I supposed to remember all that???
    I so luv all of these things but I’ve never been able to remember them. Aaarrrggghhh.

  • @Slave-Of-Christ
    @Slave-Of-Christ 14 дней назад

    I thought… - hyphen; - “n“ dash (option hyphen); - “m“ dash (option+shift hyphen).

  • @TechFromRony
    @TechFromRony 24 дня назад

    Wow helpful

  • @iamtafara
    @iamtafara 23 дня назад +1

    So u saw that your serial number is more important to hide than your IP address ?

  • @TheMetalMag
    @TheMetalMag 24 дня назад +1

    Pc user discovering the mac

  • @SutboxSutty
    @SutboxSutty 11 дней назад

  • @hartmanpeter
    @hartmanpeter 24 дня назад

    I liked it.

  • @chezchezchezchez
    @chezchezchezchez 19 дней назад

    CAN'T option click wi-fi to get REAL IP address? too bad
    (That's INTERNAL IP u got)

  • @IsaiahCreati
    @IsaiahCreati 24 дня назад +4

    When the M1 came out, I got my first ever Macbook. As a lifetime Windows user, I hated the four keys in the bottom left instead of the 3 on windows. Years later, I still hate it. I've spent so much time figuring out how to remap my keyboard to act like windows. Surely I cannot be the only person that hates the layout/hotkey difference.

    • @RedBearAK
      @RedBearAK 24 дня назад +1

      I guess I got used to the shortcuts in macOS much more easily because I never used most Ctrl shortcuts in Windows, due to the physical awkwardness. Now I maintain a project (Toshy) that allows the use of Mac-style shortcuts in Linux, because I can’t stand the Windows/Linux style shortcuts and find the Mac-style shortcuts far more intuitive and easy to get to. 😂
      I don’t know of any easy way to do the reverse in macOS. That must be tough.

    • @sergpryimachuk
      @sergpryimachuk 19 дней назад +2

      I'm exactly the opposite example. I use Windows for work and Ctrl on the far left drives me crazy 😅

  • @chezchezchezchez
    @chezchezchezchez 24 дня назад +2

    Dude, you can’t “ scratch the tip of the iceberg”
    You either “scratch the surface “
    Or
    “it’s the tip of the iceberg “

  • @gunverth
    @gunverth 23 дня назад

    Em-dash, the longest, is British.

  • @barryshafer
    @barryshafer 24 дня назад

    Very cool. I knew some, but not all. So, thank you very much!
    It would be great if there was just one cheat sheet that listed every single key combination. If anyone knows if and where it is, can you please share a link in the comments? Thank you!
    🕊️🫶

  • @MrVeeBlog
    @MrVeeBlog 14 дней назад

    Thanks