![]() ![]() Finally, to open up an application’s settings, rather than clicking the app name in the top bar and then choosing settings, you can just hit Command + Comma. This can be incredibly handy if an app freezes or is using too much of your system resources, to get it closed so you can keep using your computer. If you hit Command + Option + Escape, macOS will open the “Force Quit Applications” window. Those are some of the navigation commands I use most often, but there are two more I find pretty helpful. Speaking of the dock, sometimes it can just get in the way, so hitting Command + Option + D will hide or reveal the dock. If you only want to close a few windows, rather than clicking on that little yellow circle, you can just hit Command + M to minimize the selected app to your dock. Once you have that application you want up front, if you have a ton of other windows in the background, you could go and manually click the minimize key on all of them, but it’s far easier to just hit Option + Command + H, which hides every window other than the app up front. You can hit the Tab key again, while holding Command, to cycle through them and select the app you want to bring the the front of the screen. Once you’ve opened up a few applications, switching through them is pretty easy – just hit Command + Tab and a blurb will pop up with all your active applications. That brings up the spotlight search so you can just start typing and you don’t have to take your hands off the keyboard. Now, what about navigation? If you’re going to open a new app, you might move your mouse up to the corner to click on that little magnifying glass, then start using the spotlight search, but a quicker way to do that is just to click Command + Space. Command + Option + Shift + V: Paste without formatting.This paste without formatting command is very likely to take the place of the standard paste command in most cases. This is really handy for copying text off a website or somewhere else where the text is really stylized to make sure the text you paste fits in with what’s around it. ![]() That pastes the original text but drops any of the formatting, like the size, font, or color. Also, a better way to paste in many cases is with Command + Option + Shift + V. But you can also hit Command + X to cut, so you can paste the text where you want and the original text will be removed. ![]() Of course, Command + C will copy, and Command + V will paste. Sometimes when I sit back and really let it register I did everything I said I would, and said it first I mean the world's in denial, but they all know what I'm headed for Ah We 'bout to feed these youngins to the metaverse Meanwhile I'm over here just tryna pen a verse 'Cause I'm done bein' extra with the extroverts The label used to wonder how I'm supposed to stand next to Vert Prolly never thought that I would get these legs to work I work hard, but hard shit don't need no extra work That's why I show up in a sweatshirt and let it burn The world's mine, I just say, "Fuck it, let it turn" The girl's mine, I just say, "Fuck it, have a turn" The G.O.A.T.To start off with the most common shortcuts you’re probably already familiar with: the copy and paste commands. ![]()
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