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Mac Tips: Top 10 OS X Tricks

Mac Tips: Top 10 OS X Tricks

For those working and depending on computers all the time, OS X is worth tinkering. There are countless quick tips to make the time spending in front of the computer easier. Here are ten tricks for the latest Mac OS X release.

 

Set Login Items

If you are tired of going to the same apps to turn them on in your personal computer many times a day, Mac assists users of setting login items. Tap System Preferences, then Accounts and select Login Items. In this section, you will be able to add or delete some apps that will start automatically whenever you log in.


Set Login Items

Set Login Items

 

Change Your Views


To have an automatic change between different views, tap Command-1 through Command-4

To have an automatic change between different views, tap Command-1 through Command-4

 

Power-Up Your App Switching


When you consider Command-Tab as a speedy way to move between taps, the Q or H button helps you to quit or hide an app.

When you consider Command-Tab as a speedy way to move between taps, the Q or H button helps you to quit or hide an app.

 

Super-Charge Your Mouse


OS X Expose commands help to show open windows and push them off the edge quickly

OS X Expose commands help to show open windows and push them off the edge quickly

 

Reveal Your Path


Click View > Show Path Bar manages to show exactly where you are in the Finder

Click View >Show Path Bar manages to show exactly where you are in the Finder

 

Tap To Click


The trackpad button adds up is useful when users have to kick mouse thousand times a day. Just go to System Preferences and click Trackpad on your Apple laptop.

The trackpad button adds up is useful when users have to kick mouse thousands of times a day. Just go to System Preferences and click Trackpad on your Apple laptop.

 

Make Calculations Via 'Spotlight'


The Spotlight (Command-Space) can help you with some simple and basic math

The Spotlight (Command-Space) can help you with some simple and basic math

 

Make Your Icons Bigger (Or Smaller)


To manually set the size of icons, move to Command-J (or View > Show View Options)

To manually set the size of icons, move to Command-J (or View > Show View Options)

 

Stealthily Hide Apps


Tapping Command-H immediately hides all the apps you are currently using in the background.

Tapping Command-H immediately hides all the apps you are currently using in the background.

 

Pull Up Your App Folder


Click Command-Option-A and Command-Option-D to tap and open up a new Finder window

Click Command-Option-A and Command-Option-D to tap and open up a new Finder window

 

 

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