5 MacBook Tips

How to Activate Spotlight for Searching

Using Command + Space to pull up a convenient search tool that will help you locate files on your Mac. Spotlight is capable of a wide range of tasks, including finding files, answering simple questions, and solving math problems.

How to Swap Between Apps

Using Command + Tab, you can switch between your open programs. To cycle through the open programs, keep holding down the Command key and pressing Tab. When the desired app is highlighted, release your grasp.

How to Quickly Hide a Window

To rapidly conceal a window on the work area, simply press Command + H. The application will vanish out of spotlight, yet you can get it back by tapping on the symbol on the dock or utilizing Command + Tab.

How to Take Video or Normal Screenshots

Shift + Command + 3 takes a screen capture, Shift + Command + 4 allows you to choose a space of the screen to screen capture, however Shift + Command + 5, a lesser known alternative, raises an interface that allows you to record your screen or a bit of your screen.

How to Take a Cleaner Screenshot

When utilizing Shift + Command + 4 to choose a space of the screen, in the event that you press spacebar, the symbol goes to a camera. From that point, you can tap on any open window to get a screen capture of simply that window or interface component like dock or menu bar.