macOS Tips & Tricks for Sonoma:
- General Shortcuts:
- ⇧⌘/ for menu search, ⌃F2 for menu focus, Option for outline expansion, command shortcuts for buttons in dialogs.
- Screenshots:
- ⇧⌘4 for area capture, hold Control for clipboard copy, hold Option to remove shadow.
- Open/Save Dialogs:
- Drag files into dialogs, commands for layout switching and deletion.
- Mission Control/Window Management:
- Use Command without activation, shortcuts for window management and navigation.
- Function Keys:
- Shift/Option for finer volume/brightness adjustments.
- Menu Bar/Notification Center:
- Hold Option for extra options, manage menu items and notifications.
- Finder:
- Various shortcuts for file management and navigation.
- Dock:
- Hide/show, focus navigation, open files rapidly.
- Spotlight:
- Search shortcuts, filters to streamline results.
- Safari:
- Tab organization, quick searches, and browsing history management.
- Mail:
- Message navigation, mailbox management, and sending replies.
- Preview:
- PDF merging, page reordering, various shortcuts for image handling.
- Calendar:
- Event manipulation and Spotlight searches for events.
- Messages:
- Fast replies, timestamp viewing, and conversation navigation.
- Photos:
- Photo organization and quick export options.
- TextEdit:
- Text manipulation and selection shortcuts.
- Terminal:
- Command navigation, output selection, and path insertion.
- Calculator:
- History management and conversion tools.
- QuickTime Player:
- Frame capture.
- Photo Booth:
- Countdown skipping and effect manipulation.
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