These 10 macOS Tips Will Make Your Life EASIER!

One of the neat things about using a Mac is that macOS features various levels of interaction and customization, but many of us only ever scratch the surface of what's possible. If you regularly perform certain actions on your Mac, often there's another way of doing it that's easier, only it's not so obvious unless someone points it out to you.

With that in mind, here are 10 quick macOS tips that once you start using should make the time you spend on your Mac a more effortless experience. The following assumes you're running macOS Ventura, but most if not all of these tips should work on earlier versions of Apple's Mac operating system.

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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Open a Copy of a File by Default
00:53 Access More Preview File Format Options
01:07 Snap Back to Your Safari Search Results
01:36 Tame Hot Corners with Modifier Keys
02:22 Show More Recent Apps in Dock
03:21 Resize Windows from the Center
03:32 Get Unique Alerts for VIP Emails
04:25 Float Notes Over App Windows
04:55 Add Shortcuts to Finder's Toolbar
05:14 Quickly Access Specific System Settings

[warrenwood]

Using my iPhone as a scanner. Right click in an empty area in a folder and select “import from iPhone”. #1 tool I use all the time

[AlexPrevost]

Best tip is adding a shortcut to the Finder Toolbar. Thanks!

[AdidasLove]

That hot corners tip was awesome. I was always triggering and it was driving me nuts. Thank you so much 😊😊😊😊

[AlexDodig]

The stationary pad checkbox was completely new to me. This will actually safe me from a lot of frustration when filling out and signing travel expense forms. 🙌

[MyFneto]

Very nice tips, I use Macs for a long time and din't know about 8 of these tips! Thanks!

[alexisa]

Great video, some features are really useful like the export on Preview!

[deerslayer]

hot keys for option corners was a godsend thank you mister

[JezLerman]

Thank you for posting this clip, I learned 8 new Mac tips from you :-)

[duseylicious]

Ok, I tend to know a lot of Mac tips and tricks, but some of these were new me. Modifier key hot corners? What!?

[DojoOfCool]

I like that last one since I use my Mac for music, Zoom, etc and changing the Input and Output setting a lot.

[AlexBenyuk]

being a long time mac user found 4 great tips in your video, cheers pal
option + F1..12 is my favourite one tip, display/sound etc settings pops up by using a simple keys combo, sweet.

[pgreenx]

How do I get windows to open full screen or change the size of them so they open the same size all the time?

[LegendaryLuke]

Is there a playlist with all of these MacOS tips? This video makes the Mac either more useful for me.

[daithi_mor]

Modifier key: right click for file info, hover over “Get info”, press option, and the text changes to “Inspector…”or “open inspector” …… single box for get file size etc. as you click files in Finder

[Mooooooof]

I remember when SnapBack in safari was a big feature when it first came out, with a button for it

[millaracing]

off topic. picked up 14" MacBook Pro M2. way better than my 2017 15" matchbook pro which pretty much stopped working when it came to video/photo editing. Only gripe is that I'm missing the 4th thunderbolt port on the new Mac. I would rather have had the 4th thunderbolt than hdmi, for my needs. I don't want to go spend $300+ on a hub, which I can't find one that has 4 downstream thunderbolt 4s.

[jamesfiegel]

Good tips ...more of this on your site to be different from others... like Apple App reviews and tips....👍

[darylwhitty]

Dan I would you to cover Apple Numbers tips and tricks .I use this app every day I still don't know some basics.
Can you please cover a video on Numbers? Thanks Daryl From Nova Scotia Canada

[jamesfiegel]

On new Air i use hot corner for Lanch Pad already a dedicated button for Mission Control desktop :)

[JeremyDeBose]

Just gonna save this video for future reference 👍👍