There are many other ways in which your Mac can aid yourworkflow,butthesefeaturesaren’tasapparentastheyshould
be. Here is a round-up of some of the lesser-known ways inwhichyourMaccanhelpyoumultitask.Quick-fix multitasking tips
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Universal copy & paste
As long as your Mac and iOS devices are
both signed into the same iCloud account,
if you copy something on your iPhone such
as text from Safari, you can paste it on your
Mac. Select the text on your iPhone, tap
‘Copy’, then press Cmd+V on your Mac.2
Re-arrange menubar
Multitaskingis aidedbyhavingyour
essential menubaritemswithineasyreach.
While in Finder,holddowntheCmdkeyand
you can clickontheiconsin yourMac’s
menu bar anddragthemleftorrighttonew
positions. Releasethekeytolockthemin.3
Insert emojis
Whateverappyouaretypingin,hold
downtheCtrl+Cmdkeysandpressthe
spacebar.Thiswillbringuptheemojiviewer
thatyoucanscrolldowntoviewthevarious
categories.Whenyouseeanemojithatyou
wouldliketouse,clickonit toaddit.4
Drag and drop text
A good time-saver, if you highlight a
passage of text in one app then quickly click
and hold on it, you can drag it to a different
app (although this part can be fiddly to get
right). If you drag the text to your desktop
then a new text clip will be created.5
Switch apps
There is a Mac shortcut that is older thant
you still might not be aware of it. If you pressth
or Cmd+Shift+Tab keys, you will be able tocyc
handy onscreen app switcher to quickly select
open apps. The Dock may be quicker though...timeitself,but
he Cmd+Tab
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oneofyour
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Hide theDock
SpeakingoftheDock,this
canbeveryuseful,ofcourse,butit
canalsogetin thewayif youhave
numerouswindowsopenonyour
Macscreen.Ouradviceis togo
to SystemPreferences>Dockand
thentickthe‘Automaticallyhideand
showtheDock’optiontohideit
whennotin use.When using apps such as Automator, click on the ‘Help’ menu and choose
the applicable section to find more detailed explanations of the options.