Multitask with your Mac & iOS
Desktop time-savers
As well as Quick Actions, there are other functions that you perform straight from your
desktop, such as being able to edit screenshots and other files in QuickView and being
able to call on your trusty iPhone to help you add an instant image or scan.A great timer-saver, the Markup tools can now be accessed in QuickView, so you can perform quick
edits on the fly. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know.How to edit files in QuickView
Shareimage
Youcanalsoinstantlyshareyourimagewithout
havingto opentheMessagesorMailapps.Using
QuickLookcangreatlyincreaseyourworkflow.Rotate image
You will also see an icon to
rotatetheimage.Youcan
rotatethrough 90 degree
incrementsanti-clockwise,
whichis handyasan
instant-edittool.Markupimage
ClickontheMarkupiconand
thefullMarkuptoolbarwill
bedisplayedat thetopof the
window,allowingyouto annotate,
addshapesandboxesandmore.Beingabletomultitaskis beingabletojugglejobsandyouriPhonecanhelpyoudothisbyactingasa
continuitycameratohelpyouaddinstantimagestoprojectsandscandocuments.Use your iPhone
1
AccessyouriPhone
YouriPhonedoesn’thavetobewiredto
yourMac,it justneedstobeconnectedto
thesameiCloudaccount.Ctrl+clickonthe
desktopandchoose‘ImportfromiPhone’.2
Selectoption
A sub-menuwilldisplayfurtheroptions,
includingTakePhoto,ScanDocuments
andAddSketch.In thiscase,choose‘Take
Photo’.YouriPhonewillspringtolife!3
Take p hoto
YouriPhonewillwakeandautomatically
launchtheCameraapp.Takethephoto
andthentap‘UsePhoto’andit willinstantly
appearonyourMac’sdesktop.Open QuickView
To quickly preview a particular file,
such as a screenshot, highlight it
and then press the spacebar. This
will bring up a window displaying
the item.