A Comprehensive Guide To Controlling Your Mac With Your Keyboard
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In this special live episode I go through many ways you can control your Mac with your keyboard. Methods include keyboard shortcuts, custom shortcuts, hidden shortcuts, the Shortcuts app, Full Keyboard Access, Mouse Keys, and more. FOLLOW MACMOST FOR NEW TUTORIALS EVERY DAY ▶︎ YouTube — http://macmost.com/j-youtube (And hit the 🔔) ▶︎ YouTube Email Notifications — http://macmost.com/ytn ⭐️ ▶︎ MacMost Weekly Email Newsletter — https://macmost.com/newsletter ✉️ SUPPORT MACMOST AT PATREON ▶︎ https://macmost.com/patreon ❤️ 00:00 Intro 01:42 Menu Bar Keyboard Shortcuts 04:41 Custom Keyboard Shortcuts 09:22 Menu Bar Keyboard Access 16:59 App and Window Switching 20:55 Spotlight, LaunchPad, Dock 27:38 Writing and Text Editing Keyboard Commands 34:22 Text Replacements 37:32 Finder Navigation 39:10 Safari and App Tabs 41:02 Dialog Boxes and Pop-Up Menus 45:49 Creating Your Own Shortcuts 49:39 Keyboard Navigation and Full Keyboard Access 53:56 Mouse Keys 55:30 Screen Capture 56:32 Finder Tags and More #macmost #mactutorial
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