This key on your Mac unlocks so much power

[@ABetterComputer]

I foolishly posted a video with a nice wallpaper and didn't link to it! It's from a paid pack from Bram D Media bramdmedia.com/products/abstract-patterns-wallpaper-pack-v3

[@Rocadamis]

The smallest dash is a hyphen that is used for compound words and hyphenation in paragraphs. The second dash is called an en-dash and basically replaces the word "to" or "from" when using dates or times such as 7:30-8:00, Dec-Jan, 1960-1990. The longest dash is called the em-dash and is a pause in the reading of text to create emphasis or drama in a similar way that one might use an ellipsis (…), a set of commas, or parentheses. It is also used to create an aside in text, such as "He was living-as it turns out-a serious life of crime."

[@ricardogomesdepaivadefaria]

Bravo!

[@SzamBacsi]

Thank you for your insightful, eye-opening comment. I suspected something around these dashes but was never sure. TY!

[@michaelspinetto7569]

These en’s and em’s are from the Printing / Compositing world, an en is half the size of an em. Being a retired Compisitor I really miss the old Print days at work 😊

[@Rocadamis]

@@michaelspinetto7569 Relative to the particular font being used, an en-dash is the width of the letter "n" and an em-dash is the width of the letter "m". The en-dash s not half the size of the em dash, but more like 2/3rds the size of it.

[@Midge0314]

Thank you for the explanation.

[@achimwasp]

If you can't remember all those letters triggered with alt: put the input menu in the menu bar (activate it in System settings > Keyboard > Input sources). Then select the Keyboard Viewer in that menu. Now if you hold alt or alt+shift with the Viewer open it wll show you all the special characters. Accent keys are highlighted and when you type one of those all characters that you may use that accent on will be highlighted as well. So no problem if you forgot how to type e.g. the Spanish ñ.

[@holeo196]

Normally opt- would type out special characters like ç. I don't really need those, so I created a custom Mac input option that clears out all default opt- shortcuts so I can remap them in Raycast. For example, opt-N opens up my notes. It's really convenient to not think about which combination of finger gymnastics is still unoccupied and instead just use opt for all my shortcuts.

[@neildembla1]

Can you link how to clear all default opt- shortcuts?

[@RobbyHuang]

I love videos like this. I usually only retain one or two tips, but I try to watch as many as I can so they gradually accumulate.

[@BrokenKanuck]

Learned more about Mac in 12 mins than I ever knew, and given my last experience with Mac was early 90's, definitely helpful in moving back to it!

[@DutchCanJam]

Awesome video I knew a few of these, but learnt a few new ones including the Option-Cmd-I (4:55) in Finder! 🙂 The euro symbol though (8:24) is actually Option-Shift-2 (€).

[@alisonforsythe6171]

Thank you! Thumbs up for the Maximise window tip alone - this has been driving me nuts for years 😂

[@DragonsinGenesisPodcast]

Option drag is also useful for copying files or folders. Opt drag a document from its current location to another location and it places a copy of that document there.

[@paulsande]

This might be the video of the year! Amazing tips!

[@007Yasir]

Thank you for posting, and I’m glad it’s presented in the latest OS Sequoia.

[@Midland_Wolf_71]

I have been using a Mac for probably a similar amount of time as you’ve been alive (I’m guessing) and I learned sooooo much from this, mind blown!!!

[@chriscardoso]

Lots of goodies in this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@colinokestudio]

I’ve been a Mac user for over 20 years, however, in the first few minutes of your video I kept saying wow, wow, wow. Thank you.

[@hansc8433]

I’ve worked with Mac OS (and predecessors) since 1989, but I’ve still learned a few tricks! And this video had some interesting malaphores :)

[@PatriciaMuirMaestroQ]

I had forgotten so many. Over the years, I became reliant on the mouse and click. My shortcut repertoire shrunk to copy/paste. I’m on a mission to use more shortcuts now.

[@luisasanchez011]

It's one of the best shortcut videos I've seen. One suggestion: It would be fantastic if you could show the keys in the video, especially for people like me who are new to Mac. Thank you for the beautiful video

[@rauz]

Also option-click the red close button and it will close all windows in that application.

[@Edward-Plantagenet]

One of the most interesting videos I’ve seen pertaining to Apple. I’ve used my Mac the same way I’ve always used it and never looked at more efficient ways to do things, just the Option / Expand is worth knowing. Makes a refreshing change from the barrage of 10, 20, 50 things you should do with your X device that show up in my feed daily!

[@thesparebox9511]

Option and red dot for closing makes all windows closing un the finder or any app with multiple window opened . Option restart or shut down allows immediate shut down or restart (it turns off the closing message) It's better to show the keyboard to enjoy all hidden characters with option key.

[@arthurdardalis]

Excellent video, even I, as a Mac user of more years than I care to mention, learnt things I didn’t know, subscribed!!

[@dean-fx]

Great video lol, I love these; I either learn something new I should have been using forever, or I am reminded of one (or many more) that I will definitely continue using now because I forgot about them! Thanks

[@DojoOfCool]

When Apple came out with the Mac with a one button mouse people thought it was crazy. Windows used a two button mouse and Unix computer with GUI interface used a three button mouse. People struggled with Apple one button mouse until they realize it was a two button mouse in disguise. The Option button was the second mouse button. People still were frustrated and later Apple made mouse with scroll wheel that could be pressed like a button and mouse you tilt slightly to the right and a menu popped up. Apple mouse looked like a one button mouse but it was two thanks to the Option key. Now large application use the option key as a modified. The command key is the main key for shortcut, but the option key brings up variation of the command key. Then add the shift key with the option key and now it applies the option command key to selected items. The control key has special uses and with the shift key gives another layer of possible shortcuts. command key for shortcuts. with option key for options of the command key, add shift key to option with command and apply to selected items.

[@BorderTerrier-yk2hw]

I’m right-handed and have a 27in screen. I display my dock in the right hand margin. I find it easier to scan vertically, and % wise, it uses less screen.

[@millmaster413]

such a great video but maybe a document of all these would be great as well!

[@zach-shea]

The dot • is used mostly for bulleted lists. The middot · is to separate text, like in headers or in some UI, for example: 22K views · 4 days ago Shift+Option+9 :)

[@colleenrichards5662]

Thankyou so much for these awesome tips. I just bought my very FIRST Mac, so your video is SUCH a help….👍

[@ratixyz]

Great video! p.s., - is a dash. - is an en-dash. - is an em-dash.

[@morganj1997]

Dashing.

[@alangeorgebarstow]

Nearly right, the first one [-] is not a dash, it is a hyphen.

[@zach-shea]

Use dashes for hyphenating words. Use en-dashes for number ranges like 5-7. Use em-dashes to separate text-like this-if you need it :)

[@alangeorgebarstow]

@@zach-shea You do not use a 'dash' for hyphenating words (the clue is in the verb). You use a hyphen.

[@zach-shea]

@@alangeorgebarstow They are the same character

[@Geemeel1]

Hooray!! What a GREAT vid and so helpful. Finally i found the right adjustment for my eyes on the brightness!! You're the best ! 💖

[@thelucaedit]

This video is immense so packed with information

[@mortentefre7760]

Tip: Option key triggers «save as» instead of «save» in Apple native apps like Pages.

[@AnonymousOG]

Remember to empty the trash? Automate cleaning out the trash or set a reminder to go off as often as you want or have an app like hazel watch the trash and remind you to empty the trash when it exceeds the limit you set.

[@cushman47]

Thank you for making this video, I personally have never delved into the Option key

[@masud184]

After 31 years using macOS, today know much about the power of "option Key" Thanks to you🙏

[@hishamriam]

Great tips! I’ve been using a Mac for so long, yet I never knew about this. Thanks so much! 😊

[@robertbrumbaugh4634]

I use the option key frequently to access my 5 music libraries. I have a separate library for each iPod because each only holds so much music. I limit each to 128 GB because my car won't allow a larger input than that. Hold the option key down and keep holding until it says: "open an existing library or create a new library."

[@ErikPehrsson]

Marvelous tips! Now the thing is to remember all these shortcuts when the time arises 😅

[@mghilbun]

Where can I download a list of these options please?

[@megapangolin1093]

Brilliant video, I learnt a lot. I like your informal, try it out style. Now subscribed. Thank you.

[@rileyfergusson3054]

hey what was the app you were using when you were showing the typing option tricks at 6:17 Thanks

[@willemfendon2333]

Great job on this video! Love it!!! This is super helpful!

[@felipeleite1102]

hehehehe, love the F1 Calendar right there. Great video, brother.

[@rogerunderhill4267]

We need more keyboard shortcuts! My high school students don’t know any of them! This video alone is sub-worthy 👍😊 subbed!

[@HoundDogMech]

Coming from the PC world Be Grate to get a Printable List of every thing you just showed.

[@BigSaaSsolutions]

Thank you, very helpful

[@mrcombiBedford]

Thank you very much lots of excellent tips, George😀

[@siwi666]

Goddamn, only after 24 years of Mac do I learn some of these shortcuts. Thank you!!!

[@suresh1957]

Great and tremendously useful video. When do we get to see Sherman ? Suresh/Copenhagen

[@mikedesimone1783]

Great content. Thank you.

[@Aljobritt]

thank you for the video, several of those will be helpful to me!😊

[@tuworlds]

really useful video. there isso much that option can really do

[@chrissiepollock3951]

£ is Option and 3 -- for whatever reason the number 3 -- note that a hashtag (on the number 3 on the keyboard) is called a pound. Quite witty ;) Very helpful and fin tips. Thanks for sharing.

[@PatriciaMuirMaestroQ]

That explains the logic. Now easier to remember.

[@seanmartinflix]

Command option delete. I use it all the time. But there's always a pop-up asking me if I really want to. If I click that button I sure do. Does anybody know how to make that pop up stop. I haven't tried in a while but there was a time I was digging for the answer in this video brought back my enthusiasm for getting rid of that pop up..

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Thanks for this very useful info!

[@tonysilva2654]

Excellent video! Thanks👍🏽

[@Capt-Cran]

A fabulous video … so helpful …. thank you for sharing …

[@ryno204]

At 4:37 you said Apple keyboards have a log out button. I didn't know this. can you tell me more about this?

[@gruv2nz]

Thanks for the info.

[@HarishChouhan]

Thanks for the video. Learnt something new.

[@djr3386]

Thank you.

[@boatman222345]

Word on the street has it that the reason behind many of Boeing's problems is their engineers are spending most of their time memorizing thousands o Apple "tricks" rather than paying attention to important things like door retaining bolts! Seriously when a tool gets so complicated that "learning" how to use the tool takes up most of your time then you have become, as Thoreau once quipped, "The tool of your tools!"

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Wowww. This was extremely helpful . Thanks a lot for sharing. I have a request for a future video, how to keep the dock clean. When i am multitasking on a project and parallely opened 5 apps i am working in, the dock gets fully messed up. Is there a way in DOCK to not show opened apps in DOCK ? Please do help on this.

[@rajdeepsingha3523]

the Command + Option + P to show system print does not work in Arc, anyone knows an alternative keyboard shortcut?? Or anyway I can set up one?

[@matter0525]

Nice!! Very helpful video!! Thanks!

[@movingloz]

Omfg. 🙀. lol 😝. How the hector am I supposed to remember all that??? I so luv all of these things but I’ve never been able to remember them. Aaarrrggghhh.

[@colleenrichards5662]

I know, I’m EXACTLY the same…🥴. 🤣😂😅 👍

[@SonamZamling]

very helpful thank you.

[@TechFromRony]

Need more like this

[@shimmat1]

OUTSTANDING!!

[@tazbir1cs]

learned a lot. thanks

[@theelysium]

It would’ve been helpful to the viewers if you pulled up the virtual keyboard And then showed them what happens when you pushed option. All the keys changed on the virtual keyboard revealing all the functions.

[@Nirabulator]

Good stuff!

[@rondouglas5147]

Do you have something similar for the Magic Keyboard on the iPad?

[@NinerGuy49]

Hi! Some really good tips! On Question: how did you get the black WorkSpaces bar on the left? I haven’t seen that before. Thanks so much!

[@aBluegrassPicker]

How do I insert the date in notes?

[@VitalLiftss]

What software do you use to screen record? I like the smooth cursor animations

[@UsamaKarim]

Better as always

[@dexmark5]

This is helfull for me because im a windoes user going to mac thanks for the video

[@starnet1340]

There is NO WAY to remember all the stuff that you just showed. I hope I can do it (with the help of the Option key on my own).

[@edwardharrison28]

😂

[@iamtafara]

So u saw that your serial number is more important to hide than your IP address ?

[@TheMetalMag]

Pc user discovering the mac

[@hpsfresh]

This video really needs chapters

[@RFK_71]

Thanks

[@IsaiahCreati]

When the M1 came out, I got my first ever Macbook. As a lifetime Windows user, I hated the four keys in the bottom left instead of the 3 on windows. Years later, I still hate it. I've spent so much time figuring out how to remap my keyboard to act like windows. Surely I cannot be the only person that hates the layout/hotkey difference.

[@RedBearAK]

I guess I got used to the shortcuts in macOS much more easily because I never used most Ctrl shortcuts in Windows, due to the physical awkwardness. Now I maintain a project (Toshy) that allows the use of Mac-style shortcuts in Linux, because I can’t stand the Windows/Linux style shortcuts and find the Mac-style shortcuts far more intuitive and easy to get to. 😂 I don’t know of any easy way to do the reverse in macOS. That must be tough.

[@sergpryimachuk]

I'm exactly the opposite example. I use Windows for work and Ctrl on the far left drives me crazy 😅

[@garycard1826]

Great Video. Thanks 💷 Pounds is not Euros.It's Great Britain.

[@Slave-Of-Christ]

I thought… - hyphen; - “n“ dash (option hyphen); - “m“ dash (option+shift hyphen).

[@janoo85]

i dont even understand how apple dare this call to short cuts XD so many fingerreaking fingergimnastic to push so many keys and almos impossible to remember all ot the combinations XD

[@chezchezchezchez]

Dude, you can’t “ scratch the tip of the iceberg” You either “scratch the surface “ Or “it’s the tip of the iceberg “

[@gunverth]

Em-dash, the longest, is British.

[@TechFromRony]

Wow helpful

[@hartmanpeter]

I liked it.

[@el0blaino]

Great!

[@SutboxSutty]

[@Vladyyy]

To make such a helpful (yet easily forgettable) video and NOT include a downloadable list of the shortcut keys is just tragic. You can't fault the man (since he still put the time and effort into creating this), but if I was to make a video like this. It'd be a no brainer for me to AT LEAST type out some of the shortcuts in the description. Bare minimum. I'll definitely be making a downloadable list of my own for other people to benefit from.

[@djlightingandsound]

OMG

[@chezchezchezchez]

CAN'T option click wi-fi to get REAL IP address? too bad (That's INTERNAL IP u got)

[@WalkawayyyRenee]

É • • √˙∆˚•ª this is fun!

[@barryshafer]

Very cool. I knew some, but not all. So, thank you very much! It would be great if there was just one cheat sheet that listed every single key combination. If anyone knows if and where it is, can you please share a link in the comments? Thank you! 🕊️🫶

[@MrVeeBlog]

Thanks