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Access alternate menu items with the Option key - Mac OS Tutorial
From the course: macOS Quick Tips
Access alternate menu items with the Option key
- [Narrator] Sometimes there are additional - [Narrator] Sometimes there are additional or alternative menu commands available or alternative menu commands available if you just hold the Option key. if you just hold the Option key. Go to any menu in Mac OS. Let's just start with the main system menu. Let's just start with the main system menu. Hold the Option key on the keyboard. Hold the Option key on the keyboard. See how menu items change? If you let go of the Option key, the menu returns to normal. If you let go of the Option key, the menu returns to normal. the menu returns to normal. So I could choose About This Mac from this menu So I could choose About This Mac from this menu So I could choose About This Mac from this menu for information about my computer, for information about my computer. or I could go back to the same menu, Or I could go back to the same menu, hold the Option key, hold the Option key, and that command changes and…
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Configure the dock1m 2s
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Add applications and the home folder to the dock1m 28s
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Take a quick picture of your screen1m 32s
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Record video of your screen1m 17s
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Use Dark Mode50s
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Use edge snap to align windows41s
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Resize windows with more control1m 3s
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Enlarge part of the screen1m 7s
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Increase contrast or modify colors onscreen56s
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Change the mouse cursor size and speed59s
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Remove items from the menu bar1m 21s
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Use Do Not Disturb to disable notifications46s
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Print to PDF1m 31s
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Access alternate menu items with the Option key1m 36s
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Switch user accounts without signing out1m 17s
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Sign in with a guest account1m 26s
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Use the help menu to find commands38s
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Set hot corners to quickly trigger specific actions1m 10s
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Set a Mac to start without a password1m 16s
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