Hey there, Bobcats! Enjoying your summer? Ready to be back in beautiful San Marcos? Thought so!
As you get ready to come to school, you may be bringing some new tech with you too, which may include a new laptop. If you’re going to be bringing a new MacBook and this is your first time using MacOS, here are a few keyboard tricks to get you going more efficiently.
- Screenshot: You may run into some situations where you need to show someone something on your screen but they may not be around or even show a professor that you, in fact, did complete your online assignments. To take a screenshot, simply use Command + Shift + 4 to draw a box around the area you desire. To screenshot your entire screen, use Command + Shift + 3.
- Bold, Italicize or Underline: You’re up late night writing a paper and you really want to go to bed, but you’ve still got some proofreading to do. To save yourself some time, you can use Command + B to bold text, Command + I to italicize and Command + U to underline.
- Copy, Paste, Cut, Select All: Quick editing on any text is also a resourceful tool to save you a few seconds.
- Copy: Command + C
- Paste: Command + V
- Cut: Command + X
- Select All: Command + A
- Quick Search: This tool is something not many people think about too much, but it’s really helpful to get to apps, files or instant links to your browser. Just use Command + Spacebar from anywhere no matter what screen you’re already on.
- Switching Screens: The process of minimizing screens, switching through apps and different browser windows can be pretty annoying and tedious. To speed up the process, you can use Command + Tab to switch between the apps you have currently open.
Those are just a few quick tricks to make your experience on a Mac a little bit easier. Do you want to see any more or tricks for different tech? Let us know!
If you need tech support, be sure to reach out to ITAC, the tech experts on campus!
