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Mac Most Cheat Sheet Monterey

The document provides instructions for performing common tasks in macOS, such as organizing files and folders in Finder, switching between apps, customizing the Dock, moving and resizing windows, using Launchpad, and troubleshooting issues. It includes how-tos for selecting files, renaming files, deleting files, searching for files, adding and removing items from the sidebar, showing file extensions, accessing the user's Library folder, expanding windows, enabling Dark Mode and Guest User, uninstalling apps, creating folders, and forcing apps to quit.

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Mac Most Cheat Sheet Monterey

The document provides instructions for performing common tasks in macOS, such as organizing files and folders in Finder, switching between apps, customizing the Dock, moving and resizing windows, using Launchpad, and troubleshooting issues. It includes how-tos for selecting files, renaming files, deleting files, searching for files, adding and removing items from the sidebar, showing file extensions, accessing the user's Library folder, expanding windows, enabling Dark Mode and Guest User, uninstalling apps, creating folders, and forcing apps to quit.

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macOS How-To Cheat Sheet

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FINDER, FILES AND FOLDERS THE DOCK & APP SWITCHING


Select multiple Click to select one, hold ⌘ and click to Add an app In Finder choose Go, Applications. Drag
files select more. an app icon to the left side of the Dock.
Select range of Click to select first, then hold shift and click Remove an app Drag an app icon from the Dock up until
files to select last. (List, Column View) you see Remove appear, then release.
Select group of Click and drag a box around the group of Auto-Hide the Go to System Preferences, Dock, check
files files. (Icon View) Dock Automatically hide and show the Dock.
Rename a file Select the file, press return, type the new Or, use ⌘⌥D.
name.
Resize the Dock Go to System Preferences, Dock & Menu
Delete a file Select the file, press ⌘delete. Or, drag to icons Bar, drag the Size slider.
the Trash in the Dock.
Switch Apps Hold ⌘, press tab to bring up app
Search for a file by ⌘F, type name: followed by a portion of switcher. Press tab more times to select
name the filename. the app. Release ⌘.

Add/remove items Drag and drop. Or, Finder, Preferences,


from sidebar Sidebar checkboxes. MOVING AND RESIZING WINDOWS
Show/hide file Choose Finder, Preferences, Advanced, Reposition a Click and hold the top toolbar away from
extensions Show all filename extensions. window any other control, drag.

Go to the user Hold the ⌥ key and choose Go, Library. Resize a window Click and drag any corner or edge.
Library folder
Expand window to Hold ⌥, double-click any corner of the
Put back a file Click on in the Dock, select a file, maximum size window.
from the trash choose File, Put Back.
Expand window to Hover the cursor over the green button at
Full Screen mode the top left corner, click Enter Full Screen.
THE DESKTOP
Change Go to System Preferences, Desktop & Split Full Screen Hover the cursor over the green button at
background Screen Saver, Desktop. mode between two the top left corner, click Tile Window to
apps Left/Right of Screen. Click on the second
Toggle Desktop Click on the Desktop, then choose View, window on the other side.
Stacks Use Stacks.

Show/hide disks Choose Finder, Preferences, General, TROUBLESHOOTING & SECURITY


on Desktop Hard disks or External disks. Force quit an app Press ⌘⌥esc, select app, press Force
Quit.
Dark Mode Choose , click the in Display, click
Dark Mode. Deal with a full Choose , About This Mac, Storage,
drive press Manage.
LAUNCHPAD Enable Guest User Go to System Preferences, Users &
Move between Swipe with 2 fingers on trackpad or Magic Groups, click the to authenticate.
screens Mouse. Or, hold ⌘ and use arrow keys. Choose Guest User. Click Allow guests...

Uninstall an app Click and hold any icon, click the over Add message to Go to System Preferences, Security &
the app you wish to uninstall. the lock screen Privacy, General. Click the to
authenticate. Check Show a message...
Create a folder Slowly drag one app icon onto another. and then press Set Lock Message.
Search for an app Type the first few letters, press return to
launch the app. v3.0
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