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Daniel Bellmas
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5 Preferences Tweaks For A New Mac

1. Screenshot Shortcut

The default when taking a screenshot is to save it, but most often we want to just send it to someone right away so to make things easier, change the shortcut to:
⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + 4

Screenshot Shortcut - preferences

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts tab


2. Speed of Mouse Cursor

The default speed is too slow in my opinion, change it to your liking, he is mine 🙂

Speed of Mouse Cursor - preferences

Go to System Preferences -> Mouse


3. Speed of keyboard Cursor

The default here is also slower than what I prefer.

keyboard Cursor - preferences

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard


4. Untick the fn Option

This option will remove the need for pressing the fn key with one of the F1, F2, F3.... keys.

Most often I use the F2 key to change variable names in VsCode.

Unfortunately, this only works for an apple keyboard, not external ones.

fn key - preferences

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard


5. Text Replacements

Save time by putting your most frequently used phrases here.
My favorite is the email one :)

Text Replacements - preferences

Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Text

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