1. Take a picture! So many times we find reasons to share pictures of our screen, but there's no "Print Screen" key on a Mac. Use the combo Command, Shift, 3 to take a screen shot or Command, Shift, 4 to select your picture area. The picture will be downloaded to your desktop as Picture 1, Picture 2, and so on.
2. Make your calculator fit your needs. The calculator application on a Mac is opened first as a standard calculator. It can be changed to a scientific or programming calculator by going to View, then choosing your preference.
3. One thing that is heard from many former PC users when they move to Mac is, "I want my right click!" A right click on a mouse usually opens up many shortcuts and additional options. On a Mac, the right click is a control click. Simply hold the control button down and click on the track pad if you're using a laptop. All your options will then become available!
4. Rainbow Wheel, i.e. Spinning wheel of death: How many times have we suffered from this? It can happen for many reasons, but there is a way to get rid of it. Alt, Command, Esc is equivalent to Ctrl Alt Delete on a PC. Try that key combo to Force Quit the application that is not responding.
5. Close a window or quit a program: Sometimes when using multiple applications, many, many windows are open. The windows you are done with can be closed quickly by using the key combo Command W. Quit the entire program by using the key combo Command Q.
Try these tips this week and soon they'll become habit. Hopefully, you won't have any reason to use Tip #4!
