[TIPS] 33 items to be set first to use Mac comfortably

Use Mac conveniently with simple settings

The technique of using the 9to5MAC to use the new Mac conveniently is the one that can be realized by simple settings.

操作関連▼1.Adjust the speed of the trackpad ▼ 2.Enable "Tap with Tap" ▼ 3.3 fingers drags ▼ 4.Change the movement speed of the mouse cursor ▼ 5.Set a deputy button equivalent to right -click ▼ 6.Move between the Safari page with one finger ▼ 7.Locked with Apple Watch ▼ 8."Hot Corner" that combines the cursor to the four corners of the screen ▼ 9. コントロール間のフォーカス移動をキーボードで操作 システム設定▼10.Change the name of Mac ▼ 11.Add volume control to the menu bar ▼ 12.Erase Spotlight icon from the menu bar ▼ 13.Change the display destination of the new Finder window ▼ 14.Customize the sidebar of Finder ▼ 15.Show the hard disk on the desktop ▼ 16.Always display folders at the top ▼ 17.Set the search range of Finder ▼ 18.Call "Library" and add it to the sidebar ▼ 19.Add status bar to Finder ▼ 20.Stop displaying the thumbnail after screenshot shooting ▼ 21.Eliminate the shadow of the screenshot and reduce the file size ▼ 22. スタックを使う Safari関連▼23.Change the start page of Safari ▼ 24.Display Safari status bar ▼ 25. Safariに「開発」メニューを追加 便利アプリ▼26."YOINK" that can use dragging and drop conveniently ▼ 27. 多機能アプリ「Alfred」 Dock関連▼28.Does not display the apps that you used recently for Dock ▼ 29.Customize the app displayed in the Dock ▼ 30.Change the size of the Dock ▼ 31.Change the position of the Dock ▼ 32.Automatically display/hide Dock ▼ 33.The menu bar is automatically displayed/hidden

1. トラックパッドのスピードを調整する

Mac trackpads can easily change the operating speed of the cursor.Open the "trackpad" from the system environment settings, adjust the slider at the "speed of the trajectory", and find your favorite speed.Jeff Benjamin of 9to5mac says that this setting should be set first on the Mac.He says the second fastest setting is recommended.

2. 「タップでクリック」を有効にする

In the initial setting of the Mac, it is necessary to press the trackpad to click a link.If you enable "Tap with Tap", you can operate it by simply tapping lightly with one finger, as in the iPhone.This setting is enabled by turning on "Tap with Tap" in "Trackpad" in the system environment settings.

3. 3本指のドラッグ

To move the window, you usually click the window and push it in, drag and drop it, but there is a way to operate it easier.Open "Trackpad Options" in "Accessibility"> Point Control in the system environment setting, check "Enable Drag", select "Drag 3 Finger", and click "OK".increase.If you enable this setting, you can move the window by simply tracking the trackpad with three fingers with the cursor on the menu at the top of the active window.

4. マウスカーソルの移動速度を変える

The movement speed of the cursor can be changed not only by trackpad but also with mouse.Adjust it from the "Mouse" in the system environment settings with the "speed of the trajectory" slider.

5. 右クリックに相当する副ボタンを設定する

If you are using Magic Mouse in Apple or a mouse with multiple buttons, you can set a button that uses the "Deputy button click" equivalent to the right click of Windows from the "mouse" in the system environment setting.The same operation is possible by clicking the sub -button while pressing the control key.

6. 指1本でSafariのページ間を移動

If you are using Apple's Magic Mouse, you can move between the Safari page by simply swiping Magic Mouse to the left and right with one finger.You can set the "Swipe between the pages" on the "Mouse" in the system environment settings from the "Other Gesture" tab.

7. Apple Watchでロック解除

If you use Apple Watch and Mac, you can unlock the Mac just by wearing Apple Watch.When the Mac lock is unlocked using the Apple Watch, the Apple Watch will notify you in vibration and screen display.If you check "Apple Watch and unlock this Mac" in "Security and Privacy"> "General" in the system environment setting, it will be available.

8. 画面の四隅にカーソルを合わせて機能を呼び出す「ホットコーナー」

Be sure to set a "hot corner" that allows you to call the function just by adjusting the cursor to the four corners of the screen.If you open the "Hot Corner" from "Mission Control" in the system environment setting, you can assign the following functions to each of the four corners.

In addition, if you press the hot corner while holding down the key of Control, Shift, Option, and Command, you can set it in combination with the key.

9. コントロール間のフォーカス移動をキーボードで操作

If you turn on "Keyboard"> "Shortcut" in the system environment setting, you will be able to move the screen operation target with the Tab key.It can be operated with the Shift + Tab key when returning to the front.

10. Macの名前を変える

If you are using multiple Macs, it is convenient to change the name of the Mac.If you change the computer name by "Sharing" from the system environment setting, the name of the Mac displayed when using the network or using AirDrop will change.

11. メニューバーに音量コントロールを追加する

In the MacOS Big Sur, the control center operates the sound and display brightness, but if you want to change the volume quickly, it may be troublesome to open the control center.Drag and drop the "sound" displayed in the control center to the menu bar and add a volume icon to the menu bar.The same setting is possible even if you check "Display volume to the menu bar" from "Sound" in the system environment setting.

12. Spotlightのアイコンをメニューバーから消す

Spotlight, which searches for files, emails, and websites in the Mac at once, is convenient, but you can also call with shortcuts that press COMMAND and space key at the same time.If you don't use Spotlight from the menu bar's magnifying glass icon, remove it from the menu bar and refresh it.All you have to do is press the Command key and drag and drop the Spotlight icon outside the menu bar.

13. 新規Finderウインドウの表示先を変更

When the new Finder window is opened, open the "environment setting" from "Finder" in the menu bar with the Finder open, and from the "General" tab "Show the next with the new Finder window:".You can change it.

14. Finderのサイドバーをカスタマイズ

Finder can select the item to be displayed on the sidebar on the "sidebar" tab of "Environmental Settings".It is convenient to add frequently used items.

15. ハードディスクをデスクトップに表示

In the Finder environment settings, you can display the Mac hard disk on the desktop by checking the "General" tab and the "hard disk".

16. フォルダを常に先頭に表示

If you want to display the folder at the top even if the display order is set in the name order in the Finder, the Finder environment setting> "Details" tab "Where to display the folder at the forefront" is "Name order".Let's check it out.

17. Finderの検索範囲を設定する

The target for searching in the Finder can be set in the "search execution time" in the Finder environment setting> "Details" tab.If you search for this Mac, the entire Mac will be eligible, and if you search for the current folder, search only in the selected folder.

18. 「ライブラリ」を呼び出し、サイドバーに追加

While displaying Finder, pressing Option key from the menu bar opened from the menu bar to display a "library" that is not usually displayed.If you want to easily access the "library" that contains various setting information, etc., click "Add to the sidebar" from the menu bar with the "Library" folder open.

19. Finderにステータスバーを追加

While displaying Finder, select "Display Status Bar" from the menu bar to display the status bar at the bottom of the Finder window, and you can display the number of items in the folder and the storage capacity of the storage.From the icon display state, move the slider at the bottom right of the screen to the left and right to change the size of the icon.

20. スクリーンショット撮影後のサムネイル表示をやめる

You can shoot the full screen of the Mac screenshot with Command + Shift + 3.After shooting, the thumbnail displayed at the bottom right of the screen can be set so that it does not display.First, press Command + Shift + 5 to display the screenshot menu.If you turn off "Display Floating Thumbnail" from "Options", the thumbnail will not be displayed.

21. スクリーンショットの影を消し、ファイルサイズを小さくする

If you click after COMMAND + Shift + 4, you can take a screenshot of the selected window, but if it is as standard, there will be shadows around the screenshot, and if you post it on a blog, the image will look small.increase.

As a way to change the settings so that this shadow is not attached, and then change the file format from the standard PNG to the small JPEG, Benjamin introduces how to paste the following simple commands into the "Terminal" app. doing.

Defaults Write Com.Apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool TRUEDefaults Write Com.Apple.ScreenCaptore Type JPGKILLALL SYSTEMUISERVER

なお、コマンド操作に不安を感じる方は、Command + Shift + 4の後にOptionを押しながらクリックしても、影のないスクリーンショットを撮影可能です。

22. スタックを使う

"Stack" is a function that automatically organizes the Mac desktop.If you right -click on the desktop and check "Use the stack", multiple files will be displayed together.In "Stack Group Division", you can change the classification standards for each creation date.

23. Safariのスタートページを変更する

MacOS Big Sur allows you to customize the screen when you open a new Safari window.From the icon at the bottom right of the screen, you can change the on/off, such as "Favorites" and "Sites to Brows" in addition to the background image.For the background image, you can specify your favorite image by pressing " +".

24. Safariのステータスバーを表示する

When you "display status bar" from the "Display" menu of Safari, when the cursor is on the hyperlink, the linked URL will be displayed.It is also useful to check if the link is a suspicious site.

25. Safariに「開発」メニューを追加

If you enable the "Development" menu in Safari, you will be able to display the source of the web page by right -clicking, and the "empty cache" function will be available.The "Development" menu is enabled by checking the "Development" menu on the menu bar in the menu bar "Safari"> "Environment setting"> "Details".

26. ドラッグ＆ドロップを便利に使える「Yoink」

"YOINK" is a convenient app like a temporary shelf that can be operated by dragging and dropping.It is sold for 980 yen at the Mac App Store.

27. 多機能アプリ「Alfred」

"Alfred" is a multifunctional app that can be used as a launcher and a workflow utility.Benjamin started using "Alfred" and stopped using Spotlight search."Alfred" can be installed for free on the Mac App Store, but you need to purchase a paid PowerPack (29 pounds: about 4,400 yen) to use the full function.

28. Dockに最近使ったアプリを表示させない

With the initial setting, the icon of the recently used app remains on the right side of the Dock.If you turn off the "Dock and the Dock" in the "Dock and the menu bar" in the system environment setting, you can use the Dock neatly.

29. Dockに表示するアプリをカスタマイズする

Apps that are not used even in the Dock can be deleted by dragging and dropping the icon up from the Dock.The apps you want to keep in the Dock in the recently used app are the Docks by right -clicking the icon and adding the icon to the left and placing the icon to the desired position.Can be put in.The line of app icons can be changed by dragging and dropping the icons left and right.

30. Dockのサイズを変える

The dock size can be changed by adding the cursor to the vertical line in the Dock and dragging and dropping the cursor to the upper and lower arrows.The size of the Dock can be changed with the "Dock and the menu bar" in the system environment settings.

31. Dockの位置を変更する

The display position of the Dock is at the bottom of the screen in the initial setting, but can be changed.You can select the "position on the screen" from the "Dock and the menu bar" in the system environment setting, from the left and right.

32. Dockを自動で表示/非表示

You can usually hide the Dock and set it to be displayed only when the cursor approaches the Dock.Turn on "Automatically Display/Hide Dock" in "Dock and Menuver" in the system environment settings to be enabled.

33.The menu bar is automatically displayed/hidden

Not only Dock, but also menu bars can be displayed/hidden automatically.To enable the settings, turn on "Automatically display/hide the menu bar" in "Dock and menu bar" in the system environment settings.

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