Apple takes great pride in delivering a well-polished, simplified user experience across all its products. Macs are no exception. But with a machine capable of doing so much, there are bound to be great tricks and shortcuts that slip through and go unnoticed.
After asking the 9to5Mac community on Twitter for their favorite hidden Mac tricks, I gathered the top responses and what I thought were the most interesting. Here are 10 hidden Mac tricks most people don’t know about:
Change your folder icons
If you’re tired of the same blue folder icons Apple’s been using for years, switch it up with some custom ones. If you have a .ICN file, you can just grab and drop your icon in the folder info window. If you have a PNG or JPG, you’ll have to open it in Preview first, copy it, and then paste it into the folder info window.
Quickly hide current active app
A personal favorite keyboard shortcut of mine is CMD + H. This hides your currently active app and makes for a great way to clear something from view without having to close it completely. To bring the window back, simply click on the app’s dock icon and VOILA!
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