Mac Tips & Lessons
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macOS Classes5 Lessons
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New in macOS Sequoia3 Lessons
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Getting Started with the Mac13 Lessons
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14+ Tips for Getting Started with a New Mac (and older Macs)
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How to tell which macOS you are using
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Getting Around your Mac
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Working with Finder Windows
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Accessing Folders and Navigating Folders
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A Look a the Folder Hierarchy of the Mac
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Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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Notifications and the Notification Center
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Searching with Spotlight Search
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System Preferences Overview
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Mac Quick Look Demystified: Preview Files with Ease!
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Quickly access Mac system settings with Menu Bar or Dock
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Learn Cut, Copy, and Paste on Mac
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14+ Tips for Getting Started with a New Mac (and older Macs)
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Menu Bar Lessons for the Mac4 Lessons
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Dock Lessons for the Mac11 Lessons
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Automatically Hide the Dock
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Open Recent Documents from a Closed app with the Mac's Dock
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Open an App's Recent Documents through the Dock on the Mac
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Change the Position of the Dock
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Working with Applications in the Dock
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Documents and Folders in the Dock
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Customizing the Dock
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Add Printers to the Mac's Dock
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3 Easy Tips for Organizing your Folders in the Mac's Dock
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Unlock Hidden Settings for the Dock
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How to Add Folders to the Mac Dock
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Automatically Hide the Dock
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Finder Lessons for the Mac24 Lessons
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Opening an Enclosing Folder from a Finder Window
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Adding a Folder to the Sidebar in a Finder Window
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Cycle through your Open Finder Windows
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Set What Folder A New Finder Windows Shows
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Finder Window View Options
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View Unopened Documents with Quick Look
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Arranging Files and Folders
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Actions and Tasks
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Finder Windows as Tabs
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Customizing the Sidebar
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Customize the Finder Window Toolbar
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Show the Path Bar in a Finder Window
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Keep Folders on Top
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Show the Status Bar in Finder Windows
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Set what is searched in a Finder Window
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Hide your Hard Drives from the Desktop
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Add Documents to a Finder Window Toolbar
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Resizing Finder Window Columns
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Copy the location of a File or Folder as Pathname
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Set what your Finder Windows Open To
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Show the Mac's Clipboard in a Window
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Create a PDF from Multiple Images with Quick Actions on the Mac
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The ultimate guide to the Mac's Finder: 24+ tips included!
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Need help Organizing Your Mac? Master Smart Folders Today!
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Opening an Enclosing Folder from a Finder Window
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Manage Applications on the Mac24 Lessons
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Easily Open the Applications Folder
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Apps and Significant Energy
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Set which Applications Open at Login
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Add the Applications Folder to the Dock
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Close Windows when Quitting Apps
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5 Ways to Find and Open your Applications on the Mac
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Finding your Applications Folder
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Switching between Open Applications
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Hiding Open Applications
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Launchpad and Applications
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Opening Applications with Spotlight Search
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Installing Applications
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Removing or Uninstalling Applications
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Applications in Full-screen Mode
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Finding an App’s Preferences or Settings
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Open Apps with the Launchpad Icon
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Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Switch between Open Apps
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Shrink Apps to Prevent the MacBook Pro Notch from Obscuring App Controls
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Prevent In-App Rating & Review Notifications
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How to Check App Version History on Your Mac
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How to Use Multiple Desktops with Spaces
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Switch between open apps with the Mac's App Switcher
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Enhance your Mac experience by Installing iOS apps
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Add a Signature to a Document
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Easily Open the Applications Folder
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Manage Files and Folders on the Mac30 Lessons
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Selecting Documents and Folders
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Working with Save Dialog Boxes
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Deleting Files and Folders
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Copying, Moving, and Grouping Files
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Move Selected Files into a New Folder
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Specifying Applications for Documents
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4 Ways to Open a File on the Mac
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3 Ways to Force Quit an App on the Mac
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4 Ways to Edit Finder Window Sidebars on the Mac
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Create A New Folder with Selected Files on the Mac
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Using Spring-loaded Folders
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Compressing Files and Folders
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Convert and Compress Images with Quick Actions
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Viewing Document Information
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Renaming Files in Batches
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Tagging Files and Folders
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Set What App a Document Opens With
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Open Windows Media or WMV Files
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Tips for finding your Downloads Folder
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See Folder Sizes in a Finder Window
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Duplicate Documents with Stationery Pad on the Mac
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Reverse the Print Order of your Document
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Creating PDFs on a Mac: Two Easy Methods
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Save Time and Effort: How to Select Multiple Files on Your Mac
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How to Easily Zip and Unzip Files on Your Mac
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Learn how to use Find and Replace on the Mac
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Rename Multiple Files on the Mac
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How to Manage Storage on Your Mac - Easy Tips & Tricks!
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Ever Wondered How to Rename Mac Files? Top 7 Tips Here!
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11 Easy Ways to Optimize Your Mac's Desktop Experience
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Selecting Documents and Folders
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General macOS Lessons21 Lessons|1 Quiz
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Have your Mac Learn Spelling
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Close Notifications with a Swipe
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Working with the Today View
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Using Siri
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Using Mission Control
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Add Virtual Desktops with Spaces on the Mac
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Sharing Files with AirDrop
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iCloud Options
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Take a Screenshot of your Display
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Add Emojis as Text
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View All Open Windows as Thumbnails
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Copy, and Paste and Match Style
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Type Special Characters with the Keyboard Viewer
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Set where Screenshots are Saved
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Add a Timer to Screenshots
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Hide all your open windows to show the Mac's Desktop
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Turn on Do Not Disturb Temporarily
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Using Split View
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The Mac’s Magic Shortcut to Trashing Files and Photos Quickly
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10 Little Known Tips for the Mac
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Keyboard Navigation on the Mac
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Have your Mac Learn Spelling
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Preferences or Settings for the Mac34 Lessons
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Organize and Hide System Preference Panes
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General Preferences
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Working with Printers and Scanners
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Share Connected Printers with other Macs
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A Quick look at Sound Preferences
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A closer look at Internet Accounts
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Creating User Accounts
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Set an Animated Emoji for your Mac User Profile
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Customize the Date and Time in the Mac's Menu Bar
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Adding Parental Controls
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Change the Cursor Size
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Show the Date in the Menu bar
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Change the Clock in the Menu Bar from Digital to Analog
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Set the Scroll Bar to Always Show in a Window
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Create a New user Account
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Text Replacement
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Quickly Look up Information with the Trackpad
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Shortcuts for opening System Preference Panes
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Rename your Mac
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Searching your System Preferences
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Set the Default Browser on the Mac
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Reduce the Transparency in the Menu Bar and Dock
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Open Preference Panes from the Dock
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A closer look at Wi-fi Settings
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Using Hot Corners
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Select what macOS Updates you want to install
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Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Menu Items
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Use Keyboard Navigation to Move Focus
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Enable Fast User Switching to Switch between User Accounts
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Use Touch ID to Switch between Users on the Mac
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How to Zoom into your Mac's Display for Easier Reading
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How to Extend Your Mac Display to Your iPad
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Disabling Showing the Notification Center from the Trackpad
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Can Force Click Boost Your Productivity on your Mac? Find Out How!
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Organize and Hide System Preference Panes
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Troubleshooting Lessons for the Mac16 Lessons
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Finding Help for your Mac
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Backing Up with Time Machine
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Restoring Files with Time Machine
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Erase a Hard Drive
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Force Quit an App on the Mac
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Restart or Relaunch the Mac's Finder
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Force Quit Apps from the Apple Menu
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Putting it All Together
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Automatically delete items in the Trash after 30 Days
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Troubleshooting Bluetooth Connections
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Manage Storage Space with macOS Monterey and Earlier
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Reclaim Local Mac Storage Space by Removing iCloud Drive Downloads
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Disable Unused Sharing Options on Your Mac If You’re Not Using Them
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Forget Wi-Fi Networks that are Troublesome
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View memory usage in Activity Monitor on Mac
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Erase All Content and Settings on a Mac
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Finding Help for your Mac
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New in macOS Mojave12 Lessons
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Dark Mode Appearance
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Dynamic Desktop Pictures
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View Recent Apps in the Dock
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Gallery View for Files in Finder Windows
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macOS Software Updates in System Preferences
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Desktop Stacks for Files on the Desktop
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Keep Desktop Folders on Top of Files
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View File Metadata
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Quick Actions and Markup Files
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Continuity Camera from your iPhone or iPad
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New Privacy Options
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New Screenshot Options
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Dark Mode Appearance
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New in macOS Catalina19 Lessons
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See which apps will no longer work with macOS Catalina
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See which apps are 32-bit
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Opening Recent Folders from the Dock
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Reorganized System Preferences
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New Window Management Options
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New Screen Time Preferences
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New Music App
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New TV App
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New Podcasts App
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Manage your iOS Devices through the Finder
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What's New in the Photos App
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What's New in the Notes App
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What's New in Safari
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What's New in the Mail app
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New FindMy App
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New Catalyst Apps
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New Security and Privacy Features
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New Redesigned Reminders App
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Use an iPad as a second Display with Sidecar
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See which apps will no longer work with macOS Catalina
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New in macOS Big Sur15 Lessons
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What hasn't changed with macOS Big Sur
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Notification Center
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Allow Wallpaper Tinting in Windows
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Filtering Mail Messages
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New Control Center
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A look at the Finder Window Toolbar
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New with Desktop Pictures
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Play Startup Sound
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Drag and Drop Controls to the Menu Bar
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Battery Usage Preferences
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Change the Date & Time in the Menu Bar
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Do Not Disturb location in macOS Big Sur
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See what is Now Playing
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It’s Time to Consider Upgrading to macOS 11 Big Sur
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How to Reveal the Proxy Icon in Big Sur
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What hasn't changed with macOS Big Sur
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New & Updated in macOS Ventura12 Lessons
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How to Manage your Open Windows with Stage Manager
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New Setup Options and Filters in Focus on the Mac with macOS Ventura
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View Forecasts and More in the New Weather App on the Mac
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Add Multiple Stops to Routes in the Maps App with macOS Ventura
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Create Templates for Reminders Lists with macOS Ventura
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Maximizing Your Storage on macOS Ventura: A Guide to Managing Space
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Discover the New Clock App on MacOS Ventura
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How to Keep Scroll Bars Always Visible on Mac (macOS Ventura)
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Manage App Store and Streaming Services Subscriptions through the Mac
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Save time typing text and Emojis on your Mac with Text Replacement!
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3 Ways to Remove the Background in a Photo
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Stop Apps from Launching when your Mac Starts Up
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How to Manage your Open Windows with Stage Manager
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Favorite Features in macOS Sonoma9 Lessons
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Make Your Favorite Websites Act Like Apps with macOS Sonoma
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macOS Sonoma: Screensavers & Wallpapers
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Click your Wallpaper to Show the Desktop
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Add Widgets to your Mac's Desktop
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My 3 Favorite New Features in Reminders with macOS Sonoma!
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iCloud Passwords for Chrome: Seamless Access to Your Passwords
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Make your next Zoom Presentation stand out with Presenter Overlays
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Turn off Click Wallpaper to Show Desktop
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Build your own Apple Passwords app in 5 minutes! A Step-by-Step Guide
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Make Your Favorite Websites Act Like Apps with macOS Sonoma
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New in macOS Monterey6 Lessons
Quick Actions and Markup Files
Learn about the new Quick Actions Apple introduced in macOS and how you ue them.
In this lesson for macOS Mojave, I look at the new Quick Actions there are in a Finder window. With Quick Actions, we can apply various actions to a file from within a Finder Window.
Video Transcript (video also has closed captions):
In this video, we’re going to look at Quick Actions, where we can rotate a file, mark it up, or even create a PDF out of an image in macOS Mojave. Let’s take a look at Quick Actions, including Markup in macOS Mojave. Let’s go to my Mac. I’m in my Finder window here, and I’m looking at my downloads.
If we look here, I have a number of files. What I would like to do is I would like to see a preview of these. When I see a preview of these, what I’m able to do, in addition to seeing what type of file it is and how large it is, I’m also able to rotate it, if it’s an image, or create a PDF out of it, if it’s an image. If it’s a PDF, I’m able to mark it up. With movies and audio files, I’m able to trim it.
Now, the first thing we need to do to do this is show our preview. Our preview shows up to the right of our file list. In my case, what I need to do is I need to show that preview. Now, what I do is I go up under View, and then you’re going to see Show Preview. If your preview is showing, this will say Hide Preview, so you don’t have to do anything. This is only if you do not see your preview. Let’s select it.
Now, when we have our file selected, I have my photo selected, over to the right, we have our preview. With our preview, I can see the file’s name, what type of file it is, how large it is. I can also see when it was created, modified, and last opened. Well, if we look down towards the bottom, you’re going to see we have a number of quick actions.
What I can do is I can rotate this photo to the left, just click on it, and we can see that it’s rotating. I can also mark it up. We’ll take a look at Markup later on in this lesson. Then, being that it’s a photo when I click on More here, I can also create a PDF out of it. With images, what I’m able to do is I’m able to rotate, Markup, and create a PDF. Let’s take a look at a PDF.
I’m going to go over to my iPhone Development Cookbook. This is a PDF. I select it. Now, again, we can see that it’s a PDF document and the size. Down at the bottom, you’re going to see that we only can mark this up. Again, we’ll take a look at Markup later on in this lesson. Now let’s take a look at a movie. I’m going to click on my ziplining movie here.
Now, when I move my cursor over here, I can play the movie. If we look down towards the bottom, I can rotate it again, and I can also trim it, being that it’s a movie. Let’s go ahead and trim it. I click on it. It opens up. Now, all I need to do is drag this handle here over to the right to where I want to trim it to. Then, I can also drag this handle to the left and drag to where I want to trim it to. When I’m finished, I click on Done, and it’ll trim that movie. I’m going to go and revert this, and then I’m going to go and close this.
Now, let’s take a look at how we Markup documents. We can Markup both PDFs and photos. What I’m going to do is I’m going to go over to my beach photo here, and then we’re going to go over to Markup. I click on it. Now, when we look up at the top here, you’re going to see we have a number of markup tools.
Our first tool here is a pen tool. What I can do is I can draw on the image. All I have to do is drag it, and I drew a circle. If I want to change the color, I have it selected. You’re going to see I have these blue dots here to change the color. I go over to the color here. If I want to fill it, I click on the fill color. I’m going to go and delete this. I select it and then hit delete. I also can add a shape. Click on this, and I have a number of different shapes that I can add, including arrows.
Then, I can also add a magnifier. I click on this, and you’re going to see I have a small magnifier here. What I’m going to do is I’m going to drag this out a little bit. Let’s make this a little bit larger. To make this larger, I drag the blue dot. I drag this out. Now, what I want to do is I want to increase the magnification. To do that, we take our green dot here, and I drag this around the circle. You’re going to see I’m magnifying into, or zooming into, that photo. I’m going to delete it. I click on it to select it and then hit the delete key.
I can also add text. Then, I can add a signature. To the right, we have our line thickness. If I were to draw a line or a shape, I could adjust the line’s thickness. Then, if I add text, I can go and format the text. Keep going over to the right. I have my rotate tools. Then, I can also crop the image. When I’m finished, I click on Done. When I click on Done, it allows me to open this up in Preview. I am in Quick Look now.
What is Quick Look? Well, with Quick Look, what we’re able to do– This is nothing new in macOS Mojave. With Quick Look, what I’m able to do is take a quick look at a file without actually opening it. To do that, we hit the space bar. I’m in Quick Look right now. How do I close this? I hit the space bar, and it closes. Now, I want to take a quick look at this travel brochure. This is done in Pages. I hit the space bar, and now I can see a quick look at that file. If I want to open it up, I click on Open with Pages.
Again, Quick Look is nothing new in macOS Mojave, but with macOS Mojave, what we can do is now edit our files, our pictures, and movies without actually opening them. Again, let’s go over to my ziplining. I hit the space bar; I get a quick look, there’s about the ziplining. If I wanted to modify this, I can rotate it, and then I can also trim it. I can also go down to my tools here, my quick action tools, to do the same thing.
Now, if you no longer want to see your quick actions here, what you do is you go up to View in the menu bar, and then we go over to Show Preview Options. This is where we set what options we want to have in the preview, which is where our quick actions are. I select this. Now, what I can do is I can turn off Show Quick Actions. When I turn this off, I no longer have my quick actions.
Those are the new quick actions, including marking up a file in macOS Mojave.