Mac tricks you will use every day

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1. Question 1 of 6An app is frozen. Which shortcut opens Force Quit?

   

   • Command + Q
   • Option + Command + Esc
   • Control + Alt + Delete
   • Shift + Esc

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   Answer: Option + Command + Esc

   Press Option + Command + Esc (or choose Apple menu > Force Quit…), select the app and click Force Quit. Anything unsaved in it is lost (Apple).

   Source: Apple Support: How to force an app to quit on your Mac

   Force quit a frozen app on a Mac

2. Question 2 of 6Leaving your desk: which keys lock a Mac straight away?

   • Control + Command + Q
   • Shift + Command + Q
   • Command + L
   • Option + Q

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   Answer: Control + Command + Q

   Control + Command + Q locks it at once. Shift + Command + Q logs you out instead (Apple).

   Source: Apple Support: Mac keyboard shortcuts

   Lock the screen on a Mac

3. Question 3 of 6How do you right-click on any Mac trackpad or mouse?

   • Hold Shift and click
   • Hold Control and click
   • Double-click
   • Hold Option and scroll

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   Answer: Hold Control and click

   Control-click works with any mouse or trackpad. On a trackpad, a two-finger click works too (Apple).

   Source: Apple Support: Right-click on Mac

   Right-click on a Mac

4. Question 4 of 6Click a file once and press which key to preview it without opening an app?

   • Return
   • Space bar
   • Tab
   • F1

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   Answer: Space bar

   Select the file and press the Space bar: Quick Look opens. Press Space again, or Esc, to close it (Apple).

   Source: Apple Support: View and edit files with Quick Look on Mac

   Use Quick Look on a Mac

5. Question 5 of 6A small note window pops up when the pointer hits the bottom right corner. Why?

   • A virus
   • That hot corner is set to Quick Note by default
   • The trackpad is broken
   • Notes is syncing

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   Answer: That hot corner is set to Quick Note by default

   Apple says the bottom right hot corner is set to Quick Note by default. Change it under System Settings, Desktop & Dock, Hot Corners.

   Source: Apple Support: Use hot corners on Mac

   Set up hot corners on a Mac

6. Question 6 of 6You set "hts1" to expand into a full sentence, but it doesn't work in one app. Why?

   • You need a new Mac
   • Apple says text replacements don't work in every app
   • It only works on Sundays
   • The code is too short

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   Answer: Apple says text replacements don't work in every app

   Apple says text replacements don't work in every app. Type the code and press the Space bar; in some apps check Edit, Substitutions, Show Substitutions.

   Source: Apple Support: Replace text and punctuation in documents on Mac

   Set up text replacements on a Mac