![]() There’re also the two other general assignment options: “All Desktops” means the app will appear in every desktop, regardless of which one it was opened in. In the Options menu, choose the desktop you’d like. To assign an app, press and hold or right click (how nice that we set that up above heh) on the app icon in the Dock. This means even if I’m in Desktop 2 and open Chrome, I’ll be taken to Desktop 1 and the app opens there. For example, I assign Chrome to only Desktop 1. Stay tuned for more on keyboard shortcuts!Īs mentioned, you can assign apps to open in a certain desktop. To navigate between desktops, swipe right / left with 3+ fingers or click ⌃ + right / left arrow. Click the + button in the top right corner and yay you got a new desktop. To add desktops, go to Mission Control (swipe up on the trackpad with 3 fingers). Desktop 2 for coding only: VSCode + Terminal.Desktop 1 for general usage: Chrome + messaging + everything else.The idea of multiple virtual desktops helps me organize my workflow: Fortunately, I incorporated this concept into my Mac life and I absolutely love it. Unfortunately, I never got to experience Windows 10 Virtual Desktops (always used Windows 7 and below). Magnet is a $2.99 Mac App substitute! Raving reviews claim this is the best $3 they’ve ever spent for the sake of productivity. However, Macs don’t have the native drag-to-one-side auto split screen of Windows. Hover over the green fullscreen button to achieve app split screen. ![]() Be sure to checkout the other options for active screen corners while you’re there! Split Screen Then for the desired corner, choose “Desktop” from the dropdown menu. Go to System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver > Hot Corners. To replicate this a Mac, we can use the concept of Hot Corners. Instead, I wanted what my Thinkpad offered: move my mouse to the bottom right corner to immediately see my desktop. The gesture to show desktop is “Spread with thumb and three fingers” which always felt awkward for me. Gestures are Mac trackpad shortcuts that usually require two or more fingers (more on this later). Then under “Secondary Click”, choose “Click in bottom right corner”. Go to System Preferences > Trackpad > Point & Click. But you can also configure your trackpad’s bottom right corner be the right click area. ⌃(control) + click, or tap with two fingers are the default equivalent. Mac keyboards lack the physical right click. ![]() Itsycal is endlessly customizable and also displays iCal events! Since I’ve synced my work GCal to my iCal, I can join Zoom meetings without even opening my browser.ĭownload instructions are on their homepage. Recently, I found a free Mac substitute, Itsycal. I oh-so-dearly missed the mini calendar that popped up when I clicked on the date time on the menu bar of my old Thinkpad. Then uncheck the “Scroll direction: Natural” box. ![]() To change the scroll direction: go to System Preferences > Trackpad > Scroll & Zoom. This is also the opposite direction that PC users are used to! With the rise in popularity of touchscreens, Apple switched their default Mac scrolling direction to follow the likes of phones and tablets: the material moves in the opposite direction that it’s pushed. These are 6 setup “hacks” I strongly suggest implementing to improve the quality of life with your new Mac! Scroll Direction Let’s start putting the Pro in MacBook Pro □ PC-esque Configurations I put together this guide for the average PC user to more smoothly convert to a Mac enthusiast. But after a year of using a 13-inch MacBook Pro, I can happily report I’m never going back to a PC ever again. She claims the learning curve of switching from a PC to a Mac is too steep.Īs a PC user for the majority of my life, I can understand this mindset. Yet almost half a year later, she still hasn’t set it up, still hanging on to her Lenovo Thinkpad T460s. Disclaimer: this article reflects my PC experience with mainly using a Lenovo Thinkpad X250 which may not be the universal PC experience!Ī couple of months ago my mom received the newest 16-inch MacBook Pro from her company as her “upgraded” work laptop.
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