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In our weekly ScreenCastsONLINE Newsletter, Lee started adding a Quick Tip on the end; a couple of lines on that help you do something more efficiently on your Apple device, and that you may not have known about. As he's been collecting them, Lee realised that there is a lot you can do with the Option key! Whether quickly showing or hiding parts of the interface like the toolbar or sidebar, opening weblinks or accessing hidden functionality, the Option key can help you with many common tasks.

In this video, Lee runs through several of his favourites across a few apps, and of course, Finder.

This screencast was shot on macOS 15 Sequoia. If you are running your Mac on an earlier version, some graphical elements might look different.


This video covers:

  • Navigating Through a Document
  • Interface Changes
  • Finder Tips
  • Moving and Copying Files
  • More Finder Tips
  • Closing and Quitting Apps
  • Showing & Hiding Tips
  • Option Key & Menu Bar Icons

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