Ctrl-a goes back to start of line, ctrl-e to end, ctrl-k kills from cursor forward, ctrl-w deletes backward (word at a time). There are a ton. Look up readline bindings. This is one thing I love about MacOS.
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Obvious computer stuff you figured out way too late
- Thread starter flyinj
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I don't like snapping windows to fill up portions of the screen except in rare instances, so we might have different ideals here. But the big things for me are 1) treating individual desktops as actual individuals and 2) the use of spaces.
1) RIght now I use a MacBook that I keep closed 99% of the time with three external monitors. I can move my mouse to a specific screen and use a three finger swipe to switch between multiple desktops on each screen without changing desktops on the other screens. The last I checked, Windows 10 treats all of your screens as one giant desktop, and if you want to shift to a different virtual desktop on one display, it changes it on all of them.
2) I guess this is related to the previous item, but I can swipe three fingers up to view all of my open windows on my currently active desktops. If I move the mouse up to the top of the window on one of them, it shows all of the virtual desktops available on each display. I can then move applications from any active virtual desktop to any other virtual desktop that the system is currently using.
I mostly just find it easier to work with a bunch of open applications on macOS by virtue of using Spaces, virtual desktops, and gesture controls than I have been able to manage on the Windows side.
If I'm trying to copy some basic text that may be formatted already (different font, colors, etc) but have it easily match the formatting of a word document or spreadsheet, I just copy the text into a browser address bar, copy it from there, and paste into the document.
Just that it's become the "status quo" browser that everyone uses, while also being incredibly unoptimized and bloated. Basically where IE was 20 years ago.
Not to mention that it's basically spyware for Google.
Edge is decent tho
Command + Tab on Mac is basicaly Alt + Tab
You know what would be better than the volume icon? A stop play icon.
I mean, ctrl + shift + V generally pastes without formatting without that address bar trick ?
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I'm loving that I created this thread.
It was meant more about obvious things you missed, but has turned into a pro tips thread
Speaking of which, I don't know how recent that is because I only noticed it on my work computer the other day, but there's a new snipping tool in windows 10 that maps to the print screen key the first time you open it.
There are other ways of doing this I just find that address bar trick faster, and I'm not sure how many people know copying from the address bar can do that (also the finger placement for that is awkward).
Windows Key and "." opens the emoji window 🦼
Clicking a tab with the middle mouse button closes it.
Clicking a tab with the middle mouse button closes it.
snacknuts it all falls apart when you want to use keyboard shortcuts. It's absolutely terrible. Some features can be added via apps like magnets, others simply don't work. I also love the maximize button that does whatever the fuck it wants lol.
Open two Safari windows, put one on screen 1 the other on screen 2 and try to find the one that's not in focus without expose, the dock or the Safari menu.
I always have multiple instances/windows of the same app running and this is driving me absolutely nuts for years now lol.
well, I'm currently using Windows while waiting for Arm Macs to mature and at least I can Alt Tab to every single open window on my desktop. How hard can it be to add that to MacOS?
Open two Safari windows, put one on screen 1 the other on screen 2 and try to find the one that's not in focus without expose, the dock or the Safari menu.
I always have multiple instances/windows of the same app running and this is driving me absolutely nuts for years now lol.
well, I'm currently using Windows while waiting for Arm Macs to mature and at least I can Alt Tab to every single open window on my desktop. How hard can it be to add that to MacOS?
Something I did know but is relatively new: Win + V shows your clipboard history so you can paste anything from the last 10-20 things you copied.
I just taught two managers, about my age, you could do this with most pdfs/files online. I didn't judge them but I worry how much longer they've spent reading things before.
... I just learned this.
For ages, I didn't realise you could have shared Teams files and folders appear in Explorer, so I'd go through the files tab in Teams which takes ages to load.
Excel:
Amazing, thanks!
Excel:
- Transpose paste. Used to spend ages flipping tables around and rewriting formulas.
- Only copying visible cells after filtering a list is also handy, even more so when you chuck the shortcut in the quick access toolbar.
Amazing, thanks!
do macs have a tilde key or are you calling the grave (`) key the tilde key for some reason
the reason for this is it's called the action center so they went with A for action
If you want to select text that's part of a hyperlink, holding alt and then clicking prevents the link activating. Really useful if you're reading reddit and want to look up someone's name that's part of a title.
Haven't used windows 10 much but, doesn't shift + right clicking anywhere on the folder contents brings up the "Open command prompt here" option? Or was that removed after windows 7?
I learned this a few years ago and it blew my mind, haha.
Also works for reversing the order in an alt tab if you Alt+Shift+Tab. A friend of mine knew about the reverse form thing but was still mind blown by not having to go all the way around in an alt tab if he went past his selection.
Wait, WHAT?! How did I not know about this?! I just went through a whole ordeal the other day to edit my registry and add the "Open Powershell Here" option when I shift+right click in a folder. FML
EDIT: WORKS WITH POWERSHELL TOO! Oh god, so much time wasted...
Never got used to using the multiple desktop feature of Windows 10 until I realized CTRL+WIN+Left/Right quickly swaps through them, then couldn't live without. Disabling animations made it even better.
Honestly, Alt+Tab is probably the biggest game changer for me in a work capacity due to working with maybe 5-6 systems/programmes at a time.
Damn I've been struggling by splitting them manually this whole damn time. Crazy. Thanks for this.
Not obvious: Next time you've run a few commands in windows cmd prompt, try hitting F7. No more mashing ↑↓ arrows.
Obvious: In most cases the CTRL key makes you skip words when editing text. No more mashing ←→ and backspace. I'm sure this has been around since DOS wordperfect but I didn't start using it until a few years ago. Now I'm irritated if any text interface doesn't let me do it.
Obvious: In most cases the CTRL key makes you skip words when editing text. No more mashing ←→ and backspace. I'm sure this has been around since DOS wordperfect but I didn't start using it until a few years ago. Now I'm irritated if any text interface doesn't let me do it.
me too, and it's been a blessing. Can't believe I missed it all these years!
This is what I was going to post.
For years I wished Windows had a clipboard history feature. Didn't realize it had been there since 2018.
This is pretty cool. Would be nice if it worked in PowerShell too!
..unless something like it is already in PowerShell and I just didn't know?
similarly for the old Sound control panel since the new one sucks
mmsys.cplAfter someone showed me that, 1st place I went was powershell. I do a lot of quick random things with pssession
It does have command history. You can type the 1st few characters of previous ones and hit F8.
edit: huh. Get-History and Invoke-History is a thing.
These threads are always fun.