Ultimate macOS and iOS secrets

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Ultimate macOS and iOS secrets

• Essential tricks and time-savers to get the most
  out of your devices

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• However well you think you know your way around a
  Mac or iPhone, there are always ways to speed up
  your productivity. For example, iOS 12 introduced
  us to Shortcuts, an app that can be used to
  automate specific tasks on your device. This is
  like a simplified version of Automator on your
  Mac that allows you to utilise the built-in
  actions of your Mac to create complex workflows,
  speeding up those repetitive tasks that sap your
  time and allowing you to get on with other, more
  pressing matters. Both apps should be explored
  fully to see how they can aid the tasks that you
  perform regularly. Then there are the keyboard
  and touch shortcuts. Your Mac comes with a vast
  arsenal of keyboard shortcuts to eradicate the
  need to trawl menus, many of which appear
  alongside the various menu options so you can
  remember them for next time and usually involve
  pressing a combination of keyboard commands, such
  as ShiftCmdN, to create a new folder. Our iOS
  devices rely on a slightly different system known
  as 3D Touch. This involves pressing down on app
  icons and Control Centre functions to bring up
  handy shortcut menus to access the most essential
  features instantly, without even having to first
  launch the app.

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• In this feature, we concentrate on the many other
  ways in which you can exploit the lesser-known
  features of macOS Mojave and iOS 12 to help boost
  your productivity and make using your devices
  easier, including advanced iOS typing tips, how
  to set up Safari for the perfect web experience
  and how to call on the immense power of Spotlight
  and Siri to find files easily and carry out your
  every command hands-free. If youre an Apple
  novice or are just in need of a refresher course,
  were confident that youll find plenty of ways
  to enhance your Mojave and iOS skills.

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Mac eyesavers

• Work easier at night
• Staring at a bright screen in lower light
  conditions strains our eyes and over-stimulates
  our minds, making it hard to sleep afterwards.
  There are ways to combat this, though
• 1Enable Dark Mode
• If you are running Mojave, go to System
  PreferencesgtGeneral and then select Dark next
  to Appearance to invert out the colours of the
  windows, menus and app interfaces.
• 2Turn on Night Shift
• This feature is also available pre-Mojave. Go to
  System Preferencesgt DisplaysgtNight Shift to turn
  it on manually or schedule it to kick in every
  day. It adjusts the display colours to be warmer.
• 3Use Stacks
• If your desktop is covered in files, folders,
  pictures and documents then this feature can
  reduce the pain of searching for files.
  Right-click on your desktop and choose Use
  Stacks to group all types.

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iOS eye savers

• 1Turn on Night Shift
• On your iOS device, go to Settingsgt Display
  BrightnessgtNight Shift to either turn it on
  manually or schedule it to kick in at a certain
  time every day. Night Shift warms the colours and
  reduces blue light.
• 2Night Shift shortcut
• You can access Night Shift quicker by swiping up
  to display your Control Centre and then pressing
  down on the brightness control. This will bring
  up a button to turn Night Shift on or off.
• 3iOS Dark Mode
• Well, sort of. Go to SettingsgtGeneralgt
  AccessibilitygtDisplay Accommodations and then tap
  Invert Colours and choose either of the two
  options to trigger an effect similar to your
  Macs Dark Mode.
• Source iphone se buyers guide