Macbook Pro是一款功能非常强大的笔记本电脑；一种可以将您的生产力提高数倍的方法。但它也可能有点复杂，特别是如果您习惯在Windows环境中工作。在本文中，我们汇总了 10 个有用的技巧，可帮助您加快熟悉这种时尚、先进的铝块。
注意：我们目前在本文中使用的是运行 macOS High Sierra 的 2018 型号，因此如果您使用的是旧 MBP 型号或旧版本的 macOS，您可能无法使用某些功能。(Note: We’re currently using a 2018 model running macOS High Sierra for this article, so there might be some features that aren’t accessible to you if you’re using an older MBP model or an older version of macOS.)
此外，我们在 YouTube 频道上制作了一段视频，(video on our YouTube channel)涵盖了以下一些要点。请务必检查一下。
1.使用多点触控手势更快地工作(Faster)
您首先要熟悉的是巨大的、触感流畅的触控板。MacBook Pro触控板如此之大以及它与其他笔记本电脑触控板的感觉如此不同是有原因的。
它实际上可以支持多点触控手势(multi-touch gestures)，就像您的智能手机或平板电脑一样。是的，现在有几款Windows 10笔记本电脑也可以做到这一点，但MacBook Pro(MacBook Pros)支持多点触控的时间已经很多年了，而且实施起来更好。
让我们立即将多点触控付诸实践。使用触控板，将鼠标指针悬停在本文中任何不可点击的对象上（尝试空白）。现在，将拇指和食指并拢（同时触摸触控板），然后像放大智能手机上的图像一样展开。
注意(Notice)一切是如何像你放大一样扩展的（因为你是）。做一个捏合的手势，把(Bring)所有东西都恢复到原来的大小。
您也可以通过用两根手指同时双击页面上的不可点击空间来获得几乎相同的效果。那应该放大页面。用两根手指再次双击以缩小。
Apple menu > System Preferences来了解（以及配置）更多触摸板手势。
然后点击 触控板(Trackpad)。
然后，您应该会在顶部看到Point & Click、Scroll & Zoom和More Gestures选项卡。( More Gestures)
2. 让 Siri 为你做一些事情
即使您是Apple生态系统的新手，您也可能已经听说过Siri，它是回答问题甚至为您执行某些任务的虚拟助手。Siri在 iPhone 上首次亮相，但现在已经在 iPad 和包括Mac在内的其他(Mac)Apple设备上找到了自己的方式。
您可以通过单击屏幕右上角的图标来访问Siri 。
启动后，Siri可以开始响应问题/请求，例如：
- 显示我的下载文件夹
- 让画面更亮
- 我的 Mac 有多快？
- FaceTime 鲍勃
- 明天天气如何？
- 等等
Siri使用人工智能 (AI)，使其能够在您继续使用时了解更多信息。一旦你掌握了它，它真的可以帮助你完成更多的事情。
3.删除键没有坏
在Windows键盘上，当您想使用Delete键删除一个字符时，您通常会将光标放在该字符的左侧并按Delete键。奇怪的是，如果你在MacBook Pro键盘上这样做，光标只会向左移动。
更糟糕的是，如果一个字符位于光标的左侧，该字符将被删除——就像您使用 Windows Backspace键执行此操作时所期望的一样。
听起来(Sounds)违反直觉，对吧？好吧，如果您习惯了Windows，那肯定是。要达到与Windows (Windows) Delete键相同的效果，只需按fn + Delete即可。一旦你习惯了，它就不再那么违反直觉了。
4.Right Click = Single-Tap用 2 根手指单击
右键单击功能是Windows上最有用的功能之一，它使您能够启动上下文菜单来显示您在给定时间或上下文中需要的选项。不幸的是，默认情况下，该功能在MacBook Pro(MacBook Pro)上不可用。如果您尝试右键点击触控板，则不会发生任何事情。
但别担心。与 Mac 等效的右键单击同样简单。还记得我们之前教过的两指双击吗？好吧，如果将其减少为单击一次，则可以获得与右键单击相同的效果。试试看。当光标悬停在这篇文章上时，用两根手指单击。执行手势后，您应该会立即看到弹出的上下文菜单。
另外，请务必查看我关于更多Mac 等效于 Windows 程序(Mac equivalents to Windows programs)的另一篇文章。
5. 截屏
有时，您可能希望捕获屏幕截图(screenshots)以在文档或演示文稿中使用。要在Mac(Mac)上截取屏幕截图，您可以执行以下任一操作：
- 要捕获整个屏幕，请按command + shift + 3
- 要捕获屏幕的一部分，请按command + shift + 4，然后在出现十字准线后，点击该十字准线并将其拖动到要捕获的区域上。一旦你覆盖了你想要捕获的区域，释放。轻松(Easy)如馅饼。
通常，您的图像将存储在您的桌面上。但是，如果您有像Snagit这样的截屏工具，则通常会将图像粘贴在那里。查看我关于OS X 中更多键盘快捷键的(more keyboard shortcuts in OS X)更详细的帖子。
6. 使用Thunderbolt插入更多设备(Thunderbolt)
到目前为止，我们一直专注于您在屏幕上看到的内容。让我们在MacBook Pro(MacBook Pro)的一体式机身上移动其他地方。看侧面，特别是那个形状奇特的电源插孔。苹果(Apple)并没有将那个插孔简单地看起来像旁边的Thunderbolt端口。(Thunderbolt)它是一个Thunderbolt端口。两个端口完全相同。
因此，您实际上可以通过其中任何一个端口为您的笔记本电脑充电，并且您可以将任何兼容的设备（例如外置驱动器、外接显示器、外置麦克风等）插入其中一个。
将Thunderbolt端口用作电源插孔会派上用场，尤其是在您使用较小的 13 英寸MacBook Pro时，它仅配备 2 个Thunderbolt端口。例如，假设您想通过外部麦克风录制音频，并且(AND)仍然有一个外部监视器用于查看——比如你的脚本——同时还使用(ALSO)主屏幕来显示应用程序。
要在 13 英寸MacBook Pro上执行此操作，您可以暂时拔下电源线，将其中一个设备插入其位置，然后将另一台设备插入另一个端口。MacBook Pro的电池续航时间很长，因此即使在(MacBook Pros)MBP不插电的情况下，您也可以完成大量工作。
7. 带上表情符号！
如果您是千禧一代(Millennial)或Z 世代(Gen Z)，或者只是喜欢通过笑脸、皱眉等表达方式的人，您会很高兴知道您的MacBook Pro有一个热键，用于启动 Apple 广泛的表情符号(emojis)。只需按Control + Command + Space。这应该提出这个：
大多数应用程序允许您简单地点击表情符号来使用它。对于其他人，您可能必须将表情符号拖到适当的位置。
8. 使用 Spotlight 快速搜索
通常，当我们想在网络(Web)上搜索某些东西时，我们会启动我们最喜欢的网络浏览器，然后在搜索栏中输入我们的搜索内容。然后，如果我们想搜索文件（在Windows中），我们打开资源管理器(Explorer)或转到“开始(Start)”菜单并在那里搜索。
macOS 将所有搜索功能集中在一处。您可以在Spotlight中进行所有搜索。要启动 Spotlight，只需按Command + Space。这应该会启动Spotlight搜索栏，然后您可以在其中输入您想要搜索的任何内容，无论是文件系统上的文件还是Web上的某个文件。
如果您找不到您要查找的文件但 100% 确定它在您的系统中，您可能只需要重新索引您的驱动器。但这是另一篇文章，敬请期待。
9. 使用分屏(Split Screens)更高效地工作
高级用户通常有 2 个或更多外部显示器以更有效地工作。使用 2 个或更多屏幕，您可以轻松：
- 比较文件，
- 使用一个(Use one)屏幕作为您的主要工作空间，另一个用于显示参考，
- 使用一个(Use one)屏幕进行编辑，另一个用于显示输出，
- 等等。
但是，如果您没有任何外接显示器怎么办？好吧，您总是可以将屏幕一分为二。为此，您首先需要将要并排放置的两个应用程序设置为全屏(Full-Screen)模式。只需(Just)点击每个应用程序左上角的绿色圆圈即可。
两个应用程序处于全屏模式后，按F3按钮进入任务控制(Mission Control)模式，如下所示。进入Mission Control后，将两个应用程序/桌面并排放置。如果您在第一行没有看到任何应用程序/桌面，请将鼠标指针悬停在该区域。
一旦两个应用程序彼此相邻，将右侧的应用程序向左拖动，直到它与左侧的应用程序重叠。释放(Release)。
将它们对齐后，点击包含两个应用程序的桌面。然后，您应该会在分屏模式下看到您的两个应用程序，如下图所示。
10. 在哪里可以找到我所有的应用程序？
谈论应用程序，让我们通过向您展示可以在MacBook Pro中找到应用程序的位置来结束本文。漫长的方法是启动Finder并转到Applications。
但是，如果您想要更快的方法，只需单击底座中带有火箭的灰色图标即可。那应该会启动 Launch Pad(Launch Pad)。通过在触控板上水平滑动两根手指并点击图标以选择应用程序来横向滚动。(Scroll)
您还可以通过转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences)-键盘(Keyboard)-快捷方式(Shortcuts)- LaunchPad & Dock为 LaunchPad 分配键盘快捷方式。快速访问您的应用程序的另一个好选择是转到Finder并将整个应用程序文件夹拖到您的扩展坞。
当您现在单击该图标时，它将直接从 Dock 加载您的所有应用程序。
这就是本文的内容。希望(Hope)你喜欢它！我们将编写更多关于如何尽快获得更多Mac(Mac)的深入指南。
10 MacBook Pro Tips for Beginners
The Macbook Pro is a very powerful laptop; one that can increase your productivity many times over. But it can also be a bit complicated, especially if you’re used to working in a Windows environment. In this article, we’ve put together 10 useful tips that will accelerate your familiarity with this sleek, state-of-the-art block of aluminum.
Note: We’re currently using a 2018 model running macOS High Sierra for this article, so there might be some features that aren’t accessible to you if you’re using an older MBP model or an older version of macOS.
Also, we did a video on our YouTube channel covering some of the main points below. Be sure to check it out.
1. Work Faster with Multi-Touch Gestures
The first thing you’ll want to be familiar with is that massive, smooth-to-the-touch trackpad. There’s a reason why the MacBook Pro trackpad is so large and why it feels so different from other laptop trackpads.
It can actually support multi-touch gestures, much like your smartphone or tablet. Yes, there are now several Windows 10 laptops that can do that as well, but MacBook Pros have supported multi-touch for many more years and the implementation is simply better.
Let’s put multi-touch into action right now. Using the trackpad, hover your mouse pointer over any non-clickable object on this article (try whitespace). Now, bring your thumb and index finger close together (while touching the pad) and then expand just like you would to zoom in on an image on your smartphone.
Notice how everything expands like your zooming in (because you are). Bring everything back to its original size by doing a pinching gesture.
You can also have almost the same effect by simultaneously double-tapping non-clickable space on the page using two fingers. That should zoom in on the page. Zoom out by double-tapping again using two fingers.
You can learn (as well as configure) more touchpad gestures by navigating to the Apple menu > System Preferences.
Then click on Trackpad.
You should then see Point & Click, Scroll & Zoom, and More Gestures tabs across the top.
2. Let Siri Do Some Tasks For You
Even if you’re new to the Apple ecosystem, you’ve probably already heard about Siri, the virtual assistant that replies to questions and even performs some tasks for you. Siri debuted on the iPhone but has now found its way to the iPad and other Apple devices, including the Mac.
You can access Siri by clicking its icon on the upper right-hand corner of your screen.
Once launched, Siri can start responding to questions/requests, like:
- Show my Downloads folder
- Make the screen brighter
- How fast is my Mac?
- FaceTime Bob
- What is the weather tomorrow?
- And so on
Siri uses artificial intelligence (AI) that enables it to learn more as you keep on using it. Once you get the hang of it, it can really help you get more things done.
3. The Delete Key Isn’t Broken
On a Windows keyboard, when you want to use the Delete key to delete a character, you would normally place the cursor to the left of that character and press the Delete key. Strangely, if you did that on a MacBook Pro keyboard, the cursor will just move to the left.
Worse, if a character is situated to the left of the cursor, that character will be deleted — just like what you’d expect if you did that with a Windows Backspace key.
Sounds counterintuitive, right? Well, if you’re used to Windows then it certainly is. To achieve the same effect as a Windows Delete key, just press fn + Delete. Once you get used to that, it won’t be so counterintuitive anymore.
4. Right Click = Single-Tap with 2 Fingers
Right-click functionality is one of the most useful features on Windows, enabling you to launch context menus that display the choices you need at a given time — or context. Unfortunately, that functionality isn’t available by default on your MacBook Pro. Nothing happens if you try to right-tap on the trackpad.
But don’t worry. The Mac-equivalent of the right-click is equally easy. Remember that two-finger double-tap we taught you earlier? Well, if you reduce that to a single-tap, you can get the same effect as a right-click. Try it out. Single-tap with two fingers while the cursor is hovering over this article. You should instantly see a context menu popping out as soon as you perform the gesture.
Also, be sure to check out my other article on more Mac equivalents to Windows programs.
5. Capturing Screenshots
Sometimes, you might want to capture screenshots to use in a document or presentation. To capture screenshots on your Mac, you can do any of the following:
- To capture the entire screen, press command + shift + 3
- To capture a portion of the screen, press command + shift + 4, and then, once a crosshair appears, tap and drag that crosshair over the area you want to capture. Once you’ve covered the area you want captured, release. Easy as pie.
Normally, your images will be stored on your desktop. However, if you have a screen-capturing tool like Snagit, the images will usually be pasted there. Check out my more detailed post on more keyboard shortcuts in OS X.
6. Plug in More Devices using Thunderbolt
So far, we’ve been focusing on stuff you see on the screen. Let’s move someplace else on your MacBook Pro’s unibody. Look at the side, particularly that peculiarly-shaped power jack. Apple didn’t shape that jack to simply look like the Thunderbolt port beside it. IT IS a Thunderbolt port. Both ports are exactly the same.
So, you can actually charge your laptop through either of those ports and you can plug in any compatible device (e.g. an external drive, an external monitor, an external microphone, etc) into either one.
Having a Thunderbolt port as a power jack can come in handy, especially if you’re using the smaller 13-inch MacBook Pro, which only comes with 2 Thunderbolt ports. For example, let’s say you want to record audio through an external mic AND still have an external monitor for viewing — say your script — while ALSO using the main screen to display an application.
To do this on a 13-inch MacBook Pro, you can temporarily detach your power cord, plug one of the devices in its stead and then plug the other device in the other port. MacBook Pros have extensive battery life, so you can accomplish a lot of work even with the MBP unplugged.
7. Bring on the Emojis!
If you’re a Millennial or a Gen Z or just about anyone who just loves to express through smileys, frownies, and the like, you’ll be glad to know that your MacBook Pro’s got a hotkey for launching Apple’s extensive collection of emojis. Just press Control + Command + Space. That should bring this up:
Most applications allow you to simply tap an emoji to use it. For others, you might have to drag the emoji into place.
8. Search Fast with Spotlight
Normally, when we want to search for something on the Web, we launch our favorite web browser and then type our search into the search bar. Then if we want to search for a file (in Windows), we open Explorer or go to the Start menu and search there.
macOS puts all search functionality into one place. You can do all searches in Spotlight. To launch Spotlight, just press Command + Space. That should launch the Spotlight search bar, where you can then enter whatever you want to search, be it a file on your file system or something on the Web.
If you can’t find the file you’re looking for but are 100% sure it’s in your system, you probably just need to re-index your drive. But that’s for another post, so stay tuned for that.
9. Work More Efficiently with Split Screens
Power users usually have 2 or more external monitors to work more efficiently. With 2 or more screens, you can easily:
- Compare documents,
- Use one screen as your main work space and another for displaying references,
- Use one screen for editing and another for displaying outputs,
- And so on.
But what if you don’t have any external monitor? Well, you can always split a screen into two. To achieve this, you first need to set the two apps you want to put alongside one another into Full-Screen mode. Just tap on that green circle on the upper-left corner of each app.
Once the two apps are in full-screen mode, press the F3 button to enter Mission Control mode as shown below. As soon as you’re in Mission Control, position the two apps/desktops beside each other. If you don’t see any apps/desktops at the top row, hover your mouse pointer in that area.
Once the two apps are beside each other drag the app on the right to the left until it overlaps the one on the left. Release.
Once they’ve snapped together, tap on the desktop that encloses the two apps. You should then see your two apps in split-screen mode just like the one shown below.
10. Where Can I Find All My Apps?
Talking about apps, let’s end this article by showing you where you can find the apps in your MacBook Pro. The long way is to launch the Finder and go to Applications.
But if you want a faster way, just click on the grey icon with the rocket in the dock. That should bring up Launch Pad. Scroll sideways by swiping two fingers horizontally on your trackpad and tap an icon to select an app.
You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to LaunchPad by going to System Preferences – Keyboard – Shortcuts – LaunchPad & Dock. Another good option to access your apps quickly is to go to Finder and drag the entire Applications folder to your dock.
When you click on that icon now, it will load up all your apps directly from the dock.
That’s it for this article. Hope you enjoyed it! We’ll be writing more in-depth guides on how to get more of your Mac soon.
