不要更加努力；更聪明地工作。这句话是在 1930 年代创造的，但今天仍然适用。当几个按键可以帮助在几秒钟内完成它时，没有人愿意浪费几个小时做一些很长的事情。
为了帮助您提高(increase your efficiency)Mac上的效率，我们选择了五个易于实施的技巧。您可以更快地完成工作，从而有更多时间玩耍。
macOS提示(Tip)#1：配置Spotlight 搜索(Spotlight Search)
如果您以前没有使用过Spotlight，那么您应该这样做。Spotlight搜索可以定位文件(locate files)、在网络上查找信息，甚至可以执行基本的数学计算。最重要的是，您可以通过简单的键盘敲击来访问它。
使用以下步骤配置Spotlight将搜索的项目以及如何使用它。
1.从左上角(f)的Apple 菜单中打开(Apple Menu)系统偏好设置(System Preferences) 。
2. 在首选项中选择Spotlight。
3. 使用复选框选择您希望Spotlight搜索的类别。取消选中您不希望Spotlight搜索的类别。
4. 选择隐私(Privacy)选项卡。添加(Add)您不希望Spotlight搜索的文件夹。
您可以通过选择屏幕右上角的放大镜或使用Command +空格键(Space bar)键盘快捷键来使用Spotlight搜索。(Spotlight)当Spotlight搜索打开时，您可以在搜索栏中输入单词或短语，Spotlight将显示结果。
macOS 提示 #2：创建文本快捷方式
macOS 允许您创建自动扩展为更长文本短语的文本快捷方式。(text shortcuts)您甚至可以将表情符号添加到您的文本短语中。
例如，您可以设置 macOS 以将 $rec 替换为“我收到您的消息并将很快回复”。这些快捷方式可以节省大量时间，而且设置起来非常容易。
1.从左上角的Apple 菜单中打开(Apple Menu)系统偏好设置。(System Preferences )
2. 在首选项中选择键盘(Keyboard)。
3. 选择文本(Text)选项卡。
4. 找到并选择左下角的+
5. 在替换(Replace)列中输入您的快捷方式。选择一个唯一的快捷方式，而不是您通常键入的文本。如果需要，使用 % 或 ~ 之类的符号。
6. 在With(With)列中输入完整的文本字符串。
添加后，您可以在任何文本字段中输入快捷方式，macOS 将自动替换它。
macOS 提示 #3：使用热点
如果您从未听说过Hot Corners，那么您并不孤单。
当您将鼠标悬停在显示器的四个角之一时，这个经常被忽视的功能允许您执行操作。您可以选择锁定屏幕、显示桌面等。您可以执行的任务受到限制，但可用的任务很有用。
设置您的热点只需几个简单的步骤。请按照以下步骤开始。
1.从左上角的Apple 菜单中打开(Apple Menu)系统偏好设置。(System Preferences)
2. 在首选项中选择Mission Control以打开Mission Control设置。
3. 选择热角(Hot Corners)按钮。
4. 使用下拉菜单选择每个角的操作。
完成后选择确定(OK)。
要使用热角，您只需将鼠标移动到该特定角的显示器边缘即可。
macOS提示(Tip)#4：Safari 画中画
您是否经常在一个窗口中观看视频教程，然后在另一个窗口中工作？您(Are)是否厌倦了在两者之间不断点击？如果您使用Safari，您可以使用其画中画功能来结束此切换循环。
您需要使用Safari，但它适用于任何视频流服务，包括YouTube、Vimeo等。
1. 打开 Safari 并选择右上角的+
2. 在此选项卡中开始播放YouTube、Vimeo或其他视频服务上的视频。
3在选项卡中查找(Look)音频图标并右键单击它以显示下拉菜单。
4.选择输入画中画(Enter Picture in Picture)以在较小的窗口中打开视频
5. 画中画视频现在将漂浮在浏览器窗口的顶部。
您可以在浏览器中工作并打开其他应用程序，视频将保留在顶部供您查看。您还可以将视频拖到您喜欢的屏幕的任何角落。要退出画中画，只需单击视频并选择左上角的X。
macOS提示(Tip)#5：有用的键盘(Keyboard)快捷键
macOS中有许多键盘快捷键。(keyboard shortcuts)几乎不可能全部学完，所以我们选择了十个最重要的来记忆，让您更轻松。
- 截图工具(Screenshot tools)：使用Command+Shift+3截取(screenshot)整个窗口，Command Command+Shift+4截取选定区域，Command+Shift+5打开一套截图工具，包括视频（macOS Mojave）。通常，屏幕截图会保存到您的桌面，但您可以快速将它们复制到剪贴板。当您使用屏幕截图键盘快捷键时，只需(Just)添加Control键。(Control)例如，Control+Command+Shift+3将截取整个窗口并将其复制到剪贴板。
- 关闭应用程序(Close an app)：使用Command+Q通过这个简单的按键关闭应用程序，快速隐藏应用程序以防窥探。
- Forward Delete：默认情况下，macOS 中的 delete 键通过删除光标左侧的字符来向后删除。按Function+delete通过删除光标右侧的字符来向前删除。
- 在应用程序之间移动(Move between apps)：按住命令键并点击 Tab 键可在应用程序之间循环。
- 在应用程序内的窗口之间移动(Move between windows within an app)：使用Command+Tilde (~)在窗口之间循环。
- 最小化窗口(Minimize a window)：Command+M将最小化活动窗口，而Command-Option-M将最小化所有打开的窗口。
- 强制退出(Force Quit)：当应用程序被冻结并且您需要强制它关闭时， 使用Command+Option+Esc
- 锁定您的 Mac(Lock your Mac)：使用Command+Control+Q锁定您的Mac。
- 打开 Spotlight 搜索(Open Spotlight Search)：使用Command+Space键启动Spotlight并进行搜索。
- 打开表情符号和特殊字符查看器(Open Emojis and Special Characters viewer)：任何文本字段中的 Control+Command+空格键将打开表情符号(Emojis)和特殊字符(Special Characters)查看器。
这些键盘快捷键很有帮助，但这些只是冰山一角。查看我们的完整文章以获取(our full-length article)键盘快捷键(keyboard shortcuts)的完整列表。
使用 macOS提示(Tips)和技巧(Tricks)提高工作效率
这些提示和技巧将帮助您更高效地工作，但您可以使用 macOS 驱动的计算机做更多事情。如果您来自Windows，我们有一些技巧(a handful of tips)可以让您更轻松地进行转换。一旦掌握了基础知识，您就可以在 Mac 上安装Alfred 等高效(Mac)生产力(Alfred)应用程序(power productivity apps)，或者使用这些高级技巧(advanced tips)来教您如何使用布尔运算符、货币转换器等。
5 Simple macOS Tips and Tricks to Streamline Your Workflow
Don’t work harder; work smarter. That phrase was coined in the 1930s, but it’s still applicable today. Nobody wants to waste hours doing something thе long way when a few keystrokes could hеlp get it done in just a few seconds.
To help you increase your efficiency on your Mac, we’ve selected five tips that are easy to implement. You’ll get your work done faster, so you can have more time to play.
macOS Tip #1: Configure Spotlight Search
If you haven’t used Spotlight before, you should. Spotlight search can locate files, find information on the web, and even perform basic math calculations. Best of all, you can access it via a simple keyboard stroke.
Use the steps below to configure what items Spotlight will search for and how to use it.
1. Open System Preferences from the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Select Spotlight in the preferences.
3. Use the checkbox to select the categories you want Spotlight to search. Uncheck the categories you don’t want Spotlight to search.
4. Select the Privacy tab. Add folders you don’t want Spotlight to search.
You can use Spotlight search by selecting the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner of your screen or by using the Command+Space bar keyboard shortcut. When Spotlight search opens, you can enter a word or phrase into the search bar and Spotlight will display the results.
macOS Tip #2: Create Text Shortcuts
macOS lets you create text shortcuts that automatically expand into longer text phrases. You can even add emojis to your text phrase.
For example, you could set up macOS to replace $rec with “I received your message and will respond soon.” These shortcuts can be a huge timesaver, and they’re super easy to set up.
1. Open System Preferences from the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Select Keyboard in the preferences.
3. Select the Text tab.
4. Find and select the + button in the bottom left corner.
5. Enter your shortcut in the Replace column. Choose a shortcut that is unique and not text that you would commonly type. Use a symbol like % or ~ if needed.
6. Enter the complete text string in the With column.
Once added, you can type your shortcut into any text field, and macOS will replace it automatically.
macOS Tip #3: Use Hot Corners
If you’ve never heard of Hot Corners you’re not alone.
This often-overlooked feature allows you to perform an action when you hover your mouse in one of the four corners of your display. You can choose to lock your screen, show the desktop, and more. You’re limited in what tasks you can perform, but the available ones are useful.
Setting up your hot corners takes just a few easy steps. Follow these steps below to get started.
1. Open System Preferences from the Apple Menu in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Select Mission Control in the preferences to open the Mission Control settings.
3. Select the Hot Corners button.
4. Use the drop-down menu to select the action for each corner.
Select OK when done.
To use your hot corners, you simply need to move your mouse to the edge of the display in that specific corner.
macOS Tip #4: Safari Picture-in-Picture
Do you often watch a video tutorial in one window and then work in another window? Are you tired of continually clicking between the two? If you use Safari, you can end this cycle of switching by using its picture-in-picture feature.
You need to use Safari, but it works with any video streaming service, including YouTube, Vimeo, and others.
1. Open Safari and select the + in the right corner to open a new tab.
2. Start playing a video on YouTube, Vimeo, or another video service in this tab.
3 Look for the audio icon in the tab and right-click on it to display a drop-down menu.
4. Select Enter Picture in Picture to open the video in a smaller window
5. The picture-in-picture video will now float on top of your browser window.
You can work in your browser and open other apps and the video will stay on top for you to view. You also can drag the video to any corner of the screen that you prefer. To exit picture in picture, simply click on the video and select the X in the upper left corner.
macOS Tip #5: Useful Keyboard shortcuts
There are many keyboard shortcuts inside macOS. It’s almost impossible to learn them all, so we made it easier for you by choosing ten of the most important ones to commit to memory.
- Screenshot tools: Use Command+Shift+3 to screenshot an entire window, Command+Shift+4 to screenshot a selected area, and Command+Shift+5 to open a suite of screenshot tools, including video (macOS Mojave). Usually, the screenshots are saved to your desktop, but you can quickly copy them to the clipboard. Just add the Control key when you are using the screenshot keyboard shortcuts. For example, Control+Command+Shift+3 will screenshot an entire window and copy it to the clipboard.
- Close an app: Use Command+Q to quickly hide an app from prying eyes by closing it with this simple keystroke.
- Forward Delete: By default, the delete key in macOS deletes backward by removing the characters to the left of the cursor. Press Function+delete to delete in the forward direction by removing characters to the right of the cursor.
- Move between apps: Hold the command key and tap the tab key to cycle between apps.
- Move between windows within an app: Use Command+Tilde (~) to cycle between windows.
- Minimize a window: Command+M will minimize the active window, while Command-Option-M will minimize all open windows.
- Force Quit: Use Command+Option+Esc when an app is frozen and you need to force it to shut down.
- Lock your Mac: Use Command+Control+Q to lock your Mac.
- Open Spotlight Search: use the Command+Space bar to launch Spotlight and search.
- Open Emojis and Special Characters viewer: Control+Command+Space bar in any text field will open the Emojis and Special Characters viewer.
These keyboard shortcuts are helpful, but these are only the tip of the iceberg. Check out our full-length article for a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts.
Using macOS Tips and Tricks to Be More Productive
These tips and tricks will help you work more efficiently, but you can do so much more with your macOS-powered computer. If you’re coming from Windows, we have a handful of tips that’ll make the transition easier. Once you master the basics, you can install power productivity apps like Alfred on your Mac or use these advanced tips that’ll teach you how to use boolean operators, currency converters, and more.
