All new tips for 2024! If you're going from Windows to Mac - even if you made the switch long ago - you need these basic and pro tips. After 23 years of helping people make the jump, I've identified the top stumbling blocks and inefficiencies people run into. Here they are, all in one simple video. Everything from right-click to file explorer to uninstalling programs and more... in the most efficient way possible.
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00:00 Windows to Mac top 12 tips for 2024
01:02 Where’s my right click?! (How to right-click on Mac)
02:51 Closing programs with the X (Quitting apps on Mac)
04:43 Alt-tab to switch programs (keyboard shortcut to switch apps on Mac)
07:04 Windows File Explorer (Mac equivalent)
13:08 My docs, my downloads, my pictures, oh my! (Mac "Home" folder)
16:17 Windows taskbar file and folder shortcuts (Finder sidebar shortcuts)
19:22 Scrolling up and down in open windows (two finger scroll)
20:54 How do I make windows bigger? (avoid that green button!)
22:52 Settings (formerly Control Panel, Mac equivalent)
25:10 Programs (launching and uninstalling Mac apps)
28:32 Windows search & Search Home (Mac equivalent)
30:48 Full control in open & save screens (Expand the open and save dialog on Mac)
32:50 How Lucas & Macinhome can help you in a one-on-one consult
33:58 Blooper
Macinhome is a Mac-specialized, patient, and professional consulting team helping clients internationally via FaceTime, Zoom, and Screen Sharing, and locally in-person from our home base in Vancouver, Canada. We’ll organize your Mac, get you synced and backed up, get your email accounts under control, organize your photos into one safe and beautiful place, and more.
Special thanks to Andrey Summers of Red Square Collective for the awesome video. redsquarecollective.com