![]() When it comes to my history of switching between apps that serve the same purpose, my biggest vice was always to-do list apps. It’s rather beautifully designed, too.Īnd, yes, it’s also the quickest and most convenient way to reference dates and days of the week! It’s so useful that you barely need to enter the full-blown app the menu bar version allows to you check your calendar items, create new events, and search. If I had to pick one menu bar item from this list that I couldn’t do without, it would be Fantastical. It’s a superb alternative to the macOS Calendar app for many reasons, but one of the most important is the included menu bar app. Maybe it’s my ageing memory, but I use it for that purpose constantly. One click of the drop-down and you can quickly search for a specific snippet and remind yourself of the abbreviation. That’s where the TextExpander menu bar app comes in. ![]() The only problem that comes with integrating TextExpander comprehensively into your workflow is that you end up with more snippets and abbreviations than you can remember. It’s one of those apps I wish I’d started using a long time ago. I use TextExpander for everything from the aforementioned, obvious stuff to my brand HEX colours, blog CTAs, and social media profile URLs. Whether it’s your mailing address, email sign-off, or company VAT number, you can simply add it to TextExpander and assign an abbreviation (which is essentially a keyboard shortcut that calls up that stored text). And I haven’t looked back since.įor the uninitiated, TextExpander simply helps you build a database of text that you type repetitively. Those people regularly talked about its time-saving abilities and the constant inspiration they encountered for creating new ‘snippets’. I’d heard about TextExpander from countless other creators before I took the plunge and tried it myself. I’m not a heavy user of that area of the screen, but there are five apps up there that I couldn’t do without you’d need a crowbar to remove my grip from them, in fact. I realised the other day that one of the key components of this strategy is the macOS menu bar. I work in very tight production timescales, and that means I need systems and processes that remain consistent and reliable. If I had to spend half a day configuring Trello or a couple of hours moving and organising all of my writing work in Scrivener, I hadn’t really lost anything. That was fine back then there was less of a commercial imperative behind my use of that stuff. Before I started Mark Ellis Reviews, I’d regularly try out different writing apps, productivity tools, and project management platforms on my Mac. See Customize the Touch Bar.I’ve often said that it takes a lot for me to switch from one piece of software to an alternative. If your Mac has a Touch Bar, many apps-like Mail or Safari-let you customize it. To show a list of the hidden items, click the double arrows at the end of the toolbar. When you resize a window, toolbar buttons can become hidden as the window narrows. Choose View > Customize Toolbar, click the Show pop-up menu, then choose an option. Rearrange buttons: Hold down the Command key while you drag an item around in the toolbar, then drop the item when an open space appears.Īdd a button: Choose View > Customize Toolbar, then drag an item from the palette to the toolbar until a plus sign appears.Ĭhange how buttons appear: For some toolbars, you can show labels with the buttons. Remove a button: Hold down the Command key while you drag the item out of the toolbar until you see or hear a “poof” effect. While working in full screen for some apps, choose View > Always Show Toolbar in Full Screen. Hide or show the toolbar: Choose View > Hide Toolbar or View > Show Toolbar. On your Mac, do any of the following in an app: Get started with accessibility features.Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.Sync music, books, and more between devices. ![]()
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