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How to Open Terminal on a Mac (Fastest Ways First)

You’ve been told the Terminal is the best way to get something done — but where on earth do you start? Eager for brew...

Startled when a new song suddenly blasts from your Mac twice as loud, or when a video whispers instead of talking to...

Tired of inserting ʻokina and kahakō on your Mac with workarounds that make you wait or tediously copying characters...

Struggling to write the little subscript '2' in chemical formulas like H₂O or CO₂ on your Mac? You don’t have to...

Paused mid-sentence, wondering how to leave something out — in graceful style, not awkwardly? Find out here how to...

Wish you could find Finder faster? Want to switch to macOS Finder without taking the hands off the keyboard? Find out...

Looking to insert the x-bar symbol for statistics homework or a scientific paper? Wondering if there’s a Unicode code...

Wondering how to right-click without a right mouse button — or a mouse? Tired of reaching across desk and keyboard...

Want to keep a measurement and its unit together or a price and its currency? Wish a French text’s punctuation to look...

Constantly breaking your rhythm of work and typing just to chase stray notifications — reaching for the mouse or...

Struggling to type accented letters on your Mac such as ‘é’ and ‘è without hunting for complicated shortcuts (or...

Struggling to insert ‘[’ and ‘]’ when you make changes to quoted text, for instance, or give a range of numbers? Find...