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How to move or remove icons from the menu bar on Mac (macOS)

10/12/2021 by

The menu bar located at the top of macOS contains a considerable number of both system icons and icons of third-party applications, which you just want to arrange (and sometimes even remove) at your discretion. Read how to do this in this article.

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How to move icons around the macOS menu bar

To move icons in the macOS menu bar, you can do without third-party tweaks or making edits to the operating system code.

This action can be performed while holding down the key. ⌘Cmd on keyboard. Thus, you can move icons within the entire menu bar in any order.

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How to remove icons from the macOS menu bar

In a similar way (while holding down the ⌘Cmd on the keyboard) only some system icons are removed from the menu bar – just drag the icon to the desktop area.

To remove the icons of third-party applications, you can use the special applications that we talked about in this article.

In many cases, enabling / disabling the display of an icon in the macOS menu is made from the settings of the application itself (for example, Vkontakte, Skype, Dropbox, etc.).

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How to automatically hide the menu bar in macOS

V System Preferences (under Menu Bar and Dock) there is an option to automatically hide (show on mouseover) the menu bar.

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How to recover deleted icons in macOS menu

You can restore the icons. This is done either in the settings of the application itself, or using special programs.

MacOS system icons are restored in their respective sections System settings macOS, for example, let’s restore the volume control icon:

one… Open  → System settings … → Sound…

2… At the bottom of the window, check the box next to the menu item “Show Sound menu in menu bar“.

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How to move screenshots to other apps on iPhone?

09/08/2021 by ALOK DAS

In iOS 15 (Ruins of Volodut’s Brewery), Apple extended support for drag-and-drop functionality in iPhone apps, making it easier to move files, images, and selected pieces of text from place to place.

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Dragging and dropping between apps has actually been around since 2017, but Apple has now extended the feature to iPhones as well. In addition to apps, this multi-finger action also works with screenshots.

How do I move screenshots to other apps directly from the preview?

1. First, take a screenshot in the usual way: simultaneously pressing the side button and the volume up button.

2. Press and hold the screenshot thumbnail in the lower left corner of the screen and wait until the white frame around it disappears.

3. With another finger, tap the application in which you want to use the screenshot. As an example, it can be “Photos”, but nothing prevents you from opening “Files”, “Messages”, “Mail”, “Notes” (in our case) or something else.

4. Navigate to where you want to use the screenshot. In our example, we have created a new note.

5. Move the screenshot to the desired area, then release your finger to put it in place. You will see how screenshots are instantly saved to the specified location.

You may notice that you can drag two screenshots at once. This will be indicated by the green icon with the indication “+2” in the upper right corner of the screenshot. But this is how screen capture works – a thumbnail of the previous item is left for the next one. But this trick also shows that dragging supports multiple selection – you need to touch them with another finger.

It’s worth noting that dragging and dropping results in duplicate content, not movement. This is why the screenshot is still automatically saved in the Photos app. But in iOS 15, you have the opportunity to immediately grab a copy of an image and do something more useful with it, for example, save it to a newly created album. This is useful if you need to take a lot of screenshots for your work – show them to someone, use them later.

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How to teach Mac keyboard to delete letters (move cursor through text) faster

03/10/2020 by ALOK DAS

At the whim of Steve Jobs, macOS deletes already entered text thoughtfully and slowly, which sometimes literally drives even the most patient crazy. How many letters you need to delete, so many times you have to press the Delete key. But you can fix it.

How do I make deleting text (moving the cursor over text) in macOS faster?

1… Open up System settings…

2… Go to the section Keyboard…

3… Move the sliders to the extreme right Auto key repeat and Delay before autorepeat starts…

Done – Now Delete will delete (and the arrows move the cursor through the text) already entered numbers and letters much faster. Feel the difference!

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P.S. By the way, since we are dealing with the keyboard, here is some useful advice on the topic:

If you press and hold a key, macOS will display any additional characters attached to it (or nothing if there is no such binding). You can select a symbol by clicking the corresponding number or by clicking the mouse. Press any other key to cancel or Esc…

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How to enable Karaoke mode in Apple Music on iPhone and iPad (song lyrics move to music)

13/09/2020 by ALOK DAS

With the release of iOS 13, an ordinary music player can turn into a convenient karaoke center. There is no need to use complicated equipment or go to a karaoke bar.

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The Apple Music lyrics scrolling used in the player successfully expands the functionality of the standard application. Someone likes to sing into a microphone and receive incomprehensibly awarded points for their performance – the iPhone, of course, does not provide this opportunity. But with the help of a smartphone, you can easily sing along to your favorite performer, and just learn the words of the song you like.

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How to enable Karaoke Mode in Apple Music on iPhone or iPad

1. Launch Apple Music and play any track.

2. Click on the miniplayer at the bottom of the screen.

3. Click on the button with the “text bubble” image.

The text will not only be displayed while the text is playing, but also dynamically scrolled in accordance with the timeline. This will make it possible to use the player as a karaoke.

And that is not all! Here in the karaoke window you can select a line from a song and the player will start playing from that moment.

Note that lyrics are not available for all compositions.

In addition, it is possible to open the lyrics without dynamic scrolling. To do this, when playing a track in an open player, click on the “three points” and in the window that appears, select “Open the full text of the song”…

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How to select or move items on Mac without clicking on the trackpad. Try it, it’s very convenient

15/08/2020 by ALOK DAS

The macOS operating system stores a lot of small, but very useful chips. With the trackpad and Multi-Touch gestures on your Mac, you can perform various actions without using a mouse.

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What will change with three-finger drag in macOS

The three-finger drag gesture allows you to select, move various elements (program windows, text, images), resize the window, and more without pressing hard on the trackpad. In other words, this gesture allows you to do without clicking on the trackpad. Only light touches… It is very convenient!

For example, if earlier you selected text by clicking on the trackpad and further moving the cursor towards the selection, now you just need to tap with three fingers and move in the desired direction.

The gesture will be useful for those who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome (an occupational disease of those who constantly work with a mouse and keyboard) or work with graphic editors such as Adobe Photoshop.

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How to enable three-finger drag on macOS

From the System Preferences menu, select “Universal access” → Pointer Control (in older versions of macOS it is called Mouse and Trackpad) → Trackpad Options → “Enable drag and drop” → Three-finger drag… Next press “OK”to save your changes.

Note! After activating the gesture, macOS will update the shortcut for Exposé functions and Mission control along the way “System settings” → “Trackpad” → “Other gestures”… You will see that both functions switched to using a four-finger swipe gesture…

If your Mac doesn’t support the Force Touch trackpad, you can activate the gesture from “System settings” → “Trackpad”…

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How to use three-finger drag on macOS

You can use a gesture to move things like snippets of text, images, links, files, folders in the Finder, etc., add items to lists or reorder tabs and bookmarks in Safari, apps in the Dock, events in Calendar »Or icons on the toolbar (to do this, press and hold the ⌘Cmd key). If desired, the changes can be canceled by pressing Escape.

This gesture can be used to switch between chapters in e-books, move windows on the screen, resize windows / columns by capturing their border (columns) or corner (windows), save images and their copies in an open Finder folder, etc.

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Use three-finger drag in various applications

“The calendar”

Schedule an event. Let’s say you want to schedule an event from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. In the tab “A week” drag with three fingers from 11:00 to 18:00 on the corresponding day and in the window that appears, enter the name of the event. The gesture also works in tabs “Day” and “Month”…

Finder

Drag and drop files to the desired locations. If you want to create a copy of the file, press and hold the ⌥Option (Alt) key. Next to the file, you will see a “+” sign, it symbolizes a copy of the file.

Safari

Use three fingers to open links in Safari by dragging them to the tab bar. You can drag the link into an existing tab or create a new one using the button “Create new tab” (“+” icon on the left side of the panel).

“Messages”

Send images, videos and links by dragging and dropping them between dialogs. This action copies the data to the message box. To send a message, you just need to click Enter…

Apple Maps

Tilt the cards by dragging with three fingers on the 3D button. If you fail, click the button once before using the gesture. If you need to rotate the card, slide your fingers along the inner edge of the button.

Sometimes, when using three-finger drag, users are faced with the fact that there is not enough trackpad surface to perform any actions. In this case, you can use a special gesture. For example, you need to move the file located on the far right side of the sidebar to the Finder. To do this, drag the file a short distance on the screen, lift two fingers, and quickly move the file with your remaining finger on the trackpad.

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How to move up and down the virtual keyboard on the iPad screen

06/03/2020 by ALOK DAS

Did you know that the iPad keyboard can be moved around the screen? Many owners of the “apple” tablet are unaware that the virtual keyboard can be located in different parts of the screen, moving it up and down for ease of use. Depending on the situation, the keyboard can be moved completely or divided into parts.

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How to move keyboard on iPad screen

Moving a virtual keyboard from one place on the iPad screen to another is very simple. For this:

1. Open the application on your iPad where the keyboard is used (for example, “Notes”);

2. Open a new document (note) so that the keyboard appears;

3. Press and hold the keyboard icon in the lower right corner of the keyboard;

4. In the menu that opens, select Unpin;

5. Touch the keyboard icon and drag the entire keyboard to the desired location on the screen (works in both portrait and landscape orientation).

This way you can drag the keyboard anywhere on the iPad screen, up and down. However, placing the keyboard in the upper part is not very convenient, since it can cover what you are typing.

The method described above only works with respect to the virtual keyboard. If you are using a physical keyboard (such as a built-in keyboard or Smart Keyboard), simply place it on a table or other surface as you like. The situation is even simpler with Bluetooth keyboards, which can be positioned as you like.

As mentioned above, the virtual keyboard can also be divided into two parts. This will allow you to type with just the thumbs of both hands.

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How to return the iPad keyboard to its original position

At any time, you can return the iPad keyboard to its original position. For this:

1. Open “Notes” or any other application with a keyboard;

2. Press and hold the keyboard icon in the lower right corner;

3. In the menu that appears, select “Fix”, and the keyboard will return to its original position at the bottom of the screen.

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What is a floating keyboard on an iPad?

With the release of iPadOS 13, an option called iPad appeared Floating, allowing you to reduce the keyboard to a minimum size with the ability to move it to any part of the screen.

To activate Floating keyboard on iPad, press and hold the button with the keyboard image in the lower right corner of the virtual keyboard, and then select Floating in the menu that appears.

The keyboard will shrink to iPhone sizes.

To move the floating keyboard, press and hold the bar at the bottom of the keyboard.

In order to return to the previous view of the keyboard, simply spread out (stretch) the keyboard with two fingers.

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Why was the keyboard out of place on the iPad screen?

If you suddenly find that the keyboard is at the top of the screen or in another wrong place, then most likely you (or someone else) accidentally unfastened it and moved it. In very rare cases, the cause of the keyboard movement may be a failure in iOS. Whatever the reason for moving the keyboard, in order to bring it back, follow the instructions above.

It is worth noting that the ability to move the virtual keyboard on the screen is implemented only in the iPad. For iPhone users, a feature is available that allows you to type on the keyboard with one hand (in detail).