General tips & tricks

Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/@macmost

Default application per file type

To change the default application for a file type, select a file of the respective type with a right-click and choose 'Get Info'.

Next, click 'Open with,' select the respective application, and click 'Change All.'

Keyboard shortcuts

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100

https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mh35869/13.0/mac/13.0

https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchlp2469/mac

https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0

Screenshots & screen recording

https://shottr.cc/

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

How to capture a portion of the screen

How to capture a window or menu

Use the Screenshot toolbar

Here you can also change the storage location of your screenshots from ~/Desktop to another folder.

Spotlight

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1008/mac

Central search function of the Mac, essentially you can find everything in it, from applications to notes and from files to contacts.

Quick look

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look

https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/

Quick View function on your Mac, works in every standard Mac application. It allows you to quickly preview a file using the spacebar. This works, for example, in Finder (file manager), email attachments, etc.