# General tips & tricks

### Tutorials

[https://www.youtube.com/@macmost](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'.

[![image.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/image.png)

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

[![image.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/wz9image.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/wz9image.png)

### Keyboard shortcuts

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236)

### Navigation

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100](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/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/mchlp2469/mac)

[https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0](https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0)

### Screenshots & screen recording

[https://shottr.cc/](https://shottr.cc/)

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361)

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721)

#### How to take a screenshot on your Mac  


[![mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png)

#### How to capture a portion of the screen  


[![mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png)

#### How to capture a window or menu  


[![mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png)

#### Use the Screenshot toolbar  


[![mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png)

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

[![kbs_meta_space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/kbs-meta-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/kbs-meta-space.png)

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

[https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/](https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/)

[![kbs_space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/kbs-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/kbs-space.png)

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.