Occasionally, I discover a neat way to do something that I think is worth remembering.
If a shortcut saves me a few minutes whenever I use it then it means I get to spend more time doing stuff I like. All of these minutes add up.
Most of my tips are for Apple operating systems. If I have information about other systems I will point it out.
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PowerPoint / Keynote
Extract image and video files at their original sizes from presentations.
Works similarly on PCs.
Have you been given a presentation but need its images to use elsewhere, maybe in a different application?
Finder / Explorer
Copy the location of a file as text.
Works similarly on PCs.
Do you need to make a note of where you have stored something or need to let someone else know where a file is?
Finder
Quickly find a menu item in most Mac programs.
Are you bewildered by the vast number of menu commands in some programs? Can’t see the wood for the trees?