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* Select a file with the format in question | * Select a file with the format in question | ||
* Right click -> Get Info -> Open With (note that "Open With" does not show up for symbolic links) -> Select the app -> Change All | * Right click -> Get Info -> Open With (note that "Open With" does not show up for symbolic links) -> Select the app -> Change All | ||
=Show Full File and Folder Names on the Mac Desktop= | |||
Finder -> View -> Show View Options -> Grid Spacing -> Increase until the names are visible. | |||
Then, optionally Sort by None. | |||
Revision as of 02:09, 13 September 2018
Internal
Lock Screen
Control + Shift + Eject
"NOMBP2 can't be opened because the original item can't be found"
Method 1
Option -> Right Click Finder -> Relaunch
Method 2
Launch Finder, Shift + Apple Icon -> Force Quit Finder
iTerm2 Mouse Pointer Disappears on High Resolution
iTerm2 mouse pointer disappears on some monitors when using high resolution. Solution:
System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Display -> Increase the cursor size a bit.
Change the Behavior of Function Keys
System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard tab -> Select "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
Change File Extension/Application Association
This procedure changes the default application a file opens on Mac:
- Select a file with the format in question
- Right click -> Get Info -> Open With (note that "Open With" does not show up for symbolic links) -> Select the app -> Change All
Show Full File and Folder Names on the Mac Desktop
Finder -> View -> Show View Options -> Grid Spacing -> Increase until the names are visible.
Then, optionally Sort by None.