The MacMost Newsletter: Issue #591
April 30, 2020
20% Courses Coupon For May
Newsletter subscribers get 20% off all courses at the MacMost Courses site. The coupon code for the month of May is daisy. And remember, as I mentioned last week, the prices of the iMovie and Numbers courses go up from $25 to the site standard $40 starting tomorrow. Check out all of the MacMost courses here.
YouTube videos use jump cuts and cropping to create fast-paced interesting videos from simple video recordings. You can do these editing techniques in iMovie on your Mac.
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Many Mac users wish there was a way to create a new text file in the Finder just like you can in Windows. With the help of a simple Automator service you can add this to your Mac, and even customize how it works.
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Spotlight is a tool that most people just use to perform simple file searches. But you can do so much more such with it. Even file searching can be done more efficiently using a variety of tips and tricks.
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Some advanced fonts have alternative versions of characters called glyphs that are used automatically with specific letter combinations. You can also access these special glyphs individually if you know where to look in Pages, TextEdit and Microsoft Word.
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A good way to learn some basic Numbers skills is to build a simple checkbook. You can use this to keep track of your bank account balance.
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You probably know that some keyboard shortcuts are the same from app-to-app: Command+C, Command+Q, Command+A, and so on. But one common shortcut that most people don't know is that Command+, (comma) is almost always the shortcut for the current app's preferences.
I'm often asked about the software and gadgets I use to produce the MacMost videos and in my work as a developer. So I've compiled a list of the products I use and recommend. Check it out. -- Gary
MacMost is an ad-free user-supported website thanks to people like you! For as little as $1/month you can help and for $5/month you can become a member of Club MacMost where I share extra posts, tips, bits of video, and commentary. Club MacMost members also get 50% off all courses at the new MacMost Courses site. Here are the Club MacMost posts from this week: This Week In the MacMost Q&A Forum
- Where Are My Volume Control Buttons?
- How Do I Record Face In Corner Without a Green Screen?
- Which Photo Editing App(s) To Buy?
- How To More Clearly See Selected Text?
- How Do I Manage Passwords?
- What Takes Up Space In iMovie Library?
- How Do I Add a Custom Ringtone To Facetime and Messages On Mac (Catalina)?
- Will an SSD External Hard Drive Hold Up Better for the Long Term Storage Of Photos?
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