Posts By: Gary Rosenzweig

You can almost completely control the Calculator app on your Mac without the mouse or trackpad. There are even some hidden keyboard shortcuts that can come in handy.

If you are using an input source setting that doesn't match your physical keyboard, it can be hard to figure out how to type some basic characters. Here's how to check to see exactly what character each key on your keyboard maps to.

If you like a clean email inbox, the Mac Mail "Remind Me" feature can help.

You can use Pixelmator Pro to edit your photos directly from the Photos App. You can do simple repairs, or make selections to change only one part of the photo. You can even use layers and store those layers inside your Photos library.

Here's how to use LaunchPad on your Mac, organize it, and customize it.

If you want to focus on a single task to get as much work done as possible, you can use a variety of techniques on your Mac to help.

Since you can edit photos from the Photos app in Pixelmator Pro and then save them in such a way as to retain the layers, you can use this to keep multiple variations of your photo and other elements in a single slot in your Photos library.

Pages allows you to easily create a variety of different types of lists in your document. Knowing a few techniques and shortcuts can help you create even more complex lists that look exactly like you want.

You can use Pixelmator Pro to edit your photos directly from the Photos App. You can do simple repairs, or make selections to change only one part of the photo.

If you need to figure out which items in your Mac Photos Library are taking up the most space, you can't do it in the Photos app. But you can create a simple Shortcut to examine the photos and videos in your library and create an album showing you the largest items.

You can easily send email messages to yourself as a handy reminder, or a record of something. You can also send iMessages to yourself, though it works a little strangely.

If you save a new file or download something and now can't find it, this is the video for you. You'll learn how to save and download files to locations to make them easier to find, and also how to find files you already saved but now can't locate.

Navigating around and getting work done in the Finder can go a lot faster if you know these keyboard shortcuts.

Here are some tips to help you master the Notes app on your Mac. Learn how to add tags, link to other notes, resize images, highlight text and much more.

If you want to focus on a single task to get as much work done as possible, you can use a variety of techniques on your Mac to help.

Learn some powerful techniques to help you master Keynote. You can easily add animation to your presentations, as well as live video, dynamic backgrounds, animated charts and more.

Here's a Numbers document that lets you track a stock portfolio based on individual transactions and over long periods of time.

Learn some useful tips for using Numbers on your Mac. Discover ways to autocomplete, highlight, style, select and calculate.

There are a ton of special effects you can use in Pixelmator Pro on your Mac. It is fun to experiment with them and learn some graphics skills that could come in handy.

Here are some tips to help you take your Pages skills to the next level.