With the release of OS X Yosemite, Apple brought a whole new look to the system – easily the best design departure since the ‘Aqua’ interface was introduced a few years ago. However, the changes are not just cosmetic. In fact, there are many new features baked into the new system that promise to make using your Mac a faster and more enjoyable experience.
Good tip: One of the useful features that OS X Yosemite has is called Dark Mode. Learn what it is and how to turn it on.
However, in my opinion, this is not always the case. In fact, there are a few options I used to rely on in Mavericks that have made me so much more productive – and I wish I had them back.
The first feature is being able to use my Macbook’s trackpad to drag any window or item by simply tapping and holding it twice. This has been replaced with the terrible default three-finger tap and hold option.
Another useful feature that has been lost on scrolling is the ability to use the keyboard to interact with the buttons and options displayed in dialog boxes.
Of course, you can re-enable both of these options (that’s the whole point of this entry), but oddly enough, the options aren’t in intuitive places. Instead, you’ll have to dig around to find them.
Let’s see how this can be done.
1. Enable One-finger tap and drag
Step 1: On your Mac, first open Interest dashboard. There, go to accessibility options as shown below.
Step 2: On the left panel of the next window, scroll down and select Mouse & Trackpad select. There, click Trackpad options… button.
This will bring down an options panel.
Step 3: On this panel you will notice an interesting option at the bottom named Enable drag. Check it out.
This option not only allows you to enable drag on your Mac’s trackpad, but it also allows you to activate or deactivate the zipper (when enabled, this means that when you drag a window, you will have to do one more click to deactivate the drag function).
And do! Now, whenever you use your Mac’s trackpad, simply double-tap any ‘drag’ area of a window to move it around.
2. Use the keyboard to select the button on the dialog box
Step 1: Like in our previous tip, you will have to open System Preferences again to access this option. Like before, though, you’ll have to dig a little deeper than expected to enable it.
First, let’s start by choosing keyboard select.
When you’re done, from the various tabs above, click keyboard shortcuts.
Step 2: You will see an option at the bottom of the window named Full keyboard access. As you can see, this is exactly the option you need to enable full system-wide keyboard navigation.
Below, make sure to also select All controls.
Now, whenever you see a dialog box, you will be able to select other options via Navigation or Space keys on your keyboard, making navigation a lot faster.
It’s still a mystery to me why Apple makes these options so hard to find and enable for the average user. Not only are they extremely useful, but (at least in my humble opinion) they are much better than their default OS X Yosemite alternatives. Thankfully, you now know how to re-enable them and can regain your productivity when you do so. Enjoy!
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