The Fn key has been a fixture on Apple keyboards for decades, but many Mac users lack a sense of its purpose. Adam Engst thought he was going to write a quick article listing hidden keyboard shortcuts that tap the Fn key but got dragged into documenting the history and capabilities of this unsung key.
Keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet utility now fully supports macOS 13 Ventura. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.7 MB, macOS 10.13+)
A recent update to Slack alerted Adam Engst that the app had an option to restore a much-missed feature to open the last message for editing with a single keystroke. If you’ve been pining for that feature, read on.
Major new release for the keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet enables you to assign keyboard shortcuts on the fly. (€19.99 new, €9.99 upgrade, 5.4 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Maintenance release for the keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet utility now requires macOS 10.10 Yosemite or newer. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB, macOS 10.10+)
Improves compatibility with macOS 11 Big Sur and updates user interface elements. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB, macOS 10.7+)
The keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet utility adds support for macOS 11 Big Sur. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB, macOS 10.7+)
Adds support for Emoji 12.0 and provides a workaround for a Dark mode issue in macOS 10.15 Catalina. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB)
Brings compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina and resolves some installer-related issues. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB)
Small maintenance release that also celebrates the 15th anniversary of the keyboard shortcut and emoji tool. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB)
Improves calculation of emoji metrics and lets you add custom menu entries to specific submenus. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.0 MB)
Brings compatibility with macOS 10.14 Mojave and adds support for Emoji 11.0. (€19.99 new, free update, 3.9 MB)
Major new release introduces new Emoji picker for quickly selecting Emoji characters. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.1 MB)
Ever wished that you could compare an edited image in Photos with the original, without using Undo or Revert to Original? Read on for the trick in both the Mac and iOS versions of Photos, and for the even more hidden trick on the Mac that helps you compare cropping.
If you’ve ever needed to work with invisible files on your Mac but didn’t want to drop into Terminal, read on for the secret keyboard shortcut that reveals the files and directories that are normally hidden in the Finder.
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