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10 useful keyboard shortcuts for the Preview app

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 22, 2022
Preview app keyboard shortcuts for Mac

The Preview app comes pre-installed on all Macs and is more useful than a lot of people give it credit for. It's not only used for opening different file types that reside on your Mac but it can also be used to edit those files and extract images from apps.

Regardless, most of you probably use just your mouse or trackpad to get things done in the Preview app. In this piece, we'll show you 10 ways you can use your keyboard to quickly perform actions in Preview by way of these useful individual keyboard shortcuts.

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Give your Retina Mac’s screen more real estate with scaling options

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 12, 2018

Macs that comes with retina displays allow the user to configure their own resolution scaling options.

These scaling options can be taken advantage of to give your Mac more screen space and gives you the illusion that your screen is bigger than it really is. With that in mind, you can run more windows side-by-side and be more productive.

In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how you can create more space on your screen for additional windows on your Retina display Mac – this includes the new MacBook, some MacBook Pro models, and even some iMac models.

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How to stop receiving game invites on Facebook

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated September 24, 2018

I couldn't care less about FarmVille or Candy Crush Saga or any other game on Facebook, for that matter. If you're anything like me, I suppose pesky invite notifications for Facebook games have been ticking you off.

But don't worry, you can block those annoying requests with just a few taps. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to stop getting invites for apps and games from Facebook friends, both on the web and in the app.

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How to update your Apple TV Siri Remote

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated November 10, 2023
Apple TV and Siri Remote on a red yellow gradient background

A tvOS update may include new firmware for the Siri Remote to fix bugs, improve reliability, and add new features. Improve your Apple TV experience by learning how to effortlessly update your Siri Remote, and stay in control with the latest features and improvements.

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How to place Apple TV in recovery mode

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated July 20, 2018

If your Apple TV won't start up properly, or you are a developer who wants to install a tvOS beta, you must first put your set-top box in recovery (DFU) mode. As is the case with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, entering DFU mode makes a malfunctioning Apple TV discoverable in desktop iTunes so you can restore it to factory settings, downgrade to an earlier version of the software or side-load a beta firmware onto it.

The method to put an Apple TV into DFU mode differs from that for other iOS devices. In this post, you'll learn how to put an Apple TV into recovery mode so you can restore it to factory settings if it's acting up.

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Tip: use 3D Touch to export PDFs on your iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated June 10, 2019

iOS includes a Share sheet action for saving PDFs to iBooks. This is great for, say, turning a webpage or other document into a PDF form with one notable complaint—not everyone wants to read PDFs in the Books app.

As it turns out, you can export a PDF to any app on your device with 3D Touch right from iOS's Print Preview screen. This is an extremely convenient feature, but it's unfortunate that it requires 3D Touch so owners of previous-generation and older iPhones cannot take advantage of it.

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