With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Every time you're on your Mac, you're using ...

Everyone knows how to Command+C and Command+V, but what about switching between the active windows of the app you’re using? How about skipping the trash and deleting a file in one smooth motion? macOS ...

The Option key on a Mac is a modifier key that is used to change the functions of menus and keyboard shortcuts. Use Option ...

Even if you’ve used the Mac for decades, I suspect you have never fully understood the Fn key. Not helping is the fact that Apple sometimes calls it the Function key, but all Mac keyboards already ...

The iPad is a capable laptop replacement in many ways, and iPadOS multitasking features and Apple’s Magic Keyboard take that to the next level. iPadOS differs from iOS in several ways, and includes ...

Despite what this stock photo implies, I believe your Mac has to be turned on for the keyboard shortcuts to work. Photo: Fabian Irsara firsara/Wikimedia Commons Mac keyboard shortcuts are a great way ...

There are several iPad keyboard shortcuts you can use with your tablet's on-screen keyboard or an external keyboard. You can create any number of "text replacement" shortcuts for your iPad as well — ...

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of buttons that you can press on your computer to complete certain actions—like opening and closing files, copying and pasting text, and much more—that you would ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...