{"id":26537,"date":"2017-04-19T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T13:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=26537"},"modified":"2017-04-19T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T13:51:00","slug":"the-single-click-trick-to-declutter-your-macs-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/the-single-click-trick-to-declutter-your-macs-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Single-click Trick to Declutter Your Mac\u2019s Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your Mac\u2019s screen cluttered with windows from different apps? Sometimes it\u2019s handy to be able to see a couple simultaneously, but having too many apps visible is often distracting. There are a variety of ways to focus on a single app at a time, but here\u2019s one of the easiest. Whenever you click on an app\u2019s window or Dock icon to bring it to the foreground, also hold down the Option key to hide all the windows from the app you\u2019re switching away from. Get in the habit of Option-clicking to switch apps regularly, and before long you\u2019ll find that you can more easily focus on what you\u2019re doing without distractions from other apps.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is your Mac\u2019s screen cluttered with windows from different apps? Sometimes it\u2019s handy to be able to see a couple simultaneously, but having too many apps visible is often distracting. There are a variety of ways to focus on a single app at a time, but here\u2019s one of the easiest. 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