Two Mac Tips To Brighten Your Day

8/23/2021Posted inTips2 Comments

Here are two quick Mac tips that will give you strength, whiten your teeth, and eliminate doggy breath.

Adjust Your Mac’s Volume in Fine Increments.
Want to fine tune the volume on your Mac? Press shift+option while pressing the volume or brightness keys. It will adjust in quarter increments instead of full increments.

This also works with the Touch Bar.

Open The Current Application’s Preferences.
If you need to get to an application’s preferences, simply type command+, (comma). I had no idea this existed until a few days ago. I mean, it’s not like I could have known about this, right?

Do you have a favorite tip to share? Let us know in the comments below!

How to Batch Rename Files

7/16/2020Posted inTipsNo Comments

Have you ever wanted to rename more than one file at a time? Me too. So how do you accomplish this?

  • Switch to the Finder.
  • Locate the files you want to rename.
  • Select all the files you want to rename.
  • Use the menu File > Rename X Items, where X is the number of files you’ve selected, eg: “Rename 2 Items”.
  • A dialog box will appear. Choose from the many options as desired and click the “Rename” button.

That’s it! Your files will be renamed the way you chose. 

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Quick Tip: Hide the Menu Bar

7/8/2020Posted inTipsNo Comments

Did you know you could hide the menu bar on your Mac? You can! Open System Preferences > General and checkmark “Automatically hide and show the menu bar”.

Bonus tip: you can customize the order of icons on the right side of the menu bar. Hold down the command key as you click an icon to start dragging it. If you drag the icon off the menu you can eliminate it altogether.

Nisus License Lookup Tool

6/5/2020Posted inGeneral, InfoClick, Nisus Writer Express, Nisus Writer Pro, TipsNo Comments

There are times, for whatever reason, that you need to find the license for your Nisus app. For example, you would like to upgrade to the latest version of Nisus Writer Express or Nisus Writer Pro. Perhaps you’re moving to a new computer and you need to install a fresh copy of InfoClick. How do you find your license?

Our Nisus License Lookup Tool, located on our main support page, will allow you to find your license and have it emailed to you. You just need the email address you used when you purchased your Nisus application and you will receive an email containing your license.

Quick Tip: Using Spotlight As A Launcher

2/24/2020Posted inTipsNo Comments

Did you know you can use the Spotlight search box as a launcher? It’s true. Here’s how:

  • Click in the upper-right corner of the menu bar. Alternatively, you can use the Command + Space Bar shortcut.
  • Type in an application (Nisus Writer Pro, for example). You should see a list of results:

  • Double-click on the result you are looking for, and your application will open.

It’s a small thing, but if you don’t already use an alternative launcher, this will do nicely.