How to open files in macOS Sierra by pressing the Enter key

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Although according to the latest sales figures for Mac computers, things are not looking very good for Apple, many are the users who are continually changing the ecosystem, either from macOS to Windows or from Windows to macOS. What is most often striking about change is that some basic functions do not work in the same way in one ecosystem as in another, such as the red key that in Windows is used to close an application, the way applications are displayed in the Finder, the operation of the scroll (it works the other way around than in Windows).

Another feature that can make it difficult for Windows users to adapt to macOS is the Enter fabric operation. In Windows, when clicking on a file that is selected, Windows automatically opens the program with which the extension is associated. However, in macOS, as we all know, the only thing we can do is edit the name of the document to change it to another or modify the one it has.

If you are a newcomer to macOS and you want the Enter key to have another function, different from the usual one, you can make use of this small application called Pres Butan, an application that has been on the market for a long time without receiving updates, but despite this small inconvenience works without any problems on the latest version of macOS Sierra.

Once we have installed this application, which will run every time we start a new session in macOS Sierra, the operation of the Enter key will be different than usual. Of course, if we press the F2 key as in Windows, we will not be able to edit the name of the file, but we will have to click on the right button of the mouse, once placed on top of the file, to be able to modify it.


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