As a general rule, the guys from Cupertino like to keep things simple, a characteristic that has always characterized both their devices and their operating systems. As we use our Mac, we have become accustomed to performing tasks always following the same path, although macOS always offers us different ways to get to the same place. One of the keys that give us the most play in macOS is the option / alt key, with which we can access menus that would otherwise be impossible. In this article we are going to show you where we can use this key to save a few steps when performing our usual tasks.
In the menu bar
When we click on the Wi-Fi connection button, macOS shows us information about the Wi-Fi networks that surround us, as well as offering us the possibility of being able to connect to other networks close to our device. But if we press the icon in combination with the alt key, we can see how we get all the details of our internet connection, of our connection device, the speed, the speed, the channel used, the type of connection ...
In the finder
The Finder is another of the places where we can obtain extra information if we click on the different menus in combination with the alt key. By clicking on the alt key in the File menu, the drop-down menu It will offer us new and different options than if we pressed it without the combination of this key. The same thing happens in the edit menu as in the view menu. These hidden menus are only available in the system services, since neither in Safari nor other applications can we access any other hidden menu by clicking on the alt key when clicking on the mouse.