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The Mac Option key is an invaluable tool for enhancing productivity on macOS. With a solid grasp of its shortcuts and functions, you can simplify your workflow and improve your overall experience.

The Option key (sometimes marked ⌥ on your Mac’s keyboard) offers you extra options, whether you’re using the keyboard or the mouse. Hold it down while dragging a file, for example, and it will create ...

The Option key is a powerful ally in the transition from new, beginner user of OS X to the power user that you want to be. There are a ton of hidden features in the Finder alone that are hidden behind ...

On Apple keyboards, a modifier key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer. For example, holding down the Option key and pressing left or right arrow moves the cursor to the ...

I was listening to Mac Geek Gab, my favorite podcast, and heard a tip that involved pressing the Option key while selecting a menu item or adding the Option key to a keyboard shortcut. Either way, you ...

The Option key is the unsung hero of the keyboard. Since the earliest days of the Mac, it has provided access to special font characters; revealed alternative commands in menus; and let you ...