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-as of [12 APRIL 2024]–
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*to customize ‘touch bar’* –>
*open a ‘finder window’*
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*VIEW* –> *CUSTOMIZE ‘TOUCH BAR’* –>
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-551.png?resize=468%2C1024&ssl=1)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-552.png?resize=1024%2C375&ssl=1)
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*DEFAULT SET* –>
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-554.png?resize=762%2C156&ssl=1)
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*5 COMPONENTS*
(from ‘left’ –> ‘right’)
*BACKWARDS/FORWARDS”
“VIEW OPTIONS”
“QUICK LOOK”
“SHARE”
*EDIT TAGS*
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-555.png?resize=264%2C114&ssl=1)
(although some would argue that this should be considered 2 components [‘back’ / ‘forward’])
(not “backward”?)
(saying it “back / forward”)
[“back” (for “backward”) is a more compatible abbreviation than “for” (for “forward”) is]
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2
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-556.png?resize=220%2C124&ssl=1)
“VIEW OPTIONS”
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-557.png?resize=184%2C112&ssl=1)
“QUICK LOOK”
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-558.png?resize=164%2C116&ssl=1)
“SHARE”
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-559.png?resize=160%2C118&ssl=1)
“EDIT TAGS”
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*TOUCH BAR SYMBOLS*
(DEVELOPER LINK)
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*TO TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT’ OF ‘TOUCH BAR’* –>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [6]
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*TO TAKE ‘SCREENSHOT’ OF ‘TOUCH BAR’ AND MOVE IT TO YOUR CLIP-BOARD* –>
[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [6]
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*HOLD DOWN ‘FN’ TO SUMMON THE ‘NORMAL’ (F1 – F12) FUNCTION KEY ARRANGEMENT*
(THEN TAP THE DESIRED FUNCTION BUTTON ON THE “TOUCH BAR”)
(ONLY 3 FUNCTIONS WORK)
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*F4*
(open/close ‘launchpad’)
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*F7*
(“caret browsing”)
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image-250.png?resize=912%2C406&ssl=1)
huh?
(i think that’s when you use ‘tab key’ to navigate from ‘link’ 2 ‘link’*
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*F11*
*SHOW ‘DESKTOP)
(bring to front)
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*’volume keys’ in top right corner* –>
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/touch-bar-volume-keys.jpg?ssl=1)
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(he ‘right volume key’ (with the ‘backward slash’) is the ‘mute key’)
(when ‘mute’ is OFF, there will be 3 ‘sound wave/curves’ of increasing size moving as ‘3 simultaneous circles curved counter-clockwise’)
(when ‘mute’ is ON, those ‘soundwaves’ will ‘dis-appear’)
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*the ‘left volume key’ opens the ‘volume control slider’*
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_9074.jpg?ssl=1)
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*[touch/slide left] to lower volume*
*[touch/slide right] to increase volume*
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*go to ‘keyboard system preferences’*
(the 1st tab is labeled ‘keyboard’)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/image-643.png?resize=980%2C304&ssl=1)
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*CONTROL STRIP* –>
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*CUSTOMIZE ‘TOUCH BAR’ VIA ‘FINDER TOP MENU BAR’* –>
*VIEW*
![](https://i0.wp.com/kingdomofjoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/image-44.png?resize=503%2C1024&ssl=1)
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