![]() The second menu bar trick is something I talked about way back on show #66 in 2006. There are all kinds of hidden gems buried about the Mac OS that only show up with that tricky little option key. If I have any advice to a new Mac user, or even a seasoned one, it’s hold the option key down and click on things on your Mac. It’s also a quick way to jump into the Sound preference pane because there’s a link to it at the bottom of the list of input and output devices. The option key also reveals your Airplay options so if you want to fling your audio up to an Airplay device like your receiver, you can do that right from there. I’ve learned to just look at it every time before I start doing a Skype or FaceTime call. I can’t tell you how many times a week my audio is coming out of the wrong place or I’m on the wrong microphone. You can quickly flip from your internal to external microphone, or change the output from say your Macbook to the speakers in your display. Once you hold down the option key you can very quickly see all of the input and output options for your audio. But there are hidden features in this menu bar icon that are only revealed if you hold down the option key before you click. ![]() If you click on it, you’ll see a slider to change the output volume. You all can see your sound volume in the menu, right? It looks like a little speaker with waves coming out of it. Before going through them though, I wanted to give you two menu bar tips that you may not already know about. This one might not follow my previous rules, a few of my top 5 might be pretty mainstream. It’s time for the 4th and probably final installment of my top 5 favorite apps, this time I’m going to go through my menu bar apps. ![]()
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