Resolved missing actions in right click menu

[MiniApple]

I'm new to MacOS and I'd like to have the windows right click menu options ideally, but also would be happy to have just basic functionality back.

Missing for photos and documents (pdf, pages, numbers):
"cut"
"move to"

Any idea how to get them respectively hide the unused ones below?

"compress"
"duplicate"
"make alias"
"quick look"

 

[Apple_Robert]

What did you delete earlier to remove some of the options?

 

[hg.wells]

Welcome to MacOS, the secondary (Right Click) options are specific to the application you are using, there are no hidden ones that can be enabled.

One tip I always give to new Mac users is you brought a Mac for a reason, otherwise you would have brought another PC.

There are going to be differences, so don't compare or try and make it behave like a windows computer

 

[hg.wells]

If you want to add some options to the right click that are specific to some apps and the MacOS options, you can go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > and look through the tick options for any you might want to enable.

I was under the impression these are only for assigning keyboard shortcuts, you can't assign these as secondary click options.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I was under the impression these are only for assigning keyboard shortcuts, you can't assign these as secondary click options.

You are right. My bad. I didn't look close enough. Disregard what I said OP. I goofed up.

 

[displaced]

Just a note on Cut/Copy/Paste for files on the Mac...

The Mac has never made you choose between copying/moving files up-front. In other words, there is no 'Cut' for files.

Copies and Moves both start with a right-click > Copy (shortcut: Cmd+C).

Then, in the destination, right-click again. If you choose 'Paste Item' (shortcut: Cmd+V), you'll copy the source. However, hold the Option key, and you'll see 'Paste' change to 'Move Item' - (shortcut: Cmd+Opt+V)

This is quite nice - I occasionally use this to paste multiple copies of a file to different locations, before finally moving to the final location - i.e., Cmd+C, Cmd+V, Cmd+V, Cmd+V, Cmd+Opt+V)

And this isn't just the Mac being different for the sake of it - MacOS's Finder has had this behaviour for decades.

EDIT: Oh, and in general, play around with holding the Option key whilst you've got any application or right-click menus open. You'll discover some handy features. For example, drop-down Safari's File menu and hold Option - you'll see Cmd+W closes the current tab, whilst Cmd+Opt+W closes all tabs except the current tab. There's a whole bunch of these throughout the system and all applications.

 

[MiniApple]

Welcome to MacOS, the secondary (Right Click) options are specific to the application you are using, there are no hidden ones that can be enabled.

One tip I always give to new Mac users is you brought a Mac for a reason, otherwise you would have brought another PC.

There are going to be differences, so don't compare or try and make it behave like a windows computer

Thanks for the information in the first sentence.

Bought an M1 Mini because it is quiet, yet powerful and compact, not because of the OS.