Switch from Windows to Mac - some real world problems

[wys]

Very helpful! This works great, it uses the whole screen (mostly) without taking me to "full screen" mode. The problem with "full screen mode" is that it opens it in a new "space" rather than in the same space you're working in already.

If you pull up Mission Control, select the new "space" to bring it on screen, then pull up Mission Control again, you will be able to click and drag the app window to the "space" you wanted it in

 

[wys]

Another vote for getting use to it. I have the similar issues and I just put up with it now unfortunately.

My biggest complaint is copying small excel data into an email and it either works or doesn't. i..e sometimes it just posts as text all jumbled up. Sometimes I just use screenshots of the bits I need.

lol PLEASE do NOT just screenshot it

I think it depends on what app you are using for email. I generally use MS Outlook for email (so idk how well e.g. Mail.app works, etc.), but you need to know if the email you are composing is set for HTML or for plain text.

Obviously a plain text email will garble a copy/pasted Excel table, but if its composing in HTML mode it usually comes in cleanly.

You might also need to be sensitive about the contents of the text you are copy/pasting, I have seen people with things like HTML code or hyperlinks embedded in their Excel, they try to copy/paste it into and email,and it goes haywire. In general it helps to make sure the source text is not formatted or anything crazy like that

Lastly, I know this seems obvious but do not forget that when you Paste (in Outlook), you usually will get that little drop-down mouse menu that gives you the option to paste with or without formatting, etc.. Play with those a little, it might fix your issue if you havent tried already

 

[funwithstuff]

Word's right-click table menu certainly has all the Insert and Delete options. If you don't see Delete Rows straight away, select the row(s) first, then right-click.

A couple of other things: you can use Expose to reveal all windows for an app, or ⌘` to cycle through them. You can also use ⌃← and ⌃→ to jump between spaces if you want to give "real" full screen mode another go. ⌥-click on the green button is the way to resize a window as large as possible without full-screen mode though.

 

[Darkseth]

-Full screen - I want to make a window "full screen" without it actually switching to "full screen" mode. I am constantly having to drag the Safari window around to get it the size I want it to be.

I wonder if it works, but Double-clicking the top Bar of the Window could maximize it?! Idk if that's a MacOS Feature or if "Tiles" gave me that function.

For any Window Management Apps, there are things like Better Touch Tool or Magnet, they cost Money once.
There are free options as well. I use Tiles: https://www.sempliva.com/tiles/
It's Universal, so it runs native on every Mac. It will either "snap" into position, or you can use shortcuts to make the Window snap imediately into your desired position.
Or another free alternative, Rectangle: https://rectangleapp.com/

But especially on a Mac, i do recommend using at least 2 Spaces if you Multitask. That 3-finger-Swipe between spaces works extremely well, that makes using spaces very nice (i can't use multiple Desktops on a Windows 10 Notebook, it feels super clunky).

 

[DrCC]

Try MOOM before you spend any money on Better Touch Tool or Magnet, from what I tried it is the closest App that can give you a Windows management experience on a Mac. It does windows snapping but the best thing about it is that inserts a lot of extra customizable actions in the green button > you Mac will do what Windows does and even more.

You can maximize a window but still keep the dock and menu bar visible, exactly how Windows does it. Plus snapping, moving to different monitors, etc.

I am recent Windows convert and could just not get used to the way MacOS does things compared to Windows and I have tried a lot of snapping apps for Mac. For me, MOOM was the best by a long shot. It does cost money though, for me it was worth it, it spared me from a lot of frustration.

 

[Marty_Macfly]

If assuming your using trackpad and have this gesture switch on. Mission Control gesture on trackpad. That use 4 fingers and swipe up then can see all open apps and click on missing ones bring it up.

Thats Jay - that's brilliant!

 

[Marty_Macfly]

I wonder if it works, but Double-clicking the top Bar of the Window could maximize it?! Idk if that's a MacOS Feature or if "Tiles" gave me that function.

For any Window Management Apps, there are things like Better Touch Tool or Magnet, they cost Money once.
There are free options as well. I use Tiles: https://www.sempliva.com/tiles/
It's Universal, so it runs native on every Mac. It will either "snap" into position, or you can use shortcuts to make the Window snap imediately into your desired position.
Or another free alternative, Rectangle: https://rectangleapp.com/

But especially on a Mac, i do recommend using at least 2 Spaces if you Multitask. That 3-finger-Swipe between spaces works extremely well, that makes using spaces very nice (i can't use multiple Desktops on a Windows 10 Notebook, it feels super clunky).

I just tried Magnet

I think this will be really useful!

 

[DrCC]

Thats Jay - that's brilliant!

You can also have Mission Control to work with 3 fingers, I find it is easier than 4 fingers.

Default is set to work with 4 I believe, you can change it @ Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures > Mission Control and App Expose.