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A complete guide with prompts and a fill-in template: the same request in three versions from bad to best, picking a role, and how much context is enough.
The projector shows slides; on your laptop you see notes, a timer, and a preview of the next slide.
Shift+F5
F5 runs from the beginning, Shift+F5 from wherever you are. Priceless when you're fine-tuning a single slide.
B
Pressing B during a slideshow blacks out the screen — the audience turns to you. W does the same with white.
Ctrl+Shift+V
In Docs, Gmail, and most web apps, it pastes plain text without foreign fonts and colors.
Shift+F3
Caps Lock stuck on by accident? Select the text and Shift+F3 cycles between lowercase, Title Case, and UPPERCASE.
Heading 1 and Heading 2 aren't just about looks — they power the navigation pane, an automatic table of contents, and chapter collapsing.
Don't email files between Apple devices. AirDrop is faster, doesn't compress anything, and has no size limits.
Preview handles arrows, boxes, text, and blurring sensitive info. For 90% of everyday edits, you don't need anything else.
Cmd+Option+Shift+V
Cmd+Option+Shift+V pastes text clean — no foreign fonts, colors, or sizes. Saves the look of every document.
Cmd+Shift+4
Cmd+Shift+4 turns your cursor into a crosshair. Select an area and the shot lands on the desktop — or straight in the clipboard.
Cmd+Shift+5
Cmd+Shift+5 opens a panel that handles both screenshots and screen video — including area selection and a timer.