Bring the function keys back when you're in a specific app Tap the app icon to switch between apps.īonus: If you use Safari, you can scrub through ads played before most videos. If more than one app is available for scrubbing, an app icon will be displayed.
Tap on it, then slide your finger over the scrub tool.
You can quickly jump ahead or back while watching a video or listening to music on your MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar's built-in scrub tool.Ī button that resembles a bar graph will show up to the left of the Control Strip when scrubbing is available. Yes, this means you can ditch the Siri shortcut, replacing it with something useful like the screenshot button. With edit mode enabled, drag and drop the buttons you want down to your Touch Bar, or drag those buttons you don't want off of your Touch Bar. You can fully customize what actions are always available, and ditch actions you hardly ever use.Ĭustomize the Touch Bar by going to System Preferences > Keyboard > Customize Control Strip. You're not stuck with the layout and keys that are placed on the Touch Bar by default. There are plenty of controls you can add to the Touch Bar.Ĭustomize the Touch Bar to fit your needs With that option set, whenever you're in an app like Mail and want to use its Touch Bar shortcuts, just hold in the Function/Globe key to view the app's respective controls and then tap the action on the Touch Bar. In System Preferences > Keyboard screen, click on the dropdown next to Press and hold (globe/fn) to and select Show App Controls from the list. You don't have to fully lose out on any app-specific actions because of your new setting, but you'll need to make take an extra step to ensure the globe or function key works as a shortcut to briefly show app controls. You can, however, set a shortcut to keep viewing app-specific functions. If you're happy with the expanded control strip, you can close the system preferences window. The Touch Bar will change instantly, giving you a preview of the changes you've made. Click the drop-down menu labeled Touch Bar shows and select Expanded Control Strip. You can customize which buttons are always shown by following the steps laid out here (we also outline those steps below). The standard Control Strip layout contains up to four buttons on the right side of the Touch Bar. View the Expanded Control Strip on demand
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