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Series of one or several keys that invoke some software/os action when triggered by the user

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Keyboard shortcut for sleep

https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts-mac/intro-to-shortcuts-apdf22b0444c/mac I've not seen any workaround to change that, but you can add a sleep shortcut and assign any keyboard shortcut you desire … You can add it to the menu bar, add it to the dock, trigger the shortcut from Siri or watch or other ways, too instead of needing to press keys (which you can still do). …
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Hidden MacOS shortcuts: Control+v -> scrollDown; Control+y -> types 'd'

How to use Emacs shortcut key in Mac OS? from Stack Overflow: A list of all Emacs keybindings for Mac OSX The above two links should be a good place to start. …
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How can I use basic Safari shortcuts in Google Docs?

I don’t think there’s a fix for you. Apple has designed their shortcuts to be harmonious with a long history of pre-existing app and system key commands that go back decades. Google has very intention …
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sleep shortcut on macos 12

The iOS app shortcut that came to macOS is for automation and workflows so that might cause some search collisions or confusion. …
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How to make Mac OS incompatible mouse work on Mac OS and use ALL its buttons? Tell me your s...

The preeminent tool for wrangling USB devices on macOS is USB Overdrive. https://www.usboverdrive.com/ It will be hard to know all your buttons and Mac versions, but start there for sure. If you rea …
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Air plane mode schedule

Hey Siri, turn on airplane mode. That automates turning on airplane mode very well for me. I hope this meets your needs based on the requirements listed.
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Keyboard shortcut to partition screen

Yes Apple allows split screen with a vertical slider or divider out of the box. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204948 There are many awesome window manager that automate many grid layout, are …
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macOS Music: Keyboard shortcuts: How to exit search? How to view library songs?

There is no shortcut to get back the functionality Apple changed. Unless the majority of people push back, I'd start looking for another player. …
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iOS Shortcuts App: How can I convert my Workflow to a service app?

This isn’t possible. You would need to compile an app to import and run these “locked” scripts. Xcode lets you install your own apps without needing a paid developer account.
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Run siri commands in a shortcut, connect to airplay

Today, on iOS 12.2 it’s not possible to select the output of music from the shortcuts app, so you’re not going to be able to automate that via tap or via Siri shortcut. … The good news is if you already are using AirPlay - the shortcut to play something leaves that alone, so you could automate playing something else to the current sound output destination for music. …
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Create hyperlink on Mail.app/Notes.app on iOS

I just type away in Notes and Mail on iOS and trust that the text processing / data detectors will automagically convert / link / mark down the URL when you press Done in notes or save the draft in Ma …
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Can macOS display a key shortcut when the cursor hovers over a visible control?

There is nothing preventing the author of any specific app (Apple being the author of Pages in this case) from doing exactly what you ask for either by default or in a setting. Apple doesn’t have th …
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How can I view a list of system and application keyboard shortcuts?

You can’t practically. Each potential app can change keybindings on demand and based on time, content, whimsy. So what you ask is for every arbitrary app developer to all agree to pre-document what fu …
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Is it a good practice to create a desktop shortcut on mac?

I would say desktop alias creation at install time for an app is an anti-pattern and bad practice for developers to implement as default behavior. The desktop belongs to the end user and macOS is d …
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unable to indent / shift right multiple lines of text in textedit

I don’t think this feature or function is coming back to TextEdit on 10.14 so I’d look to another editor if you need this super useful feature. I’m a big fan of vi or more technically correct vim in …
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