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Other tricks you can try

There are plenty more ways to speed up your workflow and your Mac. Adding a second and even a third screen gives you more workspace, making you more efficient.

After doing so, open System Settings and click Displays. Click the Arrange button, and you can relocate the menu bar, and also drag the secondary screen around the main one, setting their relative positions.

Harness accessibility

There’s a wealth of features in System Settings > Accessibility. If you have any kind of disability – or even if you don’t – features such as inverting the screen colours, flashing the screen when an alert occurs or Voice Control might greatly assist your use of the Mac.

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