
Volume (F11, F12): Press or to decrease or increase the volume of sound from the built-in speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack, or Bluetooth audio device. Mute (F10): Press to mute the sound from the built-in speakers or 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Media (F7, F8, F9): Press to rewind, to play or pause, or to fast-forward a song, movie, or slideshow. When Do Not Disturb is on, you won’t see or hear notifications on MacBook Air, but you can view them later in Notification Center. To activate Siri, press and hold, then immediately speak your request.ĭo Not Disturb (F6): Press to turn Do Not Disturb on or off. Spotlight Search (F4): Press to open Spotlight and search for something on your MacBook Air.ĭictation/Siri (F5): Press to activate dictation-you can dictate text wherever you can type (for example, in Messages, Mail, Pages, and other apps). Mission Control (F3): Press to view what’s running on your MacBook Air, including all your spaces and open windows. The function keys on the top row provide shortcuts for these common system functions:īrightness (F1, F2): Press or to decrease or increase the brightness of the screen.

Show Floating Thumbnail: This can enable or disable the small preview that appears after the screenshot is taken.The final three settings under Options allow you to customize your screenshots even more. This can be useful if you need to quickly move somethings out of the way before the screen recording or screenshot is taken. The Timer settings can be used to create a delay between the time you start a screenshot and the time it’s taken. Select Other Location to find a location or app not on the default list. The Screenshot app’s Options menu contains a variety of ways to customize your MacBook Air’s screenshot settings.įor example, you can change how your MacBook Air screenshots are saved by choosing a different file location or app under Save to.
