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Aug 16, 2023 · Upon waking the laptop from sleep there is a bright white bar flash. When the touch bar is going to sleep (after about 1:15min) there is about 13-15 seconds of flickering IF the cursor is resting on desktop. If the cursor is not on desktop (on a browser or app etc) the flickering will not stop. The issue is both intermittent and getting worse.
- Overview
- Control Strip
- App buttons
- Typing suggestions
- Colors
- Function keys
If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use familiar gestures—like tap, swipe, or slide—directly on the Touch Bar to adjust settings, use Siri, access function keys, and do tasks in different apps.
The Control Strip, located at the right end of the Touch Bar, lets you use Siri or easily adjust common settings—just tap the buttons or, for settings like brightness and volume, quickly swipe left or right on the buttons. You can also expand the Control Strip to access more buttons.
•Expand the Control Strip: Tap .
Depending on your Mac model and how you customize the Touch Bar, you can also press and hold the Fn key or the key on the keyboard to expand the Control Strip.
•Use Control Strip buttons: Tap the buttons to adjust settings or control video or music playback. For some settings—such as display brightness—you can touch and hold the button to change the setting.
Other buttons in the Touch Bar vary depending on the app you’re using or the task you’re doing. Each app is different—try out the Touch Bar to learn what you can do.
For example, here are the buttons available to tap in the Touch Bar when you select a file in the Finder:
You can use the Touch Bar to quickly add emoji to your text in some apps. Just tap , swipe to scroll through the emoji (organized by category, such as Frequently Used or Smileys & People), then tap the one you want to use.
Tip: In some apps, you can customize the Touch Bar to add buttons for the tasks you do most often.
When you’re typing text on your Mac, the Touch Bar can show words or phrases you might want to use next (called typing suggestions), to help you save time.
•Show typing suggestions: Tap .
•Use typing suggestions: Tap a word, phrase, or emoji. Spelling corrections are shown in blue.
•Hide typing suggestions: Tap in the Touch Bar.
If isn’t shown in the Touch Bar, choose View > Customize Touch Bar, then select “Show typing suggestions.” Or choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Keyboard in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down), click Touch Bar Settings on the right, then turn on “Show typing suggestions.”
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In apps where you can change the color of text or objects, you can use the Touch Bar to select a color, shade, or mode (such as RGB or HSB).
•Select a color: Touch and hold , then slide your finger to a color.
•Select a shade: Tap , touch and hold a color, then slide your finger to a shade.
•Select a mode or custom color: Tap , tap the color list on the left, then tap a color mode, such as RGB. To use a custom color you saved, tap Swatches.
Use the sliders for a mode to change values, such as hue or saturation. To save your changes to Swatches, tap the color (a + appears), then tap it again (a checkmark appears).
•Hide colors or the color values: Tap in the Touch Bar.
Many macOS keyboard shortcuts use function keys (F1 through F12)—for example, F11 shows the desktop. On a Mac with a Touch Bar, function keys are shown in the Touch Bar.
1.To show the function keys in the Touch Bar, press and hold the Fn key or the key (depending on your Mac model) on the keyboard.
Make sure to customize the Touch Bar in Keyboard settings so the function keys are shown when you press and hold the key.
2.Tap a function key.
If a keyboard shortcut includes a modifier key, such as Option or Command, press and hold the Fn key or the key with the modifier key. For example, to use Fn-Control-F3 to move to the Dock, press and hold the Fn key or the key and the Control key together, then tap F3 in the Touch Bar.
See the Apple Support article Use the function keys on MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
Jan 17, 2019 · 17. Share with AirDrop in just two taps: Using drag and drop to share files with AirDrop in the Finder is a hassle. With the Touch Bar, you can trigger a handy dialog box with just two quick taps ...
Nov 22, 2020 · The Touch Bar (currently available on the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro) is a touch-based OLED bar that replaces the row of function keys on your keyboard. Depending on which app is active on your screen, the bar's options change to reflect the best controls for that program. The Touch Bar also includes a Touch ID sensor on its right side ...
May 15, 2019 · Hey, ruwndar. I see that you're having an issue with the Touch Bar on your 2018 MacBook Pro. It keeps flickering, and I'm happy to help. Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac -- Reset the nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM) using the steps in this article. See if the flicker stops.
May 12, 2023 · Open the Finder App. Click Applications > Utilities. Double-click Terminal. Type the following command: sudo pkill TouchBarServer. Type your admin password if prompted, then press enter. That’s ...
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Jan 20, 2020 · sudo pkill TouchBarServer; sudo killall “ControlStrip”; You can either type them in or copy and paste both commands together. Press the Return key to continue. The result will be something ...
