Touch Bar Customization

1. Touch Bar Macbook Customization
2. Touch Bar Customization
3. What I Touch Bar
4. Touch Bar Customize

• There are three main ways to customize your MacBook's Touch Bar, including the general touch bar settings, control panel, and touch bar for apps.
• You can add or remove buttons on the Touch Bar by dragging them into or away from the Touch Bar using your trackpad or mouse.
• App-specific Touch Bar buttons can be customized while the app is open.
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Click View in the app menu bar at the top of your Mac's screen. Select Customize Touch Bar from the drop down menu. Touch and hold a tool in the Touch bar when the customization panel appears. It will enter 'jiggly mode' just like on iOS. Drag the tool to the trash can icon on the far left of the Touch Bar. Select Keyboard, and then select Customize Touch Bar. You'll now be able to move your mouse cursor down to your Touch Bar to remove any icons you don't want on your Control Strip or, if you. The Touch Bar allows you to customize its default functions. To change or rearrange these options, go to View in the Top Navigation bar and select Customize Touch Bar. This screen should appear: In the upper left of this menu, you'll see the Default Set. This is the set of options that will appear when this application is running.

If you have a MacBook from 2016 or later, you've probably noticed the Touch Bar, a small touch screen located above the number keys on your keyboard where the function keys should be.

This versatile Touch Bar can be used to activate Siri, adjust brightness and volume, and even perform app-specific tasks like flagging an email, rotating an image, or adding emojis.

To optimize the Touch Bar's usefulness, you can customize what buttons appear and the order in which they're displayed. Here's how to do it.

How to customize your MacBook's Touch Bar

Touch Bar Macbook Customization

There are three different ways you can customize your MacBook's Touch Bar. You can change the settings for your Touch Bar as a whole, customize what buttons appear in the Control Strip, and customize what buttons appear in specific apps.

The buttons located in the center of your Touch Bar will change depending on which app you're using, while the Control Strip, which is located on the right side, doesn't change. Control Strip commands are more universal, like activating Siri and adjusting the volume.

How to change Touch Bar settings

1. Click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.
2. Select 'System Preferences.'
3. Choose 'Keyboard,' then navigate to the 'Keyboard' tab.
4. Under the Touch Bar options, click 'Touch Bar shows.'
5. Then select from the menu of options which includes app buttons and the expanded Control Strip.

   Quick tip: If you don't want to see the Control Strip and app-specific buttons at the same time, make sure to leave 'Show Control Strip' unchecked.

6. Also, under the Touch Bar options, click 'Press and hold Fn (or Globe) key to.'
7. Choose what you want to happen from the menu of options.

Touch Bar Customization

How to change Control Strip buttons

1. Click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.
2. Select 'System Preferences.'
3. Choose 'Keyboard,' then navigate to the 'Keyboard' tab.
4. Click 'Customize Control Strip.'

   Quick tip: You can expand the Control Strip on the Touch Bar by tapping the left-facing arrow button.

5. To add buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you want from the screen to the Control Strip. The buttons already in the Control Strip will jiggle slightly as this is being done.
6. To rearrange buttons, place your finger directly on the Control Strip and drag buttons to where you want them to be.
7. To remove buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you don't want from the Control Strip to the screen.
8. After you're finished adding, rearranging, and removing buttons, click or tap 'Done.'

How to change Touch Bar buttons for individual apps

1. While you have an app like Photos or Pages open, click 'View.'
2. Select 'Customize Touch Bar.'

   Quick tip: Not all apps have an option to customize buttons in the Touch Bar.

3. To add buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you want from the screen to the Touch Bar. The buttons already in the Touch Bar will jiggle slightly as this is being done.
4. To rearrange buttons, place your finger directly on the Touch Bar and drag buttons to where you want them to be.
5. To remove buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you don't want from the Touch Bar to the screen.
6. After you're finished adding, rearranging, and removing buttons, click or tap 'Done.'

The Touch Bar is located above the keyboard on supported Apple MacBook Pro models. It provides additional controls for quick access based on the current context.

The Control Strip in the right part of the Touch Bar includes controls for system-level tasks that are usually accessed with function keys on classic keyboards. The app region to the left of the Control Strip contains controls that are specific to IntelliJ IDEA and the current context. One more system button is located in the left part of the Touch Bar; this is usually the Escape key, but it can be something else depending on the context.

IntelliJ IDEA provides the following contexts:

• Default context is used most of the time.

  It includes controls for running, building, and debugging the application with the ability to quickly select or create a new run/debug configuration. It also provides VCS controls for updating your project and committing changes, which can be replaced in some contexts (for example, with the refresh action when focus is on the Maven tool window or the Gradle tool window).

  For more controls, you can use modifier keys: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and ⌥+⌘.

• Debugger context is used when focus is on the Debug tool window.

  It includes controls to stop, pause, resume the debugger, as well as stepping and evaluating expressions.

  For more controls, hold down the Alt key.

• When focus is on a dialog, confirmation controls are displayed (for example, Cancel, Apply, OK, or other relevant buttons).

• When you start typing inside a popup with a list of actions, the actions are filtered according to what you type (for example, in the Project tool window, when you press Alt+Insert, you can filter the types of files you would like to create). When the popup is active, the touch bar contains the same list of items, and it is filtered accordingly as you type.

Customize the Touch Bar

What I Touch Bar

You can configure the controls displayed on the Touch Bar in the default and debugger context.

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Appearance & Behavior | Menus and Toolbars.

2. Expand the Touch Bar node and configure the controls for corresponding contexts and modifier keys.

   The Touch Bar node is available only if you are using an Apple MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar.

3. Apply changes when finished.

To show the function keys (F1, F2, and so on) on the Touch Bar, hold down the Fn key. You can also make function keys display permanently for selected applications, as described in the following Apple support article.

Touch Bar Customize

IntelliJ IDEA provides an option to always show function keys without the need to change system settings:

Click View in the app menu bar at the top of your Mac's screen. Select Customize Touch Bar from the drop down menu. Touch and hold a tool in the Touch bar when the customization panel appears. It will enter 'jiggly mode' just like on iOS. Drag the tool to the trash can icon on the far left of the Touch Bar. Select Keyboard, and then select Customize Touch Bar. You'll now be able to move your mouse cursor down to your Touch Bar to remove any icons you don't want on your Control Strip or, if you. The Touch Bar allows you to customize its default functions. To change or rearrange these options, go to View in the Top Navigation bar and select Customize Touch Bar. This screen should appear: In the upper left of this menu, you'll see the Default Set. This is the set of options that will appear when this application is running.

If you have a MacBook from 2016 or later, you've probably noticed the Touch Bar, a small touch screen located above the number keys on your keyboard where the function keys should be.

This versatile Touch Bar can be used to activate Siri, adjust brightness and volume, and even perform app-specific tasks like flagging an email, rotating an image, or adding emojis.

To optimize the Touch Bar's usefulness, you can customize what buttons appear and the order in which they're displayed. Here's how to do it.

How to customize your MacBook's Touch Bar

Touch Bar Macbook Customization

There are three different ways you can customize your MacBook's Touch Bar. You can change the settings for your Touch Bar as a whole, customize what buttons appear in the Control Strip, and customize what buttons appear in specific apps.

The buttons located in the center of your Touch Bar will change depending on which app you're using, while the Control Strip, which is located on the right side, doesn't change. Control Strip commands are more universal, like activating Siri and adjusting the volume.

How to change Touch Bar settings

1. Click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.
2. Select 'System Preferences.'
3. Choose 'Keyboard,' then navigate to the 'Keyboard' tab.
4. Under the Touch Bar options, click 'Touch Bar shows.'
5. Then select from the menu of options which includes app buttons and the expanded Control Strip.

   Quick tip: If you don't want to see the Control Strip and app-specific buttons at the same time, make sure to leave 'Show Control Strip' unchecked.

6. Also, under the Touch Bar options, click 'Press and hold Fn (or Globe) key to.'
7. Choose what you want to happen from the menu of options.

Touch Bar Customization

How to change Control Strip buttons

1. Click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.
2. Select 'System Preferences.'
3. Choose 'Keyboard,' then navigate to the 'Keyboard' tab.
4. Click 'Customize Control Strip.'

   Quick tip: You can expand the Control Strip on the Touch Bar by tapping the left-facing arrow button.

5. To add buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you want from the screen to the Control Strip. The buttons already in the Control Strip will jiggle slightly as this is being done.
6. To rearrange buttons, place your finger directly on the Control Strip and drag buttons to where you want them to be.
7. To remove buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you don't want from the Control Strip to the screen.
8. After you're finished adding, rearranging, and removing buttons, click or tap 'Done.'

How to change Touch Bar buttons for individual apps

1. While you have an app like Photos or Pages open, click 'View.'
2. Select 'Customize Touch Bar.'

   Quick tip: Not all apps have an option to customize buttons in the Touch Bar.

3. To add buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you want from the screen to the Touch Bar. The buttons already in the Touch Bar will jiggle slightly as this is being done.
4. To rearrange buttons, place your finger directly on the Touch Bar and drag buttons to where you want them to be.
5. To remove buttons, use your trackpad or mouse to drag the button you don't want from the Touch Bar to the screen.
6. After you're finished adding, rearranging, and removing buttons, click or tap 'Done.'

The Touch Bar is located above the keyboard on supported Apple MacBook Pro models. It provides additional controls for quick access based on the current context.

The Control Strip in the right part of the Touch Bar includes controls for system-level tasks that are usually accessed with function keys on classic keyboards. The app region to the left of the Control Strip contains controls that are specific to IntelliJ IDEA and the current context. One more system button is located in the left part of the Touch Bar; this is usually the Escape key, but it can be something else depending on the context.

IntelliJ IDEA provides the following contexts:

• Default context is used most of the time.

  It includes controls for running, building, and debugging the application with the ability to quickly select or create a new run/debug configuration. It also provides VCS controls for updating your project and committing changes, which can be replaced in some contexts (for example, with the refresh action when focus is on the Maven tool window or the Gradle tool window).

  For more controls, you can use modifier keys: Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and ⌥+⌘.

• Debugger context is used when focus is on the Debug tool window.

  It includes controls to stop, pause, resume the debugger, as well as stepping and evaluating expressions.

  For more controls, hold down the Alt key.

• When focus is on a dialog, confirmation controls are displayed (for example, Cancel, Apply, OK, or other relevant buttons).

• When you start typing inside a popup with a list of actions, the actions are filtered according to what you type (for example, in the Project tool window, when you press Alt+Insert, you can filter the types of files you would like to create). When the popup is active, the touch bar contains the same list of items, and it is filtered accordingly as you type.

Customize the Touch Bar

What I Touch Bar

You can configure the controls displayed on the Touch Bar in the default and debugger context.

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Appearance & Behavior | Menus and Toolbars.

2. Expand the Touch Bar node and configure the controls for corresponding contexts and modifier keys.

   The Touch Bar node is available only if you are using an Apple MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar.

3. Apply changes when finished.

To show the function keys (F1, F2, and so on) on the Touch Bar, hold down the Fn key. You can also make function keys display permanently for selected applications, as described in the following Apple support article.

Touch Bar Customize

IntelliJ IDEA provides an option to always show function keys without the need to change system settings:

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Keymap.

2. Select Show F1, F2, etc. keys on the Touch Bar at the bottom.