Creating fast Halloween Resources with Spotlight and Quick Keys

What to do when a lesson is upon you and you have nothing prepped or planned?! Have a look at how we use some of the amazing new tools in Mac such as Intelligent Actions, Quick Keys and Contextually Aware Actions in the new Spotlight in MacOS Tahoe.

When using all of these tools combined with Apple Intelligence intergation with Siri +Chat GPT and Image Playground to create images we are able to create an animated example in Keynote. 

We even added in Sound Effects thanks to iPhone Mirroring and Music with Contextual Aware Actions to access our music library fast.

Using all of these tools from a central location can be a great way to help students navigate complex menus as they are learning Mac, and support those with limited movement to move the pointer across the screen to access menus and apps.

In this sequence we have used a range of tools on Mac to increase Productivity and be able to create content fast.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Open Spotlight - Command + Space
• Access Files - Command +2
• Access Clipboard - Command +4
• Duplicate - Option + Shift + Drag

Quick Keys in Spotlight

We used Create a New Keynote Presentation - NK. Create your own keyboard shortcut next to an action you do everyday.

Contextually Aware Actions

• Add Image from Image Playground
• Remove Background
• Animate
• Open Build Order
• Access Music Browser
• Locate a File
• AirDrop

Resources

If you don’t have access to Apple Intelligence we have added the Keynote file below for you and your students to try out Animating the Australian Animal Halloween Scene and even some different frames to create your own Animated Bat gif. Please duplicate the deck before using as it is shared and what you do will effect what other see.

Download here 👇🏼

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0890XI3OrutLnMoTWjUtOcwzw#Australian_Halloween_-_Duplicate_to_use

Note - this video was all recored in one ten minute sequence, some sections were sped up for the video.