Ninja Motion

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113 demonstrations

Trackpad 76

input_and_result Copy selected text Three-finger pinch inward Copy selected text
device_motion Trackpad: App Exposé App Exposé
device_motion Trackpad: Browsing Browsing
device_motion Trackpad: Canvas Control Canvas Control
device_motion Trackpad: Column/Block Selection (Editors) Column/Block Selection (Editors)
device_motion Trackpad: Command (⌘) + Click = Line Jumps Command (⌘) + Click = Line Jumps
device_motion Trackpad: Common Actions Common Actions
device_motion Trackpad: Control + Two‑Finger Scroll (Screen Zoom) Control + Two‑Finger Scroll (Screen Zoom)
device_motion Trackpad: Copy selected text by dragging Option-drag Copy selected text by dragging
device_motion Trackpad: Data Detectors Data Detectors
device_motion Trackpad: Dragging Across Volumes (External ↔ Internal) Dragging Across Volumes (External ↔ Internal)
device_motion Trackpad: Dragging Into Special Areas Dragging Into Special Areas
device_motion Trackpad: Dragging on Same Volume Dragging on Same Volume
device_motion Trackpad: Drag‑and‑Drop Text Blocks Drag‑and‑Drop Text Blocks
device_motion Trackpad: Drawing Mode Drawing Mode
device_motion Trackpad: Drawing Tools Drawing Tools
device_motion Trackpad: Editing Editing
device_motion Trackpad: Extend a selection to a distant point Shift-click the endpoint Extend a selection to a distant point
device_motion Trackpad: Force Click = Look Up / Preview Force Click = Look Up / Preview
device_motion Trackpad: Force Click Features Force Click Features
device_motion Trackpad: Launchpad / Desktop Launchpad / Desktop
device_motion Trackpad: Look Up Look Up
device_motion Trackpad: Markup Tools Markup Tools
device_motion Trackpad: Mission Control Mission Control
device_motion Trackpad: Modifier Keys Modifier Keys
device_motion Trackpad: Move selected text Drag the selection Move selected text
device_motion Trackpad: Navigation & Views Navigation & Views
device_motion Trackpad: Option (⌥) + Click = Word‑Jump Selection Option (⌥) + Click = Word‑Jump Selection
device_motion Trackpad: Physical Mechanics Physical Mechanics
device_motion Trackpad: Pinch to Zoom While Editing Pinch to Zoom While Editing
device_motion Trackpad: Pinch-in Pinch-in
device_motion Trackpad: Precision Slow‑Move Mode Precision Slow‑Move Mode
device_motion Trackpad: Quick Look Quick Look
device_motion Trackpad: Quick Look & Preview Quick Look & Preview
device_motion Trackpad: Select a text range by clicking and dragging Select a text range by clicking and dragging
device_motion Trackpad: Select a word or paragraph Double-click / triple-click Select a word or paragraph
device_motion Trackpad: Selection Fundamentals Selection Fundamentals
device_motion Trackpad: Shift + Scroll to Lock Axis Shift + Scroll to Lock Axis
device_motion Trackpad: Shift + Trackpad = Extend Selection Shift + Trackpad = Extend Selection
device_motion Trackpad: Shift + Two‑Finger Drag = Precise Caret Moves Shift + Two‑Finger Drag = Precise Caret Moves
device_motion Trackpad: Special Accessibility Modes Special Accessibility Modes
device_motion Trackpad: Specific Challenges Specific Challenges
device_motion Trackpad: Spread / Four-finger splay Spread / Four-finger splay
device_motion Trackpad: Spring-Loaded Folders Spring-Loaded Folders
device_motion Trackpad: Switch Desktop Switch Desktop
device_motion Trackpad: Tags, Rename, and Batch Work Tags, Rename, and Batch Work
device_motion Trackpad: Three/four-finger swipe down Three/four-finger swipe down
device_motion Trackpad: Three/four-finger swipe left/right Three/four-finger swipe left/right
device_motion Trackpad: Three/four-finger swipe up Three/four-finger swipe up
device_motion Trackpad: Three‑Finger Drag (Optional) Three‑Finger Drag (Optional)
device_motion Trackpad: Three‑Finger Drag = Select Without Clicking Three‑Finger Drag = Select Without Clicking
device_motion Trackpad: Triple‑Tap = Select Paragraph Triple‑Tap = Select Paragraph
device_motion Trackpad: Two-finger scroll Two-finger scroll
device_motion Trackpad: Two-finger swipe left/right Two-finger swipe left/right
device_motion Trackpad: Two‑Finger Double‑Tap = Smart Select Block Two‑Finger Double‑Tap = Smart Select Block
device_motion Trackpad: Two‑Finger Swipe While Selecting Two‑Finger Swipe While Selecting
device_motion Trackpad: Two‑Finger Tap on Selection = Context Menu Two‑Finger Tap on Selection = Context Menu
device_motion Trackpad: Zooming & Navigation Zooming & Navigation
trackpad_swipe Trackpad: three-finger swipe Three-finger pinch inward Copy selected text
device_motion Trackpad: ⇧ Shift ⇧ Shift
device_motion Trackpad: ⌃ Ctrl ⌃ Ctrl
device_motion Trackpad: ⌘ Cmd ⌘ Cmd
device_motion Trackpad: ⌥ Option ⌥ Option
device_motion Trackpad: 🌐 Navigation 🌐 Navigation
device_motion Trackpad: 🎚 Mixer & Smart Controls 🎚 Mixer & Smart Controls
device_motion Trackpad: 🎞 Timeline Navigation 🎞 Timeline Navigation
device_motion Trackpad: 🎼 Editing & Selection 🎼 Editing & Selection
device_motion Trackpad: 📐 Precision Editing 📐 Precision Editing
device_motion Trackpad: 🔊 Audio Adjustments 🔊 Audio Adjustments
device_motion Trackpad: 🔍 Zooming & Navigation 🔍 Zooming & Navigation
device_motion Trackpad: 🔗 Force Click 🔗 Force Click
device_motion Trackpad: 🔥 Bonus: Hidden Power Combo 🔥 Bonus: Hidden Power Combo
device_motion Trackpad: 🖼 Viewer / Canvas Gestures 🖼 Viewer / Canvas Gestures
device_motion Trackpad: 🛠 Tools & Selection 🛠 Tools & Selection
device_motion Trackpad: 🥁 Piano Roll / MIDI Editing 🥁 Piano Roll / MIDI Editing

Keyboard 13

input_and_result Copy ⌘C Copy
input_and_result Copy selected text by dragging Option-drag Copy selected text by dragging
input_and_result Cut ⌘X Cut
input_and_result Extend a selection to a distant point Shift-click the endpoint Extend a selection to a distant point
input_and_result Extend selection by words ⇧⌥← / ⇧⌥→ · Shift–Option–Arrow Extend selection by words
keyboard_chord Keyboard chord: Shift + Option + Arrow command | pbcopy Copy command output
device_motion Keyboard: copy with Command-C ⌘C Copy
device_motion Keyboard: switch apps with Command-Tab ⌘Tab Switch apps with Command-Tab
input_and_result Move selected text Drag the selection Move selected text
input_and_result Paste ⌘V Paste
input_and_result Select a word or paragraph Double-click / triple-click Select a word or paragraph
input_and_result Select all ⌘A Select all
input_and_result Select to a line boundary ⇧⌘← / ⇧⌘→ · Shift–Command–Arrow Select to a line boundary

iPhone & iPad 8

device_motion iPad: open Spotlight search Spotlight Search
device_motion iPad: open the App Switcher App Switcher
device_motion iPad: take a screenshot Screenshot
ios_touch iPad: triple-tap a paragraph Select text by tapping and adjusting selection handles
device_motion iPhone: go Home Go Home Gesture
device_motion iPhone: open the App Switcher App Switcher
ios_touch iPhone: select, adjust, copy and paste Select text by tapping and adjusting selection handles
device_motion iPhone: take a screenshot Screenshot

Terminal 4

input_and_result Copy command output command | pbcopy Copy command output
input_and_result Read clipboard text pbpaste Read clipboard text
device_motion Terminal: jump back with cd - Jump Back
device_motion Terminal: search history with Control-R Reverse Search

AirPods 8

device_motion AirPods: Adjust volume at the stem Swipe stem up / down → Change volume Adjust volume at the stem
device_motion AirPods: Change your listening mode Hold stem → Switch configured listening modes Change your listening mode
device_motion AirPods: Control playback with the Crown Press Digital Crown → Play / pause Control playback with the Crown
device_motion AirPods: Dial in the volume Turn Digital Crown → Adjust volume Dial in the volume
device_motion AirPods: Go back a track Triple-press stem → Previous track Go back a track
device_motion AirPods: Pause without reaching for your phone Press stem once → Play / pause Pause without reaching for your phone
device_motion AirPods: Set up the classic double-tap Double-tap AirPod → Assigned action Set up the classic double-tap
device_motion AirPods: Skip forward Double-press stem → Next track Skip forward

Apple Watch 2

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