How to access feature shortcuts on the Touch Bar of a MacBook Pro with the Fn key

The MacBook Pro models we can buy today are based on the generation launched in 2016. Apple’s professional laptops of that year changed their design, introduced USB-C ports, implemented the controversial butterfly keyboard (which is being replaced by a new one with a scissor mechanism), the Touch ID sensor on the power button and the Touch Bar .

Initially, the Touch Bar was an item available only on certain MacBook Pro configurations, and not on lower-priced entry-level models. However, since the last renewal, all laptops in this range sold on the Apple website and in Apple stores include it regardless of the cost of the equipment .

How to access feature shortcuts on the Touch Bar of a MacBook Pro with the Fn key
How to access feature shortcuts on the Touch Bar of a MacBook Pro with the Fn key

The Touch Bar is an OLED type multi-touch panel located at the top of the keyboard and replaces the physical function keys. This panel changes depending on the application being used or the part of the system we are in. It is possible to configure the Fn key to open the function shortcuts in the Touch Bar .

Twitter user Manu Contreras (@mcontreras) has shared a video on his social network profile showing how pressing the Fn key displays function shortcuts on the Touch Bar. The Touch Bar varies the items it displays depending on the application on screen .

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Setting it up is fairly simple, and anyone with a MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar can try it. To do this simply go to System Preferences> Keyboard> Keyboard> “Press Fn key for” . You have also shared a number of Finder shortcuts to access, among others, Applications, Desktop or iCloud Drive.

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