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It will automatically go back to the previously selected item the next time you use the pane again.

TinkerTool System automatically remembers which tab was open the last time you used a pane. Tab items are used to select between these features.

Panes can also be subdivided into different functional areas. You can then move the focus using the arrow keys or tab keys.

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If full keyboard navigation is active, press the tab key ⇥ in the control window of TinkerTool System to display the keyboard focus ring in the pane overview.

Verify that the check mark Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls is set.

Open the pane Keyboard and its tab item Shortcuts.

Open the System Preferences application.

If you like to do that, you’ll have to ensure that full keyboard access is enabled for your user account: You can also use keyboard navigation to open the different panes. If you prefer to navigate in the selection history instead (like in other macOS applications, such as System Preferences or Safari), you can also do that, by enabling a respective preference setting (see below). The meaning of the arrow-based controls follow a simple left/right approach. To go back to the overview of all pane icons, click the button with the little dots in the toolbar of the window, or select the menu item View > Show All Panes ( ⌘ + L). Stepping through the panes is also possible by menu, selecting the items View > Back or View > Forward, respectively, or by pressing ⌘ + ← or ⌘ + →. Jumping from one pane to the next or previous one is possible by clicking one of the two arrow buttons in the toolbar of the control window. The panes behave very similar to the items found in the System Preferences application of macOS.Īs an alternative, you can select one of the items in the menu View. For example, clicking on the icon Info in the row System Maintenance will open the pane named Info, used to access detail information about the computer and operating system. Each bar contains a number of icons which can be clicked to open the control pane connected with the respective feature set. The control window is divided into horizontal bars, representing the different functional areas of the application.

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The control window of TinkerTool System with TinkerTool integrated, running on a mobile Intel-based Mac The checks are necessary to ensure that TinkerTool System can indeed run successfully even if you are using it as a kind of first aid utility on a computer with a partially damaged operating system. TinkerTool System is performing a great number of validation and security checks during startup which will need some time until completed. Depending on computer model and system configuration, it may take a few seconds until the window becomes visible. Basic Operations The control window of TinkerTool SystemĪfter starting TinkerTool System, the main control window will appear.