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always show the Function Keys or even the expanded Control Strip. It takes a few extra steps, but here’s how you do it. 1. Go to System Preferences. 2. Select Keyboard. 3. Make sure you’re on the Keyboard tab. 4. Go to Touch Bar Shows and select F1, F2, etc. keys. 5. On Press Fn key to section, select Show Control Strip. 2. Display Function Keys on a Specific App What if you only want to have the Function Keys on a single App? Well, you can also customize which apps will always display the Function Keys and will only show the Control Strip when you press the function (fn) key. 1. Go to System Preferences. 2. Select Keyboard. 3. Click on the Shortcuts tab. 4. On the box on the left, click on Function Keys. 5. Now click on the “+” button. 6. A new window will pop up with all of your installed apps. Select the apps you want. 7. Click on Add. 8. Now, every time you open the selected app, the Function Keys will appear automatically. 1. Quick and Easy Screenshots You probably already know how to take screenshots with your MacBook, but you probably don’t have the screenshot button on your Touch Bar. If you don’t, make sure to add it using the method we showed you before. What’s great about using the screenshot button on your Touch Bar is that you can choose the type of screenshot you want to take. You can choose to take a screenshot of a specific window, a selected area, or the whole screen. Not only that but you can also select in which folder you want to save your screenshot right from the Touch Bar. It’s a really nice trick that lets you keep your screenshots organized and in the same folder right from the start. Bonus Tip: Screenshot the Touch Bar There’s also a neat little trick that lets you take a screenshot of your Touch Bar. It’s really useful when trying to share your setup with somebody else. Taking a Touch Bar screenshot is extremely easy. All you have to do is press Shift, Command, and 6 (↑⌘6) and it’ll automatically take the screenshot of whatever is on your Touch Bar. Plus, if you want to copy the screenshot of your Touch Bar to paste it somewhere else, you just need to press Control, Shift, Command, and 6 (ˆ↑⌘6). That’ll save your screenshot right on your clipboard.