Jan 30, 2017  I use Mission Control and 2x HDMI monitors and the laptop display. I recently changed the Touch Bar shows to Expanded Control Strip (Sys PrefsKeyboard). Turning this back to App Controls with Control Strip resolved it, but I don't like that setting personally. Pressing the fn. Jan 11, 2017  Targeting just the Control Strip will usually resolve the mystery blank button issue. Forcing Touch Bar to refresh and reload may fix issues with either the Touch Bar or the Control Strip, or both, though sometimes you might need to reboot the entire Mac to resolve more stubborn issues if the Touch Bar is totally unresponsive.

As, North Carolina recently sent a notice to Bar Exam applicants that anyone using the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar will be required to disable the Touch Bar before entering the exam room.The details as to why the North Carolina Board of Law Examiners decided to put these regulations in place is unclear. But a staff member told 9to5Mac that 'applicants are required to disable the Touch Bar because it can compromise Examination integrity and security.' Also noted that from Bar Exams because the Touch Bar is 'not compatible with the security features of the ExamSoft software,' which is a security software used to give the tests. This may be the start of something bigger. As more students and exam-takers show up with the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, teachers and administrators will have to decide whether to take action and what rules to put in place.You can't actually disable the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro, but you can set customizations in place that will temporarily disable contextual tools by expanding the Control Strip and hiding app tool options.

This causes the Touch Bar to only display systemwide tools for the Mac, like display brightness, Launchpad, or playback controls. You could also, which would replace app tools with the Function Keys, but this is on an app-by-app basis and no one wants to do that just before going in to take an exam! How to disable Touch Bar functionality by expanding the Control Strip on the MacBook ProYou can find the Keyboard settings by searching in, or manually access them via System Preferences. Click on the Apple menu icon in the upper left corner of the screen.Click on System Preferences in the drop down menu. Free flowchart software.

Click on Keyboard. Click on the Keyboard tab.Under Touch Bar Shows, click the drop down menu and select Expanded Control Strip.This will set the Touch Bar to only show the Control Strip tools, no matter what app you are using. Your thoughts?What do you think about the Board of Law examiners requiring that the Touch Bar be disabled during exams? Do you think this rule will carry over to more institutions in the future?

Editing audio clips in iMovie on MacYou can use actions in the menu bar as well as quick shortcuts to make adjustments to your audio clips in iMovie on Mac. This is convenient so that you can use whichever is most comfortable for you. Trimming audio clipsIf you want to trim an audio clip, you have a couple of options for how you’d like to trim it. Trim to playheadYou can move the playhead in your movie Timeline and then trim an audio clip to that exact spot. Once you move the playhead, do one of the following. If you see the arrows turn to a film strip icon, this allows you to move the entire clip but keep the trim area in place.3) Click Close Clip Trimmer when you finish. Lengthening or shortening audio clipsYou can easily lengthen or shorten an audio clip in iMovie.

Just select the clip in the Timeline and drag one of the edges. You’ll see the duration of the clip change as you drag and when you finish, you’ll see the new duration display in the upper left corner of the clip.You can also set the duration for the clip to an exact time. Select the clip in the Timeline and click the Clip Information (small letter “i”) button above the Viewer. Enter the time you want in seconds in the Duration box on the right.Changing the speed of an audio clipYou may want to slow down or speed up an audio clip. This is also simple to do and you have a couple of methods; start by selecting the clip in the movie Timeline. Click the Speed button above the Viewer. Select Custom in the Speed drop-down box and enter a percentage next to it.

You can also select a different speed in that box if you prefer. Right-click the clip and choose Show Speed Editor from the shortcut menu. You’ll then see a slider display at the top of the clip that you can move to adjust the speed.Adjusting the volume of an audio clipIf you want an audio clip’s volume to be higher or lower, you can do this two different ways as well. Select the clip and then do one of the following. Click the Volume button above the Viewer and move the slider to the percentage of volume you want. To mute the audio clip, click the Mute button.

Click inside the clip and when the two-sided arrow appears, drag up or down to adjust the volume.Fading an audio clipJust like when creating music in GarageBand, you can edit audio clips in iMovie to fade in or out. Select a clip in the Timeline and then drag the fade handle (small circle) at either the beginning or end of the clip to create a fade in or fade out effect. You see the arcs as you drag showing the amount of fade for the clip will be shadowed.Editing audio clips in iMovie on iOSYou may not have the flexibility for editing audio clips in as you do on Mac, but you can still do the basics. Trimming audio clipsOn iOS, trimming audio clips is basically lengthening or shortening them. (You can also use the Split feature described at the end of the tutorial.) Select the audio clip in your movie Timeline and then do the following.1) Tap the Volume button at the bottom.2) Tap Trim.3) Drag one of the edges of the audio clip to make it longer or shorter. Changing the speed of an audio clipIf you want to slow down or speed up an audio clip, select it in the Timeline and then follow these steps.1) Tap the Speed button at the bottom.2) Move the slider left or right.You’ll see tortoise and hare symbols display along with the speed timing.Adjusting the volume of an audio clipTo turn the volume up or down, select the clip, tap the Volume button, and move the slider. You’ll see the percentage of volume change as you move the slider.Fading an audio clipYou can fade in at the start or fade out at the end of your audio clip.

Select it and then do the following.1) Tap the Volume button at the bottom.2) Tap Fade.3) Drag the triangle to create the fade effect which will display as shadowed.Split, foreground, and duplicate settingsYou have a few additional actions for audio clips on iOS. Select your audio clip and then tap the Actions button at the bottom.You can then choose to Split the clip which splits it at the playhead, pull its sound to the Foreground in front of the other sounds, or Duplicate it which adds the copied clip to the right.