My macOS Setup

I think with my recent purchase of a MacBook Air as of late, the settings in which I configured or modified is still rather fresh in memory. I will try my best to detail what I would do on a fresh install of macOS, and update accordingly if any updates brick anything. For specific software(s) I did not cover here but use, check their respective pages.

Finder

System Settings

The actions in bold are what I modified from the original setting.

Keyboard Text Inputs

Navigate: Keyboard \(\rightarrow\) Text Input \(\rightarrow\) Input Sources

This applies to "All Input Sources".

Setting	Action
Add period with double-space	Off
Use smart quotes and dashes	Off
For double quotes	"abc"
For single quotes	'abc'

Trackpad

Navigate: Trackpad

Point & Click Setting	Action
Tracking Speed	Fastest
Click (weight/feedback)	Medium
Quiet Click	Off
Force Click and haptic feedback	On
Look up & data detectors	Force Click with One Finger
Secondary click	Click or Tap with Two Fingers
Tap to Click (Tap with One Finger)	On

Scroll & Zoom Setting	Action
Natural Scrolling (Content tracks finger movement)	On
Zoom in or out (Pinch with two fingers)	Enabled
Smart zoom (Double-tap with two fingers)	Off
Rotate (Rotate with two fingers)	On

More Gestures Setting	Action
Swipe between pages	Scroll left or right with two fingers
Swipe between full-screen apps	Swipe left or right with four fingers
Notification Center (Swipe left from the right edge with two fingers)	On
Mission Control	Swipe up with four fingers
App Exposé	Swipe down with four fingers
Show Desktop	Spread thumb and three fingers

Navigate: Accessibility \(\rightarrow\) Pointer Control \(\rightarrow\) Trackpad Options...

Setting	Action
Use trackpad for dragging	On
Dragging style	Three Finger Drag

Desktop & Dock

Hot Corners > Change bottom right from "Quick Note" to nothing