How to Adjust Volume and Brightness in Smaller Increments on Your Mac

Hold down the “Shift” and “Option” keys together on your keyboard, and then press either Volume Up or Volume Down. You should notice that the volume now either increases or decreases in smaller increments unlike before.

1. How do I adjust the volume in smaller increments on my Mac?
2. How do I lower the lowest brightness on my Mac?
3. How do I make my Mac screen smaller again?
4. What is the shortcut to adjust brightness on Mac?
5. What is the shortcut for changing volume on Mac?
6. What's the option button on a Mac?
7. Why are my brightness keys not working Mac?
8. Why is my Mac screen dimming?
9. Why is my Mac screen so bright?

How do I adjust the volume in smaller increments on my Mac?

To adjust the volume in smaller increments, just hold Option+Shift and adjust the volume with the volume keys as normal. You should find that it jumps up and down in quarter notches instead. This also works for screen brightness, incidentally.

How do I lower the lowest brightness on my Mac?

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then click Display. Drag the Brightness slider to adjust the brightness of your display.

How do I make my Mac screen smaller again?

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Displays, then click Display. Press and hold the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the second display. Select a scaled resolution option for the second display.

What is the shortcut to adjust brightness on Mac?

Press and hold the Shift and Option keys. 2. Press the F1 key to lower the brightness or the F2 key to increase the brightness.

What is the shortcut for changing volume on Mac?

Option–Shift–Volume Up or Option–Shift–Volume Down: Adjust the sound volume in smaller steps.

What's the option button on a Mac?

The PC-keyboard equivalent of Alt on a Mac is called the Option key, and you'll find the Option Key on your Mac if you go two keys to the left of the spacebar.

Why are my brightness keys not working Mac?

Go to the Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard tab > and make sure that "Use F1, F2, etc..." option is unchecked here. Try using the brightness keys again. ... Try using the brightness keys again.

Why is my Mac screen dimming?

Now if you have a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air and your screen is still dimming, it is because of the ambient light sensor. You can prevent the auto-dimming by turning off automatic adjustments: ... Unselect the checkbox next to “Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes” Close System Preferences.

Why is my Mac screen so bright?

Many times the computer may be using an incorrect color profile for the screen. Various applications can sometimes incorrectly set the display color profile (screensavers have been known to do this), and if a generic one is used, the colors can appear washed out or otherwise imbalanced.