initiate the controls app from the Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Scroll all the way to the bottom and select Trackpad.

In the “Point & Click” menu, drag the Tracking speed slider toward Fast.

Editing a screenshot in Shottr’s editor on a Mac.

By default, macOS registers clicks to choose anything on the screen.

Just bring up the options app, scroll all the way to the bottom, and tap on Mouse.

In the menu that opens, increase the mouse’s tracking speed by dragging the slider to the right.

MacBook Air on a blue table with a iPhone to the left

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However, out of the box, the Dock has too many apps you might not even use.

Hence, deciding which apps you want to keep and which ones you want to remove makes sense.

In addition, there are a couple of other parameters that you should have a look at.

System Settings menu with an arrow next to Trackpad

This doesn’tuninstall the app from your MacBook.

Drag the slider under Size to change the overall space that Dock occupies on the screen.

you could increase or decrease the intensity of Magnification by adjusting the slider.

Tracking speed slider in Trackpad settings menu

Take the cursor toward the top of the screen and tap on the Control Center.

Now drag prefs, such as Screen Mirroring, from the Control Center to the Menu Bar.

you’ve got the option to repeat the process for as many options as you want.

Trackpad settings menu highlighting the Tap to Click option

This way, you’ll have a more functional Menu Bar that contains all the shortcuts you want.

Double-tap on an empty space on the desktop and select “Show View Options” from the drop-down menu.

Now, adjust the Icon Size using the slider.

Trackpad Settings menu with an arrow next to the More Gestures option on macOS

Experiment with the Grid Spacing using the slider.

It changes the space that icons and their titles occupy on the screen.

you might also change the text size.

Settings menu on macOS highlighting the Mouse option

Tracking speed slider for mouse in macOS

MacBook’s desktop highlighting an app that’s being removed from the Dock

MacBook’s settings menu with an arrow next to the Desktop & Dock option

Desktop & Dock menu on MacBook highlighting the Size slider

MacBook’s Desktop & Dock menu highlighting the Magnification slider

Desktop & Dock menu on MacBook highlighting the Position on screen menu

Desktop & Dock menu highlighting the Automatically hide and show the Dock option

Editing menu bar on the MacBook desktop

Show Live Options in More menu on macOS desktop

Grid spacing option in Show Live Options menu on MacBook

Text Size in Show View Options menu on macOS

Sort By in Show View Options on macOS desktop

Hot Corners Shortcuts in Settings menu

Hot Corners menu on macOS