Add features with extensions

Extensions enable you to add shortcuts so that it’s easier to get things done

> Extensions allow you to add features to various parts of OS X and any apps that support them. Go to System Preferences, then click the Extensions pane to find out which are already installed. (Some are installed with parent apps, while others can be added on their own.)

You’ll see the extensions available are split into five distinct categories: Actions provide features in supported apps, such as Preview; Finder extensions augment OS X’s file manager; Photos extensions add editing tools to apps such as Apple’s Photos; Share Menu extensions add locations like social networks; and Today extensions are widgets that you can add to the Today view in Notification Center.

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Photo-editing extensions If you’ve installed Affinity Photo or Pixelmator, go to System Preferences’ Extensions pane, click Photos on the left, and put a check mark next to their extensions to enable you to use their editing tools in Apple’s Photos app.

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Share things easily If you use Dropbox, select Finder in the Extensions pane and turn on its extension. In Finder, choose View > Customize Toolbar and add Dropbox’s button, which is a shortcut for making sharable links and to version histories.

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Today view widgets

Go to Notification Center’s Today view and click the button at the bottom of it, which is labelled Edit or with the number of new widgets installed. Drag items from the list of unused ones on the right to where you want them.

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The Share menu

If this menu is getting clogged up, click Share Menu in the Extensions pane and clear the check mark next to items you don’t need. Remember, you can drag items up or down this list to change their order in the Share menu.