How to Create a Shortcut for System Appearance
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crwdns2942287:0crwdne2942287:0In this Guide, we will create a service using Automator to change the System Appearance from Light to Dark with a single keyboard shortcut.
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Open up Spotlight.
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Click the Magnifying Glass in the menu bar.
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Use Keyboard Shortcut: Cmd + Space
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Type Automator in the Text area.
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Double Click the application to open it.
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Go to File => New and a window will appear.
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Choose Quick Action in the window that appears.
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Hit Enter or Click Choose
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In Workflow receives, Choose Automatic
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Beside in, Choose any application
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In Image and Color, these will not change the shortcut at all, but you can adjust them to the way you like.
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The commands should look something like this:
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To create the action, choose Library in the Top-Left corner of the window.
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Click the Search bar and start typing Change System Appearance
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Click the action that appears.
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Drag it into the giant box
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You will see three different commands: Light, Dark, Toggle Light/Dark
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Choose Toggle Light/Dark so you won't have to create two shortcuts.
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Time to test this action!
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Click the Run command in the corner of the window.
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If everything is successful, the system should be dark.
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Click Run once more to make the system Light
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Make sure everything was successful by checking the text at the bottom of the window.
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Choose File => Save or Cmd + S to save your Service. Name it whatever you wish.
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Click the current Application in the menu bar, and choose Services. There, you will see your new service.
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Now we will add a keyboard shortcut to quickly change the system appearance.
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Search for System Preferences in Spotlight.
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Click Keyboard in the window, and then Shortcuts. Then choose Services
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Scroll to the very bottom, you will see a section named General. You will see your Service in this section.
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Click on your Shortcut.
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Click Add Shortcut.
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A Text box will appear
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You can know quit System Preferences.
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You can now change your system appearance by pressing your shortcut.
You can now change your system appearance by pressing your shortcut.
