Helpful tips

Can I put widgets on my Mac desktop?

Can I put widgets on my Mac desktop?

To make your widgets appear, press F12. The desktop you’ve been working on grays into the background, and a layer with colorful widgets appears. To add more widgets, click the plus sign in the lower-left corner. A scrolling list appears at the bottom of your screen.

How do I put widgets on my Mac desktop Big Sur?

To add widgets, click the Edit Widgets button at the bottom or right-click on any widget and select Edit Widgets. Scroll down the screen to see all the widgets you can add, or select a specific category in the left pane. You can also search for a widget by name.

How do I get to dashboard widgets on Mac?

To open the Dashboard and access the Mac widgets, you either click the Dashboard icon in the dock or press the F12 key or F4 on the new Apple aluminum keyboard. Pressing the key again closes Dashboard. You can exit also by clicking anywhere other than on a widget.

What happened to widgets on Mac?

As we’ve already mentioned, widgets are now integrated into the Notification Centre. In macOS Catalina and earlier Notification Centre is accessed by clicking on the icon in the top right of the screen.

Why is my weather widget not working on my Mac?

If the weather widget still does not work properly, try uninstalling it. Hit the Open button in the lower-left portion of the window to open the Widget bar. Select Manage Widgets. Uncheck the box next to the weather widget.

Where do I find the dashboard widget on my Mac?

Switch to your Dashboard, either by clicking the “Dashboard” icon in your Dock, launching the Dashboard from your “Applications” folder, or using the “fn + F12” keyboard shortcut. Find the widget that you want to relocate, and then click and hold that widget.

Are there any widgets left on the Mac?

There they remained until the launch of Mac OS X Yosemite in 2014, when they moved to Notification Centre’s Today View. However, until Catalina you could still access the original Mac widgets in Dashboard, but Apple canned Dashboard in Catalina and as a result some widgets were no more.

How do I add more widgets to my Mac?

To add more widgets, open the “Notification Center” and scroll down to the bottom of the list. Then, click the “Edit Widgets” button. Alternatively, you can right-click on any widget and choose the “Edit Widgets” button to get to the widget editing screen. You will now see a three-pane interface.

How do you add widgets to Notification Center on Mac?

By default, macOS adds a couple of widgets to the Notification Center (like Calendar, Weather, and more). You can add more widgets from Apple and third-party apps to the Notification Center. To add more widgets, open the “Notification Center” and scroll down to the bottom of the list. Then, click the “Edit Widgets” button.