Just like the Control Center on iPhone and iPad, the Control Center on MacOS Monterey gives you easy access to actions you perform often. You can quickly turn on or off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Focus. You can also adjust your display, turn up the volume, and play or pause your favorite tune.
Let’s take a look at where to find the Control Center, how to use it, and which customizations are available for it on MacOS.
The Control Center on MacOS resides in your menu bar. On the top-right of your screen, look for the icon that looks like a double toggle. Then, just click to open it.
While you can remove and rearrange some buttons in your menu bar, the Control Center is currently not one of them. But the good news is that it’s always there when you need it.
When you open the Control Center on a Mac, you’ll see it neatly laid out in sections. Here are all of the controls you have by default. These cannot be removed from the Control Center.
As mentioned, you cannot remove any of the above actions from Control Center on Mac. However, you can include a few additional ones if you like.
Step 1: Open System Preferences using the icon in your Dock or the Apple icon in the menu bar.
Step 2: Select Dock & Menu Bar.
Step 3: On the left, scroll down to Other Modules.
You’ll see Accessibility Shortcuts, Battery, and Fast User Switching. Select one, and then mark the option on the right for Show in Control Center.
Step 4: You can then close the Dock & Menu Bar preferences.
If you add any of these three options, it will display at the bottom of the Control Center. Here are the actions you can take with them.
The Control Center on Mac gives you a fast way to take care of actions or open the corresponding section in System Preferences, so be sure to take advantage of this handy MacOS tool.
For help with other actions, take a look at how to force quit an app on Mac.
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