i'm sorry but even if its all set as you teach in the video, i cant move focus to menu bar! i'm in sonoma, and fn is active =/, neither the shift cmnd and ? works.....
I wish there was more granular control. I would like to have the menu bar always visible, except when playing full-screen video. But there's no option for this.
Thanks for the Video, very helpful. I've got another problem: since yesterday the menu bar disapeared on my external monitor?! Dont know where it went ;)
So you have two screens, but are only missing the menu bar on one? Sounds like maybe the screen resolution for that display may be set wrong. Try changing it.
I have Macbook Pro m3 with the newest OS (Sonoma 14.4). Here’s how you can keep the menu bar always visible in all workspaces: Launch the Apple menu (🍎) at the top left corner of your screen. Navigate to “System Settings”. Select “Control Center”. Click the dropdown next to “Automatically hide and show the menu bar”. Choose "Never" This should keep your menu bar visible at all times across all workspaces.
Excellent! I have been using the Mac since System 7, and can only roll my eyes at the complexity Apple has steadily introduced. Thanks for your efforts to enlighten us all.
Thanks. Any way to hide the 3 colored buttons as well, I can see that depending on the application, they are embedded on the application screen and if not they hide/show even when menu bar is set to always show.
Thanks. It seems to me that it’s different on a MacBook with a notch because the top of the screen is not used in full screen mode so hiding the menu bar doesn’t make for more space on the screen. I’m a Mac novice though…
Yes, apps will only use the amount of screen they can without a part being blocked out. So they can't use the portion to the left or right of the notch or otherwise you wouldn't be able to see the whole app window.
Hello MACMOST, well I have a problem with my imac for months now it's going crazy or I am. On any browser this huge green search panel comes up (and not menu bar it's above that). I can't remove it and I don't know how. Do you think you know what this might be? I would appreciate any help you can give me! Ty so much!
Impossible to say without knowing more. Does this panel have any other characteristics? What is in it? Any text? Maybe post an image online and ask at macmost.com/ask
@@riqfez5468 Not sure what you are trying to do. Are you taking about the Apple TV box? If you want it to play on another screen, then connect it to that screen. No need to "mirror" it as it is a small box and easily moved.
I was windows user and now switched to Macbook M2. I dislike the Dock, & top menu and floating windows. I there a way I can make my Macbook desktop exactly same as windows?
In macOS Sonoma it is in System Settings, Control Center, near the bottom. Remember, when you can't find things in System Settings, just use the search feature at the top of the left sidebar.
It is never "always" visible in Full Screen mode. If you want that use a regular Desktop space (create one in Mission Control) and simply place the window you want there and size it to fit the whole screen.
Do you know a way in OS X or add on app to suppress the menu entirely except on a combination mouseover AND keypress? I have menubar always off but it drives me insane when I am working on the screen near the top, popping the menubar open when I don’t want it. I want something that suppresses both menubar and dock unless I, say, hold ctrl and THEN mouseover the appropriate screen edge. I have looked and not found any way to do this. It seems obvious to me. Or is there a different solution?
@@macmost The quick access toolbar in Excel or Word on top. Excel row controls on the left. I was pretty sure it wasn’t in OS X. Looking for a third party app… Thank you! Your videos are great! I always learn new things.
@@macmost lol. That’s certainly a solution and I might try it for non-full screen use. At least it’s be less frustrating at the cost of minor clutter. There’s so many amazing apps out there. I was hoping there’d be one for this. Thanks again.
@craigfoster5470 Did you manage to find a solution for this? On the hunt for a fix as playing a game in full screen & occasionally move the mouse to top of screen so the menu bar keeps showing and blocking my view. Very irritating...
If you don't have it installed, it wouldn't be scanning anything. Maybe you are being tricked by a web "ad" or notification from a site? See ua-cam.com/video/92DR4VwsXsM/v-deo.html
Hey thanks for replying , Just to clarify, I am talking about the toolbar of safari which occupies the space very much as I think. As in safari there is an option to disable always hide toolbar when in full screen. I got that and it works when you open safari in full screen but what I wanted to do is to hide the toolbar even i am operating safari not in full screen. Is there any way to do so ?
@@Learner-lq3vu OK, yes that is the toolbar. This video is about the Menu Bar which is why I assumed that. You can sorta hide the toolbar in Safari with Safari, Settings, Tabs, then select Compact tab layout.
@@Learner-lq3vu Right. So what is your goal here? Just to have a little more space for the web content? Something else? Maybe if I understood that I would have a mouse useful suggestion.
So I am having problems with unlocking my apple mac book pro at this time it is locked and it is on a activation lock is on my apple mac book pro at this time and I got this from full sail University and I need up get and to my apple mac book pro at this time
No matter what i do there is still the black menu bar at the top of my screen when i enter full screen mode, how do i stop it when i amd watching movies or videos in full screen mode, thats when it bothers me the most.
Black menu bar? So are you talking about the menu bar with File, Edit, etc? Or are you talking about a bar of a solid black color? If so, are you using a MacBook?
@@CNative88 Yes to which? Is it a menu bar? Or is it a black bar? If a black bar and you are using a MacBook, that's because you have a "notch" there at the top. If the video was any larger, the top center part wouldn't be visible because of the notch.
Sorry, I wish I could sen you a picture, guess the best way to describe it, is that it’s the top menu bar with the little Apple, all the words and apple icon are white and the background behind them is black.
@@CNative88 OK, so it IS the menu bar, not just blank black space. Then you should be able to set it to hide like I show in the video here. Did you try all of the setting options I showed?
@@macmost The Menu bar Option wasn't there. In my Case it was in the Controllcenter Tab like in the Video I postet in my previous comment. Maybe cause I have the German MacOS Version? Or cause im on Sonoma 14.
@@techleis Yes, it is in System Settings, Control Center, near the bottom. So I suppose you meant "I can't find the setting" not "doesn't work." Remember you can always search in System Settings too.
Gary, Correction follows: Your "How to hide and show the menu bar on your Mac". Good videos for a newby old guy with a new Mac mini M2 Sonoma. Your instructions do not work for Sonoma.
Note that in macOS Sonoma you should look in System Settings, Control Center for these settings.
Thank you because Im watching this video with the latest Update. Just completed what I wanted, Thank You So Much. New Subscriber Here 😘
Yes, I went crazy before discovering the instructions were for Ventura and not for Sonoma. There is another hour of life I will never get back.
Thank you so much!
i'm sorry but even if its all set as you teach in the video, i cant move focus to menu bar! i'm in sonoma, and fn is active =/, neither the shift cmnd and ? works.....
@@claudiodicaprio5763 What keys are you trying, exactly? What else have you tried?
Automatically hide and show the menu bar now appears to be in the Control Centre
thanks helped!
This needs to be the top comment. Thanks!
@@bradddopiaTHANK YOU SO MUCH!
Thank you soooo much. Been bugging me for 2 years smh😭🤦🏾♂️
A very useful and informative video tutorial today! I always love learning new things! Thank you, Gary!👏🏻❤️
I wish there was more granular control. I would like to have the menu bar always visible, except when playing full-screen video. But there's no option for this.
Me too because I always have to access menu almost all the time
Can’t you use never as described in the video.
"Always" works best for me. Did not know that it could be hidden in desktop mode. Thanks!
Thank you. Found the setting under Control Center as in Jun 2024.
Nice one .Mine seems to have a mind of its own at times.Will watch a second time and only when time is mine will I experiment .Thanks a lot
you are a star!
Very nice clarification. Many thanks!
Thanks for sharing! 💯
Thanks for the Video, very helpful. I've got another problem: since yesterday the menu bar disapeared on my external monitor?! Dont know where it went ;)
So you have two screens, but are only missing the menu bar on one? Sounds like maybe the screen resolution for that display may be set wrong. Try changing it.
I have Macbook Pro m3 with the newest OS (Sonoma 14.4). Here’s how you can keep the menu bar always visible in all workspaces:
Launch the Apple menu (🍎) at the top left corner of your screen.
Navigate to “System Settings”.
Select “Control Center”.
Click the dropdown next to “Automatically hide and show the menu bar”.
Choose "Never"
This should keep your menu bar visible at all times across all workspaces.
That's what I am showing in this video.
Is this possible on Big Sur? If so any input on how to do that? Thanks in advance!
Go into the control center, and it is at the bottom.
Excellent! I have been using the Mac since System 7, and can only roll my eyes at the complexity Apple has steadily introduced. Thanks for your efforts to enlighten us all.
Thanks. Any way to hide the 3 colored buttons as well, I can see that depending on the application, they are embedded on the application screen and if not they hide/show even when menu bar is set to always show.
If you can't see the app's toolbar, you shouldn't be able to see those buttons. But it depends on the app. A third-party app may do it differently.
Hey, great video, unfortunately it no longer works for the new MacOS, could you look into it?
What, exactly, doesn't "work." Be specific so I can help.
Thanks. It seems to me that it’s different on a MacBook with a notch because the top of the screen is not used in full screen mode so hiding the menu bar doesn’t make for more space on the screen. I’m a Mac novice though…
Yes, apps will only use the amount of screen they can without a part being blocked out. So they can't use the portion to the left or right of the notch or otherwise you wouldn't be able to see the whole app window.
thank you so much. This feature is SO ANNOYING.
Thanks Gary for shedding some light into this setting…👍
Hello MACMOST, well I have a problem with my imac for months now it's going crazy or I am. On any browser this huge green search panel comes up (and not menu bar it's above that). I can't remove it and I don't know how. Do you think you know what this might be? I would appreciate any help you can give me! Ty so much!
Impossible to say without knowing more. Does this panel have any other characteristics? What is in it? Any text? Maybe post an image online and ask at macmost.com/ask
why doesn't my macbook have the "Menu bar" section at all...i cannot find it in the exact same section that you are referring to.
Look in System Settings, Control Center.
want to ask you which Apple TV app is good... or do you have a video on how to mirror it to other devices?
Not sure what you are asking. Apple TV is an app, so "which Apple TV app is good" doesn't make sense. What are you trying to DO?
@@macmost just want to know if you have a video about Apple TV and how to mirror it to other devices.
@@riqfez5468 Not sure what you are trying to do. Are you taking about the Apple TV box? If you want it to play on another screen, then connect it to that screen. No need to "mirror" it as it is a small box and easily moved.
@@macmost thank you for your answer, I'm new with mac's always had windows computers...thanks anyway
I was windows user and now switched to Macbook M2. I dislike the Dock, & top menu and floating windows. I there a way I can make my Macbook desktop exactly same as windows?
It takes time to adjust, be patient. Continue learning.
Do you know why mine just disappears but doesnt move my application up once the menu bar is gone? There's just an empty space on top of my screen.
What's the situation? Desktop or a Full Screen app?
There is no menu bar option on Desktop & Dock!!!! I have macOS 14
In macOS Sonoma it is in System Settings, Control Center, near the bottom. Remember, when you can't find things in System Settings, just use the search feature at the top of the left sidebar.
Can someone tell me plz how to keep dock always visible even on full screen mode
It is never "always" visible in Full Screen mode. If you want that use a regular Desktop space (create one in Mission Control) and simply place the window you want there and size it to fit the whole screen.
@@macmost Thanks
Do you know a way in OS X or add on app to suppress the menu entirely except on a combination mouseover AND keypress? I have menubar always off but it drives me insane when I am working on the screen near the top, popping the menubar open when I don’t want it. I want something that suppresses both menubar and dock unless I, say, hold ctrl and THEN mouseover the appropriate screen edge. I have looked and not found any way to do this. It seems obvious to me. Or is there a different solution?
I can't think of a way to do that. You have to be pretty far at the top to bring it up so I'm not sure what you are working on that would cause that.
@@macmost The quick access toolbar in Excel or Word on top. Excel row controls on the left. I was pretty sure it wasn’t in OS X. Looking for a third party app… Thank you! Your videos are great! I always learn new things.
@@craigfoster5470 Maybe then don't hide the menu bar instead? Then it won't move things at least.
@@macmost lol. That’s certainly a solution and I might try it for non-full screen use. At least it’s be less frustrating at the cost of minor clutter. There’s so many amazing apps out there. I was hoping there’d be one for this. Thanks again.
@craigfoster5470 Did you manage to find a solution for this? On the hunt for a fix as playing a game in full screen & occasionally move the mouse to top of screen so the menu bar keeps showing and blocking my view. Very irritating...
What’s your default setting Gary?
Do you mean which one do I use? "Full Screen Only."
Why does MacAfee scan my MacBook Air. I do not find it on my laptop nor as an extension
If you don't have it installed, it wouldn't be scanning anything. Maybe you are being tricked by a web "ad" or notification from a site? See ua-cam.com/video/92DR4VwsXsM/v-deo.html
FN + M for the apple menu too
Do you mean FN+M?
@@macmost Right, just edited the comment :)
Is there anyway I can hide tool bar even if I am not in full screen ?
Do you mean the Menu Bar (Tool Bars are something different). Yes. See the video.
Hey thanks for replying ,
Just to clarify, I am talking about the toolbar of safari which occupies the space very much as I think. As in safari there is an option to disable always hide toolbar when in full screen. I got that and it works when you open safari in full screen but what I wanted to do is to hide the toolbar even i am operating safari not in full screen. Is there any way to do so ?
@@Learner-lq3vu OK, yes that is the toolbar. This video is about the Menu Bar which is why I assumed that. You can sorta hide the toolbar in Safari with Safari, Settings, Tabs, then select Compact tab layout.
ok I got that, but what can I learn from this as of now that I can't temporarily hide the toolbar like unless it is in full screen ?
@@Learner-lq3vu Right. So what is your goal here? Just to have a little more space for the web content? Something else? Maybe if I understood that I would have a mouse useful suggestion.
So I am having problems with unlocking my apple mac book pro at this time it is locked and it is on a activation lock is on my apple mac book pro at this time and I got this from full sail University and I need up get and to my apple mac book pro at this time
Try contacting Apple Support and see what they say.
No matter what i do there is still the black menu bar at the top of my screen when i enter full screen mode, how do i stop it when i amd watching movies or videos in full screen mode, thats when it bothers me the most.
Black menu bar? So are you talking about the menu bar with File, Edit, etc? Or are you talking about a bar of a solid black color? If so, are you using a MacBook?
Yes, black menu bar with file, edit etc on a MacBook Pro
@@CNative88 Yes to which? Is it a menu bar? Or is it a black bar? If a black bar and you are using a MacBook, that's because you have a "notch" there at the top. If the video was any larger, the top center part wouldn't be visible because of the notch.
Sorry, I wish I could sen you a picture, guess the best way to describe it, is that it’s the top menu bar with the little Apple, all the words and apple icon are white and the background behind them is black.
@@CNative88 OK, so it IS the menu bar, not just blank black space. Then you should be able to set it to hide like I show in the video here. Did you try all of the setting options I showed?
not working now in the updated mac version
Should work exactly the same. What part of it is different for you, exactly?
@@macmost It's in the Control Center now. If you pin a comment explaining the new change, it will help your viewers.
@@milesname1 Thanks. I will. In my experience no one pays attention to those, but I suppose even it helps even just one person....
In microsoft word, the menu hides even if you have 'never' selected in settings. sorry to bring problems lol.
*in full screen mode ofc
Try a restart and see if it still happens.
@@macmost will do.
You are very good, but speaks so fast, I have to stop constantly to figure out what you say or mean.
ua-cam.com/video/liZTyiy9NnU/v-deo.html
docent work in Sonoma
Sure does. What sort of difficulty are you having?
@@macmost The Menu bar Option wasn't there. In my Case it was in the Controllcenter Tab like in the Video I postet in my previous comment. Maybe cause I have the German MacOS Version? Or cause im on Sonoma 14.
@@techleis Yes, it is in System Settings, Control Center, near the bottom. So I suppose you meant "I can't find the setting" not "doesn't work." Remember you can always search in System Settings too.
@@macmost yes now it works ☺️👍🏻
Gary,
Correction follows:
Your "How to hide and show the menu bar on your Mac".
Good videos for a newby old guy with a new Mac mini M2 Sonoma. Your instructions do not work for Sonoma.
Right, this video is from before Sonoma existed. I pinned my own comment to the top about where to find this in Sonoma.