You can also view days and dates in the future and past. Just start typing a name in the search field, or use the arrow buttons to step through all entries.Ĭalendar - This widget allows you to view the current day and date in a small calendar, and will show any events you have added to Calendar. Many widgets have options that let you select the information to display, such as the time in a chosen city in this World Clock widgetĬontacts - This widget accesses the Contacts application, enabling you to look up a person's email address, phone number, and mailing address quickly.
OS X WIDGETS HOW TO
Widget descriptionsHere's a closer look at the widgets you'll find preinstalled in Dashboard, and how to use them. Tip: In OS X Mountain Lion, if you want to change Dashboard back to its OS X Lion and earlier interface, open Mission Control preferences in System Preferences and uncheck the "Show Dashboard as a space" option. If you pressed a key to open Dashboard, press it again.
OS X WIDGETS DOWNLOAD
If you want to download more widgets, click the More Widgets button in the widget browser to go to the Apple Dashboard download webpage.From Dashboard, click the add (+) button in the lower-left corner of the screen to enter the widget browser.To remove a widget from Dashboard, click the Remove (–) button in the lower-left corner of the Dashboard, then click the unwanted widget's close button (the round button with a white X at the upper left of the widget icon).Īdding and removing widgets from the widget browser.Or start typing the name of the widget in the search field and click the widget to add it to your Dashboard. To add a widget to Dashboard, click an icon in the widget browser.The widget browser displays all widgets on your Mac. To see all the widgets on your Mac, click the add (+) button in the lower-left corner of the screen to enter the widget browser.If you click the Tile Game widget, start playing. If you click the Stickies widget, type a note or two. For example, if you click the Dictionary widget, type a word in its search field. Click and hold your mouse button on a widget and move your mouse-or finger, if you're using a trackpad. You can move the widgets anywhere you want by simply dragging them.
OS X WIDGETS MAC
In Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier, you can click the Dashboard icon in the Dock.Tip: You may have to swipe left or right to locate the Dashboard in Launchpad. You can also open Dashboard by pressing the Launchpad key (F4) or clicking the Launchpad icon in the Dock, and then clicking the Dashboard.Or, press the Mission Control key (F3), and click the Dashboard.(If this doesn't work, make sure "Show Dashboard as a space" is checked in Mission Control preferences.) Or, while in the Finder, swipe two or more fingers from right to left.This will open Mission Control, where you can click the Dashboard. In OS X Mountain Lion, swipe up with three fingers.
You can add more widgets to Dashboard and even create your own widgets.
OS X WIDGETS FULL
Dashboard includes widgets for some of your Mac applications, such as Contacts and Calendar, which allow you to access your contacts and view your events, respectively, without having to switch over to the full application. Dashboard provides access to several fun and functional, mini applications called widgets. For those smaller tasks, OS X features Dashboard. Not everything you do on your Mac requires a heavy-duty application.