Dashboard is that desktop space that lets you add widgets like Weather and Calculator. Once Dashboard is enabled you can access it by performing a right slide gesture on the trackpad or Magic mouse. Now, after downloading the 2,5GB, the Mac will ask to restart. You can then access Dashboard by pressing ‘fn + F12’ buttons.Ĥ. You can move around to see what widgets are available (you can also install new ones from the Dashboard Widget repository at Apple, fyi) and if you did want a second weather widget with the weather in another city, you could just click on the weather widget icon.
If you want to make the Dashboard appear as overlay instead of a separate page then select ‘As Overlay’ from the menu. On the Mission Control Settings screen look for ‘ Dashboard:‘ and select ‘ As Space‘ from the dropdown menu. Once System Preferences has opened click on ‘ Mission Control‘ settings.ģ. From the menu bar click on the Apple logo and then Open ‘ System Preferences…‘.Ģ.
Read on to learn about how to enable Dashboard on macOS. Some of the widgets you can add on Dashboard include weather, calculator, stocks, sticky notes, clock, calendar and more. Those who want to use this feature can enable it from System Preferences.
The ‘Dashboard’, which houses the widgets can have its own page accessible through a swipe gesture on the desktop or appear as an overlay.ĭashboard was once an important feature of macOS, however these days it is disabled by default. With these widgets users can have access to fun and useful information without having to open applications. Many new macOS users don’t know that there is a Dashboard feature on their Mac, that allows them to have mini applications or widgets on a separate screen.