{"id":121192,"date":"2020-11-26T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-automatically-hide-or-show-the-menu-bar-on-a-mac\/"},"modified":"2020-11-26T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T09:30:05","slug":"how-to-automatically-hide-or-show-the-menu-bar-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-automatically-hide-or-show-the-menu-bar-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Automatically Hide or Show the Menu Bar on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Automatically Hide or Show the Menu Bar on a Mac&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_700613\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-700613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xMac-User-Customizing-Date-and-Time-in-Menu-Bar-Clock.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.sKfrJhNG4e.jpg\" alt=\"Mac User Customizing Date and Time in Menu Bar Clock\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Khamosh Pathak\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Khamosh Pathak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mac menu bar is constant. It\u2019s always available at the top of the screen, with menus, Control Center, and utilities. But it doesn\u2019t have to be. Here\u2019s how to automatically hide or show the menu bar on Mac.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to reclaim some screen space on your Mac screen (other than hiding the Dock)\u00a0is to hide the menu bar itself. Once it\u2019s hidden, you can still access it by moving your cursor to the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-700421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xMenu-Bar-in-macOS-Big-Sur.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.Tb88PhGvRK.png\" alt=\"Menu Bar in macOS Big Sur\" width=\"650\" height=\"80\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To enable the automatic menu bar-hiding feature, click the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le icon, and then choose the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xSelect-System-Preferences-from-Apple-Menu-in-Big-Sur.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.DrpfIVryy1.png\" alt=\"Select System Preferences from Apple Menu in Big Sur\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re running macOS Big Sur\u00a0or higher, select the \u201cDock &amp; Menu Bar\u201d option. If you\u2019re using macOS Catalina or older, choose the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-699498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xClick-Dock-Menu-Bar-from-System-Preferences.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.BXQ4bkrWSQ.png\" alt=\"Click Dock &amp; Menu Bar from System Preferences\" width=\"650\" height=\"191\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From the \u201cMenu Bar\u201d section, click the checkmark next to the \u201cAutomatically Hide and Show the Menu Bar\u201d listing. If you\u2019re using macOS Catalina or lower, you\u2019ll find this option in the \u201cAppearance\u201d section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-700420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xClick-to-Automatically-Show-or-Hide-Menu-Bar.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.eoNc7uYeGr.png\" alt=\"Click to Automatically Show or Hide Menu Bar\" width=\"650\" height=\"87\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, the menu bar will disappear from your screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-700419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xMac-with-Menu-Bar-Hidden.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.YLHqr4clpN.png\" alt=\"Mac with Menu Bar Hidden\" width=\"650\" height=\"407\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can move your cursor to the top of the screen, or you can use the\u00a0Fn+Control+F2 keyboard shortcut to temporarily show the menu bar. However, if you want to permanently show the menu bar, go back to the System Preferences and disable the \u201cAutomatically Hide and Show the Menu Bar\u201d option.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Now that you have more screen space, here are seven Mac tweaks to boost your productivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>7 macOS Tweaks to Boost Your Productivity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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