Change Dock & Menu Bar preferences on Mac
On your Mac, use Dock & Menu Bar System Preferences to change the appearance of the Dock, and to select items to show in the menu bar and in Control Centre.
To change these preferences, choose Apple menu 
.
Open Dock & Menu Bar preferences for me
Dock & Menu Bar
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Size | Drag the slider to change the Dock size. | ||||||||||
Magnification | Magnify icons when you move the pointer over them. Drag the slider to choose the magnification size. | ||||||||||
Position on screen | Locate the Dock along the left, bottom or right edge of the screen. | ||||||||||
Minimise windows using | Choose the visual effect used when you minimise a window. | ||||||||||
Double-click a window’s title bar to | Choose what happens when you double-click the title bar of an app window: minimise: Minimise an app window to the Dock. zoom: Expand a window to fill the space between the Dock and the menu bar. If the Dock is along the side of the screen, the window fills the space below the menu bar and to the side of the Dock. | ||||||||||
Minimise windows into application icon | Minimise an app window to the app icon in the Dock. If the option isn’t selected, the window is minimised to an area in the Dock. | ||||||||||
Animate opening applications | Make icons bounce when you open apps. | ||||||||||
Automatically hide and show the Dock | Hide the Dock when you’re not using it. To show the hidden Dock, move the pointer to the edge of the screen where the Dock is located. | ||||||||||
Show indicators for open applications | Show a small dot below an app’s icon in the Dock when the app is open. | ||||||||||
Show recent applications in Dock | Show recently opened apps (if they aren’t already included in the Dock) towards one end of the Dock. | ||||||||||
Automatically hide and show the menu bar on desktop | Show the menu bar only when you move the pointer to the top of the screen. To always show the menu bar, deselect the tickbox. | ||||||||||
Automatically hide and show the menu bar in full screen | When using an app in full screen, show the menu bar only when you move the pointer to the top of the screen. To always show the menu bar, deselect the tickbox. | ||||||||||
Control Centre
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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List of items always shown in Control Centre and that you can choose to show in the menu bar | To display a preview on the right where you can set options, click an item in the list, such as Wi-Fi or Focus. To show an item in the menu bar, select the Show in Menu Bar tickbox (or deselect the tickbox if you don’t want to show the item). For some items, such as Focus or Screen Mirroring, you can choose to show the item in the menu bar only when it’s active or all the time. | ||||||||||
Other Modules
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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List of items you can choose to show in Control Centre, the menu bar, or both | To display a preview on the right where you can set options, click an item in the list, such as Accessibility Shortcuts or Fast User Switching. To show an item in the menu bar, Control Centre or both locations, select the tickboxes (or deselect tickboxes if you don’t want to show the item). If you’re using a Mac notebook computer and choose to show Battery in the menu bar, you can also show the percentage of battery charge (the percentage is always shown when Battery is in Control Centre). | ||||||||||
Menu Bar Only
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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List of items you can choose to show in the menu bar | To display a preview on the right where you can set options, click an item in the list, such as Spotlight or Time Machine. To show an item in the menu bar, select the Show in Menu Bar tickbox (or deselect the tickbox if you don’t want to show the item). For Clock, you can set options to customise how the time and date appear in the menu bar. To hear the time announced, select the Announce the time tickbox, then choose when you want it announced and the voice used for the announcements. | ||||||||||