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How to customize the Menu Bar in Mac OS X El Capitan - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This article will show how to move, add and delete icons to the upper right hand corner of the Mac OS X Menu Bar to maximize personalization.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>To move an icon:</strong></p><p>1. To move the position an icon is in, hold down the <strong>CMD key</strong> and <strong>click</strong> then drag the mouse to the right or left.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image1.jpg" alt="Mac OS X Home Screen, Menu Bar" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To add an icon:</strong></p><p>1. Click on the <strong>Apple icon</strong> in the Menu Bar, then <strong>System Preferences</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image2.jpg" alt="Mac OS X Home Screen, Apple, System Preferences" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>2. Select the desired system preference. In this example, the desired system preference is the volume, which is located in <strong>Sound</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image3.jpg" alt="Mac OS X System Preferences, Sound" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p>3. Check the box by <strong>Show volume in menu bar</strong> to enable it.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image4.jpg" alt="Mac OS X Sound, Show volume checked" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p><strong>To delete an icon:</strong></p><p>Hold down the <strong>CMD key</strong> and <strong>click</strong> then drag the icon off of the Menu Bar, or down to the desktop.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/images_TechSupportArticlePix_9251Image5.jpg" alt="Mac OS X Home Screen, Menu Bar" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>