Notifications in macOS or OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) and later keep you up to date with calendar events, emails, messages, and more. that distract your attention from the things you need to work on. Apple offers Do Not Disturb, a feature that allows you to turn off all those alerts when you need them. In this article, we will tell you how to quickly enable Do Not Disturb mode on Mac.
How to Quickly Enable Do Not Disturb Mode on Mac
Follow these instructions to enable Do Not Disturb mode on a Mac.
- Locate the icon notification center in the menu bar (upper-right corner of the screen).
- Hold Option button and select the icon notification center.
- The notification center icon will be grayed out, indicating Do Not Disturb is active.
- To turn off Do Not Disturb, press and hold Option button and select the icon again notification center. Your notifications will start coming back.
Grades: If you don’t manually turn notifications back on, Do Not Disturb will automatically turn off the next day.
How to enable Do Not Disturb from Notification Center
Do Not Disturb can be enabled in Notification Center.
- select icon notification centerON in the menu bar.
Grades: You can also swipe left with two fingers from the right edge of the Mac trackpad.
- Scroll up the Notification Center to reveal two options: Night shiftand Do not disturb.
Grades: In earlier versions of macOS or OS X, scroll down.
- Flip the switch Do not disturb sure the on (blue) position.
- To turn off Do Not Disturb mode, switch Do not disturbin position stop (gray).
How to automatically schedule Do Not Disturb mode
You can set Do Not Disturb to turn on and off on a daily schedule. You can also set custom rules in case you want to receive call notifications during these times.
- select icon notification centerON in the menu bar to open the Notification Center tab.
- Select the configuration gear in the lower right corner to open the notification settings window.
- Under Enable Do Not Disturbcheck the box next to the time boxes.
- Select the up and down arrows to set the schedule.
Additionally, you can choose to automatically turn on Do Not Disturb mode when your Mac’s display is in sleep mode or when it’s connected to a TV or projector.
- To receive calls when Do Not Disturb is active, set these preferences in the same window Check the corresponding box to allow all calls or repeat attempts from the same number.
If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know in the comments. Also refer to this guide if you want to learn how to enable Low Power Mode on Mac.