How to enable dashboard in macos mojave
By Daniel Kim
Optimizing IT for usability, performance and reliability since 1997
For some inexplicable reason, Apple decided to disable Dashboard by default in macOS Mojave, and it’s nothing short of a travesty. Thankfully, turning it back on is a simple affair. Here’s how to go about restoring Dashboard to its rightful glory.
For those unfamiliar with Dashboard, it’s a collection of widgets that has been around ever since Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger shipped many years ago. Dashboard lets you select widgets you can easily access without interfering with other apps, or having to launch any apps to do a simple task. Calculators, sticky notes, easy access to the weather, and more were perfect uses for Dashboard. Think of how widgets work on iOS, and you’ve got the right idea.
We’re not sure why, but Apple has left Dashboard to languish, completely disabling it in macOS Mojave. That’s a real shame because we often find ourselves wanting to do a quick calculation, for example. Opening the Calculator isn’t difficult, but there’s no need if you have a calculator a key press away.
Dashboard is great if your workflow from previous versions of macOS relies on it, so here’s how to get it back.
Enabling Dashboard on macOS Mojave
To start things off, click the Apple logo at the top of the screen and select “System Preferences.”
With System Preferences open, click “Mission Control.”
Dashboard is disabled by default in MacOS Mojave, but if you’re a fan of the handy underappreciated widgets feature on the Mac, for quick access to things like unit conversion tools, weather reports, calendar, a dictionary and thesaurus, world clocks, and more, then you will be happy to know that you can quickly enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
You can use Dashboard in MacOS as a Space or as an Overlay. Dashboard as a Space puts it alongside other virtual desktops in Mission Control, whereas Dashboard as an Overlay places it hovering over the current desktop or app.
Enabling Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
Here is how you can turn on Dashboard in Mac OS:
- Open the System Preferences via the Apple menu
- Choose “Mission Control”
- Look for “Dashboard” and pull down the dropdown menu next to that, choosing either “Space” or “Overlay”
Accessing and dismissing Dashboard can be done through a number of ways, including key shortcut (typically F12 or FN + F12), swiping gestures, Mission Control like any other desktop space, or a Hot Corner, depending on how you have it configured.
While Dashboard is disabled by default in MacOS Mojave for whatever reason, it’s obviously still fairly easy to enable. Why it’s turned off is anyones guess, but it’s that way even on a clean install of macOS Mojave, so even if you had it turned off before but forgot about it, that won’t impact going forward, it just needs to be manually enabled nowadays.
Of course you can also disable Dashboard again if you decide you don’t need the feature after all, that’s just a matter of returning to the Mission Control settings and selecting “Off” as the option.
If you enjoyed this tip, you might also appreciate some other Mission Control tips and Dashboard tips too. And if you have any interesting tricks regarding Dashboard in Mac OS, share them with us in the comments below!
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Dashboard is disabled by default in MacOS Mojave, but if you’re a fan of the handy underappreciated widgets feature on the Mac, for quick access to things like unit conversion tools, weather reports, calendar, a dictionary and thesaurus, world clocks, and more, then you will be happy to know that you can quickly enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
You can use Dashboard in MacOS as a Space or as an Overlay. Dashboard as a Space puts it alongside other virtual desktops in Mission Control, whereas Dashboard as an Overlay places it hovering over the current desktop or app.
Here is how you can turn on Dashboard in Mac OS:
- Open the System Preferences via the Apple menu
- Choose “Mission Control”
- Look for “Dashboard” and pull down the dropdown menu next to that, choosing either “Space” or “Overlay”
- Access Dashboard as usual (often F12 key, or via Mission Control)
Accessing and dismissing Dashboard can be done through a number of ways, including key shortcut (typically F12 or FN + F12), swiping gestures, Mission Control like any other desktop space, or a Hot Corner, depending on how you have it configured.
While Dashboard is disabled by default in MacOS Mojave for whatever reason, it’s obviously still fairly easy to enable. Why it’s turned off is anyones guess, but it’s that way even on a clean install of macOS Mojave, so even if you had it turned off before but forgot about it, that won’t impact going forward, it just needs to be manually enabled nowadays.
Of course you can also disable Dashboard again if you decide you don’t need the feature after all, that’s just a matter of returning to the Mission Control settings and selecting “Off” as the option.
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Whew. I am always scared it’s going to die.
What they need to do is get rid of the bad Notification Center widget UI, and create a new Widget UI that is more like Dashboard. Otherwise it will likely die next year when everything is 64-bit.
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Wow, you are right! I have multiple Dashboard processes running, and out of the four present, only one is 64-bit. I can’t believe that I’ve missed that 64-bit process all of these years. I guess it was camouflaged in between the three 32-bit Dashboard processes. Is there any easy way to tell which widgets are 32-bit?
Edit: Never mind! I got the information from Activity Monitor. (Click on the process, select the “Information button, then “Open Files and Ports”.) Sadly iStat Pro is a 32-bit offender, and that has long since been deprecated.
Check tutorial of How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
So after a lot of requests from our users here is a guide about How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
Dashboard is turned off by default in macOS Mojave, but if you’re a fan of the handy underrated widgets feature on the Mac, for quick access to things like unit conversion tools, weather reports, calendar, a dictionary and thesaurus, world clocks and more, you’ll be happy to know you can quickly enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
You can use Dashboard in macOS as a space or as an overlay. Dashboard as a Space places it next to other virtual desktops in Mission Control, while Dashboard as an overlay places it above the current desktop or app.
Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
Here’s how to enable Dashboard in Mac OS:
- Open System Preferences from the Apple menu
- Choose “Mission Control”
- Search for ‘Dashboard’ and open the drop-down menu next to it, choose ‘Space’ or ‘Overlay’
Opening and closing Dashboard can be done in a number of ways, including hotkey (usually F12 or FN + F12), swipes, Mission Control like any other desktop space, or a Hot Corner, depending on how you have it configured.
While Dashboard is disabled by default in macOS Mojave for whatever reason, it’s still pretty easy to enable, of course. Why it’s disabled is a gamble, but it is, even with a clean install of macOS Mojave, so even if you disabled it before but forgot it won’t affect the future, it just needs to be enabled manually nowadays.
Of course, you can turn Dashboard off again if you decide you want to feature after all, that’s a matter of returning to the Mission Control settings and selecting “Off” as the option.
If you liked this tip, you might also appreciate another Mission Control tips and Dashboard tips to. And if you have something interesting tricks about Dashboard in Mac OS, share them with us in the comments below!
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I just installed Mojave. Where did my sticky notes go? I used to use F4 to access sticky notes.
iMac, iOS 10.1.1, Late 2012 – installed Mojave 10.14
Posted on Nov 19, 2018 10:17 PM
System Preferences > Dock . Enable Dashboard “As Space” or “As Overlay”. The keyboard shortcut should be “fn + F12”.
Sorry. System Preferences > Mission Control.
Posted on Nov 19, 2018 11:05 PM
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Welcome. Which function key you press depends on which keyboard you are using. For example with my iMac Pro F4 opens the Launchpad. Glad it works.
Nov 20, 2018 9:36 AM
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System Preferences > Dock. Enable Dashboard “As Space” or “As Overlay”. The keyboard shortcut should be “fn + F12”.
Nov 19, 2018 10:56 PM
The application was still in the “Other” folder of programs for me.
Nov 19, 2018 10:57 PM
System Preferences > Dock . Enable Dashboard “As Space” or “As Overlay”. The keyboard shortcut should be “fn + F12”.
Sorry. System Preferences > Mission Control.
Nov 19, 2018 11:05 PM
Thank you. To reach sticky notes, I press F4 now, not F12.
Nov 20, 2018 8:59 AM
Hi. dialabrain got the correct answer that worked. Thanks for your reply.
Nov 20, 2018 9:01 AM
Welcome. Which function key you press depends on which keyboard you are using. For example with my iMac Pro F4 opens the Launchpad. Glad it works.
Nov 20, 2018 9:36 AM
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Want to enable or disable the macOS Dashboard? Here’s how you can do just that in a few easy steps on your Mac.
The macOS Dashboard is Useful in Some Cases, But Annoying in Others. Here’s How to Disable or Enable it
By default, the Dashboard in macOS is disabled. It’s a separate home screen on your Mac, which when enabled, displays a set of widgets that serve a dedicated purpose. It’s extremely handy if you are running a mobile office space, because things like the calculator, weather, unit converter and more are right at your disposal.
For some people though, the Dashboard is something that only gets in the way without serving any real purpose. After all, who has time to jump onto a widget to get things done when half of the information can be accessed straight from the Notification Center? My thoughts exactly. Nonetheless, in today’s guide I’ll walk you through the process of turning the Dashboard on or off on the fly.
Tutorial
1. Launch System Preferences on your Mac. You can do so by simply clicking on the Apple logo icon in the menu bar then select System Preferences.
2. Now click on Mission Control.
3. You will be presented with a bunch of options. See that option labelled Dashboard? Select it to reveal more options and then select either Off or As Space, depending on whether you wish to disable or enable the feature, respectively.
If you have chosen to enable the Dashboard, then you can access it by swiping right using three fingers on the trackpad, or by holding down the CONTROL button on the keyboard then pressing the LEFT arrow key. Looking to add or remove widgets from the Dashboard space? Click on the ‘-‘ or ‘+’ buttons located at the bottom left hand corner.
It’s best to play around with the Dashboard for a while in order to achieve the ultimate setup that you desire. At first, it looks a little jumbled up and useless. But once you get the hang of it, there’s plenty of stuff that can be done here.
We just hope Apple polishes the widgets with a look that fall in line with the overall look and feel of macOS Sierra. That’s my biggest complain regarding Dashboard.
Remember the Dashboard? It was the marquee feature of Mac OS X Tiger back in 2005, but these days basically no one uses it. Yet it’s still part of macOS Mojave.
We published an article explaining how to disable the Dashboard back in 2013—if my calculations are correct, that’s five years ago. Apple has since turned Dashboard off by default, but it’s still there: you can enable it in System Preferences > System Preferences, which is pretty strange but also kind of wonderful.
Even weirder, Dashboard is more-or-less frozen in time, looking exactly the same now as it did back when Apple was still obsessed with skeuomorphs, which is software designed to look like real-world objects). Remember when the macOS and iPhone calendar app looked like a paper calendar? That’s a skeuomporh, and Dashboard still looks that way, which is really out of place in the modern macOS aesthetic.
Uluroo, a blogging kangaroo, recently compiled a collection of macOS artifacts still in the operating system. The article is wonderful, and you should read it, but here’s his thoughts on the Dashboard (found via Pixel Envy):
Dashboard is still skeuomorphic. This surprises Uluroo a lot, given that iOS 7 killed skeuomorphism completely on the iPhone five years ago.
Many of Dashboard’s built-in widgets have a refreshingly retro, though inconsistent, aesthetic: Stocks, Dictionary, Weather, Calculator, Calendar, and more all look like they’ve gone untouched since the days of Scott Forstall. The World Clock widget’s second hand moves in the same way as a real clock, rather than moving in a smooth, uninterrupted motion like in iOS and watchOS. Apple still has a built-in “Tile Game” widget. Uluroo wonders if Dashboard will ever be updated to behave more like the Mac’s version of Control Center, or if Apple just doesn’t care much about it anymore.
Apple has access to analytics, so they know if people are still using a given feature or not. My guess is enough people still use Dashboard to justify keeping it around, but not enough to justify actually updating it.
Uluroo points out some other oddities, like how macOS still offers a DVD player, even though Macs haven’t offered DVD drives for a while now. Mac users should really check out the complete list—you’ll learn a few things, some of which are really useful.
Check tutorial of How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
So after a lot of requests from our users here is a guide about How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
Dashboard is turned off by default in macOS Mojave, but if you’re a fan of the handy underrated widgets feature on the Mac, for quick access to things like unit conversion tools, weather reports, calendar, a dictionary and thesaurus, world clocks and more, you’ll be happy to know you can quickly enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave.
You can use Dashboard in macOS as a space or as an overlay. Dashboard as a Space places it next to other virtual desktops in Mission Control, while Dashboard as an overlay places it above the current desktop or app.
Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
Here’s how to enable Dashboard in Mac OS:
- Open System Preferences from the Apple menu
- Choose “Mission Control”
- Search for ‘Dashboard’ and open the drop-down menu next to it, choose ‘Space’ or ‘Overlay’
Opening and closing Dashboard can be done in a number of ways, including hotkey (usually F12 or FN + F12), swipes, Mission Control like any other desktop space, or a Hot Corner, depending on how you have it configured.
While Dashboard is disabled by default in macOS Mojave for whatever reason, it’s still pretty easy to enable, of course. Why it’s disabled is a gamble, but it is, even with a clean install of macOS Mojave, so even if you disabled it before but forgot it won’t affect the future, it just needs to be enabled manually nowadays.
Of course, you can turn Dashboard off again if you decide you want to feature after all, that’s a matter of returning to the Mission Control settings and selecting “Off” as the option.
If you liked this tip, you might also appreciate another Mission Control tips and Dashboard tips to. And if you have something interesting tricks about Dashboard in Mac OS, share them with us in the comments below!
How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave Guide is free?
How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave: benefits
- The How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave tutorial is free .
- Helps many users follow up with interest in a timely manner.
- The price of the How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave guide is free.
How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave: FAQ
Tutorial Summary: How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave
How this tutorial helping you?
What is actual time in which this method complete?
What are the supported Device?
What are the supported Operating system?
How to Enable Dashboard in MacOS Mojave Tutorial: final note
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