
If you would like more information on managing your Mac, with multiple displays, please drop into our store and discuss your specific requirements with one of our knowledgeable staff members. This tip applies to any display connected to your Mac, including the AirPlay Display feature known as Extend Desktop that is available should you own an Apple TV. If this is the case you can always turn the feature back on. Depending on your workflow, this may cause an issue. Then the Quick Access Toolbar is moved from the very top of Ribbon to the bottom of Ribbon. Just click the Arrow button in the Quick Access Toolbar > Show Below the Ribbon. It’s very easy to deploy the QAT location. Drag the menu bar from the first display image on top of the second display image to make your external display the default monitor showing the menu bar, Dock. When you move the pointer from one display, to another, the Menu Bar on the non-active display will dim. Some Outlook users may require to change the location of Quick Access Toolbar in the Ribbon. When the feature is turned on, the Menu Bar appears solid when the mouse pointer is within an active display. Upon logging out, and in again, you will notice that the Menu Bar is no longer present on displays other than your primary display.Ī downfall of turning this feature off is you are less able to quickly identify the display that your mouse pointer is currently residing on. When you do this, you will notice a message appear that indicates you need to log out in order for the changes to take effect. Simply proceed to System Preferences > Mission Control.īy default, Displays Have Separate Spaces will be selected. Thankfully, there is an easy solution that will allow you to turn the Menu Bar off, on additional displays, when you don’t need it.

MAC MOVE TOOLBAR TO OTHER MONITOR WINDOWS
But what if you don’t want the Menu Bar on that second, or third display? Does it cause a problem with your workflow? Whenever I use my MacBook away from my desk and later plug it into an external display (as primary), I get into the state of having windows deposited in both. One of the most celebrated features of OS X Mavericks is the ability to have the Menu Bar appear on external displays, along with your primary display.
