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Table of Contents

Welcome
- MacBook Neo
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- iMac
- Mac mini
- Mac Studio
What’s new in macOS 27
- Desktop, menu bar, and Dock
- Quickly change settings with Control Center
- Find what you need with Spotlight
- Get notifications
- Organize your files in the Finder
- Adjust brightness and volume
- Keyboard and trackpad
- Browse the web
- Preview a file
- Take a screenshot
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Download apps
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
- Install and reinstall apps from the App Store
- Install and uninstall other apps
- Create and work with documents
- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organize files on your desktop
- Organize files with folders
- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customize widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Get started with Siri AI
- Turn on and activate Siri
- Customize Siri
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Writing Tools to write, improve, and summarize content
- Turn on ChatGPT
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Turn off and restrict access to Apple Intelligence features
- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Get started with Screen Time
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Track app and device usage
- Set schedules and Time Allowances with Screen Time
- Block features or content with Screen Time
- Manage Apple Account settings
- Set your Apple Account picture
- What is iCloud?
- What is iCloud+?
- Store files in iCloud Drive
- Share and collaborate on files and folders
- Manage iCloud storage
- Use iCloud Photos
- Play music
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch TV shows and movies
- Read and listen to books
- Read the news
- Write in your journal
- Track stocks and the market
- Play games on your Mac
- Set up Family Sharing
- Get Family Sharing recommendations
- Add family members to a Family Sharing group
- Remove family members from a Family Sharing group
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Connect an external display
- Use the camera
- Connect a wireless accessory
- Add and manage printers
- Connect AirPods to your Mac
- Optimize your Mac battery life
- Optimize storage space
- Burn CDs and DVDs
- Control accessories in your home
- Get started
- Shut down or restart your Mac
- Start up your Mac in safe mode
- Keep your Mac up to date
- Reinstall macOS
- Erase your Mac
Resources for your Mac
- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use private browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Protect email privacy in Mail
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
Copyright and trademarks
Resources for your Apple devices

Use the Wi-Fi status menu on Mac

On your Mac, you can use the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar to connect to or disconnect from a Wi-FI network (including your Personal Hotspot), turn Wi-Fi on or off, and get details about your Wi-Fi connection.

Show or hide the Wi-Fi status menu in the menu bar

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Menu Bar in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Do one of the following:
- Show the Wi-Fi status menu: Select the Wi-Fi checkbox.
- Hide the Wi-Fi status menu: Deselect the Wi-Fi checkbox.

You can also use Control Center to access the Wi-Fi status menu. Click in the menu bar, move the pointer over Wi-Fi, then click .

Note: The Wi-Fi menu icon changes depending on the current Wi-Fi status and connection. See Wi-Fi menu icons.

Turn Wi-Fi on or off

On your Mac, click in the menu bar.
Turn Wi-Fi on or off.

Connect to a Wi-Fi network

On your Mac, click in the menu bar.
Do one of the following:
- If the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to appears in the Personal Hotspot or Known Networks section, click the network name.
- If the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to doesn’t appear in the Personal Hotspot or Known Networks section, click Other Networks, then click the network name.
- If the Wi-Fi network is hidden, click Other Networks, scroll to the bottom of the list of networks, click Other, enter the network name and password, then click Join. See Join a hidden Wi-Fi network.

Disconnect from a Wi-Fi network

On your Mac, click in the menu bar.
Click the Wi-Fi icon to the left of the connected network.

View details about your Wi-Fi connection

You can use the Wi-Fi status menu to get details about your Wi-Fi connection, such as the IP address, router address, channel, frequency (or band), security standard, and 802.11 protocol.

On your Mac, Option-click in the menu bar.
View the information below the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to.

See alsoUse Wi-Fi settings on Mac Share a Wi-Fi password on Mac Use Wireless Diagnostics on your Mac

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