Click and hold a widget you want transferred.

Pull up your Dashboard with the keyboard shortcut Fn + F12.The ability to use widgets on your desktop should now be enabled. Under Applications > System Preferences > Mission Control, make sure that Show Dashboard as a Space is unchecked. Now we need to make sure that your Mac is not showing Dashboard as its own space. In Terminal, type in the following command and press Enter:ĭefaults write devmode YES & killall Dock You can launch Spotlight with the shortcut CMD + Space then search for Terminal before pressing Enter. Recommended Reading: 20 Handy Mavericks Tips & Tricks You Probably Don’t Know Getting Widgets On The Desktopįirst we need to open up Terminal. You will need to use Terminal for this and it’s a real simple tip.

If you’d prefer to not switch Spaces to get to your widgets, there is a way to place your widgets right on your desktop. However, they are only available in their own separate space, meaning that you have to go to that space to use them. Thumbnail images appear for all the pictures in the folder.Ĭlick the thumbnail of the calendar screenshot to select it as your Mac’s desktop image.Dashboard allows you to install useful single-function widgets on your Mac, for instance, the calendar, calculator, reminder, etc. Navigate to the folder and click it to select it. If your folder does not appear in the left pane, click the “Plus” sign at the bottom of the pane. Click the name of the folder where you saved the screenshot that you made with Grab.

Click a folder where you want to save the screenshot and type a name for the image, such as “Calendar for Desktop.” Click “Save.”Ĭlick the Apple logo at the top left of the display and select “System Preferences.” Click “Desktop & Screen Saver” and then click “Desktop” to display a list of folders in the left pane of the System Preferences window. Click the “Month” tab at the top of the Calendar window to view the entire month.Ĭlick the green button at the upper left of the application window to expand the calendar to fill the Mac’s entire display.Ĭlick “Applications” on the Dock of your Mac, followed by “Utilities.” Click “Grab” to launch Apple’s native screen grab application.Ĭlick “Capture” from the Grab menu, and choose “Screen.” Click anywhere on the screen to take a screenshot of your calendar page.Ĭlick “File” from the Grab menu and then click “Save” to display a dialog box.

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