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can you put shortcuts on desktop for things that would appear in the menu bar (ie. wifi, display, bluetooth, etc.)?

can shortcuts be put on the desktop for things that would appear in the menu bar (ie. wifi, display, bluetooth, etc.)? (Using macbook pro with mojave)

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 22, 2021 12:02 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2021 1:12 AM

There are two shortcuts to access the Menu bar items.

Control - F2, for the left-hand items [apple menu to help]

&

Control - F8, for any right-hand items.

Though these may require the fn key [fn - Control - F2 & fn - Control - F8] if you have not checked the box

Use the F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys, in System Preferences > Keyboard:



Once you have move the keyboard focus to the Menu bar, use the arrow keys to navigate, right - left for items

& down arrow, to open drop down menu for selection, escape key [esc] closes the drop down menu.




For selection shown above, pressing the Return key, will turn Bluetooth on, or off depending on its status.





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Oct 24, 2021 1:12 AM in response to gazingupward

There are two shortcuts to access the Menu bar items.

Control - F2, for the left-hand items [apple menu to help]

&

Control - F8, for any right-hand items.

Though these may require the fn key [fn - Control - F2 & fn - Control - F8] if you have not checked the box

Use the F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys, in System Preferences > Keyboard:



Once you have move the keyboard focus to the Menu bar, use the arrow keys to navigate, right - left for items

& down arrow, to open drop down menu for selection, escape key [esc] closes the drop down menu.




For selection shown above, pressing the Return key, will turn Bluetooth on, or off depending on its status.





can you put shortcuts on desktop for things that would appear in the menu bar (ie. wifi, display, bluetooth, etc.)?

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