

You can learn about enabling continuous Do Not Disturb mode on your Mac forever here. If you don’t like the repeated disruption of alerts and notifications from the Notification Center, a simple way to completely block alerts on your Mac is to set the Do Not Disturb mode to eternity so that it’s always on with a timer. How do I keep Don’t Disturb mode constantly on? The Do Not Disturb schedule is easy to do on a Mac, you can read here. How do I get Do Not Disturb mode to start automatically?Īnother handy trick is to schedule the Do Not Disturb program on your Mac to run automatically during a set period of time, such as during business or target hours. Is there a keyboard shortcut to enable Do Not Disturb?īy default, your Mac doesn’t have a keystroke to turn on the feature, but you can easily set an easy Do Not Disturb key shortcut for your Mac. Remember that to quickly enable or disable the Do Not Disturb feature on a Mac, you must hold down the OPTION / ALT key while you click the list button in the notification center in the corner of the screen. This short video shows two ways to turn on the Do Not Disturb feature on a Mac using the Option + Click method and the Notification Center method: Click the switch next to Do Not Disturb to turn it ON to enable Do Not Disturb on your Mac.When the Notification Center appears, swipe or scroll down to reveal the Do Not Disturb option.


On any Mac, click the catalog icon button in the upper-right corner of the screen to open the Notification Center.You can also turn on Do Not Disturb mode on your Mac from the Notification Center panel. How to enable the Do Not Disturb feature on a Mac through the Notification Center When the list icon button is the same color as the other items on the menu bar, Do Not Disturb mode is turned off and all notifications and alerts come to your Mac as usual. Hold down the OPTION / ALT key on your Mac keyboard, and then click the list icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
