Tip 23Turn Off Notifications with a Single Click

Should you need to concentrate without being interrupted by desktop notifications, you can quickly turn them off by holding down Option and clicking the show/hide notification icon at the top right of the screen. The icon will dim to indicate the notifications will no longer display. Notifications will resume the next day, but you can also repeat the previous step to instantly switch them on again should you want.

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