| Tip 48 | Avoid Notifications |
If your MacBook has a multitouch trackpad or you have a Magic Trackpad, you can dismiss or “snooze” any notification dialog that appears by moving the mouse cursor over it and swiping with two fingers to the right if you have a MacBook or with one finger if you have a Magic Trackpad. If the notification relates to a calendar entry and features a snooze button, this is simply the equivalent of clicking the Snooze button on the dialog. If the notification has no button (it’s telling you about a new email, for example), swiping will simply dismiss the dialog box.
You can also click and drag any notification to the left to temporarily move it out of the way if you need to see something behind it. It will snap back into ...
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