Hide Date and Time from Menu Bar in Mac OS X Yosemite

3 Parts:

Steps

Video: Hide Date and Time from Menu Bar in Mac OS X Yosemite

Comments

You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we will show you how to hide the date and time from the menu bar of your Mac running OS X Yosemite.

1. 1
   To get started, open the date and time preferences panel

   .

   There are two ways to do this. The first and easiest way is simply to click on the date or time located in the bar along the top of the screen.

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
2. 2
   Scroll down and click "Open Date & Time Preferences..."

   .

   However, once we've hidden the date and time, we will not be able to access the "Date & Time" menu the same way. For this tutorial, we will close this menu and demonstrate the other way to access it, which is directly through the system preferences panel.

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
3. 3
   Click the Apple logo in the top left of the screen

   .

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
4. 4
   Click "System Preferences..."

   .

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
5. 5
   Alternatively, move the mouse to the bottom of the screen to bring up the dock

   .

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
6. 6
   Find the "System Preferences" icon

   .

   It looks like a gear in a silver engraved box. Simply click the icon to open System Preferences.

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
7. 7
   Go down to the fourth row, fifth icon, which is "Date & Time"

   .

   Click once on this icon, and this will open up the "Date & Time" preferences window, just like we did by clicking on the date and time in the upper bar.

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
8. 8
   Click the box next to "Show date and time in menu bar"

   .

   In our demonstration, we will remove the checkmark from the box. Unchecking it will remove the date and time from the menu bar that runs along the top of the screen. Now there is no way for us to click on the date and time any longer, as the field has been removed from the menu bar.

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
9. 9
   To restore the date and time to the menu bar, click the empty box next to "Show date and time in menu bar" to put a checkmark back in it

   .

   

   Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
10. 10
    Click the icon in the top left-hand corner shaped like a red circle with a black "x" in it

    .

    With a single press, we will have closed the "Date & Time" preferences menu.

    

    Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help
11. 11
    Our tutorial is finished with the closure of that menu

    .

    If, however, you have additional questions, comments or suggestions, you're welcome to let us know in the section below. A member of our staff will assist you.

    Was this step helpful? Yes | No| I need help

If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

Comments