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Well, don&#8217;t be too hard on yourself because changing what your Mac Touch Bar displays is somewhat hidden.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open &#8220;System Preferences&#8230;&#8221; under the Apple Menu<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Keyboard&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Customize Touch Bar&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Up will pop all of the items you can add to your Touch Bar. Simply drag them down one by one, or reset to the default layout by dragging down &#8220;Default Set.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49575\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls.jpg\" alt=\"Touch Bar Controls\" width=\"1268\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-278x120.jpg 278w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-284x123.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-190x82.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-278x120@2x.jpg 556w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-284x123@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Touch-Bar-Shot-Controls-190x82@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note that back on the &#8220;Keyboard Settings&#8221; page, there is a drop-down menu called &#8220;Touch Bar shows&#8221; \u2014 mess around with that to see the different layouts it gives. 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