{"id":59320,"date":"2020-03-10T10:06:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=59320"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:49:11","slug":"how-to-move-notifications-from-one-monitor-to-another-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/59320-how-to-move-notifications-from-one-monitor-to-another-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move Notifications From One Monitor to Another on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I posted an article a while ago, admitting my shameful ignorance when it came to How to Move the Dock from One Monitor to Another on a Mac<\/a> because it was something so simple. Something I should have known how to do because I had done it dozens of times before and completely forgot. Embarrassing, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the awkwardness plagues me once again, but not in quite the same way. I didn’t actually forget<\/em> how to make Notifications appear on a different display, but that’s only because I had never done it before. I sunk to a new low of cluelessness as it never even occurred to me that I could<\/em> move the pop-up alerts to one of the other several monitors I use. I should have known better. Of course, it can be done! Here’s how…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notifications on Display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My current display set-up has my 2018 MacBook Pro<\/a> to my right and two 27\u2033 ASUS screens, one to my left and one directly in front of me. Because the MacBook Pro to my right was the actual machine doing the work, and the other displays were just dummy screens, it made perfect sense to me that notifications would appear there. No thought given that this could be changed. Why? Because I\u2019m a cotton-headed-ninny-muggins, that\u2019s why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And why was this a big deal anyway? Why did it matter which screen the notifications appeared on? Well, perhaps my peripheral vision is lacking because I was consistently not seeing the incoming notifications, and that was not optimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You see, I tend to get “in the zone” when I’m working. If nothing distracts me (like an alert popping up in front of my face), hours can fly by without me noticing anything but the project absorbing me at the time. It’s usually the uncomfortable urge to use the bathroom that wakes me up from my trance, or I succumb to the annoying hunger pangs from missing lunch by several hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentally dozing off for that long isn’t good because I’m not thinking about checking to see if an important email comes in, or if one of my kids has sent me a time-sensitive text, or if my twitter feed needs my attention because the Kardashians’ have something vitally important to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> You can choose what notifications you receive and when. Check out the Rocket Yard Guide, Tips for Using the Mac\u2019s Notification Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How it Began<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I originally set up my multiple displays in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement<\/strong>, the icons were organized in the order that seemed to make sense to me. A little screen to the right (like my laptop) and two larger ones to it’s left, so I didn’t change anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Default Display Arrangement Preference Screen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What I didn\u2019t notice was the white bar at the top of the small monitor icon to the right. Or maybe I did see it, but my brain didn\u2019t make the mental connection. \u201cWhite strip is Menu Bar. Menu Bar is where stuff happens. Stuff happens like Notifications. Notifications appear where Menu Bar is. Move Menu Bar, ergo Notifications.\u201d But nothing. Nada. No synapses fired. I remained a very unhappy and oblivious dolt, jeopardizing my job and familial relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what finally prompted me to ask myself, \u201cHow can I make notifications show up on a different display?\u201d I\u2019m not sure, to be honest. But I think it may have had something to do with missing out on an hour-long Microsoft Teams thread discussing what my office was ordering for lunch, and I ended up with a kale salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> No offense to kale lovers out there. It’s just not my preferred leafy green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How it Ended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It took me all of about 15 seconds to rectify. (The screens, not the kale. I went hungry that day). I opened up System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement<\/strong> and dragged the icon with the white bar at the top into the middle. You can probably guess what happened. With a quick flicker from both screens, my desktop appeared on the display in front of me, and my computer was acting as the extension monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Display Arrangement Preference Screen after Menu Bar is moved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You can see in the screenshot above that the white strip is now on the center display. And to add insult to injury, notice that there is a message right above the arrangement screen that says, “To relocate the menu bar, drag it to a different display.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I guess I am not just clueless. I am blind as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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