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How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Posted November 24, 2014 at 4:49am by
These are instructions on how to enable Dark Mode in Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Dark mode or 'night' mode gives your menu bar and Dock a darker look.

How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Step One
Click the Apple logo at the top left of your screen and select System Preferences.
How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Step Two
Choose General from the System Preferences window.
How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Step Three
Click to check the box labeled Use dark menu bar and Dock.
How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Step Four
The colors of your menu bar and Dock will change as soon the box is checked. To revert back to the default option, simply uncheck the box.
How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Step Five
If you want to further darken your OS you can also change the Appearance color to Graphite and the Highlight color to Graphite.
How to Enable Dark Mode in OS X 10.10 Yosemite
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Steve jobs
Steve jobs - November 24, 2014 at 9:12am
I'm looking for more tips like this for OS X Yosemite.
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Guest
Guest - November 24, 2014 at 1:55pm
i didn't know how to do this.
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