Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

Menu Extras

Synopsis

Remove a menu extra from the menu bar?

Command-click on the icon and drag it off the menu bar.

Switch the position of a menu extra with another?

Command-click on the icon and drag it left or right; the other menu extra icons will move out of the way, giving you room to drop the icon where you want it to be.

Change the settings for the clock’s menu extra?

System Preferences → Date & Time → Menu Bar Clock

Click on the clock menu extra → View as (Icon/Text)

Remove the clock from the menu bar?

Command-drag the clock off the menu bar.

System Preferences → Date & Time → Menu Bar Clock → deselect the checkbox next to “Show the date and time in the menu bar”

Add a menu extra to show the status of my iBook’s battery?

System Preferences → Energy Saver → select the checkbox next to “Show battery status in the menu bar”

In the Finder, go to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras and double-click on the Battery.menu folder.

Add a menu extra for controlling the displays connected to my Mac?

System Preferences → Displays → select the checkbox next to “Show displays in menu bar”

In the Finder, go to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras and double-click on the Displays.menu folder.

Add an AirPort menu extra?

System Preferences → Network → AirPort → select the checkbox next to “Show AirPort status in menu bar”

In the Finder, go to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras and double-click on the AirPort.menu folder.

Add a menu extra for the different keyboard language types? ...