How to View Battery Percentage on Mac

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How to View Battery Percentage on Mac
How to View Battery Percentage on Mac
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This wikiHow teaches you how to view the remaining battery percentage indicator on a Macbook. You can have this information on the screen by enabling the display of the Mac battery status from the "System Preferences" dialog box and activating the appropriate indicator that appears on the menu bar.

Steps

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 1
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 1

Step 1. Click on the icon

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Macapple1

It is located in the upper left corner of the screen on the menu bar. The "Apple" menu will appear.

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 2
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 2

Step 2. Click on the System Preferences item

It is the second option of the "Apple" menu starting from the top.

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 3
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 3

Step 3. Click the Energy Saver icon

It has a light bulb and is displayed in the second row of options.

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 4
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 4

Step 4. Click the "Show battery status in menu bar" checkbox

It is located in the lower left part of the "Energy Saver" window. In this way, the battery status indicator will be displayed in the upper right corner of the Mac screen on the menu bar. When the MacBook is connected to the mains, a small lightning bolt will appear inside the indicator.

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 5
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 5

Step 5. Click on the battery icon

It is displayed at the top right of the screen on the menu bar. A list of options will appear.

Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 6
Show the Battery Percentage on Mac Step 6

Step 6. Click on the Show percentage item

It is located at the bottom of the menu that appeared. Once you have made your selection, the percentage of your Mac's battery remaining will be displayed to the left of the status indicator shown on the menu bar. When the display of the remaining battery percentage is active, a check mark will be visible next to the "Show percentage" item of the menu in question.

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