How to enable the dashboard in OS X El Capitan - Howchoo

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Nov 19, 2020

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As someone who uses OS X dashboard widgets often, I was dismayed to find out that Apple has hidden it by default. Thankfully, it's easy to reenable the dashboard in El Capitan. Here's how to do it.

**Please note: If you've updated to the MacOS Catalina, then the dashboard has been removed. You need to follow our guide on how to get dashboard on MacOS Catalina, in that case.

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Navigate to System Preferences > Mission Control.

In the Dashboard dropdown, select As Overlay to mimic the original overlay behavior (recommended) or As Space to put the Dashboard into its own space.

Then, close System Preferences.

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