Tip: Organize macOS System Preferences according to your needs

You can adjust the macOS settings in the Mac’s System Preferences, but did you know that you can also organize the System Preferences yourself? You can read how in this article.

MacOS Adjust System Preferences

As a Mac user, you have no choice but to use the System Preferences screen. Here you can set various parts of the macOS operating system. Think of settings for the sound, screen saver and Siri. You can adjust exactly what is shown and how they are organized to your liking.

Which parts do you want to see?

The ‘System Preferences’ window contains all kinds of icons that lead to different settings. But you will never use or need some of them. The ones you can miss can be erased from the window. You do that with the steps below.

1. Open ‘System Preferences’ via the apple at the top left of the screen;
2. Select ‘View’ in the menu bar at the top;
3. Click on ‘Adjust…’;
4. Uncheck the boxes for settings you do not want to show.

Organize how System Preferences are displayed

MacOS gives you multiple options for organizing the panels in System Preferences. This is how you arrange the icons.

1. Go to the ‘System Preferences’ and go to ‘View’ in the menu bar;
2. Click on ‘Sort by category’ to group them by category;
3. Click on ‘Sort alphabetically’ if you find that more logical search.

To your own taste

It is therefore not possible to completely determine where the icons are. Either you sort by category, or you sort alphabetically. To view all options, go to the ‘View’ option within System View. From there you make adjustments, but in that window the settings are also all under each other, so that you can open them from there. By clicking on ‘Show all preferences’ under ‘View’, you will also see them all.

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