Mac上的通知中心(Notification Center)可以方便地存放您错过或没有时间立即处理的通知。它还可以作为访问小部件并与之交互的一站式目的地。然而，从macOS Big Sur开始，(macOS Big Sur)通知中心(Notification Center)收到了重大更新，改变了工作方式。
通知和小部件现在看起来与您在 iPhone 和 iPad 上看到的非常相似。但是，与以前相比，它们也更精简，更容易处理。下面，您将找到有关在Mac上使用和自定义新的和增强的(Mac)通知中心(Notification Center)所需了解的所有信息。
如何打开 Mac 通知中心
在 macOS Big Sur中，Apple取消了(Apple)Mac 菜单栏(Mac’s menu bar)上的专用通知中心(Notification Center)图标。相反，您必须选择日期和时间(Date & Time )指示器（即时钟(Clock )图标）才能打开通知中心(Notification Center)。您还可以用两根手指从触控板的右边缘轻扫以将其显示出来。
要关闭通知中心(Notification Center)，只需选择它之外的任何区域。或者，您可以再次选择日期和时间(Date & Time)指示器，或在触控板上向右滑动两指。
提示：(Tip:)您还可以将通知中心设置为Mac 上的热点。(set the Notification Center as a hot corner)
如何使用通知中心
新的通知中心(Notification Center)完全不同——您不必像以前那样在“今天”(Today)和“通知(Notification)”选项卡之间切换。相反，通知列在顶部，小部件位于底部。这使得与他们的互动变得更加容易。
处理通知的方式有多种——您只需选择一种方式即可在相关应用程序中打开电子邮件、消息、提醒等。或者，您可以将鼠标悬停在它上面并选择右上角的箭头图标以显示其他选项 - 例如，来自(arrow icon)消息(Messages)应用程序的通知将允许您从通知中心(Notification Center)本身撰写回复。
一些通知按应用程序或类型分组或堆叠，这有助于减少很多混乱。只需(Just)选择一个堆栈即可展开它。您还可以通过选择右上角的x 形图标来关闭任何通知或通知堆栈。(x-shaped icon)
另一方面，小部件会预先显示很多细节，但您不能直接与它们交互。相反，它们与相关应用程序的某些领域有着密切的联系。例如，在Podcast(Podcasts)小部件上选择特定剧集将在Podcast(Podcasts)应用程序中加载相应的页面。
如何静音/取消静音通知
如果某个应用程序通过持续不断的通知流给您带来困扰，您可以快速将其静音。只需(Just)右键单击通知中心(Notification Center)外部或内部的通知，然后选择安静地传递(Deliver Quietly)。
该应用程序的未来通知将不会显示在桌面上。相反，它们将直接到达通知中心(Notification Center)，让您可以随时处理它们。
要取消静音通知，请在通知中心(Notification Center)内右键单击同一应用程序中的通知或通知堆栈，然后选择突出(Deliver Prominently)显示。
如何激活请勿打扰
您可以通过激活“请勿打扰(Disturb)”将所有通知静音并将它们直接发送到通知中心(Notification Center)。为此，只需按住Control键并选择日期和时间(Date & Time )指示器。
或者，打开 Mac 上的控制中心(Control Center)并选择“请勿打扰”(Do Not Disturb)图标。日期(Date)和时间(Time)指示器应呈灰色显示，表示“请勿打扰”(Disturb)处于活动状态。
此外，您可以设置“请勿打扰(Disturb)”时间表以每天自动启动。转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences)>通知(Notifications )，然后在边栏上选择请勿打扰(Do Not Disturb)。然后，选中From:(From:)旁边的框并指定时间段。
如何禁用/启用通知
除了静音和取消静音通知之外，您还可以完全关闭应用程序的通知。只需(Just)右键单击通知中心(Notification Center)外部或内部的通知，然后选择关闭(Turn Off)。
要稍后重新启用程序的通知，请打开Apple 菜单(Apple menu )并转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences )>通知(Notifications)。然后，从侧栏中选择应用程序并打开允许通知(Allow Notifications)旁边的开关。
如何更改通知分组
默认情况下，通知中心(Notification Center)会按应用程序或类型自动将通知组合在一起。例如，您可能会看到与 iMessage 相关的通知被分组到一个堆栈中，或者您可能会看到每个对话线程的单独堆栈。
您可以通过进入System Preferences > Notifications来更改每个应用程序的工作方式。然后，选择一个应用程序，调出通知分组(Notification grouping)旁边的菜单，然后选择以下任一选项：
- 自动：(automatic:)按应用程序或类型对通知进行分组的默认设置。
- 按应用：(by app:)仅按应用对通知进行排序。
- off：禁用应用的通知分组。
如何添加小部件
默认情况下，通知中心(Notification Center)仅包含几个小部件，例如时钟(Clock)、天气(Weather)和日历(Calendar)。您可以通过进入小部件库添加来自本机和第三方应用程序的更多小部件。要到达那里，请向下滚动到通知中心(Notification Center)的底部，然后选择Edit Widgets。
然后，您可以在图库左侧浏览带有小部件支持的各种应用程序。小部件(Widget)预览将显示在屏幕中央。一些小部件也有多种尺寸——使用S、M和L图标在小、中和大尺寸之间切换。然后，选择小部件预览左上角的加号图标以添加它。(Plus )
如何重新排列小部件
在通知中心(Notification Center)内重新排列小部件的顺序很容易。只需(Just)向上或向下拖动小部件并将其释放到您希望它停留的位置即可。您还可以将两个较小尺寸的小部件并排放置。
如何自定义小部件
通知中心(Notification Center)中的一些小部件可以直接自定义。例如，时钟(Clock)和天气(Weather)小部件都允许您选择一个位置以分别显示正确的时间和与天气相关的信息。
要自定义小部件，只需右键单击小部件并选择Edit [Widget Name]。然后，进行必要的修改并选择完成(Done)。
如何调整小部件的大小
即使在从小部件库中添加完小部件后，通知中心(Notification Center)也允许您轻松更改小部件的大小。右键单击小部件并选择Small、Medium或Large。
如何删除小部件
如果您想从通知中心(Notification Center)删除一个小部件，只需右键单击它并选择删除小部件(Remove Widget)。您还可以进入小部件库并选择通知中心预览区域上的(Notification Center)删除(Delete )图标以更快地删除多个小部件。
保持通知
从可用性的角度来看，macOS Big Sur中的通知中心(Notification Center)是一个重大升级。通知看起来不那么杂乱，小部件在美学上令人愉悦并且玩起来更有趣。在自定义小部件方面还有更多内容，特别是 - 请参阅我们的macOS Big Sur 小部件自定义指南(macOS Big Sur widgets customization guide)了解更多详细信息。
Notification Center on Mac: How to Customize and Use It
The Notification Center on your Mаc cоnveniently houses the notifications that you mіss or don’t have the time to deal with right away. It also acts as a one-stop destination to access and interact with widgets. Starting with macOS Big Sur, however, the Notification Center received a significant update that changed how things work.
Both notifications and widgets now look quite similar to what you get on the iPhone and iPad. But, they are also streamlined and easier to deal with compared to before. Below, you’ll find everything that you need to know about using and customizing the new and enhanced Notification Center on your Mac.
How to Open Mac Notification Center
With macOS Big Sur, Apple has done away with the dedicated Notification Center icon on the Mac’s menu bar. Instead, you must select the Date & Time indicator—a.k.a. the Clock icon—to open the Notification Center. You can also swipe in with two fingers from the right edge of a trackpad to bring it into view.
To close the Notification Center, just select any area outside of it. Alternatively, you can select the Date & Time indicator again or perform a two-finger swipe to the right on a trackpad.
Tip: You can also set the Notification Center as a hot corner on your Mac.
How to Use Notification Center
The new Notification Center is quite different—you don’t have to switch between the Today and Notification tabs as you did before. Instead, notifications are listed at the top, and widgets are located at the bottom. That makes interacting with them much easier.
There are multiple ways to deal with a notification—you can simply select one to open the email, message, reminder, etc., in the relevant app. Or, you can hover over it and select the arrow icon in the top-right corner to reveal additional options—for example, a notification from the Messages app will allow you to compose a reply from the Notification Center itself.
Some notifications are grouped—or stacked—by app or by type, and that helps cut down a lot of the clutter. Just select a stack to expand it. You can also dismiss any notification or notification stack by selecting the x-shaped icon on the top right corner.
Widgets, on the other hand, show a lot of detail upfront, but you can’t interact with them directly. Instead, they’re deep-linked to certain areas of the related apps. Selecting a specific episode on the Podcasts widget, for example, will load the appropriate page in the Podcasts app.
How to Mute/Unmute Notifications
If an app bugs you with a constant stream of notifications, you can mute it quickly. Just right-click a notification outside or inside the Notification Center and select Deliver Quietly.
Future notifications from the app will not show up on the desktop. Instead, they will arrive at the Notification Center directly, allowing you to deal with them whenever you want.
To unmute notifications, right-click a notification or notification stack from the same app within the Notification Center and select Deliver Prominently.
How to Activate Do Not Disturb
You can mute all notifications and have them delivered directly into the Notification Center by activating Do Not Disturb. To do that, just hold down the Control key and select the Date & Time indicator.
Or, open the Control Center on your Mac and select the Do Not Disturb icon. The Date & Time indicator should gray out to indicate that Do Not Disturb is active.
Additionally, you can set a Do Not Disturb schedule to kick in each day automatically. Go to System Preferences > Notifications and select Do Not Disturb on the sidebar. Then, check the box next to From: and specify the time period.
How to Disable/Enable Notifications
Aside from muting and unmuting notifications, you can completely turn off notifications for an application. Just right-click a notification outside or inside the Notification Center and select Turn Off.
To re-enable notifications for the program at a later time, open the Apple menu and go to System Preferences > Notifications. Then, select the app from the side-bar and turn on the switch next to Allow Notifications.
How to Change Notification Grouping
By default, the Notification Center groups together notifications automatically by app or by type. For example, you may see iMessage-related notifications grouped into a single stack, or you may see separate stacks for each conversation thread.
You can change how that works for each app by heading into System Preferences > Notifications. Then, select an app, bring up the menu next to Notification grouping, and select either of the options:
- automatic: Default setting that groups notifications by app or by type.
- by app: Sorts notifications by app only.
- off: Disables notification grouping for the app.
How to Add Widgets
By default, the Notification Center only features a handful of widgets such as Clock, Weather, and Calendar. You can add more widgets from both native and third-party apps by heading into the widgets gallery. To get there, scroll down to the bottom of the Notification Center and select Edit Widgets.
You can then flick through the various apps with widget support to the left of the gallery. Widget previews will show up in the center of the screen. Some widgets also come in multiple sizes—use the S, M, and L icons to switch between the small, medium, and large sizes. Then, select the Plus icon at the top-left of a widget preview to add it.
How to Rearrange Widgets
It’s easy to rearrange the order of your widgets within the Notification Center. Just drag a widget up or down and release it in the location where you want it to stay. You can also have two smaller-sized widgets next to each other.
How to Customize Widgets
Some widgets in the Notification Center are directly customizable. For example, both the Clock and Weather widgets allow you to pick a location to display the correct time and weather-related information, respectively.
To customize a widget, just right-click a widget and select Edit [Widget Name]. Then, make the necessary modifications and select Done.
How to Resize Widgets
The Notification Center allows you to easily change the size of a widget even after you’ve finished adding it from the widgets gallery. Right-click the widget and select Small, Medium, or Large.
How to Remove Widgets
If you want to get rid of a widget from the Notification Center, just right-click it and select Remove Widget. You can also head into the widgets gallery and select the Delete icons on the Notification Center preview area to remove multiple widgets faster.
Stay Notified
The Notification Center in macOS Big Sur is a significant upgrade from a usability perspective. Notifications look less cluttered, and widgets are aesthetically pleasing and more fun to play with. There’s also a lot more when it comes to customizing widgets, in particular—go through our macOS Big Sur widgets customization guide for more details.
