借助 macOS Big Sur，Apple彻底改变了小部件在Mac上的工作方式。不仅 macOS Big Sur小部件现在看起来与(Big Sur)iPhone 和 iPad 上(widgets on the iPhone and iPad)的小部件惊人地相似，而且它们的细节也更加丰富——尽管有一些限制——玩起来更有趣。
但是，Mac上经过改进的小部件使用起来可能会有些混乱，尤其是在您刚刚从 macOS Catalina或更早版本升级的情况下。下面，您将找到在 macOS Big Sur中添加、自定义和删除小部件的所有最佳方法。
如何查看 macOS Big Sur 小部件
您可以通过打开通知中心来访问 macOS (Notification Center)Big Sur中的小部件。选择菜单栏右侧的日期和时间(Date & Time )指示器将其调出。如果您有任何通知，您可能需要向下滚动才能看到您的小部件。
要退出通知中心(Notification Center)，请再次选择日期和时间(Date & Time )指示器或单击小部件区域外的任意位置。
如何添加小部件
默认情况下，通知中心(Notification Center)具有几个常用的小部件，例如天气(Weather)、世界时钟(World Clock)和日历(Calendar)。您可以通过进入小部件库添加更多内容。
要到达那里，向下滚动通知中心(Notification Center)并选择编辑小部件(Edit Widgets)按钮。或者，右键单击任何小部件并选择“编辑小部件(Edit Widgets)”上下文菜单选项。
小部件库分为三个不同的部分。在屏幕左侧，您将看到Mac上支持小部件的应用程序列表。您可以使用顶部的搜索(Search)字段按名称或类型过滤它们。
屏幕中央的区域显示您选择的任何应用程序的所有可用小部件。一些小部件有小尺寸、中尺寸和大尺寸——您可以通过选择S(S)、M和L图标在它们之间切换。
然后，选择小部件（或将鼠标悬停在其上并选择加(Plus)号图标）以将其添加到屏幕右侧的 通知中心预览区域。(Notification Center)
添加所需的所有小部件后，选择完成(Done )以退出小部件库。
如何重新排列小部件
您可以随时轻松地重新排列通知中心(Notification Center)内的小部件。只需(Just)单击并按住一个小部件并开始拖动它。
其他小部件应自动为其让路，因此将其释放到您想要的位置。如果小部件的种类较小，您可以将另一个类似大小的小部件拖到它旁边。
您还可以在小部件库本身内重新排列小部件。但是，除非您要添加新的小部件，否则没有理由去那里只是为了重新排列它们。
如何添加第三方小部件
如果您刚刚购买了安装了macOS Big Sur的新(macOS Big Sur)Mac，您只会在小部件库中看到原生应用程序列表。但是， Mac App Store(Mac App Store)中有第三方应用程序支持小部件。例如，日历和任务应用程序Fantastical带有多达十几种不同的小部件类型。
捕获; 找出包含小部件的应用程序通常很棘手，但这个来自Apple的(Apple)macOS Big Sur 小部件故事(macOS Big Sur widgets story)是一个很好的起点。
安装支持小部件的应用程序后，您会发现它列在 Mac 的小部件库中。然后，您可以选择它，预览所有可用的小部件类型，在大小之间切换，并将它们添加到通知中心(Notification Center)，就像您添加任何其他内置库存小部件一样。
如何使用小部件
macOS Big Sur中的小部件纯粹是提供信息的，因此您无法直接与它们交互。选择一个小部件只会在您的Mac上启动相关的应用程序。没有专用应用程序的小部件（例如天气(Weather)小部件）将改为在您的默认 Web 浏览器中打开。
但是，小部件与它们附带的应用程序的特定区域有着密切的联系。例如，在“股票”小部件中选择特定的股票代码将自动在“(Stocks)股票(Stocks)”应用程序中打开其价格图表。
尽管它们看起来很相似，但与 iPhone 上的对应物相比，Mac 的小部件确实有一些限制。例如，您不能将小部件拖到桌面上——您只能在通知中心(Notification Center)内查看它们。您也不能将小部件堆叠在一起。
如何自定义小部件
macOS Big Sur小部件是可定制的——至少，它们中的大多数是可定制的。解决这个问题的最佳方法是右键单击并查找“编辑”小部件名称“(Edit “widget name”)选项。如果您看到一个，您可以选择它来自定义小部件。
例如，时钟(Clock)和世界时钟(World Clock)小部件都允许您选择它们应该显示的位置。进行更改后，选择完成(Done )以保存它们。
对于不可自定义的小部件，您可以使用相关应用程序本身来更改您看到的内容。例如，您可以通过编辑股票应用程序的监视列表来更改股票小部件中的(Stocks)股票(Stocks)代码。
此外，您可以通过前往小部件库来自定义小部件。只需从右侧的(Just)通知中心(Notification Center)预览区域中选择一个小部件，它就会翻转并显示可用的自定义选项。
如何更改小部件大小
每当您将小部件添加到通知中心(Notification Center)时，您都可以在可用尺寸之间进行选择。但是，您可以在将其添加到Notification Center后对其进行更改。只需(Just)右键单击小部件并选择一个大小（小(Small)、中(Medium)或大(Large)）来相应地更改它。
如何删除小部件
您可以从 Mac 的通知中心(Notification Center)轻松删除不需要的小部件。只需(Just)右键单击要删除的小部件，然后选择“删除小部件(Remove Widget)”选项。
或者，您可以进入小部件库并选择小部件左上角的删除图标将其删除。(Delete)当您想快速删除多个小部件时，这是理想的选择。
软件小工具
macOS Big Sur小部件在视觉上看起来非常吸引人，但它们可以使用一些附加功能。将它们拖入桌面 iPhone 风格的能力将是一个很好的起点。希望(Hopefully)Apple在未来的 macOS 更新中不断改进它们。现在，如何恢复菜单栏上的电池百分比指示器？(getting back that battery percentage indicator)
How to Add or Remove Widgets in macOS Big Sur
With macOS Big Sur, Apple completely overhauled how widgets work on the Mac. Not onlу do macOS Big Sur widgеts now look strikingly similar to the widgets on the iPhone and iPad, but they are also richer in detail and—despite some limitations—much more fun to play around with.
However, the revamped widgets on your Mac can feel a tad confusing to use, especially if you just upgraded from macOS Catalina or earlier. Below, you will find out all the best ways to add, customize, and remove widgets in macOS Big Sur.
How to View macOS Big Sur Widgets
You can access your widgets in macOS Big Sur by opening the Notification Center. Select the Date & Time indicator to the right of the menu bar to bring it up. If you have any notifications in line, you may have to scroll down to bring your widgets into view.
To exit the Notification Center, either select the Date & Time indicator again or click anywhere outside the widgets area.
How to Add Widgets
The Notification Center features several stock widgets such as Weather, World Clock, and Calendar by default. You can add more by heading into the widgets gallery.
To get there, scroll down the Notification Center and select the Edit Widgets button. Or, right-click any widget and select the Edit Widgets context menu option.
The widgets gallery is separated into three different sections. To the left of the screen, you will see a list of apps that feature widget support on your Mac. You can use the Search field to the top to filter them by name or type.
The area to the center of the screen displays all available widgets for any app that you select. Some widgets come in small, medium, and large sizes—you can switch between them by selecting the S, M, and L icons.
Then, select the widget—or hover over it and select the Plus icon—to add it to the Notification Center preview area to the right of the screen.
After adding all the widgets that you want, select Done to exit the widgets gallery.
How to Rearrange Widgets
You can easily rearrange the widgets inside the Notification Center any time you want. Just click and hold a widget and start dragging it.
The other widgets should make way for it automatically, so release it in the position that you want. If the widget is of the smaller variety, you can drag another similarly-sized widget next to it.
You can also rearrange widgets inside the widgets gallery itself. However, unless you’re looking to add new widgets, there’s no reason to go there just to rearrange them.
How to Add Third-Party Widgets
If you just got a new Mac with macOS Big Sur installed, you’ll only see a list of native apps inside the widgets gallery. But, there are third-party apps in the Mac App Store that feature widget support. For example, the calendar and tasks app Fantastical comes with up to a dozen different widget types.
The catch; it’s often tricky to figure out apps that include widgets, but this macOS Big Sur widgets story from Apple is a good place to start.
Once you’ve installed an app with widget support, you’ll find it listed within the Mac’s widgets gallery. You can then select it, preview all available widget types, switch between sizes, and add them to the Notification Center just like you would any other built-in stock widget.
How to Use Widgets
Widgets in macOS Big Sur are purely informative, so you can’t interact with them directly. Selecting a widget will only launch the relevant app on your Mac. Widgets that don’t have a dedicated app—such as the Weather widget—will open in your default web browser instead.
However, widgets are deep-linked to specific areas of the apps that they come with. For example, selecting a specific ticker symbol within the Stocks widget will automatically open its price chart in the Stocks app.
Despite how similar they look, the Mac’s widgets do have a couple of limitations compared to their counterparts on the iPhone. For example, you can’t drag widgets out onto the desktop—you can only view them within the Notification Center. You also can’t stack widgets on top of one another.
How to Customize Widgets
macOS Big Sur widgets are customizable—at least, most of them are. The best way to figure that out is to right-click and look for an Edit “widget name” option. If you see one, you can select it to customize the widget.
For example, both the Clock and the World Clock widgets allow you to select the location or locations that they should display. Once you’ve made a change, select Done to save them.
For widgets that aren’t customizable, you can use the relevant app itself to change what you see. You can, for instance, change the ticker symbols in the Stocks widget by editing the Stocks app’s watchlist.
Additionally, you can customize widgets by heading over to the widgets gallery. Just select a widget from the Notification Center preview area on the right and it will flip over and display available customization options.
How to Change Widget Sizes
Whenever you add a widget to the Notification Center, you get to pick between available sizes. You can, however, change that after you’ve already added it to the Notification Center. Just right-click the widget and select a size—Small, Medium, or Large—to change it accordingly.
How to Remove Widgets
You can easily remove unwanted widgets from the Mac’s Notification Center. Just right-click the widget that you want to remove and select the Remove Widget option.
Alternatively, you can head into the widgets gallery and select the Delete icon to the top-left of a widget to remove it. That is ideal when you want to remove multiple widgets quickly.
Software Gadgets
macOS Big Sur widgets look very appealing visually, but they could do with some added functionality. The ability to drag them into the desktop iPhone-style would be a good starting point. Hopefully, Apple will keep improving them in future macOS updates. Now, how about getting back that battery percentage indicator on the menu bar?
