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#MAC SYSTEM PREFERENCES PANES NOT APPEARING HOW TO#

In System Preferences, go to Keyboard > Shortcuts and click App Shortcuts in the category list on the left.To set up a keyboard shortcut for a specific pane-one that works within System Preferences: Open Panes from Within System Preferences

#MAC SYSTEM PREFERENCES PANES NOT APPEARING HOW TO#

(I describe how to set these up later in this article.)

The two keyboard shortcuts can get you to a pane in about two seconds. Set up a keyboard shortcut to open System Preferences, and create shortcuts in System Preferences for the panes you use the most. Okay, this isn’t exactly “directly” to a pane, but it’s so quick, it might as well be.

I used this method for years, and often still do (I blame muscle memory), but it’s much quicker to use the next method. The first hit in the list is always highlighted, indicating that pressing Return will open it. Command-Space bar is the system default for opening Spotlight, and typing the name of a pane-usually just the first few letters-gives you a list of options, including the preference pane.

Use Spotlight to jump directly to specific panes using only the keyboard.

(A tip at the end of this article explains how.)

Put an icon for a specific pane in your Dock clicking it opens System Preferences to that pane.

If the System Preferences icon is in your Dock, press (click-and-hold, rather than just click) it, and choose the pane you want from the menu.

This trick also works with the Touch Bar.

If an item has a dedicated function key-as do volume control and screen brightness, for instance-press Option and the function key to go to its preference pane.

If the item has a status menu on the menu bar, choose Open Preferences from its menu.

You can jump directly to a specific pane without first opening System Preferences itself, although the first two options here are limited to only a handful of panes: