How to turn Focus on and off on my MacBook Air?

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How to turn Focus on and off on my MacBook Air?

There used to be a simple way to turn Focus on and off. Perfect if I didn't want to be disturbed for a limited amount of time. Apple seems to have taken away that option. I've gone over Focus with a fine-toothed comb and don't see it. Am I missing it?

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MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Mar 14, 2023 1:20 PM

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BDAqua

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Mar 14, 2023 8:10 PM in response to KensiBlonde

Do any of the following:

- Turn on a Focus: Choose the Focus. Its icon is highlighted in the list and is shown in the menu bar.
- Change the duration of a Focus: Choose a duration, such as “For 1 hour.” If you turn on the Focus when you’re in a scheduled event, such as a meeting or class, choose “Until the end of this event” to have the Focus turn off when the event ends (as set in the Calendar app).
- Turn off a Focus: Select the Focus. Its icon is no longer highlighted in the list, and the dimmed Do Not Disturb icon is briefly shown in the menu bar.

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KensiBlonde Author

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Mar 15, 2023 8:01 AM in response to BDAqua

Thanks for replying but I do not have this option to select a time frame such as one hour (I used to). I now can set up a schedule but that's it. I used to be able to simply flick a lever and Focus turned on and when I wanted to turn it off, simply turned it off. From what I can tell, this no longer exists. There are schedules I can set up if I want Focus to turn on at certain times each day. Focus is no longer even intuitive and I can hardly figure anything out. It's very disappointing as this was one of my favorite apps.

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How to turn Focus on and off on my MacBook Air?

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