We have two Status Column in our boards, so we chose the correct one from the drop-down menu for each board.Īfter we finish outlining our settings, we can choose how we'd like this widget to be displayed in our dashboard! We can display it as:
This widget only works with one Status Column per board. If you have more than one Status Column, choose which one you want to display in your widget under 'Choose which "Status" columns to include'. We only have one Date Column in our boards, so it is added automatically here, unless we choose "No selection" from the drop-down menu if we don't want to display the dates for one of our boards. This widget only works with one Date or Timeline Column per board. If you have more than one Timeline and/or Date Column, choose which one you want to display in your widget under 'Choose which "Date" columns to include'. We have our groups organized by the month in which we wish to complete certain tasks, so we've chosen the past, previous, and upcoming months for our events! For less complicated events that take a shorter time to plan, we can choose to view only this month, or this month and next like we did for our first event below: Next, we can pick which groups we want to display data from. We've selected the four boards for our upcoming events below: Let's see how we can get a better look by adding these boards to our Overview Widget.įirst, under 'Boards', we can choose the boards we want to see in our widget. Right now, we're working on four big events, and we want to keep an eye on the progress of each of them! Here's an example of one of our boards:Īs you can see, we use a Date Column to make sure we set deadlines for each thing on our to-do list, and a Status Column to keep track of our progress. In the right panel, you can set up your Overview Widget with completely customizable settings! Let's go through each of the categories of settings together!Īt our event planning business, it's really important to stay on top of all of the different tasks involved with each unique event! That's why we have a different board for each event we're planning at any given time. If you want to turn off this feature, use the commands below:ĭefaults write : The Overview Widget is based on the Timeline or Date Columns, and Status Columns, so you first need to input your dates and/or timelines and statuses into one or more of these columns before we can see the data displayed in the widget. If the widget was already open before you run this tip, the widget will not appear until you put the following command into Terminal: Note: If the widget was created after the Terminal command was used, it should now be on your desktop. To put the widgets back, simply hold the widget and use the shortcut again. Use the keyboard shortcut Fn + F12 again to move to your desktop, and release your widget.
Now we need to make sure that your Mac is not showing Dashboard as its own space. In Terminal, type in the following command and press Enter:ĭefaults write devmode YES & killall Dock You can launch Spotlight with the shortcut CMD + Space then search for Terminal before pressing Enter. Recommended Reading: 20 Handy Mavericks Tips & Tricks You Probably Don’t Know Getting Widgets On The Desktopįirst we need to open up Terminal. You will need to use Terminal for this and it’s a real simple tip. If you’d prefer to not switch Spaces to get to your widgets, there is a way to place your widgets right on your desktop. However, they are only available in their own separate space, meaning that you have to go to that space to use them.
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