[X Newbies] removing menu items

[Kirk McElhearn]

On 1/13/03 18:24, "Brian Fish" <b.fish at durandac.org> wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how to remove menu items that load in the upper right
> hand corner by the clock?  I'm running 10.2.3 and have a lot of stuff up
> there.  For instance, there's an iChat icon that is always up there (even if
> I don't have iChat running, it's greyed out).  At some point, I added an
> Applescript icon.  I rarely (if ever)use Applescripts, so this is just
> wasting space.  I also downloaded a CPU monitor called CeePeeYou that shows
> a fluctuating percentage.  Nice at times when you need it, but not something
> I want running all the time.  Is there an easy way to modify what is shown
> there?  Thanks.

Hold down the Command key, click one of the menu extras, and drag it off the
menubar. You'll get a nice little poof effect. You can put them back by
choosing the requisite options in the difference preferences panes.


Kirk

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