• It’s helpful to show the battery percentage on your Mac so you know how much time you have left to use your computer, and possibly adjust your settings to maximize battery life.
  • You can choose to show the battery percentage on a Mac and adjust your energy settings in the “Energy Saver” menu of System Preferences.
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The biggest benefit to a laptop is that you can take it wherever you want to do your work. The only thing you have to make sure you’re aware of is how much battery percentage you have left.

Luckily, Mac computers have a way for you to not only see how much battery percentage remains, but also how much time that equals, which you can then use to adjust settings to extend battery life.

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How to show the battery percentage on your Mac

1. Click on the Apple icon in the top-left corner of your Mac screen.

2. Scroll down and click on “System Preferences.”

3. Click on "Energy Saver" in System Preferences, which is represented by the lightbulb icon, likely in the second row, as in this example.

How to show battery percentage on Mac

Foto: Click the "Energy Saver" icon.sourceRyan Ariano/Business Insider

4. This will open the Energy Saver screen.

5. At the bottom of the screen click on the box "Show battery status in menu bar" to show the battery percentage in your top menu bar.

How to show battery percentage on Mac

Foto: Check the box next to "Show battery status in menu bar."sourceRyan Ariano/Business Insider

6. If your battery is low, you can customize settings here to save battery as well.

  • Click on certain settings to conserve energy, such as "Slightly dim the display while on battery power" and "Put hard disks to sleep when possible."
  • You can also customize the amount of time of inactivity it will take before your computer goes to sleep, especially useful if you take regular short breaks while working on battery power.

How to show battery percentage on Mac

Foto: Check these settings to conserve battery.sourceRyan Ariano/Business Insider

The bottom of the Energy Saver box will show current battery level with an estimated time until you run out of energy. This is based on current operations; if you use more complex applications or processes, this will affect the time and should warrant another check of the Energy Saver screen.

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