You can decide here whether or not to allow FaceTime calls through from “everyone,” just your “favorites,” or not at all. This will save you some embarrassment when you’re giving a presentation to the board of directors and your significant other sends you a “frisky” message via iMessage.įinally, there are two options here for FaceTime calls.
No more notifications going off in the middle of the night.Īlso available is a checkbox you can check to turn on DND when you’re mirroring your Mac’s desktop to TVs and projectors. This is very handy if your bedroom also serves as your office. You can set it to turn on at a set time, and then turn off at a set time. In the left pane you’ll see “Do Not Disturb.” Click on that.Īs seen in the screenshot below, there are only a few options available here, but they are useful ones.įirst, we have the option to turn on Do Not Disturb.
To access the settings for DND, just click the Apple icon () in the upper left-hand corner of your Mac Desktop, and click “System Preferences…” Now, click on “Notifications.” And don’t worry, we’ll do it very quietly, so as not to disturb anyone… Accessing the Do Not Disturb Settings This “how to” will walk you through the simple steps of turning on DND, and setting the different options for the feature. Every night at 10PM, DND turns on automatically, and I don’t hear any notifications and such until the next morning. I’m a big fan of the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature in both iOS and OS X Mavericks.