How to Change the Volume on a Mac

To mute, decrease, or increase the volume on your Mac, you need to press the F10 , F11 or F12 key (in that order). To enable the volume slider in the menu bar, click the Apple icon → System Preferences → Sound → check the box for “Show vpume in menu bar”. ). You can also change the volume using the keys on the keyboard or the OLED Touch Bar.

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Turn on the volume slider

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Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen.

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Click System Preferences .

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Click the Sound option. If you don’t see the Sound option, you need to click the Show All button at the top of the window.

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Click the Show vpume in menu bar box. The volume button will appear as a speaker icon in the menu bar.

Adjust the volume

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Click the Vpume button in the menu bar.

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Click and drag the slider to change the volume.

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To change the output device, click select it.

On some Mac models and versions, you may need to press the ⌥ Option key and simultaneously click the Vpume button to see all input and output options.

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Press the volume keys on the keyboard to adjust the sound level. Most Mac keyboards have a volume control key located at the F11 and F12 positions. Press these keys to increase or decrease the volume.

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Press the volume button on the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. On a MacBook Pro with an OLED Touch Bar, you can tap a function button to bring up the volume slider. Then, tap and drag the slider to adjust the volume.

Advice

If you are using an external speaker but no sound is heard, check that the device is properly connected to the computer and power source, then check the volume controls.
You can use the key combination ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + F11 or ⇧ Shift + ⌥ Option + F12 to adjust the volume down/increase in small increments.

Steps

Turn on the volume slider

Adjust the volume

Advice

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