Mac OS X 10.2: How to Show Menu Bar Items

Open the appropriate pane in System Preferences to show the following items in the menu bar. Where System Preferences is not used specific instructions are given.

• AirPort: In the Network pane of System Preferences, click the Airport tab, then select "Show AirPort status in menu bar".
  Note: Available only on AirPort-compatible Mac OS X computers.
  
• AppleScript Script Menu: Double-click Script Menu.menu, which is located in /Applications/AppleScript.
  
• Battery: In the Energy Saver pane of System Preferences select "Show battery status in menu bar".
  Note: Available only on portable Mac OS X computers.
  
• Bluetooth: In the Bluetooth pane's Settings tab, select "Show Bluetooth status in the menu bar".
  Note: Available only when compatible Bluetooth hardware is connected.
  
• Clock: In the Data & Time pane's Menu Bar Clock tab, select "Show the date and time in the menu bar".
  
• Displays: In the Displays pane of System Preferences, select "Show displays in menu bar".
  
• Eject: This item allows you to open or close the optical drive tray, which may be useful if you use a third-party keyboard and the F12 key does not open the tray. To show this menu bar item, do the following:
  1. Choose "Go to Folder" from the Finder's Go menu.
  2. Type or paste: /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras
  3. In the Menu Extras folder, double-click "Eject.menu".
  
• iChat: In iChat, choose Preferences from the iChat menu, click Accounts, then select "Show status in menu bar".
  
• IrDA: In the Network pane of System Preferences, choose IrDA from the Show pop-up menu , click the IrDA Modem tab, then select "Show IrDA status in menu bar". If IrDA does not appear in the Show menu, select Network Port Configurations, then select IrDA.
  Note: Available only on portable Mac OS X computers that include an IrDA port.
  
• Lock Screen: In the Keychain application, choose View > Lock Screen.
  
• PC Card: This item appears in the menu bar when a compatible PC Card is present.
  Note: Available only for portable Mac OS X computers that include a PC Card slot.
  
• PPP: In the Internet Connect application, select "Show modem status in menu bar".
  
• PPPoE: In the Network pane of System Preferences, click the PPPoE tab, then select "Show PPPoE status in menu bar".
  
• Volume: In the Sound pane of System Preferences, select "Show volume in menu bar"

Note: In Mac OS X 10.2, when you locate a menu extra bundle in the Finder (as in the instructions for AppleScript and Eject above) it appears as a folder. The bundle will not open as a folder. Instead, double-clicking on the bundle will activate it.