Earlyface

System Preferences is an important
component ofMac OS X – much like the
control panel in Windows. The icons that
you see when you open it represent
Preference Panes. Most of these Preference
Pane icons are viewable by default, but
some are added when you install an
application (ie. Flash Player, Xmarks for
Safari).
If there are some items that you don’t use or
just don’t want to be visible, here’s how you
can hide Preference Pane icons in Mac OS X.
1. Open System Preferences using your
favorite method (Apple menu, Spotlight,
Dock, etc).
2. From the menu bar, go to the “View”
menu and click on “Customize…”
3. Now, you should see checkmarks next to
each Preference Pane icon; simply uncheck
the ones that you want to be hidden.
4. Click on “Done” at the top left corner of
System Preferences when done.
To add a Preference Pane back, you’d follow
the same steps and instead re-check the
ones you want to be displayed again. This is
a great way to clean up System Preferences,
and it makes it easier to find the Preference
Panes that you use regularly.