

TextEdit can use a light background for documents while Dark Mode is turned on: Turn on Dark Mode, then click View in the menu bar in TextEdit and deselect Use Dark Background for Windows.If the website doesn't support Dark Mode, you can use Safari Reader to read articles in Dark Mode. Safari automatically shows a website in Dark Mode if the website has been designed to support it.Deselect “Use dark backgrounds for note content.” Command + Shift + 4, then hit Spacebar, then click on a window to take a screenshot of a the selected. Command + Shift + 4 brings up a selection box so you can draw a region of the screen to take a screenshot of. This is the most commonly used screen shot method for most Mac users.


Notes can use a light background for notes while Dark Mode is turned on: Turn on Dark Mode, then open Notes and choose Notes > Settings (or Preferences). Command + Shift + 3 takes a screenshot of the entire Mac screen.Select ”Always use light map appearance.” In earlier versions of macOS, click View in the menu bar in Maps, then deselect Use Dark Map. Maps can use a light background for maps while Dark Mode is turned on: Turn on Dark Mode, then open Maps and choose Maps > Settings (or Preferences).Click the Viewing tab and deselect “Use dark backgrounds for messages.” Mail can use a light background for email messages while Dark Mode is turned on: Turn on Dark Mode, then open Mail and choose Mail > Settings (or Preferences).These Apple apps have special Dark Mode settings or features: Apps from other developers can adopt it, too. If an app doesn't use a dark color scheme when Dark Mode is turned on, it doesn't support Dark Mode, or it has its own settings for working with Dark Mode or controlling its color scheme. Dark Mode uses a dark color scheme that works system wide, including with the apps that come with your Mac.
