# Battery

Use the "Battery" source to keep informed of the status of the internal battery of your Mac.

To open the "Battery" preferences, follow these steps:

1. Open Universal Ticker.
2. Choose "Universal Ticker" > "Preferences".
3. In the "Sources" category choose "Battery".

You can choose to display the battery status as icon only or with remaining time or percentage of charge added as text. "Both" will show both, remaining time and percentage, along with the icon.

Use the slider to choose how often battery status should be reported.

In case your Mac does not have an internal battery, only a 'missing battery' icon will be shown.

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