Datasheet

Move and Hide the Dock

1. Open System Preferences and then click the Dock icon.

2. In the Dock settings screen, as shown in Figure 1-11,

move the Dock Size slider to change the Dock size.

You can also change the Dock size at any time by clicking and drag-

ging up or down on the thin vertical line near the right side of the

Dock.

3. If you want to use Dock magnification — useful if

you have the Dock size set to small and it holds many

icons — place a check mark next to Magnification and

adjust the slider as desired.

4. Choose a Dock position by clicking the Left, Bottom, or

Right radio buttons. Figure 1-12 shows the Dock on the

left side of the screen.

If you have a widescreen monitor, you may find that putting the

Dock on the left or right side of the screen makes more efficient use

of screen real estate.

5. If you don’t like the bouncy feedback provided by Dock

icons when you launch a program, remove the check

mark next to Animate Opening Applications. An arrow

still shows you when the program is launching.

6. To automatically hide the Dock when it isn’t in use,

place a check mark next to Automatically Hide and

Show the Dock. To reveal the hidden Dock, simply

move the mouse pointer to the bottom (or left or right,

as appropriate) of the screen.

Figure 1-11: You can customize many aspects of the Dock.

Figure 1-12: If you have a widescreen monitor, you may want to move your Dock

to the side.

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