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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition
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My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

by Wallace Wang
August 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
512 pages
11h 9m
English
No Starch Press
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Hiding (and Showing) the Dock

Normally the Dock appears at the bottom of the screen, but if you find this annoying, you can make the Dock tuck itself out of view and then pop up again when you move the mouse pointer near its location.

There are two ways to hide the Dock: through the Apple menu or through the System Preferences window. To hide the Dock through the Apple menu, do the following:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose Dock. A menu appears, as shown in Figure 5-1.

  2. Choose Turn Hiding On. (If you have already turned hiding on, you can turn it off by choosing Turn Hiding Off.)

    The Dock command on the Apple menu gives you quick access to hiding the Dock.

    Figure 5-1. The Dock command on the Apple menu gives you quick access to ...

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