Robin Williams Mac OS X Book, Jaguar Edition, The

Add Items to the Dock

You can add anything you want to the Dock. Typically, you’ll add files and folders that you want easy access to. You’ll notice when you add application icons, they go on the left side of the dividing line. All other icons must stay to the right of the dividing line.

To add a file: Find its icon (folder, application icon, document icon, etc.), then simply drag that icon down to the Dock and let go. You are not actually moving the file—you are simply adding an “alias” of it to the Dock (an alias goes and gets the real file; see Chapter 23 about aliases).

To add an open application: While the application is open and active, you will see its icon in the Dock. Press on that icon and you’ll get a pop-up menu; choose “Keep in ...