How To Input An Application To The Dock On A Mac
How To Input An Application To The Dock On A Mac
If you want to use a particular app on your Mac frequently, it’s pretty easy to add it to your Dock. Here’s how to do it.
Method 1: Drag Your Application Icon to Dock
If you want to add an app to the Dock, the easiest way for you to add an app to the Dock is to drag its icon there from Finder, which is for the mac app file management. First, you tap the Finder icon on your Dock to bring Finder to the foreground.
1. Tap the "Finder" icon in your Dock.
2. With Finder active, look at the menu bar across the top of the screen. Tap on the “Go” button, then select “Applications” from the list.
3. In Finder, click the "Go" menu and select "Applications" from the list.
4. Your Applications folder will then open in a Finder window. Now locate the app that you want to put in the Dock, then tap and drag its icon into the Dock.
5. To add an app to the dock, drag its icon there from Finder.
6. As you hover the icon over the Dock, you’ll notice that the other app icons will move aside and create a space between them. When you have the app icon positioned where you need it, just release your mouse button and the app will pop into place in its full-size form.
7. The app icon is now in the Dock.
8. Any time you’d like to launch the app, just click its Dock icon once. Very easy!
Method 2: Choose “Keep in Dock”
There’s another easy method to add an icon to the Dock. Let’s just say that you’ve already launched the app via Launchpad or Finder and its icon is currently sitting in your Dock because it’s already running.
1. To keep the app’s icon steady even when it’s not running, just right-click the app icon and choose “Options” > “Keep in Dock” from the menu that pops up.
2. Right-click the app icon in the dock and select "Options" then "Keep in Dock."
3. After that, even if you “Quit” the app, its icon will remain in your Dock for handy future access.
How To Remove (Not Delete) an App from The Dock
1. For you to remove an app from the Dock, simply click its icon and drag the icon away from the dock until the icon becomes and you will see a “Remove” label on it. Release your mouse button, and the icon will just disappear.
2. Drag the icon away from the dock until you see the "Remove" label, then release your button.
3. Alternately, you can right-click the icon in your Dock, and select “Options” button from the menu, and click “Remove from Dock.” This will as well remove the icon.
But not to worry, you didn’t delete the app—it will still be in your Applications folder. You can find it again by using Launchpad, by opening the Applications folder, or by using the Spotlight search.
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