in Mac OS the dock is the part of your
desktop where you can access different
programs manage all of your open windows
and even take advantage of features like
launchpad
if you look closely at your dock you'll
find that it includes a small divider
separating applications on the left and
files folders and minimized windows on
the right there are lots of ways to
personalize your dock for example you
can resize it by dragging the divider up
and down you can also right-click the
dock to change options like hiding
magnification and the docks position on
the screen I'm pretty happy with the
size and position of my dock but I would
like to add a few more shortcuts to it
let's go up to the menu bar to open the
Applications folder choose go then
applications
now we can add shortcuts to some of my
favorite files folders and apps by
dragging them onto the dock that way the
next time I want to open something
quickly I can access it here by clicking
the icon you can also reorganize your
dock using these simple tips just drag
and drop to change the position of an
item or to remove something from the
dock altogether drag and drop it on to
the desktop and it will disappear let's
check out Launchpad next which you can
open using the icon here Launchpad takes
all of the apps installed in your
computer and arranges them on separate
pages for easy access you can navigate
between pages by clicking and dragging
to the left or right or by using the
swipe gesture with one finger if you're
using a magic mouse and two fingers if
you're using a trackpad to get the most
out of launchpad you'll probably want to
reorganize it to move an app just click
and drag it you may want to move all of
your favorite apps to the first page so
you can open them more quickly just drag
it to the edge of the screen move it to
the desired position and release the
mouse you can also create folders in
Launchpad to house similar apps to do
this click and drag an icon directly on
top of another the new folder will open
let's click the desktop to close it and
add more apps just keep clicking and
dragging until you have the ones you
want if you change your mind you can
always remove the folder from Launchpad
by removing the apps click the folder to
open it and drag and drop them out of
the folder area one by one once the
folder is empty it will disappear
automatically with so many ways to
customize launchpad in the dock you can
arrange all your favorite files folders
and apps so they're just a click away
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