TAILIEUCHUNG - Using the Dock

. Using the Dock Most of the time, you'll use the Dock as either a launcher (you click an icon once to open the corresponding program, file, folder, or disk) or as a status indicator | . Using the Dock Most of the time you ll use the Dock as either a launcher you click an icon once to open the corresponding program file folder or disk or as a status indicator the tiny shiny reflective spot identified in Figure 4-1 indicate which programs are running . But the Dock has more tricks than that up its sleeve. You can use it for example to pull off any of the following stunts. . Switch Applications The Dock isn t just a launcher it s also a switcher. For example it lets you Jump among your open programs by clicking their icons. Drag a document such as a text file on to a Dock application such as the Microsoft Word icon to open the former with the latter. If the program balks at opening the document yet you re sure the program should be able to open the document add the and Option keys as you drag. Hide all windows of the program you re in by Option-clicking another Dockicon. Hide all other programs windows by Option- -clicking the Dock icon of the program you do want even if it s already in front . This is just a quick summary of the Dock s application-management functions you ll find the full details in Chapter 5. . Operate the Dock by Keyboard Control If you turn on keyboard navigation you can operate the Dock entirely from the keyboard see Section . . Secret Menus If you read the box on Section you know that each Dock icon has its own very useful shortcut menu Figure 4-5 . If you ve clicked a minimized window icon this shortcut menu says only Open unless it s a minimized Finder window in which case it also says Close . But if you ve clicked any other kind of icon you get some very useful hidden commands. For example Figure 4-5. Left Control-click or right-click a Dock icon or click and hold on it to open the secret Right Control-click the divider bar to open a different hidden menu. This one lists a bunch of useful Dock commands including the ones listed in the Dock submenu. Window names . The secret Dock menu of a .

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