If you need to use a particular application on your Mac many times, it's easy to add it to your Dock. Once there, your favorite app is just one click away at any time. Here's how to do it.
Method 1: drag the app icon to the dock
The easiest way to add an app to the Dock is to drag its icon from Finder, what is the file management application for Mac. First, click on the Finder icon in your Dock to bring the Finder to the foreground.
With Finder active, look at the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click on “Ir”, then select “Applications” of the list.
Your Applications folder will open in a Finder window. Find the application you want to put in the Dock, then click and drag its icon to the Dock.
When I place the icon on the Dock, you will notice that the other app icons will move to the side and create a space between them. When you have the app icon located where you want it, release the mouse button and the app will appear instead in its full size form.
Anytime you want to start the application, just click on the dock icon once. Very easy!
Method 2: select “Keep on the dock”
There is another easy way to add an icon to the Dock. Let's say you have already launched the application via Launchpad or Finder and its icon is currently in your Dock because it is already running.
To keep the app icon there even when it's not running, just right-click on the app icon and select “Choices”> “Keep in the Dock” in the pop-up menu.
Thereafter, even if “Close” the application, your icon will remain in your Dock for convenient future access.
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How to remove an app from The Dock
To delete an application from the Dock, click on its icon and drag the icon out of the Dock until the icon becomes transparent and you see a label “Delete” at. Release the mouse button and the icon will disappear.
Alternatively, you can right click on your Dock icon, to choose “Choices” in the menu and click on “Clear from Dock”. This will also remove the icon.
But do not worry, did not remove the app; it will still be in your Applications folder. You can find it again using Launchpad, by opening the Applications folder or using Spotlight search. Happy computer!
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