Use the Dock

Go to the Dock, choose an application to use, and start working.

  • To focus on the Dock, press D (that is, Control Option D).
  • To select items in the Dock, use the arrow keys (that is, Control Option LeftArrow and RightArrow).
  • To open a selected item in the Dock, press the Spacebar (that is, Control Option Spacebar).
  • To leave the Dock, press Escape (you can skip Control Option whenever you use the Escape key).

Get Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Peachpit Learning Series now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.