My New Mac, Snow Leopard Edition, 2nd Edition

Moving the Dock

The Dock normally appears on the bottom of the screen. However, you can make it appear on the left or right of the screen, as shown in Figure 5-3. To change the position of the Dock, you can use the Apple menu or the System Preferences window.

Figure 5-2. The Dock window lets you customize the Dock.

Figure 5-3. The Dock can appear on the left or right side of the screen instead of the bottom.

To change the location of the Dock using the Apple menu, do this:

1. Click the Apple menu and choose Dock. A menu appears (see Figure 5-1).

2. Choose