Making the Dock Easier to See

Depending on your preference, the size of the Dock may be too big or too small. To make the Dock easier to see, you can change its size and turn on the Magnification feature. Magnification means that when you move the mouse pointer over the Dock, the icon underneath the mouse pointer expands in size, as shown in Figure 5-4.

Magnification makes Dock icons expand in size when you move the mouse pointer over them.

Figure 5-4. Magnification makes Dock icons expand in size when you move the mouse pointer over them.

Changing the Size of the Dock

To change the size of the Dock, do this:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences. The System Preferences window appears.

  2. Click the Dock icon under the Personal ...

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