Organizing the Dock

The default Dock is powerful, but it gets even more powerful when you include the items in it that you use often and organize the Dock to suit your preferences. You can move icons around the Dock, add more applications to it, remove applications that are currently on it, and add your own folders to it so that they are easily accessible.

Moving Icons on the Dock

You can change the location of any item on the Dock by dragging it. When you move one icon between two others, they will slide apart to “make room” for the icon you are moving. However, you can't move most icons across the dividing line; for example, you can't move an application icon to the right side of the Dock.

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You can't move most icons across the dividing ...

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