Change the Position of the Dock

Mac OS X lets you customise the Dock in a number of ways.

If you choose Dock from the Apple menu and select Dock Preferences, a dialog will open giving you access to all of the Dock customisation options.

Use them to:

• change the size of the Dock
• turn Magnification On (or Off) by clicking the check box and, if On, the degree of Magnification
• indicate where you’d like the Dock to appear
• select the effect (Genie or Scale) used to minimize a window
• check the Animate box, which makes the icon for an application bounce when you open it
• check the box to have Mac OS X hide the Dock when it’s not being used