Mac+Basics

[[image:techsupport.gif]] This page will take you through some of the basic skills or procedures on your macbook.
=1. Change the Position of the Dock=

You can choose to check the box to have Mac OS X hide the Dock when it’s not being used


=2. Add an Application to the Dock=

on its icon in the Dock, and select Keep in Dock from the contextual menu that appears.
==Or try this option. Click on Finder, that's the square blue smiley face, click the Applications folder, double click Microsoft Office 2004, click on Microsoft powerpoint and drag it to the Dock. Next time you want to use Powerpoint, just click its icon in the Dock.==

You can use this method to add multiple applications just as easily. For example in that open Applications folder, choose Calculator and Dictionary, two handy utilities, and drag both into the Dock.
=3. Remove an Application from the Dock=

of the Dock. Release the mouse button, and the item will vanish in a puff of smoke.
=Okay you have organized your dock, Pretty easy so far right!=