To change these preferences, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Dock.

Open Dock preferences for me Option Description Size Drag the slider to change the Dock size.

Magnification Magnify icons when you move the pointer over them.

Position on screen Choose to locate the Dock along the left, bottom, or right edge of the screen.

Minimize windows using Choose the visual effect used when you minimize a window.

Prefer tabs when opening documents Choose when you want documents to open in a tab (instead of in a new window): always, only when youre working in full screen, or manually (only when you open a document that way).

Double-click a windows title bar to minimize: Minimize an app window to the Dock.

If the Dock is along the side of the screen, the window fills the space below the menu bar and to the side of the Dock.

Minimize windows into application icon Minimize an app window to the app icon in the Dock.

If the option is deselected, the window is minimized to an area in the Dock.

Automatically hide and show the Dock Hide the Dock when youre not using it.

To see the hidden Dock, move the pointer to the edge of the screen where the Dock is located.

Show indicators for open applications Show a small black dot below an apps icon in the Dock when the app is open.

Show recent applications in Dock Show recently opened apps (if they arent already included in the Dock) toward one end of the Dock.

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