Another way to enable the option to Show/Hide the Dock automatically on your Mac is to use a simple keyboard shortcut. Press the Command + Option + D keys at the same time on the keyboard of your Mac. You will find the Dock disappearing from the screen of your Mac.
The Dock on the Mac desktop is a convenient place to access apps and features (like Siri, Launchpad, and the Trash) that you’re likely to use every day. The Dock can show up to three recently used apps that aren’t already in the Dock and a folder for items you download from the internet.
Open items in the Dock
In the Dock on your Mac, do any of the following:
You can Control-click an item to display a shortcut menu of other actions to take, such as open or close an app, open a recent document, and more.
If an app stops responding, you can Force Quit the app from the Dock (you may lose unsaved changes). Control-Option-click the app’s icon, then choose Force Quit.
Add or remove Dock items
On your Mac, do any of the following:
You can also rearrange items in the Dock—just drag an item to a new location.
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To quickly adjust the Dock’s size, place the pointer over the separator line until a double arrow appears, then drag the Dock to make it larger or smaller. Or Control-click the separator and choose an action from the shortcut menu.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate to the Dock. Press Control-F3 (Control-Fn-F3 on a portable Mac) to move to the Dock. Then use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to move from icon to icon. Press Return to open an item.
A red badge on an icon in the Dock indicates you need to take one or more actions in an app or System Preferences. For example, a red badge on the Mail icon in the Dock indicates you have new emails to read.
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When you drag a folder to the Dock, you can view it as a folder stack. By default, the Dock comes with a Downloads stack. See Organize files in stacks.
See alsoIf the Dock on your Mac contains an icon with a question markApps included on your MacUse Launchpad to view and open apps on MacSee and organize your files in the Finder on MacApple Support article: Mac keyboard shortcuts
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