Tech Tip Tuesday - Add a Folder or Application Icon to the Dock

For today's Tech Tip Tuesday, you will learn how to add a folder or application shortcut to the dock on a Mac running OSX.

Many times I am told by students or teachers, in a very distressed voice, that they have lost their applications and documents because these folders have disappeared from the dock.

Never fear! The dock is a place for your shortcuts. It is easy to accidentally remove these shortcuts when you click on an icon, and accidentally drag it from the dock. It is just as easy to add the items back to the dock.

To remedy this situation, open the Finder window by clicking on the finder icon in the dock:
To replace the Applications folder:

1. Select the Macintosh HD on the left side of the finder window
   
2. Drag the Applications folder back to the dock, on the right side of the dashed line

To replace the Documents folder:

1. Select your user name on the left side of the finder window
2. Drag the Documents folder back to the dock, on the right side of the dashed line

To add other application shortcut icons to the dock:

1. Open the application
2. Control+click on the icon
3. Select "Options"
4. Drag to "Keep in Dock"
5. Click on "Keep in Dock"

To remove icons from the dock:

1. Click and hold the icon
2. Drag the icon above the dock
3. Let go of the icon
4. The icon dramatically disappears in a puff of cartoon smoke!