How to Add Favorites to Mac Finder
Finder helps you quickly find an app, file, folder or web page stored within your Mac and iCloud Drive. There’s a sidebar within Finder that includes a section for Favorites, where you can add shortcuts to speed the time it takes you to find your most commonly used folders, files, and apps. Here’s how to add your favorites to Finder.
How to Add Favorites to the Dock
The Dock is a useful timesaver, as each icon is a shortcut that allows you to quickly open apps, files or web pages. Your Mac already comes preloaded with icons on the dock, in a specific order from left to right:
The FinderFavorite app shortcutsCurrently-running apps, indicated by a little black dot on the bottom of the iconFavorite files or foldersTrash Can
How to Add Apps to the Dock on Your Mac
The Dock shows up to three recently used apps that aren’t already in the Dock and a folder for items you download from the internet. There are several ways to modify the appearance of the dock. You can customize it by adding icons, deleting icons and rearranging the order of the icons.
How to Add a Website to Your Mac Dock
If you have a web page you visit often, you can create a shortcut to add to the Dock so you can quickly load the page.
How to Add Files or Folders to the Dock
If you have a file or folder within an application you’d like to open quickly, you can add it to the Dock so that the folder is always on top of your desktop.
How to Rearrange the Position of the Icons in the Dock
While the Dock is preloaded in a specific order, you can customize which applications appear in the dock, and the location, or order, of the applications. The Finder and Trash icons cannot be moved, but you can move the position of and add or delete other app shortcuts, to match your preferences. All you have to do is select the icon of the app you want to move and drag it to a new position on the Dock. The other icons on the Dock settle around the icon you move so everything is spaced evenly on the Dock.
How to Delete Items in the Dock
If your dock is too crowded or you’d like to declutter the Dock, you can remove icons and give your Dock some breathing room.
Changing the Location of the Dock
On your Mac, the Dock is located horizontally at the bottom of the screen by default. You can move the Dock to appear vertically to the left or right side of your screen, along with other customization features, including the Genie effect. Here’s how:
