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How do I hide the open windows on my Mac Dock?
Reduce Dock Clutter in OS X by Minimizing Windows Into Their App Icons
- Open System Preferences from the Apple menu and choose “Dock”
- Check the box next to “Minimize windows into application icon”
How do I hide recents on Mac Dock?
Go to System Preferences > Dock and uncheck the box at the bottom for Show recent applications in Dock.
How do you delete an icon on a Mac?
Hold down the Command (⌘) key. Hover your mouse cursor over the icon you want to remove. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the icon out of the menu bar and onto the desktop. Let go of the left mouse button.
How do you delete recently opened apps on Mac?
How to Disable Recent Applications in Dock for MacOS
- Go to the Apple menu and choose “System Preferences”
- Choose the “Dock” preference panel.
- Uncheck the box next to “Show recent applications in Dock” to hide the recent apps from the Dock in Mac OS.
How to hide the dock icon for any Mac App?
It is a free Mac app that essentially does the above mentioned editing for you. It lets you hide and unhide the Dock icon for any app by simply dragging & dropping it on to the app’s interface. Drag & drop an app’s icon on Dock Dodger’s window and it will hide the icon, repeat the process to unhide it.
How do you open an app in the dock on a Mac?
In the Dock on your Mac, do any of the following: Open an app: Click the app icon. For example, to open the Finder, click the Finder icon in the Dock. Open a file in an app: Drag the file over an app’s icon. For example, to open a document you created in Pages, drag the document over the Pages icon in the Dock.
How do I hide an icon on dock Dodger?
Drag & drop an app’s icon on Dock Dodger’s window and it will hide the icon, repeat the process to unhide it. You will be asked to enter your account password each time. Neither the app or the manual editing you do will make a significant change to the app.
How do I remove an icon from the dock?
Close the app or document you want to remove from the Dock. Click on the desired icon and drag it away from the Dock, anywhere on the desktop. You will be prompted whether you want to remove the icon. Release the mouse and the icon will vanish from the Dock. You can actually remove icons from the Dock in macOS without clicking and dragging them.