8 useful keyboard shortcuts for working with the dock on Mac

Dock in OS X is invaluable attitude for working him c the user and for the system as a whole. This panel, which is used every day all "makovody". But few know all the tricks cherished "bottom panels." On the possibilities and combinations of keys to work with her, I just tell you.

Cmd + Opt + D - hide / show Doc

This shortcut I use quite often. Most of the time I dock is hidden, but it is the need to keep it in sight. Each time to get into the setting because of this it would be very uncomfortable, and use a combination of keys - the most it.

Shift + click on the minimized window - show a slow animation scanning applications

I do not see this combination of anything useful, but nevertheless. If you hold down the Shift key and click on the icon to the Dock minimized application, instead of the default speed of the animation will be played slow. And it works exclusively for minimized windows.

Cmd + click on the icon - the application display in the Finder

It may be useful if you are running the application is not in the folder "Programs". Hold down the Command key and click on the application icon. Immediately open a new Finder window, which will be allocated to the desired application.

Ctrl + click - a context menu

A simple combination to display the shortcut menu, in essence replaces pressing the right mouse button on the icon.
However, the context menu will be called and if you click on the Dock on the dividing line.

Using the Option key to access additional menu items

When you open the context menu, as in the preceding paragraph, for example, try pressing the Option key. Pay attention to the "Hide" and "Finish". When you click on Options, they will be replaced by other "Hide Others" and "Force Quit."

Press Shift and move the cursor to the separator in the Dock to its rapid transfer

With holding the Shift key, move the mouse cursor to the separator, and hold down the left mouse button. Now, if you pull the dock for a left or right side of the screen can quickly move it there. Thus, it is not necessary to climb into the settings each time you want to "stick" to the dock one part of the screen (left, right or bottom).

Press Option on the separator in the Dock and drag him to change the scale of the Doc

Move the cursor to the separator, hold down the Option key and left mouse button. Now pull the cursor up or down to change the scale. In this case, the size will be exhibited are not arbitrary, but a standard for icons: 16x16, 32x32, 64x64 and 128x128.

Drag the file icon on the Dock to open it

One of the most common ways to open a file - a simple drag and drop. If you want to open a document using an application, simply drag it to the icon in the Dock and drop it. The file will open in the application for which you are his "thrown".