How to Reposition the Dock on Mac OS X Leopard

You don’t need to dig deep into your System Preferences to change the position of your Mac OS X Dock on Leopard 10.5. Using a simple, but undocumented feature, you can quickly reposition the Dock on Mac OS X Leopard.

1. Locate the Divider in the dock, hold down the “Shift” key and shift-click on the Dock divider with the mouse pointer.
2. Shift-Drag to Move the Dock to the Right Side of the ScreenContinue to depress the “Shift” key and drag the Dock to the right side of your screen. The Dock will automatically snap from the bottom of the screen to the right side of the screen and become anchored to the right.
3. Using Shift-Drag to Pin the Dock to the Left Side of the ScreenTo move the Dock to the left of the screen, Shift-Drag on the Dock Divider and drag the mouse pointer to the left side of the screen. The Dock will automatically snap into position on the left side of the screen. The Dock can be moved to the right, left or back to the bottom of the screen using the Shift-Drag command at any time.

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