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Placing shortcuts in dock
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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I'm very new (read: started yesterday) to Mac OS, and I'm used to the Windows setup.
I installed firefox on my powerbook and I'd really like to be able to put an icon for firefox in my dock without having to have it running all the time (like how the iLife programs are always in the dock even if you never open them).
I've tried all sorts of obvious things (ctrl clicking on the icon to see if there is an option, dragging the icon to the dock, etc.) and nothing seems to be working.
Is there a way to do this?
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Dragging the icon to the dock will do what you want.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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a) Dragging the icon into the Dock (left of the separator for applications) will do what you want.
b) While Firefox is running control-clicking the icon in the Dock will show a menu that has a "Keep in Dock" command that will also do what you want.
Did you install Firefox correctly? You need to mount the disk image, drag the Firefox icon into the Applications folder, unmount the disk image, then trash the disk image. Then you can drag Firefox from the Applications folder into the Dock. The Firefox disk image doesn't explain the installation process and this is a common cause of confusion.
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umm, i honestly have no idea if i installed it correctly.
its working fine for me, but i have to do a spotlight search for it every time (i.e. its not in my applications folder, im not sure where it is).
all i did was download the installation file and run it, and firefox works fine.
the first couple of times i tried it mentioned that the disk image wasnt mounted properly, but i dont have any idea what means.
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Join Date: May 2001
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When you download a software for Mac, it's usually in a .dmg file which is a disk image. It's basically the same thing as an iso image for a CD. What you have to do is drag&drop the icon of the application (for example Firefox) to your Application folder to install it. You are probably currently running Firefox from the disk image. Just do a spotlight search to look for Firefox, then drag&drop it to your application folder. Then drag the icon from the Application folder to the Dock.
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oh, awesome, thanks, i really appreciate your help.
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