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Dock on second monitor
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I run a dual monitor setup and would like to move to dock to my second monitor to free up more space for my browser. Know of any tool that will do this? Thanks
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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switch places with where the monitors are currently placed?
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You can do that without any tool via the System Prefs > Screens: drag the menu bar to the other monitor and the Dock will follow suit.
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Physically rearranging the monitors (if both are the same size) is the easier way though. You just have to also swap them in System Preferences so that the system knows which monitors is on which side (for windows drawn or multiple screens and of course the mouse needs to exit and enter screens on the correct side).
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like oreocookie said, drag the menubar in the display prefs of system preferences. Where the menu bar is, the dock will follow.
The only exception is if you have the dock on the left or right instead of on the bottom. If its left or right, then it goes to the farthest left or right screen available.
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You could always make the Dock hide as well by going to System Preferences>Dock> Automatically Show and Hide the Dock.
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You can have the menu bar on one screen and the dock at the bottom of the second screen if you arrange the displays so one is (logically) on top of the other. Menu bar on the top screen; dock will go to the bottom screen. You can physically place the monitors next to each other, but do be aware that dragging windows from one to the other will be a bit odd.
Other than the workaround above, there is no way at present to put the menu bar on one screen and the dock at the bottom of the other screen. Putting the dock on the side of the screen will allow it to go on to the second screen (but along the side, of course).
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Originally Posted by Cadaver 
Other than the workaround above, there is no way at present to put the menu bar on one screen and the dock at the bottom of the other screen. Putting the dock on the side of the screen will allow it to go on to the second screen (but along the side, of course).
Sounds like something Leopard should hopefully have added.
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Originally Posted by Mac User #001
Sounds like something Leopard should hopefully have added.
Nope.
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