How to “Pin” something to the Dock on Mac

For those who are new to Mac and the Dock, this tip will help you get to know what the Dock can do.

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Like Windows 10 and 11, you can pin something to the Mac’s Dock for easy access.

Here’s how:

1. Find and open the app you wish to have “pinned” to the Dock.
2. Hold your mouse over the Dock’s icon, press and hold the left mouse button.
3. Select ‘Options’.
4. Select ‘Keep in Dock’.
5. Now the icon will stay in the Dock.
6. That’s it. 

Did you know you can move a pinned Dock icon to another location?

Here’s how:

1. Find the icon in the Dock you wish to move.
2. Click and then hold the left mouse button.
3. Now move the icon to the desired location.
4. That’s it.

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