One tool is the Favorites panel withinFinder.

Here’s how to add favorites on Mac using these two tools.

Here’s how to add your favorites to Finder.

The App Store app dragged to the Favorites section of the Finder

You’ll see a list of files.

Find the software, file or folder you want to add in the list of files.

hit the item in the list and drag it over to the Favorites section of the Finder sidebar.

Screenshot of Dictionary being added to dock

A red line appears showing the location of the item.

After you have the item in the correct location, release the item from the mouse.

To remove an item from the Favorites panel, simply drag it away.

A folder dragged to the Mac Doc

There are several ways to modify the appearance of the dock.

Select and drag an tool of your choice to the dock.

The icons already in the dock make room for the app to slide in between them.

The vertical line divider on the Dock

Drag the icon to the position you would like it to have on the dock.

Once you let go of the app in the desired position, it is added to the Dock.

kick off the web page in anybrowser, including Safari, Chrome or Firefox.

The path to the Dock Preferences on a Mac

With the page open, highlight theURLin the surfing app address bar.

In some cases, you may need to drag the entire URL to the Dock.

Release the mouse to add the web page icon to the Dock.

Dock system preferences on a Mac

hit the web page icon in the Dock to launch that page.

LaunchFinderto locate the file or folder you want to save.

Depending on the tool, the icon may take on the appearance of the tool.

Word documents, for example, display “DOCX.”

smack the icon to pop kick open the associated app and the folder.

Click an icon you want to remove.

The word “Remove” appears.

Release the mouse, and the icon is removed from the Dock.

Here’s how:

Right-click thevertical lineon the Dock located near the Trash icon.

ClickDock preferencesin the pop-up menu that appears.