Hello everybody This is something which we here use all the time, but others may not be aware of it. So I thought I would bring it to the attention of the group as it could save some work later if, like ours, your dock is heavily populated.
Did you know that there is an operating system shortcut for rearranging the sequence of items in your dock? We prefer to keep everything arranged alphabetically; just, I guess, because we're fussy about organisation and that goes for everything in our lives including our house. Anyway, I digress. The key combination "Option+Left/Right-Arrow" will allow you to move items in your dock into a sequence that you prefer. For example, if you have two items which both begin with the letters "S A", you can use either the VoiceOver shortcut "Control+Option+D" or the OS shortcut "Control+F3" to bring up the dock, then type in the first two letters of your item. But if the first one in sequence isn't the one you most frequently use, it can be annoying to have to move to the second one. So why not just move the item using the above shortcut, so that it;s first in your list? To do this, highlight the item you want to move and, to move it up the list, use "Option+Left Arrow". To move the item down the list, use "Option+Right Arrow". We prefer to store the dock in alphabetical sequence, so that we know exactly where to look. Just as we know where everything is on our hard drive because we store things in logical places with logical names. I just thought I'd share that, since it's something which we use a lot and which others may not know about. It's one of the most useful OS shortcuts in our opinion. Sure; i personally could drag and drop the items using the trackpad; but that's not the point. I always try to use Voiceover as frequently as I can so that I'm reasonably up on accessibility issues. Lynne <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find a monthly formatted archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the following URL: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
