ObjectDock Plus – Editing Tabbed Docks 102
A mini tutorial for beginners
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ObjectDock Plus – Editing Tabbed Docks 102
This mini tutorial is designed for beginners who want to understand the steps involved in adding entries to tabbed docks using ObjectDock Plus, as well as a few additional features available via the tabbed dock context menu.
An assumption has been made that users have already installed ObjectDock Plus, so please do so before using the procedures in this tutorial (note – make sure that any free version of ObjectDock has been uninstalled previous to installing ObjectDock Plus). If you have any content files that you have downloaded for use with the free version, it is recommended that you copy these files to a temporary folder on your computer before uninstalling the free version of ObjectDock.
If you have not already done so, please create a tabbed dock to work with. For a mini tutorial on creating a tabbed dock, you can go here http://corkyo.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?AID=98641
This mini tutorial has been created using the default Windows XP installation and settings.
ADDING AN ENTRY TO A TABBED DOCK
You can create a new dock entry (icon) using either the context (right-click) menu, or using the "drag-n-drop" method. Both of which are illustrated below.
Context Menu Method
1 - Right-click on a tab > mouse-over the "Add Entry" option > select a new entry type to add to dock (in this case, a "New Shortcut") as shown in the image below:
Please notice that the context menu is divided into groups, with new links and system related entries in the top group, with Docklets in the lower section, and at the bottom you will see the "My Docks" option (which invokes the current dock listing dialog).
This will place a purple ‘question mark’ icon on the dock, and invoke the Dock Entry Properties dialog as shown in the image below:
2 - The "Title" text box at the top of the dialog contains the text that will display on mouse-over of the dock entry (the "Title" text can be set to different behaviors as follows: (1) Show no labels, (2) Show on mouse-over, and (3) Show below each entry). Note - to assign the text behavior, you must go to the Dock Settings dialog > Size & Appearance category > select a behavior from the "Entry Names" drop-down list.
3 – Assign a link for the new dock entry (if you did not drag-n-drop the entry to the dock) by using one of the following methods: (1) use the preset drop-down list, (2) use the Browse button to locate an "executable" file, or (3) type or paste the address to a folder or file in the "Link" text box. In this case, we will select "My Documents" from the preset drop-down list as shown in the image below:
I hope you found this mini tutorial useful. Until next time, have fun and "Keep On Customizing".