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“SHOW DOCK”
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*HOVER [POINTER] OVER THE [SHORTCUTS ICON] IN THE [DOCK] TO VERIFY ITS NAME* —>

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*CLICK/DRAG THE “SHORTCUTS ICON” TO THE “FAR RIGHT” OF THE FIRST “DOCK ROW SEGMENT”* —>
(there will be a “vertical line” separating “row segments”)

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*WHEN “SHORTCUTS APP” ISN’T OPEN, THE [SHORTCUT DOCK ICON] LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>

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-CLICK THE “SHORTCUT DOCK ICON” TO OPEN THE [SHORTCUTS APP]-
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-THE [SHORTCUTS DOCK ICON] BOUNCES AROUND A FEW TIMES AS THE APP LOADS-
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*WHEN THE [SHORTCUTS APP] IS OPEN, THE [SHORTCUT DOCK ICON] HAS A “BLACK DOT” UNDER IT* —>

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-CLICKING THE [SHORTCUT DOCK ICON] WILL BRING THE [SHORTCUTS APP] TO FRONT-
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-[OPTION-CLICKING] THE [SHORTCUT DOCK ICON] WILL HIDE THE [SHORTCUTS APP]-
-TO BRING IT BACK TO FRONT, SAY “SHOW SHORTCUTS”-
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*[COMMAND-CLICKING] THE [SHORTCUTS DOCK ICON] OPENS A NEW “FINDER WINDOW” WITH THE “SHORTCUTS APP” SELECTED IN YOUR “APPLICATIONS FOLDER”* —>

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*HOVER [POINTER] OVER [SHORTCUTS DOCK ICON] + SAY “CONTROL CLICK”* —>

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-THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE A WAY TO USE [“SHORTCUTS” VOICE COMMAND] TO [CONTROL-CLICK] THE [SHORTCUT DOCK ICON]-
(HENCE, YOU NEED TO HOVER [POINTER] OVER IT FIRST)
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*WHEN “SHORTCUTS APP” IS CLOSED, THIS IS THE [CONTEXT MENU]* —>

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*IF YOU SELECT “NEW SHORTCUT”, THE [SHORTCUT APP] OPENS* —>

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-2 WINDOWS WILL OPEN-
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*[ALL SHORTCUTS] WINDOW* —>

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*[EDIT NEW SHORTCUT] WINDOW* —>

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-[NEW SHORTCUTS] ARE NAMED “NEW SHORTCUT [#]” BY DEFAULT-
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*YOUR LIST OF OPEN “SHORTCUT WINDOWS” IS NOW DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE “SHORTCUTS DOCK CONTEXT MENU”* —>

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*THE CURRENT “FRONT WINDOW” HAS A “CHECK MARK” TO ITS LEFT-
-THIS INDICATES THAT THIS WINDOW IS CURRENTLY THE “FRONTMOST SHORTCUTS WINDOW”-
(EVEN IF THE APP IS NOT ACTIVE)
-TO NAVIGATE TO ANOTHER “SHORTCUTS WINDOW”, SELECT IT-
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*YOUR 10 “MOST RECENTLY OPENED SHORTCUTS” ARE DISPLAYED IN THE “OPEN RECENTS” MENU* —>

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-SELECT “CLEAR RECENTS” TO “CLEAR RECENTS”-
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*[RUN SHORTCUT] MENU* —>

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*YOUR “FOLDERS” ARE LISTED AT THE TOP* —>

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*IF THE “SHORTCUTS LIST” DOESN’T FIT ON SCREEN, HOVER POINTER OVER THE “DOWN ARROW” AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST* —>

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-THERE IS NO WAY TO SORT THESE SHORTCUTS ALPHABETICALLY-
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*IF THE [SHORTCUTS APP] IS OPEN BUT ALL ITS [WINDOWS] ARE CLOSED, THIS IS THE “CONTEXT MENU”* —>

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*[OPTIONS] MENU* —>

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*SHOW ALL WINDOWS* —>

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-HIDE-
-QUIT-
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-HOLD DOWN [OPTION KEY] TO REVEAL OPTIONS TO [“HIDE OTHERS” / “FORCE QUIT”]-
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