Some applications lack the option to only display a menu bar icon rather than a dock icon. Luckily, you can force some of these icons to be hidden from the dock. Here's how. For this example ...

To add an app to the Dock, open the Launchpad, find the app icon, and drag it into place. Alternatively, if the app is already open, you'll see its icon on the right-hand side (or bottom ...

If the app was minimized, clicking its Dock icon restores the window to its previous size and location on screen. The Windows counterpart is the Taskbar (see Win Taskbar). Introduced with Mac OS X ...