Moving my iWork Apps into Folder on my Dock

[jusacruiser]

I created an iWorks Folder and placed it on my dock.

I then tried to drag my iWorks apps into that folder. I can seem to move those apps to the iWork folder.

Any suggestions?

 

[Darth.Titan]

Create the folder in your Applications folder and place your iWork Apps in it. Then drag that folder to the right side of the dock.

That should do it.

 

[PeggyD]

iWork installed from the retail box or the downloaded trial does put the three apps in a single iWork folder in Applications. If they are moved Software Update can't find them to determine if any updates are available. I don't know if that would work with the apps purchased from the Mac App Store. As a general rule, it's not a good idea to move applications from their installed locations. Those that do allow drag & drop installation into any folder are the exception.

A better way to organize your apps would be to create a folder some where, put aliases for the apps in there & then drag that folder to the Dock. I have a folder in my Dock of folders with aliases to applications organized by general function. I actually started with this back with OS 9 & the tabbed folders that could be collapsed at the bottom of the monitor.

 

[jusacruiser]

iWork installed from the retail box or the downloaded trial does put the three apps in a single iWork folder in Applications. If they are moved Software Update can't find them to determine if any updates are available. I don't know if that would work with the apps purchased from the Mac App Store. As a general rule, it's not a good idea to move applications from their installed locations. Those that do allow drag & drop installation into any folder are the exception.

A better way to organize your apps would be to create a folder some where, put aliases for the apps in there & then drag that folder to the Dock. I have a folder in my Dock of folders with aliases to applications organized by general function. I actually started with this back with OS 9 & the tabbed folders that could be collapsed at the bottom of the monitor.

I wish I saw your reply in time that said...."As a general rule, it's not a good idea to move applications from their installed locations."

To make a long story short, when I attempted to organize my apps, I almost lost my Pages app, and sort of screwed up the naming convention for Keynote.

Now my Keynote reads like this: "Keynote 18-21-33". How do I fix that so it just reads "Keynote".

Also, since I played around with the location of my iWork apps, how can I be sure that Software update can still find them? Is there a way to test that?

Thanks!

 

[zap2]

I was having trouble with my Pages App as well, it would open and when it asked me what type of document I wanted to create, it freeze and crash when I selected it.

So I deleted the applications and reinstalled them. Doesn't really tell me what was wrong, but it fixed it.


(And I'm not a bad with computer, I work in the tech industry, but I figure the quickest and simplest solution is the best)