How to Change the Color of Your Dock on OS X Yosemite (Mac)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: On Finder

   Click on the icon and find "System Preferences" in that dropdown. (It is highlighted in blue.)
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   Step 2: go to the  icon on the upper left hand of the screen.

   For some "Snow Leopard or Earlier Mac Fans"
   
   you might call this "Appearance" but they don't use that name anymore in OS X Yosemite.
   
   They call it General. , For
   10.10 beginners, you may notice that it is still transparent.
   
   But, the dock and menu bar are dark. , The Show All button in System Preferences in OS X Yosemite is similar to the top sites logo on Safari
   5.1. , Again, Accessibility is the new name of "Universal Access". , The fifth checkbox down is "Reduce/Increase Transparency".
   
   Check on it now. ,, This is what it should look like.
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   Step 3: Click on "General" to continue.

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   Step 4: Click on the check box saying "Use dark menu bar and Dock".

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   Step 5: Hit "Show All" now.

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   Step 6: Click on Accessibility to continue.

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   Step 7: Make sure you're in the Display window (the default tab).

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   Step 8: Quit the settings menu with ⌘ Cmd+Q.

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   Step 9: Awesome!

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