Folder in Dock: how to Open in Finder by default?

Hi Folks,
In Leopard, when one has a folder in their Dock, one now has a multitude of viewing choices: Fan, Grid, Stack, etc.
Many Tiger users simply want it to "Open in Finder" which would open a new Finder window.
Is there any way to enable this permanently in Leopard so one doesn't have to manually choose "Open in Finder" each time they want to?
Many thanks in advance for your comments,
Doug

Doug Niven1 wrote:
Hi Folks,
In Leopard, when one has a folder in their Dock, one now has a multitude of viewing choices: Fan, Grid, Stack, etc.
Many Tiger users simply want it to "Open in Finder" which would open a new Finder window.
Is there any way to enable this permanently in Leopard so one doesn't have to manually choose "Open in Finder" each time they want to?
Sure is:
In Finder, under your user, select the Documents folder. Click once, do not open.
In Finder menu, File->Make alias. You can also use Cmd-L
A Document folder alias appears on the desktop.
Drag this alias into the dock, next to the other documents alias.
This new document alias will open Finder directly.
I see VK answered whilst I was typing
Message was edited by: nerowolfe
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